Stuart Wardley

Stuart Wardley

Personal information
Full name	Stuart James Wardley
Date of birth	10 September 1975
Place of birth	Cambridge, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Saffron Walden Town (player/manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Saffron Walden Town
199?–1998	Bishops Stortford
1998–1999	Saffron Walden Town
1999–2002	Queens Park Rangers	87	(14)
2002	→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	18	(4)
2002–2004	Rushden & Diamonds	39	(6)
2004	Torquay United	7	(2)
2004–2005	Leyton Orient	6	(0)
2005	Cambridge United	3	(0)
2005	Saffron Walden Town
2005	Bedford Town
2009–2012	Haverhill Rovers
2013–	Saffron Walden Town
Teams managed
2008	Bishop's Stortford Swifts
2013–	Saffron Walden Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Stuart James Wardley (born 10 September 1975 in Cambridge) is an English former professional football midfielder. He currently manages Saffron Walden Town.

Biography

Wardley played for non-league Saffron Walden Town, Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden again,^[1] while working as removals, before joining Queens Park Rangers in July 1999 for a fee of £15,000.^[2] His debut came on 7 August 1999 when he was a late substitute, for Jermaine Darlington in Rangers' 3–1 win at home to Huddersfield Town.^[3]

In January 2002, Wardley joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan, signing on a free transfer in April 2002.^[4] He missed most of the 2003–04 season due to a serious knee injury.^[5] He played pre-season for Bishop Stortford^[6] and in August 2004 joined Torquay United on a one-month contract.^[7] He signed a three-month contract extension in September 2004,^[8] but left in October 2004 to join Leyton Orient.^[9] He moved to Cambridge United on non-contract terms in January 2005,^[10] playing just three times before being released after a month. He had a trial with Rushden in February 2005, but was not offered a contract.^[11]

He played for Saffron Walden Town^[12] before signing for Bedford Town in March 2005.^[13] He left Bedford at the end of the season.^[14]

In 2008 he was appointed as joint-manager of Bishops Stortford Swifts.^[15]

In September 2008 he was playing for Debden, and from the start of the 2009 season he has played for Haverhill Rovers, scoring on his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw with Dereham Town. In 2012 he re-signed for Saffron Walden as a player-coach.^[16] He was appointed joint manager of the club alongside Colin Wallington in 2013, and became sole manager of the club in 2014.

References

1. "History of Saffron Walden Town F.C.". Saffron Walden Town F.C. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
2. Agnew, Paul (1999-10-31). "Wardley goals van-tastic; BLACKBURN 0 QPR 2". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
3. "Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Huddersfield Town". Soccerbase. 1999-08-07. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
4. "Diamonds sign Wardley". BBC Sport. 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
5. "Torquay look at Wardley". BBC Sport. 2004-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
6. "Swifts show character". Non League Daily. 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
7. "Gulls get Wardley and Noble". BBC Sport. 2004-08-24. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
8. "Wardley extends Gulls stay". BBC Sport. 2004-09-08. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
9. "Ling gambles on Wardley". BBC Sport. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
10. "Cambridge move to snap up Wardley". BBC Sport. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
11. "Wardley fails to win Rushden deal". BBC Sport. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
12. "Wardley makes surprise return". Non League Daily. 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
13. "Wardley joins Eagles". Non League Daily. 2005-03-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
14. "Platnauer still hopeful of keeping Lawley". Non League Daily. 2005-06-13. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
15. "Ex-QPR ace is new man in charge". Herts and Essex Observer. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
16. Wardley back as Bloods get Step 6 go-ahead Non League Daily, 13 June 2012

External links

• Stuart Wardley career statistics at Soccerbase