Lee Ridley
Encyclopedia
Lee Ridley is an English
professional footballer who plays as a left back and is currently without a club.
He has previously played for Scunthorpe United
, Cheltenham Town
, Darlington
and Lincoln City
and Grimsby Town
.
as a young child and went on to make 117 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals between 2000 and 2007. Despite being offered a new 2 year contract by Scunthorpe after their promotion to the Championship
in 2007, he opted to stay in League One
.
signing a three year deal at Whaddon Road. Possibly deciding that he will get a greater regularity of first team football after making only 20 appearances in his final year at Scunthorpe. Weighing in at 11 stone, Ridley is rather slim for a footballer but possesses a killer strength and is also good at set pieces. On 22 November 2007 he joined Darlington
on a one-month loan deal. He then joined Lincoln City
on a one-month loan deal on 4 January 2008.
He was released by the club along with 7 other players in May 2010.
. Ridley was the favoured left back at the club throughout his first season with the club, but lost his way during the second season mainly through several injury woes that eventually on 25th November, saw him have his contract mutually terminated.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
professional footballer who plays as a left back and is currently without a club.
He has previously played for Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
, Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
, Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
and Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
and Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
.
Scunthorpe United
Lee started his career with Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
as a young child and went on to make 117 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals between 2000 and 2007. Despite being offered a new 2 year contract by Scunthorpe after their promotion to the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
in 2007, he opted to stay in League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
.
Cheltenham Town
He joined Cheltenham TownCheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
signing a three year deal at Whaddon Road. Possibly deciding that he will get a greater regularity of first team football after making only 20 appearances in his final year at Scunthorpe. Weighing in at 11 stone, Ridley is rather slim for a footballer but possesses a killer strength and is also good at set pieces. On 22 November 2007 he joined Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
on a one-month loan deal. He then joined Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
on a one-month loan deal on 4 January 2008.
He was released by the club along with 7 other players in May 2010.
Grimsby Town
He signed a two year contract with Grimsby Town on 24 June 2010 as a direct replacement for the departed Joe WiddowsonJoe Widdowson
Joseph "Joe" Widdowson is an English footballer who plays for League One club Rochdale. His primary position is as a left-sided defender.-West Ham United:...
. Ridley was the favoured left back at the club throughout his first season with the club, but lost his way during the second season mainly through several injury woes that eventually on 25th November, saw him have his contract mutually terminated.
External links
- Lee Ridley player profile at ctfc.com