Stephen Joseph "Steve" Wooldridge (born 18 July 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle on loan from Crystal Palace, and Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Joseph Wooldridge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1950[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chiswick, London, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1972 | Colchester United | 3 | (0) |
| 1972 | → Folkestone (loan) | ||
| Folkestone | |||
| Total | 23 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Chiswick, London, Wooldridge signed professional terms at Selhurst Park in July 1967 but failed to progress to the first-team. He was loaned out to Plymouth Argyle in the 1970–71 season where he made 20 Football League appearances.[2][3]
Wooldridge was brought to Colchester United by manager Dick Graham in the summer of 1972, but after making his debut on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 win against Hereford United, he featured on just two further occasions for the club following the resignation of manager Graham.[2][4][5] He made his final appearance for the club on 20 September 1972 in a 1–0 away defeat at Southport[6] before being loaned out to Folkestone in November, signing permanently just before Christmas.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ^ "PLYMOUTH ARGYLE:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–0 Hereford United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Southport 1–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.