Stuart Ripley
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Stuart Edward Ripley (born 20 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger from 1985 until 2002, notably in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers and Southampton. He was part of the Rovers squad that won the title in the 1994–95 season. Prior to this he had played just under 250 times in the Football League for Middlesbrough. He also appeared professionally for Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday. He earned two national caps for England.
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Full name | Stuart Edward Ripley | ||
Date of birth | (1967-11-20) 20 November 1967 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Middlesbrough | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1992 | Middlesbrough | 249 | (26) |
1986 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1992–1998 | Blackburn Rovers | 187 | (13) |
1998–2002 | Southampton | 53 | (1) |
2000–2001 | → Barnsley (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2001 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 6 | (1) |
Total | 510 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1988–1989 | England U21 | 8 | (1) |
1993–1997 | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close
Ripley retired from professional football in 2002 and after working as a sports physio is now working as a solicitor.[1]