Ayden Duffy

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Ayden Duffy
Personal information
Date of birth 16 November 1986 (1986-11-16) (age 21)
Place of birth    Kettering, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Lincoln City
Number 13
Youth clubs
2003–2006 Lincoln City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006–
2005-2006		 Lincoln City
→ Cambridge United (w/e)		 2 (0)
2 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:56, 12 April 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Ayden Duffy (born 16 November 1986) is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Lincoln City.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Scholarship, 2003-2006

Duffy was born in Kettering but brought up in Colsterworth. Involved with the Lincoln City academy, he signed a three-year scholarship with the club in the summer of 2003[1].

During his scholarship, Duffy spent a number of periods on work experience with local non-league sides. In November 2004, he linked up with Grantham Town, celebrating his 18th birthday by keeping a clean sheet on his Grantham debut[2]. At the turn of the year he joined Bourne Town[3][4].

At the beginning of the 2005-2006 season he spent an eventful spell with Buxton. He produced a Man of the Match display, including a penalty save, against Newcastle in the FA Cup only for Newcastle to protest about his eligibility[5]; the protest was unsuccessful[6]. In the league game against Maltby Main he was beaten by a long punt from his opposite goalkeeper[7]. In December 2005 he assisted Lincoln Moorlands. In January 2006 he joined Stamford[8]. He stayed at Stamford before Lincoln recalled him[9] to enable him to link up with Cambridge United[10]. He played twice for the Us, suffering an unfortunate debut when he palmed the ball into his own net against Morecambe. He was, however offered support by the then Cambridge boss Rob Newman[11]. He returned to Stamford, helping them to promotion to the Southern League Premier division with a play-off victory against Wivenhoe Town[12].

[edit] Professional, 2006-2008

In the summer of 2006, Duffy accepted a one-year professional contract with Lincoln City. His first season saw him spend time on loan at Worksop Town where a broken leg ended his season. He accepted a further one-year contract and on 12 April 2008 made his professional debut, replacing the injured Alan Marriott in the 2-1 victory against Chester City.

On April 19, 2008, he made his full home debute for Lincoln, making a fine performance in a 3-1 victory over Brentford.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ayden signs Imps contract", Grantham Journal, 8 May 2003. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  2. ^ "Birthday boy keeps clean sheet", Grantham Journal, 19 November 2004. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  3. ^ "Duffy solves keeper crisis", Rutland & Stamford Mercury, 30 December 2004. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  4. ^ "Imps come to Wakes' rescue", Non League Daily, 5 January 2005. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  5. ^ "Bucks face cup shocker", Buxton Advertiser, 1 September 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  6. ^ "Angry Bucks play it again", Buxton Advertiser, 11 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  7. ^ "Keeper goal just amazing", Buxton Advertiser, 15 September 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  8. ^ "Long trip brings home three precious points", Rutland & Stamford Mercury, 26 January 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  9. ^ "Bowater's first goal bags point", Rutland & Stamford Mercury, 30 March 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  10. ^ "Young keeper in at Abbey stadium", Non League Daily, 24 March 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  11. ^ "Duffy off the hook", Cambridge News, 24 March 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 
  12. ^ "Daniels bounce back at the first attempt", Stamford & Rutland Mercury, 11 May 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 

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2 Green • 5 Beevers • 6 Brown • 7 Frecklington • 8 Forrester • 11 Kerr • 13 Duffy • 15 Wright • 17 N'Guessan • 20 Warlow • 21 King • 23 Clarke • 25 Pembleton • 27 Hone • 29 John-Lewis • Acting Manager: Onuora
Persondata
NAME Duffy, Ayden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 16 November 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Kettering, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH