Stuart Giddings

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Stuart Giddings
Full name	Stuart Giddings
Date of birth	March 27, 1986 (1986-03-27) (age 22)
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2008 2007-2008	Coventry City → Oldham Athletic (loan)	0016 0(0) 003 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5/5/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Stuart Giddings (born March 27, 1986 in Coventry) is an English footballer, currently without a club after hometown club Coventry City decided not to renew his contract.

A locally born youngster whose promising career has been setback by a long-term knee ligament injury.

The left-back broke into the first-team for his debut at the end of the 2003-2004 season, when he came on as a late substitute in the Coventry City final match of the season against Crystal Palace.

His talents have also been recognised at international level, Giddings represented England at all youth age groups up to England level, but will have been bitterly disappointed to miss out on the 2005 Under 19 European Championships through injury.

Returned to action as a substitute during a 2-2 draw against Cardiff City on February 10, but spent the rest of the campaign regaining his fitness ahead of a make-or-break 2007/08 season.

Giddings struggled once again with injury during the 2007-2008 season and once he regained fitness he was sent out on loan to Football League Two side Oldham Athletic. New Coventry City manager Chris Coleman announced that Giddings would be one of eight players whose contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season and subsequantly be released.