| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard James Pidgeley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Twickenham, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2006 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Watford (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Millwall (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Millwall | 55 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Woking (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Carlisle United | 17 | (0) |
| 2010 | Woking | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bradford City | 21 | (0) |
| 2011– | Exeter City | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | England U16 | 13 | (0) |
| 2002 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 5 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Leonard James "Lenny" Pidgeley (born 7 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Exeter City as a goalkeeper.
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Born in Twickenham, London, initially signed up by Chelsea since the opening of the 2002–03 season, he was loaned out to Watford between September 2003 and May 2004, a deal initially intended to last for two months, but extending to the end of the season. His debut Watford match was against Crewe Alexandra, which they won 1–0 – in which he participated as a substitute for the dismissed Alec Chamberlain.
Except for a League Cup game while on loan at Millwall, Pidgeley spent the whole of the 2005–06 season at Chelsea. He spent the season third choice behind Petr Čech and Carlo Cudicini in the pecking order at Chelsea. He was given the number 40 shirt by Chelsea, in reference to his time at Watford when they beat Watford 4–0 in an FA cup match, with Pidgeley in goal. He made his first starting appearance for the club in the last match of the season against Newcastle United at St James' Park, after Cudicini had suffered an injury in pre-match training. Pidgeley had previously made his debut for Chelsea coming on as a substitute for Cudicini in the final home game of the 2004–05 Premiership season against Charlton Athletic.
Pidgeley has previously been selected for the England under-21 squad.
After leaving Chelsea in need of regular first team football Pidgeley signed a three-year contract with Millwall in May 2006 becoming their first choice goalkeeper in the 2006-07 season before injury and the arrival of new manager Kenny Jackett during the following season.
In August 2008, he signed a one month loan with Woking. On his last home league game for Woking before returning to Millwall he saved a penalty from Steve Morison against Woking's rivals Stevenage Borough. Pidgeley had been tipped to go into talks with League One side Carlisle United during 2009–10 pre-season. He signed a one-year deal with the Cumbrians on 8 July after the departure of Ben Williams to Colchester United.
He spent the first two months of the 2010–11 season with Conference South side Woking, before leaving in September 2010 after making nine appearances for the club.[1] On 26 October 2010, he was given a trial with League Two club Bradford City appearing for Bradford's reserves against Sheffield United. He made his debut on 30 October in a 5–0 win against Oxford United.[2]
In June 2011, Pidgeley signed on a free transfer for League One side Exeter City on a one-year contract.[3]
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