| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Wayne Corden | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Leek, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Leek Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1994 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2000 | Port Vale | 68 | (2) |
| 2000–2005 | Mansfield Town | 192 | (35) |
| 2005–2006 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Chester City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Leyton Orient | 68 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Notts County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | Colwyn Bay | ||
| 2008– | Leek Town | 35 | (5) |
| 2011 | Eccleshall | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Wayne Corden (born 1 November 1975 in Leek, Staffordshire) is a professional footballer who plays for Leek Town.
Corden came through the ranks at local side Port Vale to sign professional forms in July 1994 and made his debut as a substitute against Notts County on 7 May 1995.[1] He scored a memorable goal in a 1998 FA Cup Third Round replay against Arsenal, taking the giants to extra time.[2] After disposing of Vale 4–3 on penalties the Gunners went on to win the competition. Corden remained at Vale until the end of the 1999–2000 season, when he was given a free transfer.[3]
Corden signed for Mansfield Town in 2000, helping the team achieve promotion to Division Two in 2001. Though the club were relegated at the end of the next season. Corden played in the 2004 Division Three play-off final, which Mansfield lost on penalties to Huddersfield Town; Corden's spot-kick was saved in the shootout.[4]
In February 2005, he moved on to Scunthorpe,[5] following a row with Mansfield manager Carlton Palmer. During the latter part of his contract he was on loan at Chester City,[6] and later Leyton Orient,[7] where he played a key role in helping the club to achieve automatic promotion. He was released by Scunthorpe in May 2006, and signed a two-year contract for Leyton Orient shortly after the season ended.[8]
On 14 March 2008, Corden was signed by Notts County on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[9] At the end of the season he was released by the O's.[10]
In August 2008, Corden joined Grimsby Town for training in an attempt to build up his fitness. The agreement was due to his previous connections at Mansfield to Grimsby's current assistant manager Stuart Watkiss. Corden featured in the clubs friendly with Brigg Town.
In September 2008, he signed for his home town club Leek Town on a pay-as-you-play contract, after a brief spell with Colwyn Bay.[11] He was loaned out to Eccleshall of the North West Counties Football League in the 2011–12 season.[12]