Lawrie Dudfield
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence George Dudfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1998–2001 | Leicester City | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Hull City | 59 | (13) |
| 2003 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Northampton Town | 19 | (7) |
| 2004 | → Southend United (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Southend United | 36 | (4) |
| 2005 | Northampton Town | 6 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Boston United | 36 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Notts County | 74 | (9) |
| 2008 | Cork City | 12 | (7) |
| 2009 | Chelmsford City | (4) | |
| 2009 | Corby Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Boston United | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | Boston United | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Quorn | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:19, 28 November 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lawrie George Dudfield (born 7 May 1980) is an English former professional footballer. He played for many clubs, including Kettering Town, Leicester City, Hull City, Northampton Town, Notts County, Southend United and Boston United, and had loan spells with Lincoln City and Chesterfield. He currently is employed as a Community Manager at Nottingham Forest as well as launching his own company, Iconz Experience, who are an events company specialising in using ex International and Premier League footballers.
Career
Leicester City
Dudfield started off his career as a trainee at Kettering Town, before being signed by Leicester City where he went on to make two appearances in the Premier League as a sub. On 15 September 2000 Dudfield joined Lincoln City on a month's loan,[2] making his Football League debut for the club as a 60th minute substitute for Tony Battersby in the 1–1 home draw with Blackpool the following day.[3] He made two further appearances for the Sincil Bank based club before returning to Leicester City at the end of his loan period. He then joined Chesterfield on loan, scoring three goals in fourteen appearances.
Hull City
By this time Hull City were sniffing around Lawrie and eventually signed him for a club record £250,000. He spent two seasons at Hull playing 39 times and scoring 17 goals.
Northampton Town
He then fell out of favour with the manager and was sent out on loan to Northampton, who liked what they saw and signed him for a fee of £15,000. He spent one season at Northampton Town playing 32 games and scoring 7 goals. Then he went to Southend United on loan and eventually signed for them scoring nine goals in 29 games.
Boston United
Northampton wanted Dudfield back and he played twice before leaving for Boston United where he played 21 games and scored five goals.
Notts County
Notts County signed Dudfield in the summer of 2006, having decided to leave Boston United. He signed a two-year contract, which kept him there until the summer of 2008. On 15 May he was released by the club and was instantly linked with a return at Kettering Town.
Cork City
However, he signed a contract with League of Ireland side Cork City on 25 July 2008, having impressed manager Alan Mathews during a trial period. Dudfield scored several goals for the club in the last couple of months of the 2008 season, and featured in the Setanta Sports Cup final, in which they beat Glentoran 2–1 to win the competition for the first time. Dudfield then decided to return home, turning down the offer of a two-year deal, in order to start a career at Nottingham Forest.
Chelmsford City
Dudfield signed for Chelmsford City in January 2009. After Chelmsford failed to reach the Conference National he left the club on 7 May 2009.
Corby Town
Dudfield agreed a contract with Corby Town for the 2009–10 season in May 2009[4] but the club elected to release him at the beginning of August with Corby's manager Graham Drury citing cost cutting measures.[5] Dudfield was unhappy with the manner of his departure, viewing the club to be in breach of contract and he considered legal action over the matter.[6] Shortly afterwards, he decided to retire from football.[7]
Return to Boston United
At the end of March 2011 Dudfield came out of retirement to join Boston United as striking cover for the remainder of the season, with good friend and former Boston team mate Jason Lee in charge.[8] United were eventually knocked out of the Conference North play-off semi final by Guiseley, but Dudfield was offered the chance to extend his deal at Boston but rejected the contract in order to concentrate on his community work for Nottingham Forest.[9]
Management
Quorn
In September 2011, Dudfield was appointed as first team manager at Quorn.[10]
Career after football
Nottingham Forest
Upon retirement from full-time professional football in 2008, Dudfield began employment at Nottingham Forest as Community Manager.
Iconz Experience
In early 2012 Dudfield launched his own company, Iconz Experience, an events company specialising in using ex International and Premier League footballers as the main attraction. In late 2012 Iconz Experience exhibited at the Soccerex festival in Rio de Janeiro amongst a host of international household names including Ruud Gullit, Aron Winter and Gaizka Mendieta.
Honours
- Cork City F.C.
- Setanta Sports Cup: 2008
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ↑ "Striker joins on loan". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 15 September 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Imps held at the Bank". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Dudfield signs for Steelmen". Northants Evening Telegraph. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Drury explains Dudfield release". Northants Evening Telegraph. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Dudfield hits back at Corby". Northants Evening Telegraph. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Lawrie Dudfield: It's the right decision at the right time". Mysportsthoughts.com. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ "Striker Dudfield signs United deal". Boston United F.C. Official Website. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/bostonunited/Lawrie-Dudfield-turns-chance-sign-Boston-United/article-3590494-detail/article.html
- ↑ "Dudfield appointment at Quorn". Non League Daily. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.