Lenny Pidgeley
 Pidgeley on loan at Woking in 2008 | |||
| 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 | Newport County | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
| 2012– | Newport County | 60 | (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 12:06, 23 April 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Leonard James "Lenny" Pidgeley (born 7 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newport County. He is a former England youth international.
Career
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 on 4 October against Crewe Alexandra, which they won 1–0, in which he came on as a substitute after the dismissal of Alec Chamberlain.[1]
Due to Carlo Cudicini being suspended,[2] Pidgeley was on the bench as Chelsea won the 2005 Football League Cup Final.[3] He then 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. This meant Pidgeley was on the pitch as Chelsea were presented with the Premier League trophy as English champions.[4] Except for a League Cup game while on loan at Millwall,[5] Pidgeley spent the whole of the 2005–06 season at Chelsea. He spent the season third choice behind Petr Čech and 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.[6] 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.[7]
Pidgeley has previously been selected for the England under-21 squad.
Pidgeley sought first-team football, and signed a three-year contract with Millwall in League One on 10 June 2006.[8] He became 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.[9] 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.[10]
In June 2011, Pidgeley signed on a free transfer for League One side Exeter City on a one-year contract. In May 2012, Pidgeley was released by Exeter after the club was relegated from Football League One.
In August 2012 Pidgeley signed a short-term contract with Newport County as cover for the injured Alan Julian. At County Lenny was also given the number 40 shirt and he was ever-present in the team as County topped the league after 11 matches. Due to his fine form and ongoing injury to Alan Julian his contract was extended in September 2012 until the end of the 2012–13 season.[11] Newport finished 3rd in the league, reaching the Conference playoffs. Newport County won the playoff final versus Wrexham at Wembley Stadium 2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to Football League Two.[12] For the first time in Conference history the winning team had not conceded a single goal in the play-offs.
Honours
Chelsea
Newport County
- Conference Premier play-off winners: 2013
References
- ↑ "Crewe 0–1 Watford". BBC. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ "Cudicini to miss Carling final". telegraph.co.uk. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea". BBC. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ "Chelsea 1 Charlton 0". Sporting Life. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ "Millwall 2–2 Birmingham (aet)". BBC. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ "Chelsea 4–0 Watford". BBC. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ "Newcastle 1–0 Chelsea". BBC. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/5067184.stm
- ↑ "Former Millwall goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley leaves Woking". BBC Sport. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ "Bradford 5 – 0 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ Pidgeley extends at Newport
- ↑ Hughes, Dewi (5 May 2013). "Wrexham 0–2 Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
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