Ross Worner

Ross Worner

Worner playing for Charlton Athletic in 2010
Personal information
Full nameRoss Nicholas Worner[1]
Date of birth3 October 1989
Place of birthHindhead, Surrey, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
AFC Wimbledon
Number1
Youth career
2003–2007Woking
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2010Woking61(0)
2007→ Westfield (loan)3(0)
2010–2011Charlton Athletic9(0)
2011–2013Aldershot Town23(0)
2012→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)8(0)
2012–2013→ Farnborough (loan)7(0)
2013–AFC Wimbledon50(0)
2014→ Woking (loan)16(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:31, 16 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Ross Nicholas Worner (born 3 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League Two side AFC Wimbledon.

Career

Early years

Worner came through the youth academy of Conference side Woking, having joined the club at the age of 14.[2] The Goalkeeper made his league debut at the age of 17 as a substitute for the injured Nick Gindre in the 25th minute of match against Cambridge United on 25 August 2007, managing to keep a clean–sheet as both sides settled for a 0–0 draw.[3] He also spent a brief loan spell at Combined Counties League side Westfield, for whom he made 3 league appearances. Worner would go on to make a further 15 league appearances for the Cards in the 2007–08 season.[4]

After an injury struck season in 2008–09, he came back and was made first team goalkeeper by Graham Baker. He made 52 appearances during the season. He was awarded Manager's Player of the Year and Supporters' Club Player at the end of season awards.

Charlton Athletic

On 5 August, Worner signed for Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[5] On 10 August, Worner made his first team debut in the League Cup against Shrewsbury Town and let in four goals as the Addicks gave away a 3–0 lead to lose 4–3.[6] He made his first league appearance in a 3–1 defeat away to Huddersfield Town on 28 August 2010. His first Charlton win was against Dagenham & Redbridge in the 1–0 victory in the Football League Trophy on 31 August 2010. On 10 May 2011, Worner was released from Charlton Athletic having not being offered a new contract.[7]

Aldershot Town

He signed a two–year deal with Aldershot Town on 2 June 2011.[8] Worner made his debut in an Aldershot Town shirt in a 2–0 win over Carlisle United in a League Cup on 30 August 2011 where Worner kept a clean sheet. Worner made his league debut for Aldershot in a win over Cheltenham Town 1–0 which also kept a clean sheet. On 5 November 2011, Worner received a straight red card in a 2–0 defeat to Rotherham United after a challenge on Alex Revell on a 55th minutes and after coming of the pitch, was replaced by Jamie Collins who is not a goalkeeper.[9] Worner served a 4 match ban and Jamie Young took his place in goal. Worner made his return in goal for Aldershot in a 0–0 draw against Plymouth Argyle on 31 December 2011.[10] Since then, Worner established himself as a first choice goalkeeper the club. Due to his good performance for the club, Worner signed a new deal with the club that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2013/14 season.[11][12] However, his first season was cut short as he made 22 appearance after he suffered a back injury ruled out of the rest of the season.

At the new season, the club would find themselves in the bottom of the league. In November after 10 months out, Worner recovered from the injury, which delighted manager Holdsworth, to welcome him back to the squad[13] and played his first match in a youth match of Aldershot in a 4–1 win over Alresford Town.[14] However, manager Holdsworth expected him to leave the club on loan to get first team experience.[15] On 14 December 2012, Worner joined Conference South side Eastbourne Borough.[16] On 1 April, Worner made his return to Aldershot in a 3–2 win over Oxford.

AFC Wimbledon

On 21 June 2013, Worner signed for League Two side AFC Wimbledon.[17] He made his debut for "The Dons" on the opening day of the 2013–14 season, a 1–1 draw against Torquay United at Plainmoor on 3 August 2013.[18]

On 10 September 2014, Worner returned to Woking on a one-month emergency loan with the club's contracted goalkeepers Jake Cole and Aaron Howe out injured.[19] The loan was extended by a further month once this had expired, as Aaron Howe had not recovered from his injury caused playing against Aldershot Town. Shortly after his loan period ended, he was recalled by the club again in November for a month to help cover because of goalkeeper injuries.

References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/01/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Charlton sign Hammer Matt Fry and Woking's Ross Worner". BBC Football. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Woking 0 – 0 Cambridge United". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Ross Worner in 2007/2008". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Addicks swoop for Woking's Worner". 5 August 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Shrewsbury 4–3 Charlton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Yado Mambo & Ben Davisson sign Charlton Athletic deals". BBC News. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Aldershot Town sign Jamie Collins and Ross Worner". BBC Sport. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rotherham United v Aldershot Town Match Report". ATFC Official Website. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Aldershot Town v Plymouth Argyle". ATFC Official Website. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ross signs new deal". ATFC Official Website. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Worner pens Shots extension". Sky Sports. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Holdsworth hails Worner boost". Team Talk. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Worner return provides boost for Aldershot Town". Get Hampshire. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ross Worner: Aldershot Town boss Holdsworth eyes loan move". BBC Sport. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Worner farmed out to Eastbourne". Team Talk. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign Charlie Sheringham and Ross Worner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Torquay 1–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ross Worner joins on loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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