- Gary Waddock
Football player infobox
playername = Gary Waddock
fullname = Gary Patrick Waddock
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|3|17|df=y
cityofbirth =Kingsbury
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Aldershot Town (manager)
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1979–1987
1987–1989
1989–1991
1991–1992
1992
1992–1994
1994–1998
clubs = Queens Park Rangers
Charleroi
Millwall
Queens Park Rangers
→ Swindon Town (loan)
Bristol Rovers
Luton Town
caps(goals) = 203 0(8)
040 0(1)
058 0(2)
000 0(0)
006 0(0)
071 0(1)
153 0(3)
nationalyears = 1980–1990
19xx–19xx
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 021 0(3)
manageryears = 2006
2007–
managerclubs = Queens Park Rangers
Aldershot TownGary Patrick Waddock (born in
Kingsbury ,London on17 March 1962 ) is a former professional and international footballer. He is the manager of League 2 side Aldershot Town and formerly managed Queens Park Rangers. He grew up inAlperton , a suburb ofWembley .Playing career
During his playing career, Gary appeared professionally (predominantly as a
midfielder ) for six different clubs and earned 21 international caps, scoring three goals in the process for the Republic of Ireland.He debuted for Queens Park Rangers in 1979 and went on to play 203 times and scored eight goals in the following eight years.
He left QPR for Charleroi in
Belgium for two years between 1987 and 1989, making 40 appearances and scoring one goal, before returning toLondon with Millwall. In two years with Millwall, Waddock appeared 58 times and scored twice for the 'Lions'.By 1991 he was back at QPR although he failed to make the first team and found himself on loan at Swindon Town where he made six appearances. Following on from his spell at Swindon, Waddock moved to Bristol Rovers in 1992, scoring one goal in 71 matches over the next three years.
His
swan song took place with Luton Town. In four years he made 153 appearances and scored his final three professional goals.Managerial career
During his time as manager,
Ian Holloway took Waddock onto the coaching staff atLoftus Road at the QPR academy. Waddock found himself the new caretaker manager at QPR following Holloway's suspension on6 February 2006 . [Cite news
title = QPR suspend Foxes target Holloway
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/4685138.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2006-02-06
accessdate = 2008-04-13] Waddock, along with Alan McDonald as his assistant, managed to keep the club in the Championship, finishing 21st.He was appointed full-time manager on
28 June 2006 after Holloway was put onGardening leave and eventually left for Plymouth Argyle. [Cite news
title = Waddock appointed as QPR manager
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/5125930.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2006-06-28
accessdate = 2008-04-13] On20 September 2006, after a poor set of results had left QPR bottom of the table, Waddock was replaced byJohn Gregory . [Cite news
title = Gregory appointed as new QPR boss
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/5363888.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2006-09-20
accessdate = 2008-04-13] He did, however, stay at the club as assistant manager.He was confirmed as the new manager of Conference side Aldershot Town on
19 May 2007. [Cite news
title = Waddock becomes Aldershot manager
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/6668653.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-05-18
accessdate = 2008-04-13] Waddock won his first trophy on the 3rd April 2008, when Aldershot Town beatRushden and Diamonds 4–3 on penalties in the Setanta Shield. [Cite news
title = Aldershot Town win Setanta Shield
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6903365.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2008-04-04
accessdate = 2008-04-13] Gary Waddock also managed his Aldershot side to the top of the Blue Square Premier, when a 1-1 away at Exeter City gave them the point they needed to secure a return to league football, with an impressive win percentage of 64.6%. In recognition of this achivement, Gary Waddock was named Blue Square Premier manager of the year [ [http://www.theshots.co.uk/NewsPage.ink?nid=29945 News Aldershot Town ] ] .References
External links
*soccerbase|id=8208|name=Gary Waddock
*soccerbase (manager)|id=2035|name=Gary Waddock
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/garywaddock.htm Gary Waddock at Neil Brown's Players Archive]
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