Rory Boulding

Football player infobox
playername = Rory Boulding


fullname = Rory Joseph Boulding
height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|7|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Bradford City
clubnumber = 18
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2006–2008
2006
2007
2008–
clubs = Mansfield Town
→ Ilkeston Town (loan)
→ Hucknall Town (loan)
Bradford City
caps(goals) = 20 (0)
13 (0)
02 (0)
00 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18:43, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Rory Boulding (born 21 July 1988 in Sheffield) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. He is a striker.

Career

Boulding began his footballing career as a trainee at Mansfield Town in August 2006, [cite web|title=Rory Boulding |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=45279 |accessdate=2008-03-30] joining the club at the same time as his brother Michael. [cite news|title=Boulding brothers will join Stags |publisher=BBC Sport |date= 2006-07-27|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/5220434.stm |accessdate=2008-03-30] He started the 2006–07 season on loan at Ilkeston Town, returning to Mansfield to make his first-team debut as a substitute in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy match against Grimsby Town in October 2006 and his league debut as a substitute in the 5–0 victory against Torquay in January 2007.cite web|title=Games played by Rory Boulding in 2006/2007 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=45279&seasonid=136 |accessdate=2008-03-30] He did not start a game for Mansfield during his first season, coming on as substitute 11 times, but he signed a contract extension during the summer. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6929763.stm
title=Stags sign up Bell and Boulding
date=2007-08-03
accessdate=2008-08-18
publisher=BBC Sport] In September 2007, he joined Hucknall Town on a one-month loan. [cite news|title=Lloyd pleased with new boys|publisher=Non League Daily |date= 2007-09-21|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=45108 |accessdate=2008-03-30] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Football Conference at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was out of contract but was offered new terms by the club. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7405428.stm|title=Seven players to leave Mansfield |date=2008-05-16|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-17] In July 2008, he and his brother Michael both left Mansfield Town after turning down a contract offer to remain with the club in the Football Conference for the 2008–09 season. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7495553.stm |title=Boulding brothers quit Mansfield |date=2008-07-08 |accessdate=2008-07-08 |publisher=BBC Sport] Later the same month, the brothers signed for League Two side Bradford City, joining the team on their tour of Scotland. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3546165.McCall_delighted_to_sign_Boulding_brothers/
title=McCall delighted to sign Boulding brothers
date=2008-07-24
accessdate=2008-07-24
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker]

References

External links

*soccerbase|45279|Rory Boulding

Persondata
NAME = Boulding, Rory
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 21 July 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sheffield, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =