Anthony Wordsworth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Daniel Wordsworth | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southend United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Colchester United | 177 | (35) |
| 2013–2015 | Ipswich Town | 18 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2015– | Southend United | 33 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 11 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 |
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Anthony Daniel Wordsworth (born 3 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southend United. He started his career at Colchester United where he graduated from the youth system to the first team, making nearly 200 appearances in an eight-year spell with the club. In 2013 he signed for Ipswich Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal, from where he was loaned to Rotherham United and Crawley Town. In 2015 he joined Southend.
Born in Camden, London, Wordsworth is a product of the Colchester United youth system, and was handed a professional contract at the end of the 2006–07 season. He made his senior when appearing as a substitute in a League Cup defeat at Shrewsbury Town on 14 August 2007. His league debut came seven months later as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Cardiff. He made his first senior start three days later in a home defeat by Hull.
Wordsworth signed a three-year contract extension in August 2008 after finishing as top-scorer during pre-season and a recent run in the first team. Wordsworth scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 away defeat to Cheltenham Town on 11 October 2008, and his second goal doubled United's lead to make the score 2–0. He scored his third goal of the season in a 3–3 away draw against local rivals Southend United on 1 November 2008. Colchester manager Paul Lambert praised Wordsworth's goal saying it was a "terrific header, terrific cross in the first place".
A free-kick specialist, Wordsworth put Colchester ahead in a 2–1 defeat away to Millwall on 31 October 2009 when he scored from a free-kick. He scored a header against Brighton in a 2–1 win on 11 December 2009 to take Colchester third in League One. Wordsworth again scored against Essex rivals Southend in a 2–1 away win, scoring the winner when he curled in a 20-yard free kick on 26 December 2009, before scoring again three days later at home to Southampton in a 2–1 win. He scored a double against Southend United on 8 February 2010 in a 2–0 home victory to ensure he had scored in the last three meetings between the two sides and he scored four days later in a 2–2 away draw with . He scored in a 3–3 home draw with Brentford on 23 March 2010. Wordsworth scored another double in a comprehensive 3–0 win over Swindon Town on 10 April 2010. He scored a goal from 18-yards in a 1–1 draw against Tranmere Rovers on 24 April 2010. Wordsworth finished with 11 league goals for the 2009–10 season, even with Colchester winning just once in the final 13 games of the season.
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