Brett Ormerod
Ormerod playing for Blackpool in May 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brett Ryan Ormerod | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 199?–199? | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Accrington Stanley | 54 | (32) |
| 1997–2001 | Blackpool | 128 | (46) |
| 2001–2006 | Southampton | 98 | (13) |
| 2004 | → Leeds United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Preston North End | 62 | (13) |
| 2008 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Blackpool | 87 | (15) |
| 2012 | → Rochdale (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Wrexham | 74 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | Padiham | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bamber Bridge | 25 | (12) |
| Total | 564 | (148) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brett Ryan Ormerod (born 18 October 1976) is an English retired professional footballer. A forward, he made 340 appearances in the Football League, including 215 for Blackpool, for whom he is the only player to have scored in all of the top four divisions of English football.
In his 20-year-long playing career, Ormerod played for Accrington Stanley, Southampton, Leeds United, Wigan Athletic, Preston North End, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, Wrexham, Padiham and Bamber Bridge.
Ormerod went to school at Norden High School where he met Lisa Standring who later became his wife. He has a brother named Darren and his mum Kathy. Ormerod worked at Hall and Letts textile factory in Great Harwood where he claimed to have earned £130 a week.
Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Ormerod was released by hometown club, Blackburn Rovers, and signed for Accrington Stanley in 1995 playing semi-professionally. He made 54 league appearances, scoring 32 goals. While at Accrington he worked in a cotton mill to supplement playing part-time in non-league football. He was spotted playing by Gordon Strachan who vowed that his first task in getting back into management would be to buy Ormerod.
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