Gareth Ainsworth
Ainsworth at Wycombe Wanderers in 2011, with the Wycombe Comanche
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gareth Ainsworth | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wycombe Wanderers (manager) | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Northwich Victoria | 14 | (4) |
| 1992 | Preston North End | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Cambridge United | 4 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Preston North End | 82 | (12) |
| 1995–1997 | Lincoln City | 83 | (37) |
| 1997–1998 | Port Vale | 54 | (10) |
| 1998–2003 | Wimbledon | 36 | (6) |
| 2002 | → Preston North End (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | → Walsall (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | Cardiff City | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Queens Park Rangers | 141 | (36) |
| 2009–2010 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Wycombe Wanderers | 112 | (16) |
| 2014– | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 555 | (108) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| 2009 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| 2012– | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gareth Ainsworth (born 10 May 1973) is an English professional footballer who is player-manager at EFL League Two club Wycombe Wanderers.
A former youth player at Blackburn Rovers, the midfielder, who is known for his crossing ability, won a move to Preston North End in 1992 after impressing at non-league Northwich Victoria. He moved on to Cambridge United, who in turn loaned him back to Northwich Victoria. He returned to Preston North End in 1993, and established himself in the first team during his second spell at the club. Sold on to Lincoln City in October 1995 for a £25,000 fee, his performances at Lincoln earned him a place on the PFA Third Division Team of the Year in 1996–97, and also won him a £500,000 move to Port Vale in September 1997. After being named as the Port Vale F.C. Player of the Year in 1998, he was sold on to Premier League Wimbledon for £2 million in October 1998. He was dogged by injuries at the club, and following loan spells with Preston North End and Walsall, he moved on to Cardiff City for a nominal fee in March 2003. He signed with Queens Park Rangers in June 2003, after went on to spend seven years with the club. During his time at QPR he helped the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 2003–04, and twice served as caretaker-manager.
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