Gary Waddock
Gary Waddock in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Patrick Waddock | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingsbury, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1987 | Queens Park Rangers | 203 | (8) |
| 1987–1989 | Charleroi | 40 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Millwall | 58 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Bristol Rovers | 71 | (1) |
| 1994–1998 | Luton Town | 153 | (3) |
| Total | 531 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1990 | Republic of Ireland | 21 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2007–2009 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 2009–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2014 | Oxford United | ||
| 2015 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| 2016– | Aldershot Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gary Patrick Waddock (born 17 March 1962, in Kingsbury, London), also known as 'The Wadfather', is a former professional and international footballer who is currently manager of Aldershot Town. He formerly managed Queens Park Rangers, Aldershot, Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United, and has previously worked at MK Dons as Head of Coaching and Portsmouth as assistant and caretaker manager. He grew up in Alperton, a suburb of Wembley, and attended Alperton High School.
During his playing career, Waddock 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. Waddock was controversially omitted from the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad by Jack Charlton.
He debuted for Queens Park Rangers in 1979 and went on to play 203 times and scored eight goals in the following eight years, playing in the 1982 FA Cup Final.
He left QPR for Charleroi in Belgium for three years between 1987 and 1989, making 40 appearances and scoring one goal, before returning to London 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.
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