Carden playing for Cambridge United in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Andrew Carden | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Warrington Town (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Rochdale | 46 | (0) |
2000 | → Chester City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Chester City | 35 | (0) |
2001 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | (1) |
2001–2005 | Chester City | 120 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Peterborough United | 44 | (0) |
2006 | Burscough | 0 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Burton Albion | 27 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | (0) |
2007 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2008 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2008 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Cambridge United | 102 | (3) |
2011 | → Luton Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Luton Town | 1 | (0) |
Total | 436 | (8) | |
Teams managed | |||
2009 | Cambridge United (caretaker) | ||
2009 | Cambridge United (caretaker) | ||
2015 | Southport | ||
2016 | Tranmere Rovers (caretaker) | ||
2016– | Warrington Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Paul Andrew Carden (born 29 March 1979) is an English former professional footballer and coach, who is currently manager at Warrington Town F.C.. While playing at Cambridge United, Carden was also the club's assistant manager. He previously played for Blackpool, Rochdale, Chester City, Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Accrington Stanley, and Burton Albion. He was a player and coach at Luton Town before leaving in January 2013, and was manager of Southport between January and November 2015.
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Carden made his Football League debut as a 17-year-old apprentice for Blackpool in December 1996 in a local derby defeat by Preston North End. That was to be his only first-team action for Blackpool but he enjoyed regular football with Rochdale, who he joined in March 1998. However, after falling out of favour he joined Chester City in March 2000, shortly before they were relegated out of the Football League. It was to be the start of a long association with the Cheshire club.
Carden had two spells with Chester (a brief stint at Doncaster Rovers in 2001 falling in between) and was a regular for most of his time there, chalking up more than 200 first-team appearances for the Blues. He captained the side to the Football Conference title in 2003–04 and a return to the Football League for both Carden and the club. The following season saw him named as the club's player of the season, but he was then released by new manager Keith Curle.