Ricky Waddell

Richard Alexander Waddell (born 4 February 1981 in Falkirk) is a Scottish football player and coach who is currently head coach of Scottish Lowland Football League team Caledonian Braves.[1] His playing career as a defender or midfielder saw him play for Scottish clubs including Falkirk, Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Airdrie United and Clyde, as well as spells in Singapore and the United States. As well as his position at Edusport, he is also a coach at the Rangers Academy.[2]

For the US Army Major General and intentioned Deputy National Security Advisor, see Ricky L. Waddell.

Ricky Waddell
Personal information
Full name Richard Alexander Waddell
Date of birth (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Caledonian Braves (head coach)
Rangers (Academy under-15s coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Falkirk 35 (4)
2002–2004 Partick Thistle 23 (2)
2004–2005 Hamilton Academical 28 (0)
2005–2006 Forfar Athletic 33 (3)
2006 Sengkang Punggol 28 (4)
2007 Ayr United 10 (4)
2007–2008 Airdrie United 32 (2)
2008–2009 Clyde 28 (4)
2009–2010 Airdrie United 29 (4)
2010–2011 Clyde 31 (1)
2012 Los Angeles Blues 11 (1)
Teams managed
2015– Caledonian Braves
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Waddell began his career with hometown team Falkirk, before joining Partick Thistle in 2003. He spent two years with the Jags, before having spells at Hamilton Academical and Forfar Athletic.

In 2006, he left Scotland, and joined Singaporean outfit Senkang Punggol. He returned to his home country in 2007, signing for Ayr United, before joining Airdrie United later in the same year.

He joined Clyde on 2 June 2008.[3] He made his Clyde debut in a 2–0 victory against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup in August 2008.[4] Waddell's first goal for Clyde turned out to be the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over St Johnstone on 30 August 2008.[5] Waddell's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles.[6] He went on to rejoin Airdrie United. After a season back at Airdrie, he joined Clyde again, where he stayed for a year, before being released in May 2011.[7]

See also

References
  1. "The Team". Our Football Club. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Clyde swoop to sign three players BBC Sport - Retrieved 2 June 2008
  4. Alloa 0-2 Clyde BBC Sport - Retrieved 13 August 2008
  5. St Johnstone 2-3 Clyde BBC Sport - Retrieved 30 August 2008
  6. "Club Statement - Players Contracts". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  7. "Player news". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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