Anthony Dudley (footballer)

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Anthony Dudley
Personal information
Full name Anthony Ryan Chippy Dudley [1]
Date of birth (1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Radcliffe
Youth career
2013–2014 Bury
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Bury 9 (0)
2015Guiseley (loan) 7 (5)
2016Guiseley (loan) 9 (2)
2017Macclesfield Town (loan) 12 (4)
2017–2019 Salford City 37 (12)
2018–2019Chester (loan) 38 (11)
2019–2023 Chester 103 (21)
2023– Radcliffe 82 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:40, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Anthony Ryan Dudley (born 15 September 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Radcliffe.

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Club career

Bury

Dudley made his Football League debut for Bury in EFL League Two on 18 January 2014, coming on as a substitute for Tom Soares in the 87th minute against Burton Albion at Gigg Lane. [3]

Guiseley

After back-to-back loan spells with National League team Guiseley, with whom he made 16 appearances and scored 7 goals.

Macclesfield Town

Dudley signed for another National League side on loan Macclesfield Town, in January 2017. [4] He joined Macclesfield as part of the transfer of Jack Mackreth to Bury. [5]

Salford City

In June 2017 he joined Salford City on a two-year contract, valid from the expiry of his contract at Bury at the end of the month. [6]

In June 2019 he was released by Salford. [7]

Chester

On 26 July 2018 he joined Chester on a season-long loan along with fellow player Danny Livesey, reuniting them with their former Salford managers. At the end of the season, Chester confirmed both players had returned to their parent club. [8]

In June 2019, Dudley signed for National League North club Chester on a permanent one-year deal. [9]

Radcliffe

In May 2023, Dudley signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 July 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2013–14 [12] League Two 2000000020
2014–15 [13] League Two1000000010
2015–16 [14] League One 3000000030
2016–17 [15] League One3000003 [a] 060
Total90000030120
Guiseley (loan) 2015–16 [14] National League 167002 [b] 1188
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2016–17 [15] National League124005 [b] 1175
Salford City 2017–18 [16] [17] [18] National League North 3712101 [b] 03912
Chester (loan) 2018–19 [16] National League North3811104 [c] 04311
Chester 2019–20 [16] National League North325105 [d] 1386
2020–21 [16] National League North175302 [b] 2227
2021–22 [16] National League North224402 [e] 0284
2022–23 [16] National League North327403 [f] 0397
Total1413213016317035
Radcliffe 2023–24 [19] NPL Premier Division 389117 [g] 44614
2024–25 [16] [20] National League North443215 [h] 1515
Total8212321259719
Career total2976717200391035379
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  5. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  6. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
  7. Five appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and two goals in Manchester Premier Cup, one appearance in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
  8. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Manchester Premier Cup, one appearance and one goal in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy

Honours

Macclesfield Town

Salford City

References

  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Anthony Dudley". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Bury 0-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. "Confirmed: Dudley loaned to Silkmen". Bury F.C. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. "Silkmen Re-Sign Goalkeeper Scott Flinders And Bury Forward Anthony Dudley". Macclesfield Town F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. "Club not live".
  7. "Player news: Retained and Released list 2018-19". Salford City FC. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » LOANS | Dudley and Livesey return to Salford City upon completion of their loans". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. "Dudley signs permanently for Chester". Chester FC. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. "Anthony Dudley Joins the Club". www.radcliffefc.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. Anthony Dudley at Soccerway . Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  12. "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anthony Dudley at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. "Salford City 1-2 York City - the Emirates FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round". YouTube . 18 September 2017.
  18. https://x.com/salfordcityfc/status/934453004610232320?s=61&t=uxWLO8id8nu1tuCALylVfw [ bare URL ]
  19. "Radcliffe | Appearances | Anthony Dudley | Football Web Pages".
  20. https://radcliffefc.com/results/first-team/2024-25/ [ bare URL ]
  21. "York beat Macclesfield to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.