Dale Rudge

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Dale Rudge
Personal information
Full name Dale Anthony Rudge
Date of birth (1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 (0)
1984–1986 Preston North End 47 (2)
Djerv 1919
Hednesford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dale Anthony Rudge (born 9 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer. Playing as a midfielder, he represented his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1980s before moving on to Preston North End, Norwegian club Djerv 1919, and Hednesford Town.

Rudge, a Wolves apprentice, made his league debut on 18 December 1982 in a 4–0 win over QPR. He went on to feature 8 times during the 1982/83 season as Wolves won promotion from the Second Division at the first attempt. He made a further 19 appearances during the club's top flight campaign that ended in relegation, before moving to Preston North End. In total, he represented the Midlanders 29 times in all competitions.

The midfielder remained in English league football for two further seasons, making 47 league appearances for Preston in the bottom two divisions, scoring twice. Both goals came in the 1984–85 season against York City at home and Doncaster Rovers away.

He was released in the summer of 1986 and he joined Norwegian club Djerv 1919. He later returned to England with non-league Hednesford Town, where he helped the club to the 1992 Welsh Cup final.

A Preston North End fanzine, 'Deepdale Rudge' is named after him. He still makes the odd appearance for the 'old Wolves' side in charity matches and appears alongside the likes of Mel Eves, Dean Edwards, Andy Thompson and Phil Parkes. He currently coaches at the Old Swinford Hospital school, [1] and has also coached at Kidderminster Harriers' academy. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Football Archived 13 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine Old Swinford Hospital
  2. ↑ Academy squad is taking shape This is Worcestershire, 16 September 2004
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