Harry Cardwell

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Harry Cardwell
Personal information
Full name Harry James Cardwell [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Beverley, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 9
Youth career
2006–2013 Hull City
2013–2015 Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Reading 0 (0)
2015 → Woking (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Braintree Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2020 Grimsby Town 37 (1)
2020 → Chorley (loan) 1 (1)
2020–2022 Chorley 24 (8)
2021 → Stockport County (loan) 18 (5)
2022– Southend United 75 (26)
International career‡
2014–2015 Scotland U19 10 (2)
2014 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:11, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Harry James Cardwell (born 28 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for National League side Southend United. [2]

Contents

He is considered strong, skilful and with a good turn of pace and excellent movement in leading the line. At the age of 10, Cardwell started his career with Hull City's youth system. He was then snapped up, aged 16, for £75,000 by Reading in 2013, joining as part of their academy setup. Two one-month loan spells followed, at National League sides Woking in 2015 and Braintree Town in 2016. After being released by Reading, Cardwell went on trial with League Two side Grimsby Town and signed a contract in July 2017 before moves to Chorley and Southend. He is a former Scotland U21 international.

Club career

Cardwell was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire and raised in the village of North Cave. He attended South Hunsley School in Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire and started his career with Hull City where he spent seven years in their youth system. [3] [4]

Reading

Cardwell signed for Reading in July 2013, joining their academy, a compensation fee of £75,000 agreed under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). [4] Having finished joint top scorer for the under-18s, Cardwell signed professional terms with Reading in July 2014. [4] [5] In January 2017, he went on loan to Championship rivals Brighton & Hove Albion in their under-23s until the end of the season. [6]

On 10 September 2015, Cardwell joined National League side Woking on a one-month youth loan deal, to strengthen their options up front after a serious injury to Scott Rendell. [7] [8]

Cardwell joined National League side Braintree Town in March 2016 on a one-month loan. [9]

Grimsby Town

Cardwell joined up with League Two side Grimsby Town on 4 July 2017, to try and earn himself a contract. [10] Having impressed in his trial, scoring four goals in pre season, Cardwell signed a two-year contract with the club on 17 July 2017 on a free transfer. [11]

Cardwell made his professional debut with Grimsby on 5 August 2017; coming off the subs bench on 79 minutes in their 3–1 victory at Chesterfield, he latched on to a through ball by Luke Summerfield, but Cardwell was brought down as he was about to shoot for goal, winning his team an 85th minute penalty, which was put away by Ben Davies to finish Chesterfield off. [12] He scored his first goal for Grimsby in an EFL Trophy tie against Doncaster Rovers on 29 August 2017. [13]

Chorley

Following his release by Grimsby in June 2020, Cardwell joined National League North side, Chorley on a permanent deal, following an earlier loan spell at the club. In December 2020, Cardwell scored his first league goal following his permanent move, a 25-yard strike in a 1–0 win against Guiseley at Victory Park. [14] Cardwell played his role in the club's impressive FA Cup run as they reached the Fourth round before being beaten 1–0 by Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. [15] He featured in all six matches in Chorley's run, scoring twice, against Gateshead in a 2–1 second qualifying round victory [16] and in a 3–2 comeback victory at League One Wigan Athletic. [17]

On 22 February 2021, Cardwell joined National League side Stockport County on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season, following the early conclusion to the National League North season. [18] He scored his first goals for the club in his third appearance with the third in a 5–0 thrashing of Solihull Moors. [19]

Southend United

On 20 January 2022, Cardwell joined National League side Southend United. [20] He scored his first goal for the club - in his second appearance - in a game against Aldershot Town. In January 2024, he was linked with a move to League One side Exeter City. [21]

International career

Cardwell is eligible to play for Scotland because two of his grandparents are from Midlothian. [22]

He made his debut for the Scotland U19 team on 24 May 2014, coming off the bench in a 0–0 draw against Ukraine U21 at the Pirelli Stadium in England. [23] He came of the bench and scored two goals in a 2–2 draw against Czech Republic U19 at Cappielow Park. [24] He made ten appearances for Scotland U19 between May 2014 and March 2015. [25] Cardwell was called up on 5 November 2014 to the Scotland U21 side. [26] He made his debut for the U21 team in a 1–1 draw against Switzerland U21 in Switzerland. [27]

Style of play

He is a powerhouse centre forward, strong, skilful and with a good turn of pace and excellent movement in leading the line. [5]

Personal life

Cardwell's grandfather Tom Wilson was a Scottish centre back, who played for Millwall and Hull City. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2015–16 [28] Championship 0000000000
2016–17 [29] Championship0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total0000002020
Woking (loan)2015–16 [28] National League 5000—0050
Braintree Town (loan)2015–16 [28] National League4000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 050
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2016–17 [29] Championship0000000000
Grimsby Town 2017–18 [30] League Two 16010103 [lower-alpha 1] 1211
2018–19 [31] League Two19130001 [lower-alpha 1] 0231
2019–20 [32] League Two2020203 [lower-alpha 1] 191
Total371603072533
Chorley (loan) 2019–20 [32] National League1100—0011
Chorley 2020–21 [33] National League North 11162—00173
2021–22 [34] National League North13700—1 [lower-alpha 3] 0147
Total2486200103110
Stockport County (loan) 2020–21 [33] National League185——1 [lower-alpha 2] 0195
Southend United 2021–22 [34] National League143——00143
2022–23 [35] National League23500—3 [lower-alpha 3] 2267
2023–24 [36] National League211210—002212
Total58201000326222
Career total147351323015417841
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the National League play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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  31. ↑ "Games played by Harry Cardwell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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  34. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Cardwell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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