Ross Worner

Ross Worner

Worner playing for Charlton Athletic in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Ross Nicholas Worner [1]
Date of birth	(1989-10-03) 3 October 1989 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth	Hindhead, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2007	Woking
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Woking	61	(0)
2007	→ Westfield (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2011	Charlton Athletic	8	(0)
2011–2013	Aldershot Town	23	(0)
2012–2013	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	7	(0)
2013	→ Farnborough (loan)	7	(0)
2013–2015	AFC Wimbledon	50	(0)
2014	→ Woking (loan)	9	(0)
2014	→ Woking (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2019	Sutton United	91	(0)
2018	→ Chelmsford City (loan)	4	(0)
2018–2019	→ Maidstone United (loan)	5	(0)
2019–2024	Havant & Waterlooville	132	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Ross Nicholas Worner (born 3 October 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career

Early years

Worner was born in Hindhead, Surrey. ^[1] He came through the youth academy of Football Conference club Woking, having joined the club at the age of 14. ^[3] The goalkeeper made his first-team debut aged 17 as a 25th-minute substitute for the injured Nick Gindre against Cambridge United on 25 August 2007, ^[4] keeping a clean sheet as the match finished a 0–0 draw. ^[5] Worner went on to make a further 15 league appearances for the Cards in the 2007–08 season. ^[5] As a result, Worner earned himself a full-time contract with the club, keeping him until 2008–09 season. ^[6] During the 2007–08 season, Worner had a three-game loan spell at Woking-based club Westfield. ^[7]

After an injury struck season in 2008–09, he came back and was made first team goalkeeper by Graham Baker.^{[ citation needed ]} He made 52 appearances during the season.^{[ citation needed ]} He was awarded Manager's Player of the Year and Supporters' Club Player at the end of season awards.^{[ citation needed ]}

Charlton Athletic

On 5 August 2010, Worner signed for Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee. ^[8] On 10 August, Worner made his first team debut in the League Cup against Shrewsbury Town and let in four goals as the Addicks gave away a 3–0 lead to lose 4–3. ^[9] He made his first league appearance in a 3–1 defeat away to Huddersfield Town on 28 August 2010.^{[ citation needed ]} His first Charlton win was against Dagenham & Redbridge in the 1–0 victory in the Football League Trophy on 31 August 2010.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 10 May 2011, Worner was released from Charlton Athletic having not being offered a new contract. ^[10]

Aldershot Town

He signed a two-year deal with Aldershot Town on 2 June 2011. ^[11] Worner made his debut in a 2–0 win over Carlisle United in a League Cup on 30 August 2011 where Worner kept a clean sheet. Worner made his league debut for Aldershot in a win over Cheltenham Town 1–0 which also kept a clean sheet.^{[ citation needed ]} On 5 November 2011, Worner received a straight red card in a 2–0 defeat to Rotherham United after a challenge on Alex Revell in the 55th minute. He was replaced by Jamie Collins who is not a goalkeeper. ^[12] Worner served a 4 match ban and Jamie Young took his place in goal.^{[ citation needed ]} Worner made his return in goal for Aldershot in a 0–0 draw against Plymouth Argyle on 31 December 2011. ^[13] Since then, Worner established himself as a first choice goalkeeper the club.^{[ citation needed ]} Due to his good performance for the club, Worner signed a new deal with the club that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. ^{[14] [15]} However, his first season was cut short after 22 appearances as he suffered a back injury that ruled him out of the rest of the season. ^[16]

At the new season, the club would find themselves in the bottom of the league.^{[ citation needed ]} In November after 10 months out, Worner recovered from the injury, which delighted manager Holdsworth, to welcome him back to the squad ^[17] and played his first match in a youth match of Aldershot in a 4–1 win over Alresford Town. ^[18] However, manager Holdsworth expected him to leave the club on loan to get first team experience. ^[19] On 14 December 2012, Worner joined Conference South club Eastbourne Borough. ^[20] On 1 April, Worner was recalled by the club, which his return as in goal for Aldershot's match in a 3–2 win over Oxford. ^{[21] [22]} Though making one appearance for the club, Worner was released by the club in the wake of the club's administration.^{[ citation needed ]}

AFC Wimbledon

On 21 June 2013, Worner signed for League Two club AFC Wimbledon. ^[23] He made his debut for "The Dons" on the opening day of the 2013–14 season, a 1–1 draw against Torquay United at Plainmoor on 3 August 2013. ^[24] Worner soon established himself as a first choice goalkeeper that saw him received praise from the club's management. ^[25] His performance even saw him earned a nomination for the League Two Player of the Month award. ^[26] In his first season, resulting him awarded Junior Dons Player of the Year along with Barry Fuller, ^[27] Worner made forty-five league appearances for the club and missed one match in what turned out to be Seb Brown's farewell season against Morecambe on 26 April 2014. ^[28]

However, in his second season saw Worner lose his first choice goalkeeper place to James Shea and as a result on 10 September 2014, Worner returned to Woking on a one-month emergency loan with the club's contracted goalkeepers Jake Cole and Aaron Howe out injured. ^[29] Two days after signing for the club, Worner made his Woking return in a 1–0 win over Chester. ^[30] The loan was extended by a further month once this had expired, as Aaron Howe had not recovered from his injury caused playing against Aldershot Town. ^[31] Shortly after his loan period ended, he was recalled by the club again in November for a month to help cover because of goalkeeper injuries. ^[32] On 28 November 2014, Worner re-signed for Woking on loan for the second time this season. ^[33] Worner went on to make seven more appearances for the club before returning to his parent.^{[ citation needed ]}

Upon returning to his parent club, Worner continued to be out of the first team and played in the reserve until he made his first appearance of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Mansfield Town on 17 March 2015. ^[34] It came after the club's first choice goalkeeper, Shea, was injured. ^[35] Worner made first five appearance for the club for the rest of the season.^{[ citation needed ]} At the end of the 2014–15 season, Worner was released by the club after two season. ^[36]

Sutton United

After being released by AFC Wimbledon, Worner joined Sutton United after they lost their first choice keeper, Jason Brown, who took a coaching position with Gillingham. ^[37] Worner picked up the Reusch Goalkeeper of the Year 2015–16 award on 23 May 2016 at The Non-League Paper's National Game Awards in association with The NLFA for keeping 26 clean sheets himself. ^[38] He was also voted Player of the Year by Sutton supporters. ^[39]

On 24 January 2017, Worner made his 100th career appearance for Sutton in a 3–2 (a.e.t) victory over Worthing in an FA Trophy second round replay. ^[40]

Worner appeared in every round of Sutton's historic run to the 5th round of the FA Cup for the first time ever, including appearances in a 3–1 victory over his former team AFC Wimbledon of League One on 17 January 2017, ^[41] a 1–0 victory over Championship team Leeds United on 29 January ^[42] and a 0–2 defeat to Premier League club Arsenal on 20 February. ^[43]

Worner joined National League South club Chelmsford City on 8 June 2018 on a season-long loan. ^[44] In August 2018, Worner's loan at Chelmsford was cut short due to being "unable to commit to the distances that he was being required to travel" according to Chelmsford manager Rod Stringer. ^[45] On 5 December 2018, Worner was loaned out to Maidstone United until the end of the season. ^[46] He was recalled on 4 January 2019 by Sutton. ^[47]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Woking	2007–08 [5]	Conference Premier	16	0	0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
	2008–09 [48]	Conference Premier	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2009–10 [49]	Conference South	41	0	4	0	—		6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	51	0
	Total		61	0	4	0	—		10	0	75	0
Westfield (loan)	2007–08 [50]	Combined Counties Division One	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Charlton Athletic	2010–11 [51]	League One	8	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	10	0
Aldershot Town	2011–12 [52]	League Two	22	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
	2012–13 [53]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	26	0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)	2012–13 [54]	Conference South	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Farnborough (loan)	2012–13 [54]	Conference South	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
AFC Wimbledon	2013–14 [55]	League Two	45	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	47	0
	2014–15 [56]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		50	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	52	0
Woking (loan)	2014–15 [54]	Conference Premier	16	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	17	0
Sutton United	2015–16 [54] [57]	National League South	41	0	4	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 4]	0	50	0
	2016–17 [54]	National League	31	0	7	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 4]	0	43	0
	2017–18 [54]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2018–19 [54]	National League	18	0	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	21	0
	Total		91	0	12	0	—		12	0	115	0
Chelmsford City (loan)	2018–19 [58]	National League South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Maidstone United (loan)	2018–19 [59]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	7	0
Havant & Waterlooville	2019–20 [60]	National League South	35	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	37	0
	2020–21 [61]	National League South	12	0	3	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	16	0
	2021–22 [62]	National League South	28	0	3	0	—		0	0	31	0
	2022–23 [63]	National League South	15	0	1	0	—		0	0	16	0
	2023–24 [64]	National League South	42	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	43	0
	Total		132	0	8	0	—		3	0	143	0
Career total			407	0	24	0	5	0	30	0	466	0

1. Appearances in Conference League Cup
2. Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference South play-offs
3. Appearance in Football League Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Sutton United

• National League South: 2015–16 ^[54]

References

1. "Ross Worner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
2. "Ross Worner". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
3. "Charlton sign Hammer Matt Fry and Woking's Ross Worner". BBC Football. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
4. Gammie, Walter (27 August 2007). "Teenage goalkeeper denies Cambridge". The Times. No. 69101. London. p. 21[S1].
5. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 154–155. ISBN   978-1-869833-59-6.
6. "Worner signs contract with Cards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
7. "Ross Worner" . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
8. "Addicks swoop for Woking's Worner". 5 August 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
9. "Shrewsbury 4–3 Charlton". BBC Sport. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
10. "Yado Mambo & Ben Davisson sign Charlton Athletic deals". BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
11. "Aldershot Town sign Jamie Collins and Ross Worner". BBC Sport. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
12. "Rotherham United v Aldershot Town Match Report". Aldershot Town F.C. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
13. "Aldershot Town v Plymouth Argyle". Aldershot Town F.C. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
14. "Ross signs new deal". Aldershot Town F.C. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
15. "Worner pens Shots extension". Sky Sports. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
16. "Aldershot Town keeper Ross Worner ruled out for season". BBC Sport. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
17. "Holdsworth hails Worner boost". Team Talk. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
18. "Worner return provides boost for Aldershot Town". Get Hampshire. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
19. "Ross Worner: Aldershot Town boss Holdsworth eyes loan move". BBC Sport. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
20. "Worner farmed out to Eastbourne". Team Talk. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
21. "Boro goalkeeping crisis after Bradshaw exit". Get Hampshire. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
22. "Aldershot Town 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
23. "AFC Wimbledon sign Charlie Sheringham and Ross Worner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
24. "Torquay 1–1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
25. "Worner earns high praise". AFC Wimbledon. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
26. "Worner nominated for award". AFC Wimbledon. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
27. "Player of the Year awards". AFC Wimbledon. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
28. "Wimbledon 0–3 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
29. "Ross Worner joins on loan". Woking F.C. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
30. "Woking 1–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
31. "Loan extended for Worner". AFC Wimbledon. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
32. "Woking FC bounce back to secure draw against Wrexham". Get Surrey. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
33. "Ross makes Woking return". AFC Wimbledon. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
34. "Mansfield Town 2–1 Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
35. "Ross grasps his big chance". AFC Wimbledon. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
36. "Squad update from Neal". AFC Wimbledon. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
37. "Sutton United: Former AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper plugs the hole". Wandsworth Guardian. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
38. "National Game Awards – Reusch Goalkeeper of the Year: Ross Worner". The Non-League Paper. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
39. "Ross Worner". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
40. "Sutton United 3–2 Worthing (AET)". Sutton United F.C. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
41. "AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
42. "Sutton United 1–0 Leeds United". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
43. "Sutton United 0–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
44. Lee, Matt (8 June 2018). "Clarets add Worner to squad". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via Pitchero.
45. Chelmsford City F.C. (25 August 2018). From the Dugout: Rod Stringer. Chelmsford: The Printing Place. p. 11.
46. Goalkeeper Worner joins the club, maidstoneunited.co.uk, 5 December 2018
47. Goalkeeper Ethan Ross joins, maidstoneunited.co.uk, 4 January 2019
48. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 414–415. ISBN   978-1-869833-66-4.
49. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 344–345. ISBN   978-1-869833-68-8.
50. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
51. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
52. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
53. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
54. "R. Worner: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
55. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
56. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
57. • For cup matches not covered by Soccerway:
    • "FA Cup: Bishop's Stortford knocked out by Sutton United after dismal performance". Herts & Essex Observer. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
    • Hull, Adam (10 October 2015). "Tudors are pegged back as Sutton United earn FA Cup replay". Hemel Hempstead Gazette. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
    • "Sutton set up Shots showdown after seeing off Hemel". The Football Association. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
    • Lambert, Luke (21 December 2015). "Concord Rangers ' FA Trophy dream dies at Sutton United". The Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
58. "The team: Ross Worner: 2018/2019 season". Chelmsford City F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2018– via Pitchero.
59. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
60. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
61. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
62. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
63. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
64. "Games played by Ross Worner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

External links

• Ross Worner profile at the Sutton United F.C. website
• Ross Worner profile at the Chelmsford City F.C. website
• Ross Worner at Soccerbase