Vance Warner

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Vance Warner
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-09-03) 3 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1991–1994 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 Nottingham Forest 5 (0)
1996Grimsby Town (loan) 3 (0)
1997Rotherham United (loan) 9 (0)
1997–2000 Rotherham United 54 (1)
Total71(1)
International career
1992 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vance Warner (born 3 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1994 until 2000 notably for Nottingham Forest, as well as appearing for Grimsby Town and Rotherham United.

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Career

Nottingham Forest

Warner came through the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest under Frank Clark. Despite being touted as "the new Des Walker", [1] Warner struggled to break into the first team and spent time on loan with Grimsby Town during the 1995–1996 season who were managed by Warner's former teammate Brian Laws. He played 3 times for Grimsby before returning to the City Ground in April 1996.

Rotherham United

Following a two-month loan spell with Rotherham United at the start of the 1997–1998 season, Ronnie Moore convinced Warner to sign for the club on a free transfer in November 1997. Warner played 63 times in league and cup competitions during his time with United, scoring 1 goal on 8 August 1998 in a 3–1 home win over Hull City. He had a memorable chant of 'Ooh Vancey Warner' & was noted for his quick pace & uncompromising tackling style. Warner was released by United in the summer of 2000 after spending three seasons with The Millers.

International career

In October 1992, Warner made one appearance for England U18, starting in a 2–0 defeat in a friendly against France. [2]

Personal life

Warner although not officially retiring didn't return to football following his release from Rotherham and since then he has worked for BT. [1]

Since retiring from professional football, he has been working as a level 7 referee for the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association & was named Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA Team Official of the Year in the England Football Grassroots Football Awards 2023. [3]

An active charity fundraiser, Warner ran 3,244 miles over 2 years (2018–2020) to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust and in memory of the Nottingham Forest youth team coach, John Perkins, who died in 2016.

He completed the '1 Million Steps in March for Clare' challenge in March 2022, walking 1,014,692 steps over 550 miles in 31 days, to raise money for Nottingham University Hospitals Charity and in memory of a friend, Clare Doran, who died in 2021.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nottingham Forest FC". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
  2. "England matches - youth/under-18s 1990-2000". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. "Vance Warner: Former Nottingham Forest defender on how he is 'giving back' as a referee". BBC Sport. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.