ian stonebridge - fact file

1996 - 1999        forward

FULL NAME :   Ian Robert Stonebridge

Born on 30th August 1981 in Lewisham, South London, England.

Height : -  1.8m  (6' 0")

Weight : -   72 kgs    (st lbs)

Ian Stonebridge was a tall striker, who scored frequently for the youth and reserve teams, but rarely got a chance to be included in the senior squad and was released to find clubs at a lower level, where he made a good career for himself.

Starting as a youth player, Ian made good progress through the youth system at Spurs, but despite representing England at Under-18 level and when released by Tottenham in July 1999, Ian moved to Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer.

The striker found the surroundings to his liking at Home Park and scored goals in the Pilgrims charge to the top of Division Three, where they stayed and won the championship in 2001-2002, followed two years later by the Second Division championship.  That led to him being advised that he would not be part of the Argyle set-up in the next division up and so, Ian was transferred to Wycombe Wanderers.  At Adams Park, Stonebridge was a regular in the first team in his first season, scoring in his second game for the club, but fell out of favour in 2005-06 and was sent out on loan to Torquay United, where he scored in the FA Cup on his debut.

Injury hit and Stonebridge returned to his parent club and came back stronger to score in successive games in the run-in.  An ankle injury ruled him out of the pre-season build-up but once more looked good on his return to the first team, but when diagnosed as having reactive arthritis (an infection in one part of the body affecting the auto-immune reaction in a joint elsewhere), Ian retired from professional football at the start of March 2007.

Still wanting to use his experience, Stonebridge signed up for Truro City, a Cornish side, who have had a lot of money pumped into the club in an attempt to make them the biggest side in the county.  Starting five games and being used as a substitute five times, Ian scored four goals up to Christmas in the side that went on to win the Southern League South and West Division 1 title.  However, he only played that season and appears to have left the game.

 

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Career Record
 
Club Signed Fee Debut Apps Goals
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (first year trainee) 1997 ?? ??  0 0
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ?? ?? ??  0 0
Plymouth Argyle July 1999 Free 7th August 1999 v Southend United (Division 3) (away)  lost 1-2 147 + 54 as a sub 45
Wycombe Wanderers July 2004 Nominal 7th August 2004  v Cambridge United (Division Three) (home) won 2-1 51 + 37 as a sub 8
Torquay United November 2005 Loan 2005 v Harrowgate Town (FA Cup)  (drawn) ?? ??
Truro City August 2008 - 4th October 2008  v Cinderford Town (FA Carlsberg Trophy preliminary round) (away) won 4-2 (scored once) ?? ??

Career Record
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
Other appearances; goals
Plymouth Argyle
124 + 7 as a sub League appearances; 38 goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
European appearances; goals
Wycombe Wanderers
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
European appearances; goals
Torquay United (loan)
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
European appearances; goals
Truro City
- League appearances; goals
- FA Cup appearances; goals
- League Cup appearances; goals
European appearances; goals

Honours
- international
- full caps;  - goals
Under-21 caps; goals
Division 3 Championship winners medal 2001-2002  (Plymouth Argyle)
Division 2 Championship winners medal 2003-2004  (Plymouth Argyle)

Milestones
- appearance

Was brought up as an Arsenal fan.

           

 

What they said about Ian Stonebridge
on signing for Wycombe Wanderers ... Tony Adams (Wycombe Wanderers manager) ..2004 ("Chairboys On The Net" www.chairboys.ndirect.co.uk)

"He's going to be very valuable to us.  He's mobile, he can hold the ball up well and he's got an eye for a goal and I think he will link up well with Nathan Tyson."

on signing for Truro City FC ... Sean McCarthy (Truro City FC manager) 04.07.2008 (www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk)

"At just three-quarters fitness, Ian would breeze through this league.  He has to prove his fitness, but I know how good a player he is."

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