Shane Tudor
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| Shane Tudor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Anthony Tudor | |
| Date of birth | December 10, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1998–1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2001 2001–2005 2005–2007 2007–2009 2007 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Cambridge United Leyton Orient Port Vale → Shrewsbury Town (loan) Total |
1 (0) 121 (21) 66 (6) 19 (0) 0 (0) 207 (27) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Shane Anthony Tudor (born 10 December 1982 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is a former English footballer. He played as a midfielder, primarily in the right wing position. He was released from Port Vale in January 2009 after a knee injury ended his professional career.
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[edit] Playing career
Tudor began his career at hometown club Wolves coming through the youth ranks before signing professional in 1999. He made just one appearance for Wolves before he joined then League Two side Cambridge United.
Tudor spent four seasons at Cambridge where he performed well, making nearly 150 appearances in all competitions, scoring 25 goals. At the end of the 2004–05 season, Cambridge were relegated to the Conference National despite Tudor being one of their better players. Tudor was unwilling to leave the Football League and started looking for another club.[1]
During the close season he signed for Leyton Orient on a two year deal.[2] Despite undergoing groin surgery in December[3] and also suffering ankle problems towards the end of the season,[4] he scored five goals from his right wing position to help the club to promotion from League Two. His ankle injury later needed surgery,[5] though the operation was a success and saw him enjoy a return to form.
His second season in the capital saw Leyton Orient retain their League One status with Tudor the main fixture on the right wing playing 36 times and scoring twice. At the end of the 2006-07 campaign was he released[6] after he informed O's boss Martin Ling that he would not be signing a new contract as he wanted to move back to his Midlands roots.
On 14 May 2007, he signed for fellow League One side Port Vale on a two year contract. He struggled to maintain his place in the side, only making 14 league appearances in his first season as well as being sent out on loan to Shrewsbury Town,[7] where he failed to make any appearances at all due to a hamstring injury.[8] This was a disappointed for Tudor as he had hoped to make the move permanent,[9] he told the Shropshire Star "I'll be back".[10]
After coming back from injury he was picked in the starting XI to play Notts County where he became popular with the fans.[citation needed]
It was against Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow on 11 October 2008, where Tudor sustained a knee injury. He underwent surgery which proved unsuccessful, and his Port Vale career came to an end. He retired from professional football on 21 January 2009.[11] He stated his ambition to go into management and said "It would be nice to come back and manage Port Vale one day."[12]
[edit] Possible comeback
After a further exploratory knee operation surgeons discovered a problem that was previously missed and after rectifying it he's been declared fit to play again. Tudor has described himself as fully fit and in peak condition and is currently considering offers from clubs overseas.[citation needed]
[edit] Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000-01 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Cambridge United | Second Division | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 2002-03 | Cambridge United | Third Division | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 10 | |
| 2003-04 | Cambridge United | Third Division | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | Cambridge United | League Two | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 |
| 2005-06 | Leyton Orient | League Two | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| 2006-07 | Leyton Orient | League One | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2007-08 | Port Vale | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Port Vale | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | England | 207 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 234 | 31 | |
| Career Total | 207 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 234 | 31 | ||
[edit] Honours
- with Leyton Orient
- Football League Two 3rd place (promotion to League One): 2005–06
- with Cambridge United
- Football League Trophy runner up: 2001–02
[edit] References
- ^ "Thompson calls for player loyalty". BBC Sport. 18 April, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4456355.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Cambridge's Tudor opts for Orient". BBC Sport. 27 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/4586639.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Tudor set to have groin surgery". BBC Sport. 15 December 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/4531414.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Tudor ruled out of Orient run-in". BBC Sport. 11 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/4900438.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Another operation for O's winger". BBC Sport. 19 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/5359750.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "O's boss begins summer clearout". BBC Sport. 1 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/6612565.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Shrewsbury sign Vale winger Tudor". BBC Sport. 19 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7102419.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-16.
- ^ "On-loan Tudor sent back to Vale". BBC Sport. 4 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7127445.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Tudor wants to stay at Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 20 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7103775.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ "I’ll be back, vows Tudor". Shropshire Star. December 5, 2007. http://www.shropshirestar.com/2007/12/05/ill-be-back-vows-tudor/. Retrieved on 2009-06-23.
- ^ Shaw, Steve. "Breaking News: Port Vale midfielder Tudor retires". The Sentinel. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/portvale/Breaking-News-Port-Vale-midfielder-Tudor-retires/article-631584-detail/article.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Tudor regrets forced retirement". BBC SPORT. 21 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7842103.stm. Retrieved on 2009-01-21.
[edit] External links
- Shane Tudor career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at the Official Port Vale site
