Robbie Stockdale

Infobox Football biography
playername = Robbie Stockdale


fullname = Robert Keith Stockdale
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|11|30|df=y
cityofbirth = Redcar
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Grimsby Town
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
years = 1997–2004
2000
2003–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Middlesbrough
→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
→ West Ham United (loan)
→ Rotherham United (loan)
Rotherham United
Hull City
→ Darlington (loan)
Tranmere Rovers
Grimsby Town
caps(goals) = 75 (2)
06 (0)
07 (0)
16 (1)
27 (0)
14 (0)
03 (0)
80 (0)
01 (0)
nationalyears =
2002
nationalteam = England U-21
Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
05 (0)
pcupdate = 11:05, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 13:58, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Robert Keith "Robbie" Stockdale (born 30 November, 1979 in Redcar, North Yorkshire) is an English born Scottish football player who currently plays as a defender for Grimsby Town.

Early career

Stockdale began his career at Middlesbrough in 1997 after breaking from its youth system, however this was playing as a striker where he scored two goals in 35 appearances, but the Middlesbrough team had no space for strikers with the likes of Alen Boksic, Fabrizio Ravanelli and Hamilton Ricard in the senior squad. Stockdale was thus converted to a right back and made over 50 Premiership appearances as well as earning five international caps for Scotland. He had several loan spells during his time at Middlesbrough, to clubs such as Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham United.

Rotherham and Tranmere

In 2004, Stockdale moved to Rotherham United after a successful loan spell. Several months later he transferred to Hull City. After a troubled 2005–06 season when he failed to make a league appearance for Hull, Stockdale was signed on a two-year contract by his former Rotherham boss Ronnie Moore for Tranmere Rovers in a £100,000 deal which also brought Kevin Ellison to the club. He made 35 league appearances during his debut season of 2006–07. Stockdale continued to be first choice at right back during the 2007/08 season, but was released by the club at the end of the campaign. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/7398526.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere decide to release four ] ]

Grimsby Town

Stockdale signed a 2 year deal for Grimsby Town in June 2008. [cite news
date=2008-06-18
url=http://www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1329258,00.html
title=Defender Joins Town
publisher=Grimsby Town FC
accessdate=2008-08-02] He made his debut on 19 July in a pre-season friendly against Oldham Athletic.

References

External links

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