Jon Boardman

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jon Boardman


fullname = Jonathan Boardman
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|1|27
cityofbirth = Reading, Berkshire
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=2
weight =
nickname =
currentclub = Dagenham & Redbridge
clubnumber = 5
position = Defender
youthyears = -1998
youthclubs = Crystal Palace
years = 1998-2002
2001
2001
2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-
clubs = Crystal Palace
Woking (loan)
Margate (loan)
Woking
Rochdale
Dagenham & Redbridge
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
009 (0)
003 (1)
129 (4)
025 (1)
pcupdate = January 22, 2007

Jonathan Boardman (born January 27, 1981) is an English professional footballer, who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge.

Boardman was born in Reading, Berkshire and joined Crystal Palace as a trainee in June 1999, turning professional on July 7, 2000. On March 22, 2001 he joined Woking on loan to gain some first-team experience in the Conference, returning to Palace at the end of the season.

On August 23, 2001, Boardman accompanied his Palace team-mate David Woozley to Torquay United and began a week's trial (whilst Woozley was signed on a month's loan). However, he returned to Selhurst Park without being registered to play for the Gulls. It later transpired that Palace had thought he was joining Torquay on loan, whereas Torquay manager Roy McFarland had simply wanted to see him in training. In October 2001 he joined Conference side Margate on loan.

Later that season he joined Woking on loan, moving to Woking on a free transfer in March 2002 after his release by Crystal Palace, having spent the three previous months on loan at Woking [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=3248 Cards sign Boardman on a permanent deal] ] . He had not played a single first team game for Palace. He remained with Woking until May 2005 when he joined Rochdale [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/woking/4545593.stm Woking defenders make League move] ] .

He was a regular in his first season with Rochdale, but became a fringe player and had his contract cancelled by mutual consent on January 22, 2007 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/6287591.stm Rochdale allow Boardman to depart] ] . A week later he signed for Conference National side Dagenham & Redbridge. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dagenham_and_redbridge/6313329.stm Daggers recruit ex-Dale defender] ]

Boardman currently writes a monthly column for UK football magazine "Shoot Monthly".

External links

*soccerbase|17147|Jon Boardman's

References