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Curtis Weston 
Personal information Full name Curtis James Weston Date of birth 24 January 1987 Place of birth Greenwich, London, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Gillingham Number 10 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2006 Millwall 4 (0) 2006–2007 Swindon Town 27 (1) 2007–2008 Leeds United 7 (1) 2008 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 7 (0) 2008 → Gillingham (loan) 3 (0) 2008– Gillingham 128 (15) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Curtis James Weston (born 24 January 1987 in Greenwich, London) is an English professional footballer who plays for Gillingham.
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Playing career
Weston attended Erith Secondary School, and was spotted by a Millwall scout when playing for the school team and subsequently joined Millwall's youth academy. In only his second appearance for Millwall's first team, he replaced player-manager Dennis Wise in the 89th minute of the 2004 FA Cup Final against Manchester United to become the youngest FA Cup finalist at the age of 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year old record of James F. M. Prinsep. He said "it's obviously the highlight of my career so far. I supported Manchester United as a kid so that made it even more special. I didn't get long on the pitch, but I got a few touches. I remember a sliding tackle on Ruud van Nistelrooy, and a 50–50 with Nicky Butt. I kept my shirt, and I also got Mikaël Silvestre's".[1]
Weston moved to Swindon Town in July 2006 when Dennis Wise, now managing Swindon, signed him again. Weston finally managed a run of appearances. He was released by Swindon a year later. Weston signed a two year contract with Leeds United on 7 August 2007, the third time that Dennis Wise gave him a contract. [2] He scored his first goal for the club in their 3–0 win over Northampton Town in January 2008, but his time with Leeds was not long. "Gary McAllister (the new Leeds manager after Wise left for Newcastle United), was straight with me. He just told me I wasn't in his plans and I should get myself another club," said Weston later.
Weston signed for Football League Championship team Scunthorpe United on loan, in March 2008. In August 2008, Weston joined Gillingham, initially on a one month loan, before signing a two year contract.[3] He said "when the chance came to go to Gillingham I grabbed it. ..being from the area, I knew the club, knew the set-up was good. It was the chance to move back to where my family is, and to play regular games". He made his Gillingham debut away to A.F.C. Bournemouth on 9 August 2008, and scored his first goal for the club on 28 December 2008 against Wycombe Wanderers.[4]
Honours
Millwall
- F.A. Cup runner-up: 2004
Gillingham
- Football League Two play-offs winner: 2008–09
Career 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 2003–04 Millwall First Division 1 0 1 0 - 2 0 2004–05 Championship 3 0 1 0 - 4 0 2005–06 0 0 - - 0 0 2006–07 Swindon Town League Two 27 1 2 0 1 0 30 1 2007–08 Leeds United League One 7 1 2 0 1 0 10 1 2007–08 Scunthorpe United Championship 7 0 - - 7 0 2008–09 Gillingham League Two 45 5 4 0 0 0 53 5 2009–10 League One 39 6 3 2 2 0 46 8 2010–11 League Two 33 4 0 0 0 0 33 4 2011-12 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Total England 163 17 13 2 5 0 187 19 Career total 163 17 13 2 5 0 187 19 - As of 13 August 2011
References
- ^ The Independent History Man 2 January 2009
- ^ "Leeds sign Constantine & Weston". BBC Sport. 7 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6934746.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ Official Gillingham F.C. website
- ^ Gillingham 1–1 Wycombe match report from bbc.co.uk
External links
Gillingham F.C. – current squad 1 Flitney · 2 Fuller · 3 Frampton · 4 Lee · 5 King · 6 Richards · 7 Whelpdale · 8 J. Payne · 9 Kedwell · 10 Weston · 11 Oli · 12 Martin · 14 Rooney · 15 Lawrence · 16 Fish · 17 Spiller · 18 Jackman · 19 Montrose · 20 Davies · 21 Rance · 22 Essam · 23 S. Payne · 24 Evans · 25 Brown · 26 Hawkes · 27 Brunt · 28 Gazzaniga · 29 Nouble · 30 Birchall · 33 Kuffour · — Miller · Manager: Hessenthaler
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Greenwich
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Millwall F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Leeds United A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
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