Market value
—
Rating · 2012
5.1
Average
Left Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Clyde FC
top club · 62 apps
Position rank · 2012
#35
goals rank
#32
assists rank
19
season goals
11
season assists
Among 43 Midfield - Left Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2010
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 05/06
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1981-02-04 · 6 players total
176Appearances
19Goals
11Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
66Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ricky Waddell |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Richard Alexander Waddell |
| Date of birth | 1981-02-04 (45 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Midfield - Left Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-12-31 |
| Contract expires | — |
Dec 2012
Transfer: OC Blues FC → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Orange County Blues FC
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2012
Transfer: Bo'ness United → OC Blues FC
11/12 · Transfer
Feb 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Bo'ness United
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Clyde FC → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Sep 2010
Transfer: Without Club → Clyde FC
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Clyde FC
31 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Airdrie United → Without Club
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Airdrie United FC
36 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Clyde FC → Airdrie United
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Clyde FC
31 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Airdrie United → Clyde FC
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Airdrie United FC
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Ayr United → Airdrie United
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 2007
Transfer: Sengkang Punggol → Ayr United
06/07 · Transfer
Oct 2006
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2006
Transfer: Forfar Athletic → Sengkang Punggol
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Forfar Athletic FC, Sengkang Punggol
29 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2005
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Forfar Athletic
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Hamilton Academical FC, Forfar Athletic FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Partick Thistle → Hamilton Acad.
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Hamilton Academical FC, Partick Thistle FC
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Partick Thistle FC
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Falkirk → Partick Thistle
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Falkirk FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
00/01 — Falkirk FC
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Falkirk FC U17 → Falkirk
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 26 other Midfield - Left Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2012. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.12/90
Assists1 total · 0.12/90
G+A2 total · 0.24/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.12/90
Minutes played by club
Orange County Blues FC
12.5%
Clyde FC
49.3%
Airdrie United FC
11.1%
Forfar Athletic FC
0.0%
Sengkang Punggol
9.3%
Hamilton Academical FC
0.0%
Partick Thistle FC
11.7%
Falkirk FC
6.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Blues FC | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 739 |
| Clyde FC | 2 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 2,925 |
| Airdrie United FC | 2 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 657 |
| Forfar Athletic FC | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sengkang Punggol | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 553 |
| Hamilton Academical FC | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle FC | 2 | 02/03 | 03/04 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 693 |
| Falkirk FC | 2 | 00/01 | 01/02 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 361 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US Open Cup | Orange County Blues FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | USL Pro | Orange County Blues FC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 739 |
| 10/11 | League Two | Clyde FC | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2,393 |
| 09/10 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 29 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 594 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Airdrie United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Airdrie United FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Clyde FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Clyde FC | 28 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 532 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Clyde FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Clyde FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Challenge Cup | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League One | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 05/06 | League One | Forfar Athletic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | S.League | Sengkang Punggol | 25 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 553 |
| 05/06 | Singapore Cup | Sengkang Punggol | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Hamilton Academical FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | Forfar Athletic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League One | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Partick Thistle FC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 296 |
| 02/03 | Premiership | Partick Thistle FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| 02/03 | Premiership Relegation | Partick Thistle FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Championship | Falkirk FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 00/01 | Bell's Chal. Cup | Falkirk FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Championship | Falkirk FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Falkirk FC U17 | Falkirk | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Falkirk | Partick Thistle | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Partick Thistle | Hamilton Acad. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Hamilton Acad. | Forfar Athletic | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Forfar Athletic | Sengkang Punggol | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Sengkang Punggol | Ayr United | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Ayr United | Airdrie United | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Airdrie United | Clyde FC | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Clyde FC | Airdrie United | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Airdrie United | Without Club | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-09-01 | Without Club | Clyde FC | Transfer | 225000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Clyde FC | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-02-01 | Without Club | Bo'ness United | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-01 | Bo'ness United | OC Blues FC | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | OC Blues FC | Retired | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | unknown injury | 2006-10-22 | 2006-10-24 | 3 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€250k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Trouten | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Lithgow | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Baird | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 4 | 29 |
| 05/06 | S.League | Sengkang Punggol | 4 | 25 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Clyde FC | 4 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 7 | 29 |
| 10/11 | League Two | Clyde FC | 2 | 31 |
| 2012 | USL Pro | Orange County Blues FC | 1 | 11 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11 | 739 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 10/11 | 31 | 2,393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 09/10 | 36 | 594 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 08/09 | 31 | 532 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 |
| 05/06 | 29 | 553 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 03/04 | 8 | 296 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
68 apps
10 G
8 A
S.League
25 apps
4 G
0 A
Premiership
19 apps
2 G
0 A
League Two
31 apps
1 G
2 A
USL Pro
11 apps
1 G
1 A
League One
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Challenge Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Ricky Waddell
Who is Ricky Waddell?
Ricky Waddell is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a left midfield for Retired.
How old is Ricky Waddell?
Ricky Waddell is 45 years old. He was born on February 4, 1981 in Falkirk.
What position does Ricky Waddell play?
Ricky Waddell plays as a left midfield (Midfield - Left Midfield).
What club does Ricky Waddell play for?
Ricky Waddell currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Ricky Waddell scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricky Waddell has scored 19 goals in 176 appearances.