Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.2
Average
Right Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Blackburn Rovers
top club · 227 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#90
goals rank
#95
assists rank
22
season goals
36
season assists
Among 99 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
—
peak value
€2.25m
top transfer fee · 98/99
7
best season · 92/93
14 / 1
int'l caps / goals
364Appearances
22Goals
36Assists
8Yellow cards
0Red cards
70Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Stuart Ripley |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Stuart Edward Ripley |
| Date of birth | 1967-11-20 (58 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2002-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2002
Transfer: Southampton → Retired
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Southampton FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2001
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Southampton
00/01 · Return from loan
Mar 2001
Transfer: Southampton → Sheff Wed
00/01 · Loan
Dec 2000
Transfer: Barnsley → Southampton
00/01 · Return from loan
Nov 2000
Transfer: Southampton → Barnsley
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Barnsley FC, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton FC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Southampton FC
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Southampton FC
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Blackburn → Southampton
98/99 · Transfer · €2.25m
Jul 1997
97/98 — Blackburn Rovers
32 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Blackburn Rovers
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
95/96 — Blackburn Rovers
39 matches · 0 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Blackburn Rovers
45 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Blackburn Rovers
49 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Blackburn Rovers
49 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Blackburn
92/93 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 1991
91/92 — Middlesbrough FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Middlesbrough FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — Middlesbrough FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1988
88/89 — Middlesbrough FC
36 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1987
87/88 — Middlesbrough FC
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1986
86/87 — Middlesbrough FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 1985
Transfer: Boro U18 → Middlesbrough
85/86 · Transfer
Percentile rank vs 79 other Midfield - Right Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.06/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.06/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.06/90
Minutes played by club
Southampton FC
24.9%
Blackburn Rovers
40.0%
Middlesbrough FC
15.8%
Barnsley FC
11.4%
Sheffield Wednesday
7.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1,574 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 92/93 | 97/98 | 227 | 14 | 35 | 2,532 |
| Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 86/87 | 91/92 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 998 |
| Barnsley FC | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 722 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 497 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,574 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,007 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Champions League | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Charity Shield | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Charity Shield | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | UEFA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 830 |
| 92/93 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 473 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Second Division | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Rumbelows Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Second Division | Middlesbrough FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | Second Division | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | First Division (- 91/92) | Middlesbrough FC | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 788 |
| 87/88 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 87/88 | First Division | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87/88 | League Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86/87 | Third Division | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Barnsley FC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 722 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85/86 | 1985-12-01 | Boro U18 | Middlesbrough | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 92/93 | 1992-07-01 | Middlesbrough | Blackburn | Transfer | 0 | €2.00m |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Blackburn | Southampton | Transfer | 0 | €2.25m |
| 00/01 | 2000-11-01 | Southampton | Barnsley | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-31 | Barnsley | Southampton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-03-01 | Southampton | Sheff Wed | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-05-01 | Sheff Wed | Southampton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Southampton | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3299 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92/93 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 40 |
| 88/89 | First Division (- 91/92) | Middlesbrough FC | 4 | 36 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 40 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 40 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 28 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 40 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2001-05-01 | Sheff Wed | Southampton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-03-01 | Southampton | Sheff Wed | Loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-31 | Barnsley | Southampton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-11-01 | Southampton | Barnsley | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Stuart Ripley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland AFC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% |
| Liverpool FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% |
| Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 25% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 25% |
| Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| Derby County | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 50% |
| Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0% |
| Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 25% |
| Arsenal FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
| Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50% |
| Chelsea FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50% |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 27 | 1,574 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 98/99 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | 49 | 830 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 92/93 | 49 | 473 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 00/01 | 19 | 1,219 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
240 apps
14 G
34 A
First Division (- 91/92)
36 apps
4 G
0 A
FA Cup
23 apps
2 G
1 A
Second Division
25 apps
2 G
0 A
Rumbelows Cup
29 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Stuart Ripley?
Stuart Ripley is an England professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Retired.
How old is Stuart Ripley?
Stuart Ripley is 58 years old. He was born on November 20, 1967 in Middlesbrough.
What position does Stuart Ripley play?
Stuart Ripley plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).
What club does Stuart Ripley play for?
Stuart Ripley currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Stuart Ripley scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stuart Ripley has scored 22 goals in 364 appearances.