Ricky Wellard

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Ricky Wellard
Personal information
Full name Ricky Ben Wellard[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Ashford Town
2009–2012 AFC Wimbledon 79 (4)
2011 → Cambridge United (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2013 Cambridge United 17 (1)
2012 → Salisbury City (loan) 3 (1)
2013–2014 Salisbury City 46 (1)
2014–2015 Sutton United 30 (3)
2015–2016 Welling United 28 (1)
2016 Hemel Hempstead Town 12 (1)
2016–2018 Wealdstone 61 (6)
2018–2019 Hampton & Richmond Borough 30 (0)
2019 Salisbury 2 (0)
2019–2022 Bedfont Sports 31 (6)
2023– Farnham Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricky Ben Wellard (born 9 May 1988) is an English former professional footballer who is the U16 Head Coach at AFC Bournemouth.

Career

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Ashford Town (Middlesex)

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Wellard was born in Hammersmith, London.[1] He came through the ranks of the Ashford Town (Middlesex) and made his debut for the Tangerines against Stourport Swifts on 8 January 2005, as a late sub for Anthony Eggington.[2] He went on to make 190 first team appearances for Ashford Town including scoring the winning goal in the 2009 Surrey Senior Cup final.[3] During his time at the club Wellard was also groundsman at Short Lane. In the summer of 2008, AFC Wimbledon had a transfer bid rejected which was described as 'derisory' by the Ashford board.[4] However, the Dons second bid the following summer was more successful for an undisclosed fee plus add-ons.[5] At the time of the transfer, Wellard was one of only three players to have ever commanded a transfer fee at Ashford, with the others being Dannie Bulman and Richard Butler.[2]

AFC Wimbledon

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Wellard became a regular in the AFC Wimbledon side and made 43 appearances in his first season for the Dons as they didn't quite make the Conference play-offs.[6] His second season at the club saw him move down the pecking order in central midfield in January after the arrival of James Mulley. In February 2011, Wellard was sent on loan to fellow Conference side Cambridge United on a month-long loan.[7] However, he was recalled early from his loan by Terry Brown due to an injury crisis at the Kingsmeadow Stadium.[8] He regained his place in the Dons' first team and eventually played in the 2011 Conference Play-off final win over Luton Town, which saw the Dons gain a place in the Football League.[9] In May 2012, Wellard was released from the club due to the expiry of his contract.[10]

Cambridge United

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Wellard signed a two-year contract with The U's on 18 May 2012[11] following his release from AFC Wimbledon earlier in the month. U's boss Jez George was quick to snap up the midfielder early in the summer transfer window in a deal which saw the Londoner return to the Abbey Stadium on a permanent basis following a popular loan spell back in February 2011.

In November 2012, he joined Conference South side Salisbury City on a one-month loan deal.[12]

Salisbury City

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After a successful loan spell at Salisbury, he returned permanently, signing a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season. He featured in the squad regularly, and scored a vital free kick in the Conference South play-off final against Dover Athletic.

Sutton United

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He signed for Sutton United in July 2014, and made his debut against Winchester City in a pre-season friendly.

Welling United

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In May 2015, he signed for National League side Welling United on a free transfer.[13]

Wealdstone

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In 2016, he signed for Wealdstone. He left the club in May 2018.

Bedfont

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On 25 December 2019, Wellard moved to Bedfont Sports.[14]

Farnham Town

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In July 2023, Wellard joined Combined Counties Football League Premier Division South club Farnham Town.[15] Alongside his later work in academies, Wellard has also been involved with AF Global’s Trinity Elite football programme in the South West.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 9 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Wimbledon 2009–10[17] Conference Premier 32 1 2 0 — 3[a] 1 37 2
2010–11[18] Conference Premier 25 2 4 0 — 5[b] 0 34 2
2011–12[19] League Two 22 1 3 0 1 0 2[c] 0 28 1
Total 79 4 9 0 1 0 10 1 99 5
Cambridge United (loan) 2010–11[20] Conference Premier 9 0 — — — 9 0
Cambridge United 2012–13[21] Conference Premier 17 1 1 0 — 0 0 18 1
Total 26 1 1 0 — 0 0 27 1
Salisbury City 2012–13[21] Conference South 18 1 — — 4[d] 1 22 2
2013–14[21] Conference Premier 31 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 33 1
Total 49 2 1 0 — 5 1 55 3
Sutton United 2014–15[21] Conference South 30 3 0 0 — 1[a] 0 31 3
Welling United 2015–16[21] National League 28 1 4 1 — 2[a] 1 34 3
Hemel Hempstead Town 2015–16[21] National League South 12 1 0 0 — 0 0 12 1
Wealdstone 2016–17[21] National League South 36 3 1 0 — 0 0 37 3
2017–18[21] 12 0 0 0 — 2[a] 1 14 1
Total 48 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 51 4
Bedfont Sports 2019–20[22] Isthmian League South Central 8 0 — — 2[e] 0 10 0
2020–21[23] Isthmian League South Central 3 0 2 0 — 0 0 5 0
2021–22[24] Isthmian League South Central 20 6 4 2 — 0 0 24 8
Total 31 6 6 2 0 0 2 0 39 8
Career total 303 21 22 3 1 0 22 4 348 28
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Conference South play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances in Middlesex Senior Challenge Cup

Honours

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AFC Wimbledon

Salisbury City

References

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