Stuart Ripley

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Stuart Ripley
Full name	Stuart Edward Ripley
Date of birth	November 20, 1967 (1967-11-20) (age 40)
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Winger
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985–1992 1986 1992–1998 1998–2002 2000–2001 2001	Middlesbrough → Bolton Wanderers (loan) Blackburn Rovers Southampton → Barnsley (loan) → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) Total	249 (26) 005 0(1) 188 (13) 053 0(1) 010 0(1) 006 0(1) 511 (43)
National team²
1988–1989 1993–1997	England U21 England	008 0(0) 002 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Stuart Edward Ripley, born November 20, 1967 in Middlesbrough, (then in North Yorkshire) is a retired English football player who made his name with Middlesbrough in the late 1980s before achieving success in a move to Blackburn Rovers by winning a Premiership medal in the 1994-95 season and becoming a cult hero. He later moved to finish his career at Southampton. Ripley was essentially a speedy winger who, earlier in his career, scored numerous goals. He won two caps for England.

After finishing his playing career, Ripley set up The Castleford Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, providing physiotherapy to nearby rugby league teams, as well as local football teams.

He graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 2007 with a first class combined honours degree in Law and French.