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| Neil Ruddock: Defender |
| Nickname: Razor |
| Date of Birth:
09.05.1968 |
| Squad
number: |
| With the Reds: 1993-1998 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Tottenham Hotspur (2) |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј2,500,000 - 22.07.1993 |
| Debut: 14th August 1993 v
Sheffield Wednesday (H) PL won 2-0 (Aged 24) |
| Debut goal: 22.08.1993 |
| 1st team
league games: 115 (4 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 11 |
| Total 1st team
games: 152 (6 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 12 |
| Contract expiry:
30.07.1998, transferred to West Ham United for J400,000 |
| International caps:
1 (1 as Liverpool) England |
| International
goals: |
| International debut:
16.11.1994 vs. Nigeria |
| Characteristics:
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| Former clubs:
Millwall, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, QPR (loan),
West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Swindon Town |
| Birth Place:
Wandsworth, South London, England |
| Honours: 1 League Cup 94-95 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1993-94 |
39 |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
46 |
4 |
| 1994-95 |
37 |
2 |
7 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
2 |
| 1995-96 |
18/2 |
5 |
2 |
|
3/1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
25/3 |
5 |
| 1996-97 |
15/2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
2/1 |
|
|
|
19/3 |
1 |
| 1997-98 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
| Total |
111/4 |
11 |
11 |
|
19/1 |
1 |
5/1 |
|
|
|
146/6 |
12 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 146 |
Started |
|
115 |
Premier League |
| 34 |
On the bench |
|
20 |
League Cup |
| 6 |
Substitute |
|
11 |
FA Cup |
| 9 |
Substituted |
|
3 |
UEFA Cup |
|
|
|
3 |
European Cup Winners Cup |
Career Milestones for Neil Ruddock:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
14.08.1993 |
Sheffield W |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
10.09.1994 |
West Ham U |
0-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 100 |
30.08.1995 |
QPR |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
15.10.1997 |
WBA |
2-0 |
The Hawthorns |
LC |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
22.08.1993 |
19 |
Swindon T |
5-0 |
County Gr. |
League |
| Seasons |
Player № |
| 1993-94 |
25 |
| 1994-95 |
25 |
| 1995-96 |
25 |
| 1996-97 |
14 |
| 1997-98 |
14 |
|
* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number.
Update 16.06.2007 |
|
PROFILE
Graeme Souness signed hard man Neil 'Razor' Ruddock from Tottenham Hotspur in the
summer of 1993 for J2.5 million to add steel to the defence.
Souness saw him as the ideal partner for Mark Wright but it didn't quite work out
like that. He already had a reputation as a hard man and his Anfield debut in a Red shirt
was controversial to say the least. In Ronnie Whelan's testimonial a clash with former Red
hero Peter Beardsley now playing for Newcastle, left the striker with a fractured
cheekbone.
Ruddock made his Liverpool debut against Sheffield Wednesday at Anfield and set up
one of the goals in a 2-0 win for Nigel Clough, then followed that up in his third game by
scoring his first goal against Swindon Town.
His best moment from the 1993-94 season was scoring an equaliser in the 3-3 draw
with Manchester United at Anfield, with a thumping header past Peter Schmeichel. In fact
he did not know he had scored. After the game it transpired Ruddock was suffering from
concussion and only realised afterwards what that goal had meant!
When Roy Evans took charge at Anfield, he used a different defensive formula with
Ruddock playing as one of three centre halves and he looked more comfortable in this role.
He played his part in the club winning the Coca Cola Cup, when he played in the 2-1
win against Bolton Wanderers at Wembley.
However the following season he experienced what he called 'his worst moment in
football,' when Roy Evans left him out of the FA Cup Final squad to face Manchester United
at Wembley. His replacement was Phil Babb and Liverpool lost 1-0. They badly missed
Razor's steel and fighting spirit and Evans later admitted he had made a mistake.
Fighting fit and raring to go at the start of the 1996-97 season disaster struck
for Ruddock when he injured his groin just before the big kick-off against Middlesbrough
and the remainder of his career at Anfield was to be blighted by niggling injuries.
Ruddock's final game for Liverpool was a disappointing affair as Liverpool lost 3-0
to Strasbourg in the UEFA Cup.
He then moved to West Ham United before a spell with Crystal Palace.
Loan
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| QPR - 26.03.1998 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1997-98 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D 1 |
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Transferred of Millwallon to Tottenham Hotspur in
14.04.1986 for Ј50,000.
Transferred of Tottenham Hotspur to Millwallon in 29.06.1988 for Ј300,000.
Transferred of Millwallon to Southampton in 13.02.1989 for Ј250,000.
Transferred of Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur in 29.07.1992 for Ј750,000.
Transferred of West Ham United to Crystal Palacer in 28.07.2000.
Total
Neil Ruddock in other clubs games/goals
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