Anthony Dudley (footballer)

Anthony Ryan Dudley (born 15 September 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Radcliffe.

Anthony Dudley

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Ryan Chippy Dudley [1]
Date of birth	(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Radcliffe
Youth career
2013–2014	Bury
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Bury	9	(0)
2015	→ Guiseley (loan)	7	(5)
2016	→ Guiseley (loan)	9	(2)
2017	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	12	(4)
2017–2019	Salford City	37	(12)
2018–2019	→ Chester (loan)	38	(11)
2019–2023	Chester	103	(21)
2023–	Radcliffe	46	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Bury

Dudley made his Football League debut for Bury in EFL League Two on 18 January 2014, coming on as a substitute for Tom Soares in the 87th minute against Burton Albion at Gigg Lane.^[3]

Guiseley

After back-to-back loan spells with National League team Guiseley, with whom he made 16 appearances and scored 7 goals.

Macclesfield Town

Dudley signed for another National League side on loan Macclesfield Town, in January 2017.^[4] He joined Macclesfield as part of the transfer of Jack Mackreth to Bury.^[5]

Salford City

In June 2017 he joined Salford City on a two-year contract, valid from the expiry of his contract at Bury at the end of the month.^[6]

In June 2019 he was released by Salford.^[7]

Chester

On 26 July 2018 he joined Chester on a season-long loan along with fellow player Danny Livesey, reuniting them with their former Salford managers. At the end of the season, Chester confirmed both players had returned to their parent club.^[8]

In June 2019, Dudley signed for National League North club Chester on a permanent one-year deal.^[9]

Radcliffe

In May 2023, Dudley signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 September 2024 ^[11]

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
Bury	2013–14[12]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2014–15[13]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16[14]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2016–17[15]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	6	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	12	0
Guiseley (loan)	2015–16[14]	National League	16	7	0	0	—		2[b]	1	18	8
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2016–17[15]	National League	12	4	0	0	—		5[b]	1	17	5
Salford City	2017–18[16][17][18]	National League North	37	12	1	0	—		1[b]	0	39	12
Chester (loan)	2018–19[16]	National League North	38	11	1	0	—		4[c]	0	43	11
Chester	2019–20[16]	National League North	32	5	1	0	—		5[d]	1	38	6
	2020–21[16]	National League North	17	5	3	0	—		2[b]	2	22	7
	2021–22[16]	National League North	22	4	4	0	—		2[e]	0	28	4
	2022–23[16]	National League North	32	7	4	0	—		3[f]	0	39	7
	Total		141	32	13	0	—		16	3	170	35
Radcliffe	2023–24[19]	NPL Premier Division	38	9	1	1	—		7[g]	4	46	14
	2024–25[16]	National League North	8	2	0	0	—		0	0	8	2
	Total		46	11	1	1	—		7	4	54	16
Career total			261	66	15	1	0	0	34	9	310	76

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
4. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
6. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League North play-offs
7. Five appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and two goals in Manchester Premier Cup, one appearance in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy

Honours

Macclesfield Town

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2016–17^[20]

Salford City

• National League North Champions: 2017–18

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
2. "Anthony Dudley". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "Bury 0-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
4. "Confirmed: Dudley loaned to Silkmen". Bury F.C. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
5. "Silkmen Re-Sign Goalkeeper Scott Flinders And Bury Forward Anthony Dudley". Macclesfield Town F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
6. "Club not live".
7. "Player news: Retained and Released list 2018-19". Salford City FC. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
8. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » LOANS | Dudley and Livesey return to Salford City upon completion of their loans".
9. "Dudley signs permanently for Chester". Chester FC. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
10. "Anthony Dudley Joins the Club". www.radcliffefc.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
11. Anthony Dudley at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
12. "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
13. "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
14. "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
15. "Games played by Anthony Dudley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
16. Anthony Dudley at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
17. "Salford City 1-2 York City - the Emirates FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round". YouTube. 18 September 2017.
18. https://x.com/salfordcityfc/status/934453004610232320?s=61&t=uxWLO8id8nu1tuCALylVfw ^{[bare URL]}
19. "Radcliffe | Appearances | Anthony Dudley | Football Web Pages".
20. "York beat Macclesfield to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

External links

• Anthony Dudley at Soccerbase