 Waddock in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Patrick Waddock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kingsbury, Middlesex, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall (assistant head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1987 | Queens Park Rangers | 203 | (8) |
| 1987–1989 | Charleroi | 40 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Millwall | 58 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Bristol Rovers | 71 | (1) |
| 1994–1998 | Luton Town | 153 | (3) |
| Total | 531 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1990 | Republic of Ireland | 21 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2007–2009 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 2009–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2014 | Oxford United | ||
| 2015 | Portsmouth (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 2019 | Southend United (caretaker) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Cambridge United (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Walsall (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gary Patrick Waddock (/ˈwɒdək/ WOD-ək; born 17 March 1962) is a former professional footballer. He is currently assistant head coach at Walsall.
A former midfielder, he spent most of his career playing for Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. He also had stints at Belgian club Charleroi and at Millwall, Swindon Town and Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth and senior levels, making 21 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the Republic of Ireland senior national team.
Having retired from playing in 1998, Waddock went into management, taking over former club Queens Park Rangers in 2006. He went on to manage Aldershot Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United. He has worked at MK Dons as head of coaching and Portsmouth as assistant and caretaker manager. His most recent appointment was the assistant manager at Cambridge United
- ^ a b c "Gary Waddock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.