Carl Pettefer
FullnameCarl James Pettefer
Birth date22 March 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeTaplow, England
Height5 ft 7 in[1]
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubWimborne Town
Years 11999–2004
Years 22002–2003
Years 32004–2006
Years 42006–2008
Years 52008
Years 62008
Years 72008–2013
Years 82013–2018
Years 92018-
Clubs 1Portsmouth
Clubs 2Exeter City (loan)
Clubs 3Southend United
Clubs 4Oxford United
Clubs 5AFC Bournemouth
Clubs 6Bognor Regis Town
Clubs 7AFC Totton
Clubs 8Poole Town
Clubs 9Wimborne Town
Caps 13
Caps 237
Caps 374
Caps 462
Caps 51
Caps 7229
Caps 8176
Caps 929
Goals 10
Goals 21
Goals 30
Goals 41
Goals 50
Goals 72
Goals 81
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Carl James Pettefer (born 22 March 1981) is an English footballer, who plays for Wimborne Town.[2]

Career

Pettefer began his career at Portsmouth, signing his professional papers with then manager Alan Ball in August 1999 when aged 17. He made his full debut for Portsmouth against West Bromwich Albion in the Football League Championship when the club was under the management of Graham Rix.

He moved to Exeter City on loan in October 2002, making 37 appearances in total, before taking up a further loan period at Southend United towards the end of the 2003–04 season. He played regularly for the club during this spell, appearing in the side that lost to Blackpool in the Football League Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Despite breaking his leg in a fixture against Huddersfield Town, manager Steve Tilson signed him permanently at the end of 2003–04 season.[3] He went on to make 74 appearances for the club as a right midfielder. He returned to the Millennium Stadium on two further occasions with Southend. Firstly, for a second successive Football League Trophy final, which Southend lost 2–0 to Wrexham after extra time and then for the 2004–05 season League Two Promotion Play-off. Southend beat Lincoln City 2-0 (after extra time) and won promotion to League One. He was the only Southend player to start all of the club's league and cup fixtures in that season.[4]

Following an injury affected season in 2005-06 during which Southend gained promotion to the Championship as league winners, he was signed by Oxford United,[5] playing under manager Jim Smith, in the Conference National. However, in January 2008, he was transfer listed by manager Darren Patterson, who had taken over from Smith, subsequently being released on 29 April 2008.

He went on trial at AFC Bournemouth during the summer of 2008 and impressed manager Kevin Bond to earn himself a contract.[6] With opportunities for first team appearances limited, he moved to Bognor Regis Town and subsequently to AFC Totton in 2008, where he eventually became captain.

In 2013 he moved from AFC Totton to Poole Town.[7] He transferred from Poole to Wimborne Town in December 2018.[8]

Honours

Southend United

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack (eds.) (2006). Sky sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. London: Headline. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-7553-1525-3.
  2. ^ "Carl Pettefer Profile | Aylesbury United FC"
  3. ^ "Shrimpers Snap Up Pettefer". BBC News. 2004-05-05. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  4. ^ "Football League Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  5. ^ "Hutchinson and Pettefer join U's". BBC News. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  6. ^ "Cherries give Pettefer deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  7. ^ "Poole Town: New recruit Pettefer targets promotion push". Bournemouth Echo. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  8. ^ "'All good things come to an end': Killick full of praise for departing Pettefer". Bournemouth Echo. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  9. ^ "Lincoln City 0–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2024.