Nat Wedderburn

Nathaniel Carl Wedderburn (born 30 June 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. He has previously played for Stoke City, Notts County, Hereford United, Northampton Town, Corby Town, Cowdenbeath, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers and Airdrieonians.

Nat Wedderburn
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Carl Wedderburn[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2007 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Stoke City 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Notts County (loan) 9 (0)
2009 → Hereford United (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2012 Northampton Town 33 (0)
2012–2013 Corby Town 42 (2)
2013–2015 Cowdenbeath 63 (2)
2015–2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 15 (0)
2016–2018 Dunfermline Athletic 51 (1)
2018–2019 Raith Rovers 33 (0)
2019–2020 Airdrieonians 20 (1)
2020– Dumbarton 9 (1)
National team
2009–2010 England U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Stoke City

Wedderburn won academy player of the year at Stoke City in his first season at the Potters, playing regularly with the youth team and reserves, he also travelled with the first team during this season but didn't make the bench. In his second season as an academy he took the captain's armband for the season, during this season he was named on the bench in every League cup game but without making his debut. After some impressive performances in Stoke's Academy[2] side which saw Wedderburn sign his first professional contract at Stoke lasting one and a half years. After this, he moved to Notts County on loan.[3] Wedderburn made his league debut whilst on loan at Notts County on 6 December 2008, playing in the 1–0 home win over Morecambe. After extending his loan spell for the second time before 25 January 2009, his loan spell was, once again, extended until 3 March 2009.[4] He went on to make a further 9 league appearances for County before returning to Stoke in March 2009.

On 17 September 2009, Wedderburn was called up to the England Under 19 squad three European U19 Championship qualifiers in October 2009.[5] Wedderburn signed on loan for Hereford United in November 2009.[6] After making three appearance, Wedderburn return to his parent club.[7] Wedderburn was released by Stoke at the end of the 2009–10 season.[8]

Northampton Town

Following his release from Stoke, Wedderburn signed for League Two side Northampton Town on a two-year contract.[9] After joining the club, Wedderburn says Manager Ian Sampson was the reason he joined the "Cobblers".[10]

He made his debut for the club, on 14 August 2010, in a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley. In the second round of League Cup, Wedderburn registered an assist from the corner to allow Andy Holt equalise against Reading and the match would go to a penalty-shootout after ending 3–3 in the regular time, but in the end, Northampton won 4–3 on penalties.[11] In 2010–11 season, Wedderburn made thirty-seven appearance in all competitions.

In 2011–12 season, under new managers Gary Johnson and Aidy Boothroyd, Wedderburn playing time was limited, as he made two appearance. The main factor was suffering injuries like two sets of ruptured ankle ligaments, a hamstring injury and two calf strains.[12] After making a recovery from an ankle injury, manager Johnson placed him on loan list to gain first team experience.[13] In January transfer Window, Wedderburn was expected to leave the club, but nothing materialised.[14] Wedderburn was frozen out of the first team by Johnson.[15] Wedderburn played his first match since September, in a 3–1 loss against Crawley Town on 17 April 2012 (which turned out to be his last appearance for the club). After the match, he thought his Northampton's career had ended, after his bad luck in the 2011–12 season and said he was delighted to make his return.[12]

In May 2012, Wedderburn was released from Northampton after being told his contract would not be renewed.[16]

Corby Town

On 13 August 2012, Corby Town, and former Northampton Town boss, Ian Sampson announced in a post match interview that he was hoping to secure the signing of Wedderburn before the start of the league season.[17]

Cowdenbeath

In July 2013, Wedderburn signed for Championship side Cowdenbeath after a trial spell.[18][19]

Wedderburn scored on debut in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, in a 3–1 loss against Dunfermline Athletic.[20] He made his league debut in the opening game of the season, in a 2–0 loss against Greenock Morton.[21] Wedderburn then scored his first league goal of the season, in a 4–2 loss against Hamilton Academical.[22] Wedderburn went to make 40 appearances, scoring twice in all competitions, having played in different positions in defence and midfield.

In the 2014–15 season, Wedderburn continued to be in the first team and captained Cowdenbeath against Raith Rovers on 30 August 2014 before coming off in the after 31 minutes, due to an injury.[23] Wedderburn scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Livingston on 11 April 2015.[24] However, the club was relegated to League One, as he made 34 appearances scoring once in all competitions.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 18 June 2015 Wedderburn joined Scottish Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[25]

Dunfermline Athletic

After just one season with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Wedderburn signed a pre-contract with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic - becoming their first signing of the summer.[26][27] Wedderburn previously played for Fife rivals Cowdenbeath before transferring to the Caledonian Stadium.

Raith Rovers

In July 2018, Wedderburn joined another Fife club, signing a one-year contract with Raith Rovers with the option of a further year if the club earned promotion from League One.[28]

Airdrieonians

On 10 June 2019, Wedderburn signed for Airdrieonians. He made 26 appearances and scoring twice in games against Forfar and Queens Park[29] before leaving the club in the summer of 2020.[30]

Dumbarton

After leaving Airdrie, Wedderburn signed for Dumbarton in September 2020.[31] He scored his first goal for the club, the winner, against Cove Rangers in December 2020.[32]

Career statistics
As of 23:45, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[33]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2008–09[34] Premier League 0000000000
Notts County (loan) 2008–09[34] League Two 90200000110
Hereford United (loan) 2009–10[35] 3000000030
Northampton Town 2010–11[36] 31020401[lower-alpha 1]0380
2011–12[37] 2000000020
Total 330204010400
Corby Town 2012–13[38] Conference North 42210002[lower-alpha 2]0452
Cowdenbeath 2013–14[39] Scottish Championship 34110105[lower-alpha 3]1412
2014–15[40] 29120201[lower-alpha 4]0341
Total 632303061753
Inverness CT 2015–16[38][41] Scottish Premiership 15020002[lower-alpha 5]0190
Dunfermline Athletic 2016–17[42] Scottish Championship 241403000311
2017–18[43] 27020403[lower-alpha 6]0360
Total 511607030671
Raith Rovers 2018–19[44] Scottish League One 33030205[lower-alpha 7]1431
Airdrieonians 2019–20[45] 20110411[lower-alpha 4]0262
Dumbarton 2020-21 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 1
Career total 278720023120234110
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. One appearance and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  6. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  7. Two appearances and one goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs

References
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  4. "Magpies extend Wedderburn loan". BBC Sport. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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  6. Stoke allow duo to leave on loan BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
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  11. "Reading 3–3 N'hampton (2–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  12. "Northampton Town: Wedderburn relief at playing return". Northampton Chronicle. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  13. "Northampton Town: Jason Crowe to continue training with Town". Northampton Chronicle. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  14. "Northampton Town: Johnson sad over Robinson". Northampton Chronicle. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  15. "Northampton Town: Cobblers looking to offload". Northampton Chronicle. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  16. "Northampton release two more players". Eurosport. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  17. "Corby defender Andy Holt retires with knee injury". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  18. "New Arrivals – Two Sign On". cowdenbeathfc.com. Cowdenbeath F.C. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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  21. "Greenock Morton 2–0 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  22. "Cowdenbeath 2–4 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  23. "Cowdenbeath 1–3 Raith Rovers". SPFL. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  24. "Cowdenbeath 1–2 Livingston". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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  26. "Dunfermline sign Nat Wedderburn from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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  29. "DIAMONDS WELCOME MIDFIELDER NAT". Airdrieonians F.C. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  30. "Squad movements". airdrie. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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