Dean Sturridge

Date of birth27 July 1973
Place of birthBirmingham
NationalityEnglish
Weight77 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionForward

Sturridge struggled to win a regular place in the Derby County line-up in 2000-01 and featured almost exclusively as a substitute.

He managed just a single goal - a header in the 2-2 draw at Everton in August - and eventually moved on to Leicester City as boss Peter Taylor sought to boost his strike force.

His experience proved of particular value in bringing along Ade Akinbiyi, while he showed that he had lost none of his predatory skills by scoring on three successive Saturdays in February, twice from close range and once with a neat looping header against Sunderland.

He also came close to scoring in the FA Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers, but on this occasion his effort was disallowed.

With the benefit of hindsight, it is possible to earmark that moment as potentially the one that dramatically altered the course of the Foxes' entire season.

Unusually, a chest injury put him out of first-team action in April.

Sturridge joined Queens Park Rangers in March 2005 with a contract to June 2006.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Derby County 01 Jul 1991 19 Jan 2001
Torquay United 16 Dec 1994 18 Feb 1995 L
Leicester City 19 Jan 2001 24 Dec 2001
Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 Nov 2001 23 Dec 2001 L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 Dec 2001 18 Mar 2005
Sheffield United 30 Dec 2003 11 Feb 2004 L
Queens Park Rangers 18 Mar 2005 30 Jun 2006
Kidderminster Harriers 01 Jul 2006 30 Jun 2007

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1991-92 Derby County League Division Two 1
1992-93 Derby County League Division 1 8
2
1994-95 Derby County League Cup
1
1994-95 Derby County League Division 1 7
5
1
1995-96 Derby County League Division 1 33
6
20
1996-97 Derby County FA Cup 3
2
1996-97 Derby County League Cup 1
1
1996-97 Derby County Premier League 29
1
11
8
1997-98 Derby County League Cup 4
1
1
1997-98 Derby County Premier League 24
6
9
8
1998-99 Derby County FA Cup 4
2
1
1998-99 Derby County League Cup 3
1
1
1998-99 Derby County Premier League 23
6
5
3
1999-00 Derby County FA Cup 1
1999-00 Derby County League Cup 1
1
1
1999-00 Derby County Premier League 14
11
6
3
2000-01 Derby County League Cup
2
2000-01 Derby County Premier League 3
11
1
1
2000-01 Leicester City FA Cup 2
1
2000-01 Leicester City Premier League 12
1
3
4
2001-02 Leicester City League Cup 1
2001-02 Leicester City Premier League 8
1
3
2001-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
2001-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Division 1 27
20
3
2001-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Division 1 Play-Offs 2
1
2
2002-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup
1
2002-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
1
2002-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Division 1 17
22
10
5
2002-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Division 1 Play-Offs
3
2003-04 Sheffield United FA Cup 1
1
2003-04 Sheffield United League Division 1 2
2
2003-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup
1
2003-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 2
3
2004-05 Queens Park Rangers League Championship
2
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 5
6
1
2
2005-06 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 6
3
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Mar 2005 Rotherham United v Queens Park Rangers W 0-1 League Championship
02 Apr 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland L 1-3 League Championship
06 Aug 2005 Hull City v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Championship
10 Sep 2005 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
17 Sep 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United L 0-1 League Championship
27 Sep 2005 Millwall v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Championship
18 Oct 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Championship
22 Oct 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City W 3-0 League Championship
29 Oct 2005 Derby County v Queens Park Rangers W 1-2 League Championship
01 Nov 2005 Watford v Queens Park Rangers L 3-1 League Championship
05 Nov 2005 Queens Park Rangers v Reading L 1-2 League Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.