Richie Wellens

Date of birth26 March 1980
Place of birthManchester
NationalityEnglish
Weight73 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionMidfielder

Richie Wellens missed the opening matches of the 2000-01 season due to suspension but then went on to establish himself as a regular in the centre of the Blackpool midfield for the remainder of the campaign.

Tigerish in the tackle, he also displays some neat creative touches and has a good scoring record.

He netted the winner against York City in January 2001 with a brilliant free kick curled in from the edge of the penalty box.

Richie's contract at Blackpool was extended in March 2003 up to the end of the 2004-05 season, then to June 2007 in April 2005 before joining Oldham Athletic in June 2005 with a two-year contract.

Richie joined Doncaster Rovers in July 2007 in a two-year deal that was extended to June 2010 in July 2008.

He joined Leicester City in July 2009 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2014 in March 2011 before it was cancelled in July 2013.

His contract at Doncaster Rovers was extended to January 2014 in September 2013 then to June 2015 and to June 2016 in August 2014 before it was cancelled in January 2016.

Richie joined Shrewsbury Town in January 2016 with a contract to June 2017 that was cancelled in August 2016.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester United 19 May 1997 23 Mar 2000
Blackpool 23 Mar 2000 09 Jun 2005
Oldham Athletic 09 Jun 2005 30 Jun 2007
Doncaster Rovers 04 Jul 2007 07 Jul 2009
Leicester City 07 Jul 2009 23 Jul 2013
Ipswich Town 04 Oct 2012 11 Nov 2012 L
Doncaster Rovers 02 Aug 2013 06 Jan 2016
Oldham Athletic 26 Nov 2015 04 Jan 2016 L
Shrewsbury Town 08 Jan 2016 24 Aug 2016
Salford City 02 Sep 2016 30 Oct 2016
Macclesfield Town 30 Nov 2016 30 Jun 2017

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Manchester United League Cup
1
2000-01 Blackpool FA Cup 1
2000-01 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy
1
2000-01 Blackpool League Cup 2
1
1
2000-01 Blackpool League Division 3 34
2
8
8
2000-01 Blackpool League Division 3 Play-Offs 3
2001-02 Blackpool FA Cup 2
2001-02 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 5
1
2001-02 Blackpool League Cup 2
1
2001-02 Blackpool League Division 2 31
5
1
8
1
2002-03 Blackpool FA Cup 3
2002-03 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy
2
2002-03 Blackpool League Cup 1
2002-03 Blackpool League Division 2 36
3
1
12
1
2003-04 Blackpool FA Cup 2
2003-04 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 4
2003-04 Blackpool League Cup 3
2003-04 Blackpool League Division 2 40
1
3
9
2
2004-05 Blackpool FA Cup 2
2
2
2004-05 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy
2
2004-05 Blackpool League One 27
1
3
4
2
2005-06 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 4
2005-06 Oldham Athletic LDV Vans Trophy 1
2005-06 Oldham Athletic League Cup 1
2005-06 Oldham Athletic League One 45
4
8
2006-07 Oldham Athletic FA Cup 4
2006-07 Oldham Athletic Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2006-07 Oldham Athletic League Cup 1
2006-07 Oldham Athletic League One 42
4
8
1
2006-07 Oldham Athletic League One Play-Offs 2
2
2007-08 Doncaster Rovers FA Cup 2
1
2007-08 Doncaster Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
1
2007-08 Doncaster Rovers League Cup 2
1
2007-08 Doncaster Rovers League One 45
6
2
2007-08 Doncaster Rovers League One Play-Offs 2
2008-09 Doncaster Rovers FA Cup 4
2008-09 Doncaster Rovers League Championship 39
3
7
1
2008-09 Doncaster Rovers League Cup 1
2009-10 Leicester City FA Cup 2
2009-10 Leicester City League Championship 41
1
5
1
2009-10 Leicester City League Championship Play-Offs 2
1
2009-10 Leicester City League Cup 1
2010-11 Leicester City FA Cup 2
2010-11 Leicester City League Championship 44
1
2
4
2010-11 Leicester City League Cup 2
2
2
1
2011-12 Leicester City FA Cup 4
1
2011-12 Leicester City League Championship 39
2
1
4
2012-13 Ipswich Town League Championship 7
1
2012-13 Leicester City FA Cup 2
2012-13 Leicester City League Championship 2
2013-14 Doncaster Rovers League Championship 36
1
11
2013-14 Doncaster Rovers League Cup 2
2014-15 Doncaster Rovers FA Cup 4
1
2014-15 Doncaster Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
1
2014-15 Doncaster Rovers League Cup 1
1
2014-15 Doncaster Rovers League One 37
2
3
3
2015-16 Doncaster Rovers FA Cup
1
2015-16 Doncaster Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2015-16 Doncaster Rovers League Cup 2
2015-16 Doncaster Rovers League One 11
1
2
2015-16 Oldham Athletic League One 2
1
2015-16 Shrewsbury Town League One 7
5
1


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 England UEFA Under-18
1
1998-99 England UEFA Under-18 2
1998-99 England Under-18 1
1


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
09 Sep 1997 England v Yugoslavia D 0-0 UEFA U18 Preliminary
02 Sep 1998 Republic of Ireland v England W 0-5 U18
13 Oct 1998 Italy v England W 2-4 U18
08 Mar 1999 Spain v England D 1-1 UEFA U18 Group 1
12 Mar 1999 England v Israel W 2-1 UEFA U18 Group 1


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