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'''Carl Neil Fletcher''' (born [[7 April]] [[1980]] in [[Surrey Heath]], [[England]]) is |
'''Carl Neil Fletcher''' (born [[7 April]] [[1980]] in [[Surrey Heath]], [[England]]) is an [[English people|English]]-born [[Wales|Welsh]] professional [[football (soccer)|football]] who plays for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]. He wears the number 7 shirt, plays as a [[defensive midfielder]], and has also served as Palace [[Captain (football)|Captain]]. |
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Fletcher started his career at [[England|English]] club [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]], making his debut in February 1998 as a 17-year-old. He made 185 league starts for the south-coast club, including [[Captain (football)|captaining]] the side to a 5-2 victory over [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] in the 2003 [[Football League Third Division|Division 3]] [[playoff]] final and scoring 2 of the goals himself, before earning a move to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2004 for [[Pound sterling|£]]275,000. |
Fletcher started his career at [[England|English]] club [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]], making his debut in February 1998 as a 17-year-old. He made 185 league starts for the south-coast club, including [[Captain (football)|captaining]] the side to a 5-2 victory over [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] in the 2003 [[Football League Third Division|Division 3]] [[playoff]] final and scoring 2 of the goals himself, before earning a move to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in 2004 for [[Pound sterling|£]]275,000. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Neil Fletcher | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 15 October 2008 (UTC) | |||
Carl Neil Fletcher (born 7 April 1980 in Surrey Heath, England) is an English-born Welsh professional football who plays for Crystal Palace. He wears the number 7 shirt, plays as a defensive midfielder, and has also served as Palace Captain.
Fletcher started his career at English club Bournemouth, making his debut in February 1998 as a 17-year-old. He made 185 league starts for the south-coast club, including captaining the side to a 5-2 victory over Lincoln City in the 2003 Division 3 playoff final and scoring 2 of the goals himself, before earning a move to West Ham United in 2004 for £275,000.
He is nicknamed "Fletch" by his fans, like his fictional namesake Karl Fletcher, a character on Sky One's Dream Team.
Fletcher then played in the Premiership after West Ham won promotion the season he signed for them. He also had a month-long loan spell at Watford. Upon his return from Watford in October 2005, he made 12 league appearances for West Ham. On 13 May 2006, Fletcher was drafted into the West Ham team to face Liverpool in the FA Cup Final due to the suspension of Hayden Mullins. Despite ending on the losing side, he still contributed to one of the best FA Cup finals of modern times.
The FA Cup final proved to be his last competitive match for the Hammers, however, as he signed for Crystal Palace in that summer, for £400,000. He was immediately appointed as Eagles Captain by then-manager Peter Taylor. After Neil Warnock took over, the captaincy went to Mark Hudson.
Fletcher's Palace future has been in recent doubt, following Neil Warnock's signing of fellow midfielders Shaun Derry and Neil Danns.
On 28th May 2008 Fletcher captained Wales for the first time against Iceland. However, he was substituted after just 41 minutes after damaging his ankle ligaments.
On 18th August 2008 Fletcher and team mate Paul Ifill were put on the transfer list by manager Neil Warnock
Fletcher was signed on loan by Nottingham Forest in October due to their ever growing injury list. Unfortunately Carl only made 5 appearances in this period and due to a problematic back injury, was sent back to Palace.
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 24 January 2008)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[1] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Bournemouth | 1997-98 | 1 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | ? |
| Bournemouth | 1998-99 | 2 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | ? |
| Bournemouth | 1999-00 | 24 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 3 | ? |
| Bournemouth | 2000-01 | 43 | 6 | ? | 4 | 1 | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 7 | ? |
| Bournemouth | 2001-02 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 5 | 0 |
| Bournemouth | 2002-03 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
| Bournemouth | 2003-04 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| Bournemouth | 2004-05 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1997-2005 | 193 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 215 | 20 | 0 |
| West Ham | 2004-05 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 2 | 1 |
| West Ham | 2005-06 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2004-2006 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 3 | 2 |
| Watford (loan) | 2005-06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2005-2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2006-07 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 3 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 2007-08 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 2008-09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2006-present | 68 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 1 |
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2008-09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 314 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 353 | 29 | 2 | |
Honours
- 2003 League Two Play-Off Final winner with Bournemouth
- 2006 FA Cup Runners-Up Medal
References
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
External links
- Carl Fletcher player profile at cpfc.co.uk
- Carl Fletcher player profile at afcb.co.uk
- Carl Fletcher at Soccerbase