20. Marco Adaggio (Forward)
Date of birth: 6/10/87; Place: Malaga (Spain)
Marco is one of a number of players to have impressed during 2007 pre-season, scoring two goals in the friendly at Meir KA. He began his career with Shrewsbury Town and made his debut against Oxford United in April 2005. In total, he made 10 appearances for the Shrews and had a spell on loan at AFC Telford United. Marco joined Welsh Premier League side Bangor City in January, scoring twice in seven appearances.
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1. Danny Alcock (Goalkeeper)
Date of birth: 15/2/84; Place: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Son of Barry Alcock, who played in goal for Stafford during the 1980s, Danny was signed at the beginning of August 2006 after being released by Accrington Stanley. He spent three years at Stoke City and progressed to the Reserves but left to make his Football League debut for Barnsley in April 2004. Danny spent the 2004/05 and 2005/06 seasons at Accrington Stanley, making six Nationwide Conference appearances and did well after taking over from the injured Stafford keeper Dean Williams in September 2006. Danny was named in the England National Game XI squad to face Northern Ireland in February 2007 (wikipedia)
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33. Danny Allen (Goalkeeper)
Date of birth: 13/9/90; Place: Stafford
Danny has recently progressed into the First team squad after impressing in the Youth team. Earlier this season he played for Staffordshire in the FA County Youth Cup.
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19. Sebastian Arnolin (Midfield)
Date of birth: 13/2/88; Place: Epinay-sur-Seine (France)
Frenchman Sebastian was signed by Stafford Rangers in summer 2007 after impressing in pre-season during which he scored in the friendly at Newcastle Town. Previously with Chateauroux in his native France, he marked his full Stafford debut with a goal against Kidderminster Harriers. Seb had a one-month spell on loan with Hednesford Town before Christmas.
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5. Wayne Daniel (Defender)
Date of birth: 12/12/76; Place: Birmingham
Club Captain Wayne is the longest serving member of the squad who joined Stafford Rangers in summer 2002. Always a favourite with the fans, he was voted both Supporters' Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season in both 2002/03 and 2003/04, becoming the first and only player to retain these awards. A commanding central defender, Wayne was also named Manager's Player of the Season in 2003/04. Previously with Kidderminster Harriers, Bridgnorth Town and Paget Rangers, he made his 250th Stafford appearance on the opening day of the current season. Wayne was a member of the winning Staffordshire Senior Cup side in both 2003 and 2005.
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18. Alan Dodd (Defender)
Date of birth: 16/6/80; Place: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Alan rejoined Stafford in March 2008, having made 56 appearances in a previous spell between 2003 and 2006. He began the current season at Northwich Victoria and has also played for Leek Town, Kidsgrove Athletic, Lancaster City and Leek CSOB.
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17. Ross Draper (Defender/Midfield)
Date of birth: 20/10/88; Place: Wolverhampton
Ross is a versatile player who can feature in either defence or midfield. Signed in August 2007 following his release by Shrewsbury Town, he scored in the pre-season friendly at Stapenhill and has continued to impress in the Blue Square Premier.
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7. Chris Flynn (Midfielder)
Date of birth: 5/11/87; Place: Market Drayton
Chris, a Wales Under-19 International, signed for Stafford Rangers in August 2007 after impressing during pre-season. He progressed through the ranks at Crewe Alexandra and made two appearances for them last season. Chris, who had a spell on loan at Cambridge United earlier this year, made his debut on the opening day of Blue Square Premier football at Farsley Celtic and has become a regular in the side. (wikipedia)
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38. Alex Gibson (Defender)
Date of birth: 12/08/82; Place: Plymouth
Alex commenced a third spell with Stafford Rangers in mid-January 2008 following his release by Droylsden. He grew up in Stafford and was signed by Stoke City on schoolboy forms, working his was up through the youth system but moved to Port Vale in June 2001 due to a lack of first team opportunities. Alex made his debut for Vale in October 2001 in a League One game against Chesterfield. He initially joined Rangers in the 2002 close season and made his Stafford debut at Weymouth in previous manager Phil Robinson's first game in charge. Alex had a spell with Hednesford Town before returning to Stafford for the second time towards the end of 2004. Last season Alex had a spell on loan at Nantwich Town prior to joining Droylsden last summer.
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9. Neil Grayson (Forward)
Date of birth: 01/11/64; Place: York
Named as the 2005/06 Stafford Rangers Supporters' Player of the Season, Neil has made over 150 appearances for the club. Signed from Forest Green Rovers in March 2004, Neil marked his debut against Moor Green with a goal inside two minutes and netted his 50th goal for the club during the win at Exeter City in October. He began his career with York based non-league side Rowntree Mackintosh from where he snapped up by Doncaster Rovers, for whom he made his Football League debut. He dipped in and out of the League with spells at York City, Chesterfield, Gateshead, Boston United, Northampton Town, Hereford United, Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers. During his time at Cheltenham, Neil won two promotions, was named Conference Player of the Year for the 1998/99 season, became an England Semi-Pro International and scored The Robins' first Football League goal. A popular player with the fans, Neil was named as the all-time cult-hero at not one but two League clubs as fans of Northampton and Cheltenham named him their most popular player ever. Neil scored during the play-off final against Droylsden in May 2006 and also found the net in the shoot-out.
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24. Steve Hopkinson (Midfield)
Date of birth: 11/1/86; Place: Swindon
Steve, who first played for Stafford Rangers Reserves during the 2002/03 season, has progressed into the First-Team squad via the Reserves and County Senior League side. Having previously played in a couple of cup games, he made his league debut against Kidderminster back in August 2007.
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35. Damion Jarrett (Defender)
Date of birth: 27/11/86; Place: Birmingham
Damion joined Stafford at the beginning of January 2008 following spells with Hednesford Town, Cambridge City, Tamworth and, most recently, Malvern Town.
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43. Jonathan Loukes (Midfield)
Date of birth: 12/6/88; Place: Sheffield
Jonathan joined Stafford at the end of March 2008. He began his career with Barnsley and then had spells with Weymouth and Selby Town.
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11. Dolapo Olaoye (Forward)
Date of birth: 17/10/82; Place Nigeria
Del was another player signed on the eve of the Stafford's first season back in the Nationwide Conference. He began his career with Port Vale and has also played in the United States for both the Michigan Bucks and Mercer University.
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30 Ishmale Reid (Midfield/Winger)
Date of birth: 13/5/86; Place: Stafford
Ishmale, brother of former Stafford midfielder Levi Reid, joined Stafford in early February 2008. Previously with Port Vale, Cradley Town and Rocester, he is a left-sided midfielder and winger.
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21. Jemiah Richards (Defender)
Date of birth: 10/5/86; Place: Birmingham
Jemiah is a product of Stafford's youth policy and has progressed into the first-team squad. He can play as either a central defender of full back. He was captain of the County Senior League side that won both the Division One title and Bourne Sports Trophy during the 2005/06 season. Jemiah made his league debut as a substitute against Woking in August 2007 and was enjoying an extended run in the side before breaking his foot at the begining of February.
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6. Djoumin Sangare (Defender)
Date of birth: 16/12/83; Place: Dunkirk (France)
Djoumin joined Stafford Rangers in July 2007 after impressing during pre-season. He began his career with Wasquehal in his native France prior to spells at Redbridge FC, Chelmsford City and Lewes. Last season he played in the Conference for both Grays Athletic and St Albans City.
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15. Nathan Smith (Forward)
Date of birth: 26/3/85; Place: Birmingham
Sidelined for the whole of last season by a long-term knee injury, Nathan joined Stafford in summer 2005 from Rushall Olympic and began the season in the Under-21 squad. Impressive performances in the Staffordshire County League, including one five-goal haul, quickly earned a call-up to the first-team squad where he has become established. Nathan scored 13 goals during the 2005/06 season. Nathan returned to action against Forest Green Rovers at the beginning of October.
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8. Kevin Street (Midfielder)
Date of birth: 25/11/77; Place: Crewe
Kevin joined Rangers at the start of the 2005/06 campaign. He began his career with hometown club Crewe Alexandra and scored a last-minute winner on his League debut back in September 1997. Making over 100 League appearances for Alex, he had a spell on loan at Luton Town before joining Northwich Victoria in summer 2002. He stayed with Vics for three months before returning to the League with Bristol Rovers. After a year with Rovers, he signed for Shrewsbury Town where he remained before his move to Marston Road in August 2005. Kevin recently made his 100th appearance for Stafford.
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2. Richie Sutton (Defender)
Date of birth: 29/4/86; Place: Stoke-on-Trent
Richard joined Stafford Rangers on a permanent basis in Summer 2007. In 2006/07 he re-joined the club on loan from Crewe Alexandra for a season-long loan spell and quickly slotted into the right-back spot he occupied at the end of the 2005/06 season. He has developed into strong defender who can also play at centre-back as a member of Crewe's Under-18 and Reserve teams. In 2005/06, as well as helping Stafford clinch promotion, Richie had another spell on loan at Leek Town.
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3. Nathan Talbott (Defender)
Date of birth: 21/10/84; Place: Wolverhampton
Sadly Nathan will miss the whole of the 2007/08 season with a hip injury. A left-sided player, Nathan joined Stafford in August 2004 and amongst the highlights of his first season with the club, he was voted runner-up for the February 2005 Nationwide North Player of the Month award. He was ever-present in the League last season and made his 100th appearance for the club at the end of September 2006. He began his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers and made his Football League debut for Yeovil Town in April 2004. Recently, Nathan has shown his versatility in a midfield role.
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42. Nick Wellecomme (Forward)
Date of birth: 31/5/84: Place: Stafford
Nick joined Stafford in mid-March 2008 having already scored 21 league goals this season for Newcastle Town. He previously played for Midland Combination side Brocton where he gained his reputation as a prolific goalscorer, netting 70 goals in two seasons. Back in the summer, Nick faced Stafford in a pre-season friendly playing for Newcastle and found the net as well.
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