Nathan Ralph

Nathanael Anthony Ralph (born 14 February 1993) is an English footballer, who plays as a left back or winger for Southend United.

Nathan Ralph
Personal information
Full name Nathanael Anthony Ralph[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
Place of birth Dunmow, England[2]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Left back / Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2009 Ipswich Town
2009–2011 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2012 → Kettering Town (loan) 14 (0)
2012–2015 Yeovil Town 35 (1)
2015–2016 Newport County 0 (0)
2016 → Aldershot Town (loan) 12 (1)
2016–2018 Woking 63 (1)
2018–2019 Dundee 26 (1)
2019– Southend United 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Career

On 14 August 2012, Ralph made his Yeovil debut in the Football League Cup against Colchester United in a 3–0 victory.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over Preston in a League One match, having come on as a substitute midway through the second half.[5] He made 17 appearances in the 2012–13 campaign, though did not feature in the play-off final victory over Brentford which took the "Glovers" into the Championship.

Ralph was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2014–15 season following their relegation to League Two.[6]

On 25 June 2015 Ralph signed for League Two club Newport County. His time at Newport was beset by injuries and although he made the substitutes bench on a number of occasions he did not make a competitive appearance. On 12 February 2016 he joined Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[7]

On 3 August 2016, Ralph signed a one-year contract with Woking.[8] On 6 August 2016, Ralph made his Woking debut in a 3–1 home defeat against Lincoln City, playing the full 90 minutes.[9] Three days later, Ralph went onto score his first Woking goal in a 2–2 draw with Solihull Moors.[10] On 15 June 2017, Ralph signed a new one-year deal for the 2017–18 campaign.[11]

On 31 May 2018, Ralph signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.[12] He won the club's player of the year award for 2018/19, but they were relegated.[13] Ralph then exercised a clause in his contract that allowed him to become a free agent.[13]

Southend United signed Ralph to a two-year contract, with an option for a third year, in July 2019.[13] He scored his first goal for Southend when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against AFC Wimbledon on 13 November 2019.[14] He dislocated his shoulder in December.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 October 2019[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2010–11[17] League One 0000000000
2011–12[18] Championship 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Kettering Town (loan) 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 14000—00140
Yeovil Town 2012–13[19] League One 14100102[lower-alpha 1]0171
2013–14[20] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[21] League One 21010101[lower-alpha 1]1241
Total 351102031412
Newport County 2015–16[22] League Two 0000000000
Aldershot Town (loan) 2015–16[22] National League 12100—00121
Woking 2016–17[23] National League 31120—00331
2017–18[24] National League 32060—1[lower-alpha 2]0390
Total 63180—10721
Dundee 2018–19[25] Scottish Premiership 2612030—311
Southend United 2019–20[26] League One 120001000130
Career total 162411060411835
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours
Yeovil Town

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Southend United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 67. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 511. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. Nathan Ralph at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "Yeovil 3–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. "Yeovil 3–1 Preston". BBC Sport. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. "Yeovil Town: Paul Sturrock releases 11 players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  7. "Newport County release 8 players". South Wales Argus.
  8. "Woking sign ex-Charlton striker Zak Ansah and Nathan Ralph". BBC Sport. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  9. "Woking 1-3 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  10. "Solihull Moors 2-2 Woking". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  11. "Nathan Ralph signs for another season". Woking Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  12. "Dundee: Nathan Ralph agrees a two-year deal to become fourth summer signing". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  13. "Nathan Ralph: Southend United sign Dundee left-back on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  14. "Leasing.com Trophy: Top-tier academy sides flourish as group stages finish". BBC Sport. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  15. "Nathan Ralph: Southend United left-back out after dislocating shoulder". BBC Sport. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  16. "N. Ralph". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  17. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  18. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  19. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  20. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  21. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  22. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  23. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  24. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  25. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  26. "Games played by Nathan Ralph in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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