WARRINGTON Town have swooped to sign experienced defender John Hardiker who is expected to go straight into the squad for tomorrow’s crunch clash with fellow play-off chasing New Mills.
Hardiker, aged 30, can play centre-half or right back and has signed from Northwich Victoria where he was Captain.
Welcoming Hardiker to Warrington Town manager Shaun Reid said: “We are delighted to have landed a player with great experience and I am sure he will be a great asset to our squad.”
Hardiker was a product of the academy system at Morecambe where he made his first full appearance at the age of 16 and in 2002 moved to Stockport County for a fee of £150,000 where he famously scored two goals in a historic victory over Manchester City.
After making over 100 appearances for Stockport he moved to Bury before returning to Morecambe.
Hardiker was then released by Morecambe and spent some time at Fleetwood Town before being snapped up by Jim Harvey by signing a contract at Forest Green Rovers.
He had a turbulent 2008/09 season with Forest Green. He was appointed club captain until being sidelined for 4 months with injury, after which he made a dramatic return scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Northwich.
In March 2009 he joined Blue Square North side Stalybridge Celtic and In late 2010 he joined Droylsden after the two teams agreed an undisclosed fee, where he played alongside Warrington’s recent new signing Ciaran Kilheeney.
In January this year he had a brief spell at Radcliffe Borough before signing for Northwich Victoria in May.
Wire swoop for experienced defender
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