28 Facts About Joe Cardle

Joseph Cardle was born on 7 February 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Joe Cardle switched to Raith Rovers in March 2013 after Dunfermline Athletic hit a financial crisis.

Joe Cardle helped Raith win the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2014 and won a move to top-flight club Ross County in May 2014.

Joe Cardle signed with English non-League side AFC Fylde in July 2018 and then returned to Scotland to sign for Partick Thistle in January 2019.

In July 2003,16-year-old Joe Cardle signed for League One club Port Vale as an apprentice.

Joe Cardle made ten appearances in all competitions, the final one being against Montrose in the Scottish Cup in November 2007.

Joe Cardle was taken off with an injury and failed to recover before his loan spell ended.

Joe Cardle was released by new Vale manager Lee Sinnott in May 2008, and subsequently returned to Scotland to join Airdrie United.

Joe Cardle played for Airdrie in the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup at McDiarmid Park, helping his new club to beat Ross County on penalties to claim their first trophy.

Joe Cardle scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Queen of the South on 18 October 2008, and his second and final goal followed in the Scottish Cup against Cove Rangers the following month.

Joe Cardle was red-carded in his final match for Airdrie, against Livingston on 7 March 2009, after an on-field incident with captain Marc Smyth.

Joe Cardle left the Excelsior Stadium by mutual consent four days later, having made a total of 24 appearances on the right side of midfield for the "Diamonds", scoring three goals in cup competitions along with one league goal.

In May 2009, Joe Cardle signed with Airdrie's First Division rivals Dunfermline Athletic.

Joe Cardle was made redundant by Dunfermline in March 2013 after the club suffered a financial crisis.

In July 2013, Joe Cardle signed a new contract to stay at Stark's Park for another year.

In February 2014, Joe Cardle stated he had "fallen back in love with football" at Stark's Park.

Joe Cardle scored a further 10 goals in 15 matches, including an important goal in the Scottish League Cup against Scottish Premiership side Dundee and a hat-trick against Forfar Athletic.

Joe Cardle was named on the PFA Scotland Team of the Year for League One.

Joe Cardle was named as SPFL Championship Player of the Month in August 2017 after scoring five goals from four league games.

Joe Cardle said that he was surprised to see the "Jags" struggling in the Scottish Championship and went on to say "I'm an experienced player and I know the division, so I know for certain that we have enough here to drag ourselves up the table".

Joe Cardle was offered a new contract in the summer.

On 1 June 2021, Joe Cardle signed a two-year contract with Kelty Hearts, who had just achieved promotion into Scottish League Two.

Kevin Thomson's Hearts won the division by a 21 points margin, with Joe Cardle scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists in 46 games.

Joe Cardle was not retained at the end of the season.

Joe Cardle's parents were originally from Glasgow and moved to England before his birth.

Joe Cardle has indicated that he would want to represent Scotland over his country of birth.

Joe Cardle has two daughters with his fiancee, Lucy-Anne Patterson.

Joe Cardle owns UEFA B and A licences and set up a football academy in Dunfermline in 2020.