Two of AFC Sudbury’s old boys are celebrating their birthdays today.

Stuart Boardley currently at Leiston has reached the age of 27.

Born in Ipswich on 14th February 1985, he joined Ipswich Town as a youth player, but he was involved in a car crash that hampered his progress and was released in May 2004, although he did play in a pre-season game in July 2004 at Barnet for an Ipswich Town X1. He joined Torquay United and made his debut for them in August of that year and made eight more appearances before being released. He returned to East Anglia and signed for Long Melford in the summer of 2005 before joining Leiston in November 2005. A midfielder he signed for AFC in June 2007 and made his league debut on 18th August 2007 he played throughout the 2007/08 season, but left at the end of it. ‘Boards’ re-signed for Leiston on a two year contract on 16th June 2008. At the end of the season he won three club awards. He remained with the Victory Road club at the start of the 2010/11 season and was there at the end of the season winning promotion on the way. At the start of the 2011/12 season 20th August 2011 he was still with Leiston.

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Piers Wixon currently at Harlow Town is celebrating being 22.

An eighteen year old forward (b 14/02/90), he joined the club on 31st December 2008 from Bishop’s Stortford. He previously was on the books of Cambridge United, and played for CRC. He was a Cambridgeshire County Youth player. He was injured at Barton Rovers on 28th February 2009 and in the middle of March 2009 he signed for Concord Rangers. At the start of the 2009/10 season he had joined Aveley, but on 18th December 2009 he joined Brentwood Town. In July 2010 he was still with the Essex club, but was back with Aveley in August 2010. On 12th January 2011 he was transferred to East Thurrock United, where he won the league and promotion with them. On 18th August 2011 he re-signed for AFC, he made one substitute appearance and on 30th August had left and joined Harlow Town.

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