Stuart Noble

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Stuart Noble

| fullname = Stuart William Noble{{Hugman|14668|accessdate=27 February 2017}}

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| currentclub = Langlee Amateurs

| position = Striker

| years1 = 2002–2005 |clubs1 = Fulham |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003 |clubs2 = → St Johnstone (loan) |caps2 = 12 |goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2004 |clubs3 = → Woking (loan) |caps3 = 5 |goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2004 |clubs4 = → Torquay United (loan) |caps4 = 3 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005 |clubs5 = → Northampton Town (loan) |caps5 = 4 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005–2006 |clubs6 = East Fife |caps6 = 11 |goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2006–2007 |clubs7 = Gala Fairydean |caps7 = 23 |goals7 = 20

| years8 = 2007–2009 |clubs8 = Airdrie United |caps8 = 42 |goals8 = 21

| years9 = 2009 |clubs9 = → Alloa Athletic (loan) |caps9 = 14 |goals9 = 6

| years10 = 2009–2011 |clubs10 = Alloa Athletic |caps10 = 52|goals10 = 23

| years11 = 2011–2013 |clubs11 = Berwick Rangers |caps11 = 39|goals11 = 9

| years12 = 2013–2018 |clubs12 = Gala Fairydean Rovers |caps12 = 119 |goals12 = 89

| years13 = 2021- |clubs13 = Langlee Amateurs |caps13 = 5|goals13 = 4

| club-update = 23:56, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

}}

Stuart William Noble (born 14 October 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Lowland Football League side Langlee Amateurs.

Career

Noble began his career as a trainee with Fulham, turning professional in January 2002. He spent three and a half years as a professional with Fulham, but failed to make a single first team appearance. He had loan spells with St Johnstone (January–May 2003),{{cite web|title=Hislop in Highland switch|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2713009.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=13 February 2003|accessdate=24 February 2014}} Woking (May–April 2004),{{cite web|title=Woking sign striker Noble|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/woking/3542961.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=8 March 2004|accessdate=24 February 2014}} Torquay United (August–September 2004){{cite web|title=Gulls get Wardley and Noble|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/3593952.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2004|accessdate=24 February 2014}} and Northampton Town (February 2005){{cite web|title=Noble in Northampton loan switch|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/4234005.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=3 February 2005|accessdate=24 February 2014}} before being released by Fulham at the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Captain Clark released by Fulham|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4557985.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=23 May 2005|accessdate=24 February 2014}}

He had a trial with Partick Thistle and joined East Fife at the end of August 2005. He played 12 times for the club, his last game coming in the 3–0 Scottish Cup defeat at home to Peterhead in December 2005 and he left the club in January 2006. He remained without a club for the remainder of the season as he recovered from a back injury.

In May 2006, the Border Telegraph reported that he was to sign for Scottish non-league side Gala Fairydean of the East of Scotland Football League.{{cite web|title=Former Fulham man for Fairies|url=http://www.bordertelegraph.com/articles/1/12695?mode=print|work=Border Telegraph|date=24 May 2006|access-date=24 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303224214/http://www.bordertelegraph.com/articles/1/12695?mode=print|archive-date=3 March 2014}} In his only season at the club he was top scorer with 20 goals in 23 games.

He signed for Second Division side Airdrie United in the summer of 2007 following a trial{{cite web|title=Airdrie snap up Noble and Soutar|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/6903859.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=18 July 2007|accessdate=24 February 2014}} and was given a contract extension in June 2008, despite interest from Dundee.

In January 2009, Noble had a loan spell at Alloa Athletic,{{cite web|title=One in, one out at Recreation Park|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/alloa/7835206.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=17 January 2009|accessdate=24 February 2014}} then on 29 May 2009, he signed for Alloa on a permanent basis.{{cite web|title=Stuart Noble signs|url=http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=179&mid=2|publisher=alloaathletic.co.uk|date=29 May 2009|accessdate=24 February 2014}} During his time at Alloa, Noble won the Scottish Football League Player of the Month award for February 2010.{{cite web|title=Irn-Bru Phenomenal Player of Month|url=http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=8&ItemID=321&mid=3|publisher=alloaathletic.co.uk|date=12 March 2010|accessdate=24 February 2014}}

On the eve of the 2011–12 season, Noble signed for Berwick Rangers.{{cite web|title=Four new signings for Rangers|url=http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/sport/four-new-signings-for-rangers-1-1751446|publisher=Berwick Advertiser|date=25 July 2011|accessdate=24 February 2014}} On 13 February 2013, he left Berwick by mutual consent.{{cite web|title=Noble departure from Berwick|url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/noble-departure-from-berwick/|publisher=SPFL|date=13 February 2013|accessdate=24 February 2014}}

On 2 July 2013, it was announced that Noble had signed for Lowland Football League club Gala Fairydean Rovers, linking up with his brother Steven, who is the club's manager.{{cite web|title=Gala unveil new look team for Lowland League|url=http://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/roundup/articles/2013/07/02/462728-gala-unveil-new-look-team-for-lowland-league/|work=Border Telegraph|last=Knox|first=David|date=2 July 2013|accessdate=24 February 2014}}