Neil "Razor" Ruddock (born 9 May 1968) is an English former professional footballer and television personality who is a club director at Enfield.
As a player he was a central defender from 1986 to 2003, and was voted the 17th "hardest footballer of all time".[2][3] He made his debut at Millwall, having been associated with the club since the age of 13, and also represented Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town during a professional career spanning 17 years. He was capped once by England, in 1994.
Ruddock came out of retirement in 2015, aged 46, to play for United Counties League side Wellingborough Whitworth. He has since appeared on a variety of television shows including I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and Celebrity MasterChef.
^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^"Julian Dicks and Neil Ruddock above Liverpool legend Tommy Smith in 'hardest player' vote". Liverpool Daily Post. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
^"Ruddock erases 'hard' reputation". The Daily Telegraph. London. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Neil "Razor" Ruddock (born 9 May 1968) is an English former professional footballer and television personality who is a club director at Enfield. As a...
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