Carl James Pettefer (born 22 March 1981) is an English

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, who plays for Wimborne Town.

Career

Pettefer began his career at

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, signing his professional papers with then manager Alan Ball in August 1999 when aged 17. He made his full debut for Portsmouth against

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in the

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when the club was under the management of

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. He moved to

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on loan in October 2002, making 37 appearances in total, before taking up a further loan period at

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towards the end of the 2003–04 season. He played regularly for the club during this spell, appearing in the side that lost to

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in the

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final at the

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. Despite breaking his leg in a fixture against

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, manager

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signed him permanently at the end of 2003–04 season. He went on to make 74 appearances for the club as a right midfielder. He returned to the Millennium Stadium on two further occasions with Southend. Firstly, for a second successive Football League Trophy final, which Southend lost 2–0 to

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after extra time and then for the 2004–05 season League Two Promotion Play-off. Southend beat Lincoln City 2-0 (after extra time) and won promotion to

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. He was the only Southend player to start all of the club's league and cup fixtures in that season. Following an injury affected season in 2005-06 during which Southend gained promotion to the Championship as league winners, he was signed by Oxford United, playing under manager Jim Smith, in the

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. However, in January 2008, he was transfer listed by manager

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, who had taken over from Smith, subsequently being released on 29 April 2008. He went on trial at

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during the summer of 2008 and impressed manager Kevin Bond to earn himself a contract. With opportunities for first team appearances limited, he moved to

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and subsequently to

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in 2008, where he eventually became captain.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettefer, Carl 1981 births Living people English men's footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Portsmouth F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players A.F.C. Totton players Poole Town F.C. players Men's association football midfielders People from Taplow Footballers from Buckinghamshire