Previous clubs: Cambridge United and Worksop Town.

Signed: July 2006.

Ayden Duffy is one of eight Lincoln City FC youth team players who were offered professional contracts by The Imps at the end of the 2005/06 season.

Duffy now faces a daunting task of trying to oust Alan Marriott from the Number 1 shirt - a task that seasoned professional Simon Rayner is finding very difficult. Therefore Duffy is more likely to spend a large proportion of the 2006/07 season on loan.

Although Duffy has yet to feature in a first team squad for Lincoln City, he has already made his professional debut. This occurred on April 1st 2006, while he was on work experience at Conference club Cambridge United.

Unfortunately, his debut did not go as he would have hoped, as he scored an own goal in Cambridge's 2-2 draw at home to Morecambe. That said, Cambridge were very quick to defend Duffy's overall performance and he is highly-rated at Sincil Bank.

In September 2006, Duffy joined Conference North club Worksop Town on a month's loan. Unfortunately, Duffy sustained a broken leg while at Worksop, and faced a battle to regain his fitness before the season's end. Fortunately, for Duffy, he was able to take his time to recover in the knowledge that Lincoln City FC have offered him a new one-year contract.

An injury in April 2008 to first choice goalkeeper Alan Marriott presented Duffy with an unexpected chance in the first team. He took his chance and kept his place - his reward: a new one-year contract

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