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==Club career== ===Early career=== Pembridge began his career at [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. He joined as a trainee in 1989. ===Derby County=== Having established as a [[left midfielder]], 21-year old Pembridge was signed for second-tier [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] by manager [[Arthur Cox (footballer)|Arthur Cox]] in the summer of 1992 for a fee of Β£1.25 million.<ref name="SnapShot">{{cite news |title=SNAPSHOT IN TIME: PEMBRIDGE IN MIDFIELD ACTION FOR DERBY|url=https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2020/04/snapshot-in-time-pembridge-in-midfield-action-for-derby|publisher=Derby County F.C.|date=14 April 2020}}</ref> He racked up 140 appearances and netted 37 goals over his time with Derby<ref name="SnapShot"/> and played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] twice β once in a 3β1 defeat to [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]] in 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1735078,00.html |title=Rams Celebrate Lionel Pickering |date=28 July 2009 |publisher=[[Derby County F.C.]] |access-date=29 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901084415/http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10270~1735078%2C00.html |archive-date=1 September 2009 }}</ref> and then in a 2β1 defeat to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in the [[1994 Football League First Division play-off final]]. Pembridge left to move up a division to [[Premier League]] [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] for a fee of Β£900,000 in the summer of 1995. ===Sheffield Wednesday=== Pembridge played for Wednesday in the [[Premier League]] until 1998, when he left for Portuguese side [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] on a free transfer after Wednesday finished 16th in the season. ===Everton=== Pembridge struggled to settle in Portugal and returned to England after one season, signing a contract with top-flight side [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] for Β£800,000. Pembridge had a good first two seasons at Everton, with his tenacious approach and thrusting runs from deep establishing the Welshman as an integral part of Everton's squad, thus securing him an excellent rapport with the [[Goodison Park]] faithful. However, testing times were around the corner for Pembridge, with a persistent calf injury meaning he only played 13 games in the [[2001β02 FA Premier League|2001β02 season]]. The injury still bothered him during the [[2002β03 FA Premier League|2002β03 season]], but Pembridge still played a part in a dramatic season, which ended with Everton failing to qualify for a [[UEFA Cup]] place. ===Fulham=== Pembridge looked set to stay at Everton for the [[2003β04 FA Premier League|2003β04 campaign]], but on the transfer deadline day in August 2003, he was signed by [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] for Β£750,000 after four years at Everton. He had an injury-free first season at Fulham, during which he scored his first goal for the club against rivals Chelsea,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3507776.stm |title=Chelsea 2β1 Fulham |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=20 March 2004 |access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> and this was followed by a successful second season in which he played 37 games overall, scoring once in the League Cup against Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3947049.stm |title=Birmingham 0β1 Fulham |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=27 October 2004 |access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> Pembridge missed most of Fulham's [[2005β06 FA Premier League|2005β06 season]] through injury, and only played 5 games. Manager [[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]] deemed him surplus to requirements, and he did not play a single game during the [[2006β07 FA Premier League|2006β07 season]]. He was released by new manager [[Lawrie Sanchez]] at the end of the season. After this, Pembridge announced he was retiring. Reflecting on his retirement, Pembridge quoted: {{cquote|Ultimately it wasn't too difficult. I tried exceptionally hard to get back to playing but there comes a time when you just need to stop. You know your own body and despite people saying that I could have carried on, I knew within myself it was time.<ref name="Purely Academic">{{cite news|title=Purely Academic|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/october/23/purely-academic|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=23 October 2007|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>}}
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