His traineeship was extended due to injuries received in a car crash, but he was released in May 2004 without playing in the first team.
[2] He made his Torquay debut on 28 September in the 4–3 win at home to Yeovil Town in the Football League Trophy.
[7] In the 2005 close-season he joined non-League side Long Melford,[8] but chose to leave in November 2005,[9] moving to Leiston, managed by former Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur player Jason Dozzell,[10] later the same month.
In June 2007, a fee was agreed which saw Boardley move to Isthmian League promotion chasers AFC Sudbury.
At that time he was reported to be working as a quantity surveyor in Ipswich for Brooks and Wood Ltd.[1] He joined Felixstowe & Walton United in 2017.