Steve Garvey (footballer)
Stephen Hugh Garvey (born 22 November 1973 in Stalybridge, Cheshire) is an English former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Hugh Garvey | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Stalybridge, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1998 | Crewe Alexandra | 107 | (8) |
| 1997 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Blackpool | 17 | (1) |
| 2001–2005 | Northwich Victoria | 148 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Stalybridge Celtic | 47 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Ashton United | 67 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Garvey, a winger, began his career as a trainee with Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra in 1991. He remained at Gresty Road for seven years, making 107 league appearances and scoring eight goals for the Railwaymen.
In 1998, he moved to Blackpool on a free transfer. In three years at the seaside, he made only 17 appearances, scoring once. He was released in May 2001.[1]
He moved into non-league football in 2001 with Northwich Victoria, on another free. He left the Cheshire club four years later after making just short of 150 appearances and scoring fifteen goals returning to his native Tameside to play first for Stalybrige Celtic then Ashton United.
Honours edit
- with Crewe Alexandra
- Football League Second Division play-off final winner: 1997
References edit
- ^ . BlackpoolFC.co.uk. Blackpool Football Club. 4 June 2001. Archived from the original on 8 June 2001. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links edit
- Steve Garvey at Soccerbase