This deal was then made permanent for £400,000, and Vickers helped Birmingham gain promotion to the Premier League in the 2001–02 season. He scored his only goal for the club that season, against Stockport County.[2][4] Vickers retired from playing at the end of an injury-plagued 2002–03 season, which included a knee operation before the start of the season, a broken rib in his first game back,[5] a badly-gashed ankle following a two-footed challenge from Everton's Wayne Rooney which resulted in Rooney's first senior red card,[6] and a succession of minor problems.[7]
After his retirement from playing, he went into property development in his native north-east of England.[8] In 2010, he was employed as head of youth recruitment for the sports management division of a north-east-based law firm.[9]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Steve Vickers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ ab"Games played by Steve Vickers in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
^"BRISTOL ROVERS 1 V TRANMERE ROVERS 2". trscireland.info. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^"Stockport 0–3 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 29 December 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^Hill, Graham (19 January 2003). "Vickers' time is running out". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^Culley, Jon (27 December 2002). "Rooney finds out the hard way for Everton". The Independent. London. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
^Clarkson, Ian (8 February 2004). "A blast from the past". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
^Tallentire, Philip (24 August 2005). . Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
^. BHP Sport. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010.
External linksedit
Steve Vickers at Soccerbase
March 19, 2024
steve, vickers, footballer, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from,. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Steve Vickers footballer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Stephen Steve Vickers born 13 October 1967 is an English former association footballer who played as a central defender He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League the majority of which were for Tranmere Rovers and Middlesbrough While with Middlesbrough he played in the 1997 FA Cup Final Steve VickersPersonal informationFull nameStephen Vickers 1 Date of birth 1967 10 13 13 October 1967 age 56 1 Place of birthBishop Auckland 1 EnglandHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 2 Position s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1984 1985Spennymoor United1985 1993Tranmere Rovers311 11 1993 2001Middlesbrough258 8 2001 Crystal Palace loan 6 0 2001 Birmingham City loan 5 0 2001 2003Birmingham City14 1 Club domestic league appearances and goalsLife and career editVickers was born in Bishop Auckland County Durham and played football for local non League club Spennymoor United He began his professional career at Tranmere Rovers where he forged a reputation as one of the classiest citation needed defenders in England s lower leagues At Tranmere he was part of the side that won the 1989 90 Football League Trophy 3 He subsequently played in the Premier League with Middlesbrough whom he joined in 1993 winning the club s Player of the Year Award for the 1993 94 season He was loaned to Crystal Palace in 2001 then to Birmingham City later that year Whilst at Middlesbrough he played in the 1997 FA Cup Final This deal was then made permanent for 400 000 and Vickers helped Birmingham gain promotion to the Premier League in the 2001 02 season He scored his only goal for the club that season against Stockport County 2 4 Vickers retired from playing at the end of an injury plagued 2002 03 season which included a knee operation before the start of the season a broken rib in his first game back 5 a badly gashed ankle following a two footed challenge from Everton s Wayne Rooney which resulted in Rooney s first senior red card 6 and a succession of minor problems 7 After his retirement from playing he went into property development in his native north east of England 8 In 2010 he was employed as head of youth recruitment for the sports management division of a north east based law firm 9 References edit a b c Steve Vickers Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 4 April 2020 a b Games played by Steve Vickers in 2001 2002 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 26 October 2013 BRISTOL ROVERS 1 V TRANMERE ROVERS 2 trscireland info Retrieved 11 June 2019 Stockport 0 3 Birmingham BBC Sport 29 December 2001 Retrieved 1 February 2010 Hill Graham 19 January 2003 Vickers time is running out Sunday Mercury Birmingham Retrieved 11 July 2013 Culley Jon 27 December 2002 Rooney finds out the hard way for Everton The Independent London Retrieved 7 October 2010 Clarkson Ian 8 February 2004 A blast from the past Sunday Mercury Birmingham Retrieved 6 February 2008 Tallentire Philip 24 August 2005 Where are they now 10 years at the Riverside Evening Gazette Middlesbrough Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Meet The Team BHP Sport Archived from the original on 4 August 2010 External links editSteve Vickers at Soccerbase nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Vickers footballer amp oldid 1164080679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
