Stephen Foley (born 4 October 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool, Fulham, Grimsby Town, Sheffield United, Swindon Town, Stoke City, Lincoln City and Bradford City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Foley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1962[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkdale, Liverpool, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | → Fulham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Grimsby Town | 31 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | Sheffield United | 66 | (14) |
| 1987–1992 | Swindon Town | 151 | (23) |
| 1992–1994 | Stoke City | 107 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 | Lincoln City | 16 | (0) |
| 1995 | Bradford City | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 375 | (49) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editFoley was born in Liverpool and began his career with local club Liverpool, signing a professional contract in 1980. He never made a first team appearance at Anfield, and spent a loan spell with Fulham, lasting from December 1983 to January 1984, in which he made three league appearances. Foley left Liverpool in the summer of 1984, signing a permanent deal with Grimsby Town. Foley remained at Blundell Park for just one season, making 40 appearances, scoring six goals – before signing with Sheffield United. Foley spent two seasons with the Blades, making 79 appearances, scoring 18 goals before moving to Lou Macari's Swindon Town for a fee of £40,000. Foley spent four and a half years at Swindon, making 190 appearances, scoring 29 goals before moving to Stoke City in January 1992 for a fee of £50,000 to again work under Macari.
Foley filled in at right back for the remainder of the 1991–92 season which saw him play 26 games helping Stoke reach the play-offs where they lost to Stockport County and he did play in the 1992 Football League Trophy final which Stoke won 1–0 against Stockport.[1] He played in 54 matches, scoring ten goals in 1992–93 as Stoke won the Football League Division Two title.[1] In 1993–94 Foley again played in 54 matches scoring just twice and was released at the end of the season.[1] He then spent a season at Lincoln City and ended his career at Bradford City.[1]
Career statistics
editSource:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 1983–84 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulham (loan) | 1983–84 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town | 1984–85 | Second Division | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| Sheffield United | 1985–86 | Second Division | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 1986–87 | Second Division | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | |
| Total | 66 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 18 | ||
| Swindon Town | 1987–88 | Second Division | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 6 |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
| 1989–90 | Second Division | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 6 | |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 7 | |
| 1991–92 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 151 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 190 | 29 | ||
| Stoke City | 1991–92 | Third Division | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1992–93 | Second Division | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 10 | |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Total | 107 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 134 | 13 | ||
| Lincoln City | 1994–95 | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bradford City | 1995–96 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 375 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 36 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 468 | 66 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy.
Honours
editStoke City
- Football League Second Division champions: 1992–93[1]
- Football League Trophy winners: 1992[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Steve Foley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
edit- Steve Foley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Steve Foley at Soccerbase
