Stephen Wilkins

Stephen Wilkins
Personal information
Date of birth	31 August 1959
Place of birth	Hillingdon, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1978	Chelsea
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stephen Wilkins (born 31 August 1959) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1978, he embarked on a long career in non-League football and made a return to professional play for a brief period with Peterborough United in 1985. He is a member of the Wilkins football family, with his father George and brothers Ray, Dean and Graham also being former professional footballers.

Career

Wilkins began his career as an apprentice at Chelsea and departed in 1978 without making a senior appearance.[1] He joined Third Division club Brentford on trial during the 1978–79 pre-season and made his Football League debut early in the regular season.[2] He departed Griffin Park a short time afterwards and embarked on a career in non-League football, playing for Dagenham, Walthamstow Avenue, Ruislip Manor, Hayes, Chesham United and Hendon.[1][3][4] While with Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon, Wilkins moved to Fourth Division club Peterborough United on non-contract terms in early 1985.[1] He made one appearance for the club,[5] which came in a 2–0 Football League Trophy Southern Section first round second leg defeat to rivals Cambridge United on 5 February.[6] He later played for Farnborough Town, Ruislip Manor (second spell), Staines Town and Walton & Hersham.[3][7] He also had a spell playing in New Zealand.[1]

Hendon

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1978–79[9]	Third Division	1	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
Hendon	1983–84[4]	Isthmian League Premier Division	33	8	3	1	—		7[lower-alpha 1]	1	43	10
	1984–85[4]		29	3	1	1	—		7[lower-alpha 2]	1	37	5
	1985–86[4]		11	1	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	13	1
	Total		73	12	4	2	—		16	2	93	16
Peterborough United	1984–85[5]	Fourth Division	0	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	1	0
Farnborough Town	1986–87[7]	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Career total			79	13	4	2	0	0	17	2	100	17

3 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
3 appearances in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
Appearance in Football League Trophy

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"Whiskey – Wilkinson". Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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"Steve Wilkins". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
"Cambridge Utd 2 – 0 Peterborough Utd (05/02/1985)". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
Pollock, Alister. "Player Details". farnboroughfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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