Steve Emery

Stephen Roger Emery (born 7 February 1956) is an English former footballer who played for 13 seasons in the Football League. He spent much of his career at Hereford United, where he made 333 competitive appearances, and also played League football for Derby County and Wrexham.[1]

For the Australian footballer, see Steve Emery (Australian footballer).

Steve Emery
Personal information
Full name Stephen Roger Emery
Date of birth (1956-02-07) 7 February 1956
Place of birth Ledbury, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1972–1974 Hereford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1979 Hereford United 204 (10)
1979–1983 Derby County 75 (4)
1983 Newport County 0 (0)
1983–1985 Hereford United 75 (2)
1985–1986 Wrexham 9 (0)
– Gloucester City
– Westfields
Teams managed
– Westfields (player-manager)
– Ledbury Town
2008–2009 Ledbury Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was a versatile midfield player and started his career at Hereford when he became the club's first apprentice professional, signing just before his 18th birthday. Initially he spent seven seasons at Edgar Street and was a first team regular as Hereford rose to the Second Division and during their decline back down to the Fourth. In 1979, he was sold to Derby County for £100,000, making the step up to the First Division.[2][3]

After three seasons, and a brief spell at Newport County, he returned to Hereford in 1983 before moving to Wrexham. He finished his career in non-league football with Gloucester City and Westfields, where he was player-manager while also working in the licensed trade. He also managed Ledbury Town for nearly five years, and returned as manager in late 2008,[4] but was dismissed after only three months.[5]

His son Josh Emery had a spell playing for Hereford.

References
  1. "Steve Emery". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. "Steve Emery Derby County FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. "Steve Emery". The Independent Hereford United Online Resource. Terry Goodwin. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  4. Stanford, Mark (19 October 2008). "Emery returns to take over at Town". Hereford Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. Stanford, Mark (23 January 2009). "Derby day looms as Emery leaves". Hereford Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
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