Steve Finney
Steve Finney (born 31 October 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for six clubs. Finney now helps coach Westmorland League team Ullswater United, helping star strikers such as the flying scotsman Andy Reid and solid defenders like Carl Horner.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Kenneth Finney | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Hexham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Preston North End | 6 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Swindon Town | 73 | (18) |
| 1997 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Carlisle United | 33 | (6) |
| 1999 | Leyton Orient | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | Barrow | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2000 | Chester City | 22 | (0) |
| 2000–c.2002 | Altrincham | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Finney began his career as an apprentice with Preston North End, where he made his professional debut during 1991–92. After just six league appearances he moved to Premier League side Manchester City in February 1993, but he failed to make the first team while at Maine Road.
In the summer of 1995, Finney moved to Swindon Town, scoring 12 times in his first season to help them to the Division Two title. Apart from a loan spell with Cambridge United in 1997, Finney remained with Swindon until July 1998, when he moved to Carlisle United. But before the 1998–99 season had finished, Finney had moved on to Leyton Orient for a short spell with the London club.
Finney spent time on trial with Exeter City in the summer of 1999,[1] and then dropped into non–league football with Barrow before returning to The Football League with struggling Chester City on 18 October 1999 after sending his CV to the club.[2] During his 14-month stint at the club, he failed to score a competitive goal and was part of the side that were relegated to the Football Conference. In December 2000 he joined Altrincham, initially on loan. He made an instant impact with a hat–trick against Whitby Town.[3] It is not clear who he played for after this.
References
- "Meet the Team". Altrincham F.C. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- "Finney signs". Chester City F.C. 18 October 1999. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- "Finney on target". Chester City F.C. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
External links
- Steve Finney at Soccerbase (pre-Chester)
- Steve Finney at Soccerbase (Chester)