Steve Emery
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Roger Emery | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Ledbury, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| 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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| – | Westfields (player-manager) | ||
| – | Ledbury Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ledbury Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
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,[5] but was dismissed after only three months.[6]
His son Josh Emery had a spell playing for Hereford.
References[edit]
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Steve Emery". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Steve Emery Derby County FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Steve Emery". The Independent Hereford United Online Resource. Terry Goodwin. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ Stanford, Mark (19 October 2008). "Emery returns to take over at Town". Hereford Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Stanford, Mark (23 January 2009). "Derby day looms as Emery leaves". Hereford Times. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Ledbury
- Footballers from Herefordshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Westfields F.C. players