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Gary Stevens
Personal information
Full name Gary Andrew Stevens[1]
Date of birth 30 March 1962 (1962-03-30) (age 47)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
– Ipswich Town
1977–1979 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1979–1983 Brighton & Hove Albion 133 (2)
1983–1990 Tottenham Hotspur 147 (6)
1990–1992 Portsmouth 52 (3)
National team
1983–1986 England U21 8 (0)
1983–1986 England 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gary Andrew Stevens (born 30 March 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth.[2] He won seven caps for England.

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Career

Stevens was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex,[2] and attended Thurston Upper School in Suffolk.[3] He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 1977. Stevens made his debut as a 17-year-old on 15 September 1979, in the First Division as Brighton won 2–0 at home to Ipswich Town, the club which had released him as a schoolboy.[4][5] A versatile defender who could also play in midfield, he made 26 appearances in his first season, scoring once, and remained a regular in the side.[5] In 1983, Brighton, already relegated to the Second Division, played in the FA Cup Final for the first time in their history.[6] Losing Manchester United 2–1 to with three minutes of normal time remaining, Stevens equalised, and teammate Gordon Smith missed an easy chance to win the game at the end of extra time, remembered for the commentator's line "And Smith must score..."[7][8] Brighton lost the replay 4–0, were relegated at the end of the season, and Stevens joined Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of "about £350,000".[9]

A versatile defender who could also play in midfield, he played for Brighton and Tottenham Hotspur during the 1980s, playing and scoring in the 1983 FA Cup Final for Brighton and playing in the 1987 FA Cup Final for Spurs, finishing on the losing side for each.[10] He did however win the 1984 UEFA Cup with Spurs, scoring his penalty in the shootout against Anderlecht.[11]

Stevens made his Tottenham debut at the start of the 1983-84 season, again against Ipswich, but this time on the losing side. He was a first team regular with 40 league appearances and four goals,[12] and played on the winning side in the 1984 UEFA Cup, scoring his penalty in the shootout against Anderlecht.[13]. He was in the side that suffered an unlikely defeat to Coventry City in the 1987 FA Cup Final.[14][15]

He was also capped by England, and was included in the squad for the 1986 World Cup squad – as, confusingly, was the unrelated Everton player Gary Stevens.[16] He made two substitute appearances in the tournament.[1] He also won eight caps for England under-21s.[17][18]

Stevens left Spurs for Portsmouth in 1990 but persistent injuries forced him to retire in 1992. He had never fully recovered from a knee injury suffered three years earlier when tackled by Vinnie Jones.[19]

Following retirement he worked as a presenter for Sky Sports, and for Talksport radio in the UK where he acted as a foil for provocative presenter Adrian Durham.[citation needed]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ^ a b "Gary Stevens". Englandstats. http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=925. Retrieved 18 November 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Gary Stevens". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/garystevens1.htm. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  3. ^ "About Gary Stevens". The Ball School. http://www.theballschool.com/gary.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  4. ^ Jones, Stuart (21 May 1983). "Ringmasters of United can crack the whip over Brighton tumblers". The Times: p. 19. 
  5. ^ a b "Gary Stevens Brighton & Hove Albion FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43819. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  6. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.info/BRIGHTHA.HTM. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  7. ^ Jones, Stuart (23 May 1983). "United should turn Wembley tide". The Times: p. 21. 
  8. ^ Shaw, Phil (28 November 1996). "The Wembley miss that has become a myth". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-wembley-miss-that-has-become-a-myth-1354669.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  9. ^ "Stevens goes to Spurs". The Times: p. 21. 27 June 1983. 
  10. ^ Fort, Didier (15 February 2006). "England - FA Cup Finals 1946-2000". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcuphistfinal.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  11. ^ "UEFA Cup glory...25 years on!". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 22 May 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/uefacupglory25yearson230509.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  12. ^ "Gary Stevens Tottenham Hotspur FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43820. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  13. ^ "UEFA Cup glory...25 years on!". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 22 May 2009. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/uefacupglory25yearson230509.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  14. ^ Fort, Didier (15 February 2006). "England - FA Cup Finals 1946-2000". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcuphistfinal.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  15. ^ Struthers, Greg (18 May 2003). "Caught in Time: Coventry win FA Cup, 1987". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1133316.ece. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  16. ^ "1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico England squad". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/teams/team=43942.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  17. ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England - U-21 International Results 1986-1995 - Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u21-intres76.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  18. ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England - U-21 International Results 1976-1985 - Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u21-intres86.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  19. ^ Samuel, Martin (16 September 2009). "Diving? We must leave it to the ref". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1213742/Martin-Samuel-Going-Hungary-despite-feasting-table.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 

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England squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup
1 Shilton • 2 Gary Stevens • 3 Sansom • 4 Hoddle • 5 Martin • 6 Butcher • 7 Bryan Robson • 8 Wilkins • 9 Hateley • 10 Lineker • 11 Waddle • 12 Anderson • 13 Woods • 14 Fenwick • 15 Gary A. Stevens • 16 Reid • 17 Steven • 18 Hodge • 19 Barnes • 20 Beardsley • 21 Dixon • 22 Bailey • Coach: Bobby Robson
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