Steve Harding
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Harding[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1974 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Bristol City | 2 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Southend United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | (1) |
| 1980 | → Brentford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Bath City | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Trowbridge Town | 49 | (2) |
| 1982–1985 | Gloucester City | 84 | (8) |
| 1987–1988 | Mangotsfield United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen John Harding (born 23 July 1956) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for hometown clubs Bristol Rovers and Bristol City.[2] He also played league football for Grimsby Town, Brentford and Southend United.[1][3] He went on to play non-League football for Bath City, Trowbridge Town, Gloucester City and Mangotsfield United.[4][5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 1975–76[6] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brentford (loan) | 1979–80[7] | Third Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Steve Harding". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 293. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ Steve Harding at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Steve Harding". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.
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- 1956 births
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Living people
- Footballers from Bristol
- Association football central defenders
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- Trowbridge Town F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Mangotsfield United F.C. players
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs