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Stephen Warnock
File:Stephen Warnock.jpg
Personal information
Full name Stephen David Warnock
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 25
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:40, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Stephen David Warnock (born 12 December 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Aston Villa. He has also been capped by England.

Club career

Liverpool

Warnock was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire where, in his childhood, he played for Rufford Colts (based at St Bedes RC High School) and also played for St Bedes RC High School. Following his time spent in the Liverpool youth academy and England Youth set up, with his first international cap in the u16's. he had loan spells at Bradford City and Coventry City. He made his first team Liverpool debut against Grazer AK in 2004, during the first leg of a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Warnock impressed on a number of occasions during his debut season of 2004–05. His good form resulted in the more experienced and renowned Harry Kewell being dropped on several occasions. In his second season (2005–06), he was asked to play primarily at left-back, in rotation with the Norwegian John Arne Riise. Warnock scored his first goal for the club against Fulham in a 5–1 win on 15 March 2006.[1] Warnock made 67 first team appearances for Liverpool scoring only one goal.

Blackburn Rovers

In a media speculated swap deal, Blackburn's captain Lucas Neill was speculated to change clubs with Warnock in both summer 2006 and winter 2007. Eventually Neill took a higher pay deal at West Ham, while on 22 January 2007 Warnock joined Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.5m. He made his debut in the FA Cup fourth round, impressing in the 4–0 victory over Luton Town.

On 31 January 2007, he played his first Premier League match for Rovers against Chelsea.[2] He was dismissed for the match after two cautions in the 2–1 victory over Sheffield United on 3 February 2007. Warnock scored his first goal for Blackburn in the 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on 25 February 2007.

On 11 April 2009, before Blackburn Rovers match against Warnock's former club Liverpool, Stephen presented a flower display displaying the numbers '96' in reference to the 96 Liverpool supporters who lost their lives in the Hillsborough Disaster on the 15 April 1989. Before the kick off Warnock presented the flowers in front of famous Spion Kop on behalf of Blackburn Rovers. This was greeted with chants of 'Stephen Warnock' from the Kop and a minute silence took place shortly afterwards.[citation needed]

Aston Villa

On 26 August 2009 it was confirmed that Aston Villa were in talks with Blackburn Rovers about a possible move to Villa Park.[3] The next day it was confirmed Warnock had signed a four year contract with Villa and will wear the number 25 shirt.[4]

International career

Despite having made relatively few first team appearances for Liverpool, Warnock was called in to the senior England squad for the first time on 29 August 2005, due to lack of cover in the squad at left back. He was again called into the squad by England coach Fabio Capello in May 2008 for the friendlies against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.[5] He made his England debut against the latter on 1 June coming on as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in the 84th minute.[6] Warnock holds the somewhat dubious honour of sharing the shortest England playing career of eight minutes, including stoppage time.[7]. Jimmy Barrett of West Ham United went off injured eight minutes into his only cap, in 1928, and Brighton's Peter Ward played the same amount of time after coming on in the 85th minute of his only appearance, against Australia in 1980. After impressing with Aston Villa in the early 2009/2010 season Warnock received a call up to the international squad once more for a friendly against Brazil.

Major Honours

Personal Honours As Player

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool 5-1 Fulham". BBC. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 7 February 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Warnock Latest". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 26 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Warnock Signs". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Warnock shock at England call-up". BBC Sport. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  6. ^ Template:Http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/2008/EnglandTT Gerrard.aspxt
  7. ^ "TheFA.com Archive". TheFA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Coventry City Player of the Year
2003-04 		Succeeded by
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