Steve Carney
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England, UK | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2013 (aged 55) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1985 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 1979–1985 | Newcastle United | 134 | (1) |
| 1984 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Darlington | 12 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Rochdale (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1986 | Hartlepool United | 7 | (0) |
| – | Tow Law Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen "Steve" Carney (22 September 1957 – 6 May 2013) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Darlington, Rochdale and Hartlepool United.[1]
Carney joined Newcastle United in October 1979 from Blyth Spartans for a £1,000 fee, made his debut on 1 December in a 2–0 win against Fulham in the Second Division, and left the club in 1985 on a free transfer to Darlington.[2]
He died in 2013, aged 55, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Steve Carney profile". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Steve Carney Newcastle United FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Notice of death of Steve Carney
External links[edit]
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
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Categories:
- 1957 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Wallsend
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football central defenders
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Tow Law Town F.C. players
- Cancer deaths in England
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs