Mike Sturridge

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Mike Sturridge
Personal information
Full name Michael Alexander Sturridge [1]
Date of birth (1962-09-18) 18 September 1962 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Birmingham City 0 (0)
1983–1984Wrexham (loan) 4 (0)
1986–1987 Nuneaton Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Alexander Sturridge (born 18 September 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. Originally on the books of Birmingham City, [2] he did not make a professional appearance for the club and only played a handful of games for Wrexham and Nuneaton Borough before retiring. He later became a youth football scout.

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Playing career

Sturridge made four appearances in the English Football League whilst on loan from Birmingham City at Welsh club Wrexham. [1] He later played for Nuneaton Borough in the 1986–87 season but was released after a few months by manager Jimmy Holmes. [3]

Personal life

He is the father of England international forward Daniel Sturridge and the brother of former footballers Dean and Simon Sturridge. [4] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mike Sturridge". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Lamont, Tom (8 November 2014). "Daniel Sturridge: 'People look at footballers as being flashy, but we're hard-working. We just do fewer hours'". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. "From Town to Town: Nuneaton's Footballing Heritage" (PDF). Nuneaton Borough F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. "Dan Sturridge Uses Father's Pride As Inspiration Source For Achivement[sic] At Chelsea". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.