Stephen Foster (footballer)

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Stephen Foster
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Foster playing for Barnsley
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Foster [1]
Date of birth (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980 (age 44) [1]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
000?–1998 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2006 Crewe Alexandra 217 (15)
2006–2007 Burnley 17 (0)
2007–2013 Barnsley 226 (10)
2013–2014 Tranmere Rovers 4 (0)
Total464(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen John Foster (born 18 September 1980) is a retired English footballer.

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Career

Born in Warrington, Cheshire, Foster signed for local club Crewe Alexandra as a trainee in August 1997 and made his debut just over a year later in Crewe's 1–0 loss at Bury on 22 August 1998. He made his second appearance the following month in Crewe's 1–1 draw at Bristol City on 16 September 1998. Foster played no first team games for Crewe during the 1999–2000 season, but started the following season by scoring his first goal for Crewe, in the 84th minute of a 2–2 draw with Bury on 22 August 2000 (Mark Rivers scored Crewe's second goal two minutes later). It took four seasons before Foster received his first red card – in Crewe's 2–1 loss at Gresty Road against Oldham Athletic on 29 December 2002. He ultimately played 242 first team games for Crewe, scoring 18 goals.

After Crewe's relegation from the Championship in the 2005–06 season, Foster, who was out of contract, turned down a new offer by Crewe in favour of joining Championship side Burnley on a free transfer in June 2006. His time at Burnley were spent mainly as a squad player or substitute, making just 20 first team appearances in 14 months.

In August 2007 Foster was transferred to Barnsley for £100,000, signing a two-year contract, [2] after they tracked him throughout the summer. [3]

Foster made a positive start to his Barnsley career, enjoying a regular run in the team at right-back, though he was sent off after two bookable offences during the 3–3 draw with Stoke City at Oakwell on Boxing Day 2007. [4] On 5 January 2008, Foster scored his first Barnsley goal in an FA Cup third round tie against Blackpool, back-heeling the ball after a corner. [5] He then scored a headed goal from Martin Devaney's cross against Liverpool at Anfield in a 5th round match on 16 February 2008 that Barnsley won 2–1. [6] He bagged his first league goal for Barnsley at Watford in a 3–0 win on 9 April 2008, heading home Diego León's corner. Foster was voted by fans as Barnsley's player of the season for 2007–2008, ahead of club captain Brian Howard and winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce, second and third respectively.

Foster was appointed Barnsley club captain until the start of the 2010/11 season when the captaincy was passed to new signing Jason Shackell to enable Foster to concentrate on his own game. In six season at Oakwell, he played 244 games for Barnsley, scoring 18 goals.

Foster then joined Tranmere in June 2013 on a two-year deal, but played just four games for Rovers before the 33-year-old's contract was terminated by mutual consent in February 2014.

Career statistics

As of 19 August 2021.
ClubSeasonLeague [A] FA CupLeague CupOther [B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 1998–99 [7] 1000100020
1999–00 [8] 0000000000
2000–01 [9] 290302100341
2001–02 [10] 345311000386
2002–03 [11] 354301040434
2003–04 [12] 452102000482
2004–05 [13] 341103100382
2005–06 [14] 393000000393
Total217151111024024218
Burnley 2006–07 [15] 170101000190
2007–08 [16] 0000100010
Total170102000200
Barnsley 2007–08 [17] 411520000463
2008–09 [18] 383101000403
2009–10 [19] 422104000472
2010–11 [20] 331101000351
2011–12 [21] 411100000421
2012–13 [22] 312101000342
Total22610102700024412
Tranmere Rovers 2013–14 [23] 4000100050
Total4000100050
Career totals464252232024051130
A.  ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League.
B.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ Tykes swoop for Anderson and Foster
  3. ↑ Foster completes Barnsley move
  4. ↑ Barnsley 3-3 Stoke City, BBC. Retrieved: 18 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Barnsley 2-1 Blackpool, BBC Sport, 5 January 2008. Retrieved: 18 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Crewe 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Crewe 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Crewe 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Crewe 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Crewe 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "Crewe 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Crewe 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Burnley 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Burnley 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  16. ↑ "Burnley 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  17. ↑ "Barnsley 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "Barnsley 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  19. ↑ "Barnsley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  20. ↑ "Barnsley 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  21. ↑ "Barnsley 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  22. ↑ "Barnsley 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Tranmere 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  24. ↑ "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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