Steve Abbley

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Steve Abbley
Personal information
Full name Stephen George Abbley
Date of birth (1957-03-19) 19 March 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Right wing
Team information
Current team
 Circencester Town (Chairman)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1979 Parks – (–)
1979–1982 Swindon Town 23 (0)
Cheltenham Town
1988-1990 Wycombe Wanderers 63 (1)
Tonbridge
Gloucester City
Trowbridge Town
Cirencester Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:23, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Steve Abbley (born 19 March 1957 in Liverpool) is a former footballer who spent the majority of his career in Non-League football. Abbley was a professional with Swindon Town. Today he is chairman of Cirencester Town. [1]

Stephen George Abbley started his career with Non-League club Parks F.C. before joining Swindon Town as a 22-year-old in October 1979.

Abbley operated on the right side of Swindon's defence but could also play on the left. However, Abbley struggled to break into the Swindon first team throughout his career in Wiltshire.

The Liverpudlian appeared in only five league fixtures during his first season at the club. His Town debut came as a late in the 2–0 loss at Blackburn Rovers in March 1980. His first win occurred in the 3–0 home win against Gillingham, Abbley was booked in a heated game which also saw future Manchester United captain Steve Bruce sent-off for two bookable offences. [2]

During Abbley's second season at Swindon he could only muster three appearances in the first team. [3]

Steve Abbley's third and final season in professional football was his best for first team appearances, making 15 outings including the 5–0 loss at rivals Oxford United [4] and made his final league appearance in the 2–0 defeat at Fulham. However, despite making more outings for the first team Swindon were relegated into the Fourth Division.

After his release from Swindon, Abbley dropped into Non-League football playing for future league teams Cheltenham Town and Wycombe Wanderers.

Since retiring, Abbley has become chairman of Southern Football League club Cirencester Town, helping them move into their Corinium Stadium in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Abbley at Cirencester Town" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Swindon Town 3–0 Gillingham". Swindon Town. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  3. ↑ "Abbley Stats". Swindon Town. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Oxford United 5–0 Swindon Town". Swindon Town. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.
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