Steve Adams (footballer, born 1980)

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Steve Adams
Personal information
Full name Stephen Marc Adams [1]
Date of birth (1980-09-25) 25 September 1980 (age 43) [1]
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2005 Plymouth Argyle 157 (7)
2005–2007 Sheffield Wednesday 21 (0)
2007–2008 Swindon Town 2 (0)
2008–2010 Torquay United 17 (0)
2009 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2010 → Truro City (loan)
2010–2011 Truro City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Marc Adams (born 25 September 1980) is an English former footballer.

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Club career

Adams began his career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, his hometown team, turning professional in August 1998. His first team debut came on 8 December 1998 when he was a second-half substitute (for Mike Heathcote) as Plymouth lost 2–0 away to Brentford in the first round of the Football League Trophy. He had to wait until 6 May 2000 for his league debut, playing in the 2–2 draw away to Mansfield Town. He was an ever-present member of the Argyle side that won the Third Division Championship in 2001–2002 and was rewarded with a new two-year contract at the end of the season. [2]

He was also a vital member of the Argyle sides that won the Division Two title in 2003–2004. [3] [4]

He went on to make 176 appearances, scoring seven goals for Argyle before moving to Sheffield Wednesday, managed by former Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock, in March 2005 for an undisclosed fee. He signed a deal that would keep him at Hillsborough till 2007. [5] His 2005–2006 season was hampered by an Achilles injury problem and Adams managed to make only eight appearances. Despite his injuries, former manager Sturrock rated him as one of his very best players. He was released by Sturrock's successor, Brian Laws, in May 2007. [6] Adams had made 21 appearances in all competitions for Sheffield Wednesday.

Adams joined up with Sturrock again, signing for Swindon Town in August 2007 after a successful trial. [7] In January 2008, Adams was offered a new short-term contract with Swindon until the end of the season but turned it down when Torquay United offered him a better contract. [8] He had made six appearances in all competitions for Swindon.

Adams joined Conference National side Torquay United along with fellow Swindon Town midfielder Kaid Mohamed in January 2008. [8] He made his debut on 28 January 2008 in the 1–0 win at home to Histon and made 15 starts in all competitions, as Torquay made both the play-off semi-final and the FA Trophy final.

Since then, he failed to cement a starting place at Plainmoor and made just two starts in all competitions the following season.

Adams signed for Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2009 making six league appearances in a one-month loan spell. [9]

In October 2009 Adams signed a 3-month loan deal with Truro City. This was extended on 16 January 2010 to the end of the season. [10]

He was released by Torquay on 15 May 2010 along with six other players. [11]

Career statistics

Football League and Football Conference only. Source: [12]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 1998–99 Division Three 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Plymouth Argyle 1999–2000 Division Three 1000000010
Plymouth Argyle 2000–01 Division Three 17010001 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
Plymouth Argyle 2001–02 Division Three 46240101 [lower-alpha 1] 0522
Plymouth Argyle 2002–03 Division Two 37240102 [lower-alpha 1] 0442
Plymouth Argyle 2003–04 Division Two 36200101 [lower-alpha 1] 0382
Plymouth Argyle 2004–05 Championship 201001000211
Total15779040601767
Sheffield Wednesday 2004–05 League One 100000000100
Sheffield Wednesday 2005–06 Championship 8000000080
Sheffield Wednesday 2006–07 Championship 3000000030
Total210000000210
Swindon Town 2007–08 League One 2010102 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Total2010102060
Torquay United 2007–08 Conference Premier 14000002 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
Torquay United 2008–09 Conference Premier 3000001 [lower-alpha 2] 040
Torquay United 2009–10 League Two 0000000000
Total170000030200
→ Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2009–10 Conference Premier 6000000060
Career total2037100501102297
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002–03. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 13. ISBN   978-1-85291-648-0.
  2. ↑ "Plymouth sign duo". BBC Sport. 7 March 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Plymouth clinch title". BBC Sport. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Plymouth up as champions". BBC Sport. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Wednesday raid Argyle for Adams". BBC Sport. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Owls offer new deals to quartet". BBC Sport. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Swindon tie up Adams and Arrieta". BBC Sport. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  8. 1 2 "Torquay complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "Forest Green snap up Torquay duo". BBC Sport. 18 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Truro delight as Gulls' duo stay". Western Morning News. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Seven players released by Torquay United". BBC Sport. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  12. ↑ "Steve Adams | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1998-2010 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
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