Steve Bryant (English footballer)

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Steve Bryant
Personal information
Full nameSteven Paul Bryant
Date of birth(1953-09-05)5 September 1953
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Winger / Left back
Youth career
1970–1971 Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1976 Birmingham City 36 (1)
1976Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 3 (1)
1976–1979 Northampton Town 97 (5)
1979–1982 Portsmouth 111 (5)
1982 Northampton Town 10 (0)
1984–1986 Canberra City 68 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steven Paul Bryant (born 5 September 1953) is an English former professional footballer born in Islington, London, who played as a winger or left back. [1]

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He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday (on loan), Northampton Town (in two spells) and Portsmouth, before moving to Australia, where he played for Canberra City in the National Soccer League. [2] [3] He won Northampton Town's Player of the Year award in 1978. [4]

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References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 76. ISBN   978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. "Steve Bryant". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. Stock, Greg & Persoglia, Tony. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. "McGleish named Player of the Year". Northampton Town F.C. 30 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.