Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen John Harding [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1974 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1977 | Bristol City | 2 | (0) |
1976 | → Southend United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1976 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1977–1980 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | (1) |
1980 | → Brentford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Bath City | 2 | (0) |
1981–1982 | Trowbridge Town | 49 | (2) |
1982–1984 | Gloucester City | 56 | (7) |
1984– | Paulton Rovers | ||
–1985 | Mangotsfield United | ||
1985–1987 | Trowbridge Town | ||
International career | |||
England Youth | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen JohnHarding (born 23 July 1956) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for hometown clubs Bristol Rovers and Bristol City. [2] [3] He also played League football for Grimsby Town, Brentford and Southend United. [1] [4] He went on to play non-League football for Bath City, Trowbridge Town, Gloucester City and Mangotsfield United. [5] [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southend United (loan) | 1975–76 [7] | Third Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Bristol Rovers | 1977–78 [8] | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
1978–79 [8] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [9] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
1979–80 [8] | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
Brentford (loan) | 1979–80 [10] | Third Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Gloucester City | 1982–83 [9] | Southern League Premier Division | 21 | 1 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
1983–84 [11] | Southern League Premier Division | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
1984–85 [12] | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | 84 | 8 | |||
Career total | 100 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 137 | 9 |
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