Steve Spriggs

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Steve Spriggs
Personal information
Full name Stephen Spriggs
Date of birth (1956-02-16) 16 February 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Armthorpe, Doncaster, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1975 Huddersfield Town 4 (0)
1975–1987 Cambridge United 416 (60)
1986–1987Middlesbrough (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Spriggs (born 16 February 1956) is an English former professional footballer who is mostly remembered for his 12 years at Cambridge United, where he still holds the record for the most appearances with 416. [2]

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References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. "Club records & honours". Cambridge United F.C. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.