Steve Tully

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Steve Tully
Personal information
Full name Stephen Richard Tully
Date of birth (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Paignton, Devon, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Poole Town (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2002 Torquay United 106 (3)
2002–2005 Weymouth 105 (8)
2005 Exeter City 2 (0)
2005–2007 Weymouth 25 (1)
2007–2013 Exeter City 221 (2)
2013 Tiverton Town
2013–2016 Truro City
Managerial career
2014–2016 Truro City (player/manager)
2024– Poole Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Stephen Richard Tully (born 10 February 1980) is an English footballer, who is currently manager of Southern League Premier Division South club Poole Town. He was born in Paignton, Devon.

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Career

He began his career as a fullback with his local side Torquay United, turning professional in August 1997 and making his league debut in a 0–0 draw away to Barnet on 18 November that year. He went on to make over 160 appearances for the Gulls before being released at the end of the 2001–02 season. [1]

He joined non-league side Weymouth in August 2002, [2] quickly establishing himself in the side and winning the awards for Player of the Year and Away Player of the Season in 2003–2004. He lost his place in the side after the appointment of Steve Johnson as manager and asked for a transfer in January 2005. [3]

Although he later withdrew this request, [4] he was allowed to join Exeter City in February 2005. [5] However, he returned to Weymouth in May that year as new manager Garry Hill's first summer signing on a two-year deal. [6] He returned to Exeter in January 2007 [7] and was a regular in the side that made the play-off final at the end of that season, scoring the winning penalty in the semi-final against Oxford United. [8] On 2 July 2013 Tully was released by Exeter City.

After leaving Exeter, Tully briefly joined Tiverton Town before joining Truro City on 19 October 2013. He scored his first goal for Truro from the penalty spot in the 3–2 win at Hitchin Town on 2 November. [9] He was appointed player-manager on 13 March 2014, at least until the end of the 2013–14 season, after the sacking of Steve Massey. [10]

Coaching career

During his time as manager of Truro City, Tully led the club to promotion to the sixth tier as well as a fourth-placed finish before departing the club at the end of the 2015–16. [11]

Following his departure from Truro City, Tully worked with Plymouth Argyle, coaching within the club's academy whilst he continued to search for a new managerial role. [12]

In 2022, Tully joined Bristol Rovers as Lead Professional Development Phase and under-18s manager within the club's academy. Following the appointment of Matt Taylor as first-team manager in December 2023, he was assisting the new manager on a temporary basis alongside Academy Manager Byron Anthony. [13]

In March 2024, Tully was appointed manager of Poole Town on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Torquay United squad reduced by seven Archived 29 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Weymouth snap up Tully
  3. ↑ Tully shock for Terras
  4. ↑ Tully comes off Terras' list
  5. ↑ Grecians swoop for Weymouth pair
  6. ↑ Tully completes Weymouth return
  7. ↑ Exeter City bring in Weymouth duo
  8. ↑ Exeter off to Wembley!
  9. ↑ "Truro's triumph at Hitchin secures first back to back wins for 14 months". Truro City F.C. 2 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Truro City appoint Steve Tully as player/manager". BBC Sport. 13 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Truro City Update: Manager Position". www.trurocityfc.net. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Dave (11 October 2017). "Exeter City legend Steve Tully, currently in Plymouth's academy, admits frustration at not finding a managerial job after missing out on Bath and Torquay United roles". Devon Live. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  13. ↑ Hargraves, Daniel (11 December 2023). "Bristol Rovers coaches and senior staff depart as Gas move on from Joey Barton era". Bristol Post. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "New Manager agrees deal to end of 2024/25 season". www.pooletownfc.co.uk. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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