Steven Blaney (footballer)

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Steven Blaney
Personal information
Full name Steven David Blaney [1]
Date of birth (1977-03-24) 24 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Orsett, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1997 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 West Ham United 0 (0)
1998 Brentford 5 (0)
1998–1999 St Albans City 0 (0)
1999–2001 Billericay Town
1999 → Heybridge Swifts (loan)
2000 → Grays Athletic (loan)
2001 St Albans City 16 (4)
2001 Aveley
2001 → St Albans City (loan) 3 (1)
2001–2002 Braintree Town 7 (0)
2002–2003 Harlow Town
2003–2004 East Thurrock United
2004–2005 Nerja
2005–2006 Barking & East Ham United 38 (4)
2006 Redbridge 2 (0)
International career
England Schools' U15
1996 Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven David Blaney (born 24 March 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career in the academy at Premier League club West Ham United and made his professional debut whilst with Brentford in 1998. Upon his release from West Ham United, Blaney embarked on a career in non-League football and as of 2014, was a tutor and coach at Harlow College. [3] Born in England, he represented Wales U21 at international level.

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Career

West Ham United

Blaney was discovered by Frank Lampard while playing for his district team and entered the academy at West Ham United. Blaney began his career as a right back and signed a professional contract in July 1995, but he left the Hammers in March 1998, having failed to win a call into a first team squad. [4]

Brentford

On 27 March 1998, Blaney joined relegation-threatened Second Division club Brentford on a contract until the end of the 1997–98 season. [4] [5] In what remained of the season, he made five appearances and left the club when his contract expired. [6]

Non-League football

Between 1998 and 2006, Blaney played in the Isthmian and Southern Leagues for St Albans City (three spells), [7] Billericay Town, [8] Heybridge Swifts, Grays Athletic, [9] Aveley, [10] Braintree Town, [11] Harlow Town, [12] East Thurrock United, [12] Barking & East Ham United and Redbridge. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] He moved to Spain to play for Regional Preferente de Málaga club Nerja during the 2004–05 season. [18]

International career

Blaney played in the same England Schools' U15 team as Danny Murphy, Phil Neville, Michael Black, David Beresford and Neil Cutler. [19] In 1996, he changed his national allegiance to Wales and won three caps for the U21 team. [1]

Coaching career

Blaney is a UEFA B licence holder. [3] As of 2014, he was a football coach and a Senior Tutor in Sport at Harlow College. [3] [19] Together with former Cambridge United trainee Matt Waldron, Blaney coached the Harlow College Academy team to the Essex County Council League title in the 2010–11 season. [19] As of 2014, Blaney was a coach at a Player Development Centre in Harlow for Norwich City and was an academy coach and scout for West Ham United. [3] [20] [19] He has also been on the staff for the Pathways Plus Academy and Eurotech Soccer Camps. [20] [19]

Personal life

Blaney has a Sports Coaching/Education degree. [19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1997–98 [6] Second Division 50——50
St Albans City 1998–99 [21] Isthmian League Premier Division00—1 [lower-alpha 1] 111
St Albans City 2000–01 [22] Isthmian League Premier Division164—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0174
Braintree Town 2001–02 [23] Isthmian League Premier Division70——70
St Albans City (loan)2001–02 [24] Isthmian League Premier Division3110—41
Total1951021226
Redbridge 2006–07 [25] Isthmian League First Division North20201 [lower-alpha 3] 050
Career total3353031396
  1. ↑ Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in Isthmian League Cup

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