Stephen Baxter (footballer)

Stephen Baxter
BEM
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-10-01) 1 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Carrick Rangers (manager)
Youth career
Glentoran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Ards 43 (21)
1987–1993 Linfield 114 (51)
1993–1994 Distillery 25 (6)
1994–1998 Crusaders 108 (40)
1998–2000 Glenavon 48 (19)
2000–2002 Crusaders 58 (23)
2002 Bangor 0 (0)
2005 Crusaders 0 (0)
Total 396 (160)
International career
1981 Northern Ireland U16 3 (0)
1987 Irish League XI 2 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2024 Crusaders
2024– Carrick Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen John Baxter BEM (born 1 October 1965) is a Northern Irish football manager and retired footballer. He is currently manager of NIFL Premiership team Carrick Rangers. Baxter is known for his time at Crusaders, where he had two spells as a player, and served as manager for 19 years between 2005 and 2024. [1]

In 2019, Baxter was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to football in Northern Ireland.[2]

  1. ^ "'It's madness': Crusaders chief Stephen Baxter on finding out he is the longest serving manager in world football". Belfast Telegraph. 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ "New Year Honours list: Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter proud to receive BEM". Belfast Live. Retrieved 6 May 2019.