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 Bywater playing for Derby County in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Michael Bywater[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Rochdale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2006 | West Ham United | 59 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Hull City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Coventry City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Derby County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Derby County | 148 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Millwall | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Gillingham (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | (0) |
| 2015 | Kerala Blasters | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Burton Albion | 57 | (0) |
| Total | 396 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Michael Bywater (born 7 June 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He has made appearances for thirteen clubs, most notably for Derby County, where he made over 150 appearances and won the 2007 Championship play-off final and for West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons, made over 60 appearances and won the 2005 Championship play-off final. He is also a former England Under-21 international. Bywater has worn the number 43 shirt in memory of his mentor and coach, Les Sealey, who died aged 43 in 2001.[3]
- ^ "Stephen Bywater". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Bywater". Burton Albion F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Les treated me like his son, recalls Owls star Bywater". The Yorkshire Post. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.