Steve Perryman

Steve Perryman
MBE
Perryman with Tottenham Hotspur in 1981
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Perryman
Date of birth (1951-12-21) 21 December 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Ealing, Middlesex, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Milton Keynes Dons (Associate Director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1986 Tottenham Hotspur 655 (31)
1986–1987 Oxford United 17 (0)
1987–1990 Brentford 53 (0)
Total 725 (31)
International career
1972–1975 England U23 17 (0)
1982 England 1 (0)
Managerial career
1987–1990 Brentford (player-manager)
1990–1993 Watford
1994 Tottenham Hotspur (caretaker)
1995 Start
1999–2000 Shimizu S-Pulse
2001–2002 Kashiwa Reysol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen John Perryman MBE (born 21 December 1951) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is best-known for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur during the 1970s and early 1980s. He has won the FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup all twice with Tottenham in his 17 years at the club. Perryman was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in 1982 and made a club record 854 first team appearances for Tottenham.[1] He was the director of football at Exeter City from 2003[2][3] until his temporary retirement in March 2018.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Steve Perryman – fact file". Mehstg.com. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Steve Perryman: Exeter City director of football asks fans for 'positive noise'". BBC Sport. 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Who's Who". Exeter City. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Tottenham legend Steve Perryman retires from football after watching his Exeter side lose in League Two play-off final". Devon Live. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.