Steve Waddington

Steve Waddington
Personal information
Full name Steven Waddington[1]
Date of birth (1956-02-05) 5 February 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth Nantwich, England[1]
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Stoke City 52 (5)
1979–1982 Walsall 130 (13)
1982–1983 Port Vale 1 (0)
1983–1984 Chesterfield 18 (1)
1984–1987 Macclesfield Town 85 (9)
Total 286 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Waddington (born 5 February 1956) is an English former footballer. His father is former Stoke City manager, Tony Waddington.

A midfielder, he made 201 league appearances in an eight-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Stoke City in 1976 before moving to Walsall three years later. He joined Port Vale in July 1982, before transferring to Chesterfield in July 1983. He moved on to non-League club Macclesfield Town the following year. He played minor roles in promotion campaigns for Stoke and Vale. However, he played a much bigger part in Walsall's promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1979–80.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference kent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 378. ISBN 0362020175. Retrieved 14 April 2020.