Steve Wicks
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 3, 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Reading,England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1974 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1978 | Chelsea | 118 | (5) |
1978–1979 | Derby County | 24 | (0) |
1979–1981 | Queens Park Rangers | 73 | (0) |
1981–1982 | Crystal Palace | 14 | (1) |
1981–1986 | Queens Park Rangers | 116 | (6) |
1986–1988 | Chelsea | 32 | (1) |
International career | |||
1982 | England U21 | 16 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1992 | Crawley Town | ||
1993–1994 | Scarborough | ||
1995 | Lincoln City | ||
1996 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
1997–1998 | Selangor FA | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Steve Wicks(born 3 October 1956) is an English former professionalfootballerwho played as acentre-half,most notably played forChelsea,Derby CountyandQueens Park Rangersin the 1970s and 1980s. Wicks made his debut for Chelsea aged 19 in 1975. After initially leaving QPR for Crystal Palace in 1981 he returned to QPR in March 1982, but was cup-tied for their appearance in the1982 FA Cup Final.
Over his two spells at QPR he was part of the successful side that won theSecond DivisionChampionship in 1983 and appeared in theLeague CupFinal in 1986.
He later moved into management withCrawley Town,and in theFootball Leagueat that time withScarborough,and thenLincoln Citywhere he held the post for only 42 days. He then moved abroad and managed in Singapore withWoodlands Wellingtonand subsequently Malaysian sideSelangor FAfrom 1997 to 1998. He is currently[when?]working at Queens Park Rangers football club as part of the corporate hospitality team. He is the father ofMatt Wickswho was on the books atManchester UnitedandArsenaland played forBrighton and Hove Albion.[2][3]After retiring from football Wicks got offered a managing job in Malaysia and Singapore, which he took, and all his family moved with him. He enjoyed the time away but returned to England five years later.
References
[edit]- ^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987).Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88.London: Queen Anne Press. p. 122.ISBN978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^"Brighton clinch Wicks deal".BBC Sport. 13 October 2000. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2012.Retrieved1 June2011.
- ^"Steve Wicks".Up The Posh.Retrieved6 August2019.
External links
[edit]- Steve Wicksat Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- England men's under-21 international footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Scarborough F.C. managers
- Lincoln City F.C. managers
- Woodlands Wellington FC managers
- Singapore Premier League managers
- Barnet F.C. non-playing staff
- English expatriate football managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Expatriate football managers in Malaysia
- English expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate football managers in Singapore