Steve Wicks

Steve Wicks

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-10-03)October 3, 1956
Place of birth	Reading,England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 currentlyworking 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.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.

External links

• Steve Wicksat Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database