Steve Walsh (footballer)

Steve Walsh
Personal information
Full name	Steven Walsh
Date of birth	3 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Preston, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1986	Wigan Athletic
1986–2000	Leicester City
2000–2001	Norwich City
2001–2002	Tamworth
2002	Coventry City
2002–2003	Tamworth
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Walsh (born 3 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, but at times was used as a striker.

He spent most of his career at Leicester City where he won two League Cups in 1997 and 2000, as well as featuring as a Premier League player across a number of seasons. He also played in the Football League for Wigan, Norwich City and Coventry City, with several stints with non-league Tamworth. He is the record holder for the most red cards in the Football League, with 13, a record he holds jointly with Roy McDonough.^[3]^[4]

^ "Steve Walsh". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ "Away penalties at Old Trafford", Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Matt Cunningham, The Guardian, 26 June 2003
^ "Five red cards in football match", ITV, accessed 11 March 2013

Personal information

Full name	Steven Walsh^[1]
Date of birth	(1964-11-03) 3 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Preston, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1986	Wigan Athletic	126	(4)
1986–2000	Leicester City	449	(62)
2000–2001	Norwich City	4	(0)
2001–2002	Tamworth	?
2002	Coventry City	2	(0)
2002–2003	Tamworth	?
Total		581	(66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals