| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Philip Sedgley | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-05-26)26 May 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Coventry City | 84 | (3) |
| 1989–1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | 164 | (8) |
| 1994–1997 | Ipswich Town | 105 | (15) |
| 1997–2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 106 | (9) |
| Total | 459 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1989 | England U21 | 11 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Kingstonian | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Philip Sedgley (born 26 May 1968) is an English former professionalfootballer, and football manager.
As a player, he was amidfielder and adefender.[1] He wascapped 11 times forEngland at under-21 level.[2]who made more than 450 appearances inthe Football League andPremier League forCoventry City,Tottenham Hotspur,Ipswich Town andWolverhampton Wanderers. He became manager ofKingstonian in 2001, and later joined the coaching staff ofLuton Town.
Sedgley was born inEnfield. He made more than 180 first-team appearances forTottenham Hotspur as a player after a £750,000 move fromCoventry City in July 1989 before switching toIpswich Town for £1 million in June 1994. More than 100 appearances followed for Ipswich before the final move of his playing career, a £500,000 transfer toWolverhampton Wanderers in July 1997, where he again made more than 100 league appearances before retiring from the game in December 2000.[3] He has twoFA Cup-winners' medals. The first came with Coventry, as an unusedsubstitute in the 3–2 defeat of Spurs in the1987 final.[4] He received his second in1991 when he was in the starting XI for Spurs, as they beatNottingham Forest 2–1 after extra time.[5]
Sedgley was appointed manager ofKingstonian in October 2001, stepping up from the position of coach,[6] but resigned 14 months later, citing "a clash of opinions off the pitch with the club's owners".[7] AUEFA-qualified coach, Sedgley was appointed as a youth team coach atLuton Town in mid-October 2005 where he worked alongsideMarvin Johnson[8] until new managerKevin Blackwell brought in his own backroom staff in 2007.[9]
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur