| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Leslie Wignall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (age 71)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Doncaster Rovers | 130 | (1) |
| 1976 | →Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1977–1984 | Colchester United | 281 | (22) |
| 1984–1986 | Brentford | 67 | (2) |
| 1986–1991 | Aldershot | 161 | (4) |
| Total | 639 | (29) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 1995–1999 | Colchester United | ||
| 2000 | Stevenage Borough | ||
| 2000–2001 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 2003 | Southend United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Leslie Wignall (born 17 September 1954) is an English former professionalfootball manager and player. During his playing career, Wignall, who played as acentral defender, made over 600 appearances inthe Football League.
Born inLiverpool, Wignall played professionally forDoncaster Rovers,Colchester United,Brentford andAldershot, making a total of 639 appearances inthe Football League. He retired as a player in 1991.
In the summer of 1976 Wignall had been signed on loan by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest, but a suspension held-over from the end of the previous season rendered him ineligible for competitive matches and he returned to Doncaster without ever appearing for Forest, although he did appear in one of Forest's team group photographs.[3]
After his retirement from playing he joined the coaching staff atAldershot, before assistingIan McDonald. After Aldershot went out of business in 1992, a new club,Aldershot Town was formed, and Wignall became their first ever manager, winning back to back promotions before former clubColchester United signed him in January 1995. During his time at Colchester he led the club to promotion via theplay-offs in 1997/98 and to thefinal of theAssociate Members' Cup the year before. He stayed as manager until he resigned in January 1999, believing he had taken the club as far as he could. In April 2000, he joinedStevenage Borough and was offered a two-year contract but never signed it and, when approached a month later by former clubDoncaster Rovers, he decided to manage them instead, having only managed 8 games at Stevenage.[4][5] He managed Doncaster for just one season.[5] In 2003, he became manager ofSouthend United but only lasted seven months.[5] He also worked as a first team coach and assistant atWivenhoe Town from 2005 before leaving club due to financial reasons in January 2008.[6]
In 2009, Wignall published his autobiography titledYou Can Have Chips.[5]
Brentford
Aldershot
Aldershot Town
Colchester United
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