| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steve Reginald Cherry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-08-05)5 August 1960 (age 64)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Derby County | 77 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | →Port Vale (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Walsall | 71 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Plymouth Argyle | 73 | (0) |
| 1989 | →Chesterfield (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1988–1995 | Notts County | 266 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Watford | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | →Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Rotherham United | 20 | (0) |
| 1997 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1997–1998 | Rushden & Diamonds | 18 | (0) |
| 1998 | Rothwell Corinthians | ||
| 1998 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1998 | Stalybridge Celtic | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Mansfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| 2004 | Belper Town | ||
| Total | 570 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978 | England Youth | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steve Reginald Cherry (born 5 August 1960) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He made over 690 league and cup appearances in a 20-year career in theFootball League andConference, playing in the top five divisions of the English game.
Cherry was spotted playing for Calverton Youth Wing byDerby County and joined the club on a two-year apprenticeship in 1976, becoming professional two years later. He won threecaps for theEngland Youth Team in 1978. He started his first competitive senior game in February 1980 and played eight games onloan atPort Vale during the 1980–81 season. He established himself in the first team at Derby during the 1982–83 season and was voted the club's Player of the Year in May 1983. The club wererelegated out of theSecond Division at the end of the 1983–84 season. He wastransferred toWalsall in August 1984. He was voted as Walsall's Player of the Season at the end of the 1984–85 campaign but lost his first-team place at the end of the following campaign and was sold on toPlymouth Argyle for a £19,000 fee in November 1986. After a poor start to his Plymouth career, he improved and was named the club'sPlayer of the Year in 1988. He then asked for a transfer and joinedChesterfield on loan during the 1988–89 season before being sold toNotts County for a £70,000 fee in February 1989.
Cherry wasNeil Warnock's first signing as Notts Countymanager, and the club found instant success under Warnock's stewardship, winningpromotions from theThird Division to theFirst Division via theplay-offs in1990 and1991. Though County were relegated back to the second tier, he was named the club's Player of the Year in 1992. He played in twoAnglo-Italian Cup finals, as County finished as runners-up in1994 and champions in1995. He moved on toWatford in July 1995 before rejoining Plymouth Argyle on loan in February 1996. He helped Plymouth to win the Third Division play-offs in1996, his third such success with Neil Warnock and fifth appearance atWembley. He then saw out his career with brief stays atRotherham United,Kettering Town,Rushden & Diamonds,Rothwell Corinthians,Gainsborough Trinity,Stalybridge Celtic,Mansfield Town,Oldham Athletic,Lincoln City,Kidsgrove Athletic andBelper Town. He won theStaffordshire Senior Cup with Kidsgrove in 2004. He latercoached at Notts County andMacclesfield Town.
Steve Reginald Cherry was born atNottingham General Hospital on 5 August 1960 and grew up inCalverton, Nottinghamshire.[1][5] He was born into a mining family:[6] his parents were Harold and Lonorah Cherry, acollieryelectrician and housewife respectively.[1] As a teenager, he attended a brief goalkeeping course atNottingham Forest and had an unsuccessful trial withNotts County, though turned down the opportunity to play forClifton All Whites after feeling dejected from his failed trial with Notts County.[1] In 1975, at the age of 15, he played in goal for local village teams Calverton Colliery and Calverton United, as well as for Calverton Youth Wing.[1][7] He had the opportunity to follow his father into the mines should his fledging football career not work out.[7]
Cherry started his career with a five-day trial atDerby County, having beenscouted by Ernie Roberts playing for Calverton Youth Wing in a 7–1 defeat to Ilkeston U16s.[8][9] Having impressed during the trial he was placed in theclub's youth team on wages of £12.50-a-week and in 1976 he signed a two-year apprenticeshipcontract.[8] He was on the bench for the first round of theUEFA Cup against Irish clubFinn Harps in the1976–77 season due toColin Boulton being out onloan andSteve Bowtell being illegible.[8] He represented the Midland Intermediate League, though had hisreserve team opportunities limited until Boulton left the club.[10] He was given his first professional contract in 1978, still with six months left to run of his apprenticeship contract.[8] He was called up to theEngland Youth Team later in the year and won four caps: two playing againstLas Palmas Select' team, one against the USSR and one against Italy.[11] He was dropped in favour ofJohn Lukic after a 2–1 defeat to Italy.[8]
Cherry started his first competitive game for Derby asJohn Middleton was ruled unfit due to ashoulder injury for aFirst Division fixture againstSouthampton at theBaseball Ground on 16 February 1980.[8] The match finished 2–2, withDavid Watson andGraham Baker scoring for the visitors.[8] He kept his first-team place for the following game at home toTottenham Hotspur, which Derby won 2–1; however, he was then sidelined after injuring his ankle slipping on the pavement outside his home whilst trying to prevent his kitten from running away.[8] He returned to the starting eleven in a 3–1 win againstManchester City on 24 April and was named asman of the match.[8] Derby wererelegated at the end of the1979–80 season and the club signed two new goalkeepers: 34-year-oldRoger Jones and 24-year-oldYakka Banovic.[12][8]
Cherry was not selected by DerbymanagerColin Addison throughout the1980–81 season and also picked up an ankle injury in October.[8] Upon his return to fitness he joinedPort Vale on loan in November.[2] ManagerJohn McGrath had sold regular custodianTrevor Dance, and was forced to enter the loan market afterMark Harrison was struck down with injury.[2] Cherry was in goal for eight matches, four each in theFourth Division andFA Cup.[2] He conceded three goals in his final game for the "Valiants" in a 3–0 defeat atEnfield in aThird Round FA Cup Replay that was played on live television on 6 January 1981, the club's first defeat tonon-League opposition in over 50 years.[2][13] He admitted his performance that day was "embarrassing".[6] Banovic wastransfer-listed early in the1981–82 season and Cherry was picked as stand in for an injured Jones againstBolton Wanderers on 23 September.[8] The team struggled and Addison was replaced as manager byJohnny Newman in January.[8] Derby finished the campaign 16th in theSecond Division, with Cherry limited to just four appearances.[14]
The1982–83 season also started badly, and Cherry replaced Banovic in goal in October.[8] Though Cherry was pleased with his own performance and that of the team, losses continued, and Newman resigned the following month.[8] New managerPeter Taylor kept Cherry in goal, who wouldsave apenalty fromKevin Keegan in a 1–0 defeat toNewcastle United atSt James' Park on 27 December.[8] On 8 January, he kept aclean sheet as Derby beatEast Midlands derby rivals Nottingham Forest 2–0 in the FA Cup.[8] They went on to beatChelsea in the following round and reached the fifth round of the competition, where they were knocked out byManchester United.[15] Writing in his autobiography, Cherry cited the defeat to United as his career-best performance as he made difficult saves to denyFrank Stapleton,Norman Whiteside andSteve Coppell, and was only beaten late on by Whiteside for the game's only goal.[8] His performance was described onMatch of the Day as "a most accomplished exhibition in the art of goalkeeping" byJimmy Hill, withBob Wilson adding that he was "brilliant".[8] Derby avoided relegation after going on a 15-match unbeaten run towards the end of the1982–83 season and ended up posting a 12th-place finish.[5][16] Cherry was voted the club'sPlayer of the Year in May 1983.[8][5]
The1983–84 season opened with a 5–0 defeat by Chelsea atStamford Bridge.[17] The team continued to lose games and concede goals, leaving Cherry to bemoan poor defending that frequently left him exposed.[8] Derby performed well in the FA Cup, though, and Cherry kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw away atPlymouth Argyle in the sixth round, denyingGordon Staniforth on multiple occasions.[18] However, he conceded directly from acorner kick in thereplay and felt "lower than thevillage idiot", whilst goalscorerAndy Rogers admitted the goal was "an absolute fluke".[19][8] Derby were relegated at the end of the campaign, and Cherry rejected new managerArthur Cox's offer of a new three-year contract starting at £275-a-week.[20][8] He also turned down an offer of £450-a-week from former Derby managerTommy Docherty, who was now in charge atWolverhampton Wanderers.[8]
Derby teammateSteve Buckley recommended Cherry to his brother,Walsall managerAlan Buckley, who won Cherry's signature with the promise of a £17,500 signing-on fee.[8] Walsall paid Derby a £25,000 fee in August 1984.[21] He replacedRon Green as the "Saddlers" number one and enjoyed a good start to the1984–85Third Division campaign.[22] Walsall played former club Derby four times during the season as they drew them in the first round of theAssociate Members' Cup and Cherry was subjected to taunting from Derby fans throughout the games, which he admitted "was an occupational hazard, but it still gets to you".[22] He was an instant success with the Walsall fans however, and was voted as the club's Player of the Season.[22]
Walsall beatPreston North End 7–3 and Port Vale 2–1 (after a replay) to reach the third round of the FA Cup against First Division club Manchester City on 4 January 1986.[22] City won the tie 3–1 afterPeter Hart'sback-pass to Cherry was held up in the snow 10 yards (9.1 m) short of the goalkeeper, leavingPaul Simpson to convert a simple chance to take the lead.[22] Walsall went on to post a sixth-place finish at the end of the1985–86 season, with former club Derby claiming the third and final automaticpromotion place.[23] Buckley was sacked, much to Cherry's surprise, and new managerTommy Coakley brought in goalkeeperMark Prudhoe to be the club's new number one.[22] Demoted to the reserves, Cherry was permitted to look for a move away fromFellows Park.[22] Despite being injured with a sprained thumb he came on as asubstitute in a youth team game against Derby County, playing outfield, and scored aheaded goal pastMark Grew.[22]
Cherry was sold to Plymouth Argyle for £19,000 fee in November 1986, having impressed on a week-long trial at the Second Division club, and took a signing-on fee of £18,000.[22] ManagerDave Smith brought him in as a replacement for popular 34-year-old goalkeeperGeoff Crudgington, and gave Cherry his debut in a 1–0 defeat atStoke City on 6 December.[24][25][26] It was the start of a poor run of form for the "Pilgrims" and Cherry became unpopular with supporters atHome Park.[24] He was booed before the FA Cup tie withArsenal on 31 January and frequently abused during the match as Plymouth were beaten 6–1.[24] Argyle missed out on theplay-offs by three points at the end of the1986–87 season after losing the final game of the campaign 4–2 at Derby County.[24][5][27]
Cherry felt that long travel times fromDevon to hisMidlands home were not helping his form, so he moved to Plymouth in the summer of 1987.[24] He enjoyed a good1987–88 season and a much-improved relationship with the fans, being rewarded with the club'sPlayer of the Year award with 34% of the vote, more than double the percentage received by second-placedMark Smith.[24] However, he put in a transfer request as he and his wife missed their families in Nottingham.[24] ManagerKen Brown allowed him to live in Nottingham and train at theCity Ground withBrian Clough's Nottingham Forest team whilst he looked for a new club and whilst Plymouth looked for a new goalkeeper.[24] The club finally found their replacement by signingRhys Wilmot from Arsenal, which allowed Cherry to joinChesterfield in the Third Division for a three-month loan period from January.[24] He made his debut forPaul Hart's "Spireites" on 2 January and recalled making one of his best-ever saves in the 3–1 win atSheffield United.[24] He played his final game for Chesterfield on 11 February, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over Notts County atSaltergate and impressing County managerNeil Warnock in the process.[24]
Cherry was signed by Notts County in February 1989 for a £70,000 fee.[5][21] He was Neil Warnock's first signing as the club's manager.[28] He started on wages of £425-a-week and took home a signing-on fee of £6,666.[29] Cherry later compared joining his hometown club as like "winning the lottery" and "my family has supported Notts for more than a 100 years".[30][31] He immediately replacedMick Leonard in goal as Warnock built his own team.[29] County narrowly missed out on the Third Division play-offs at the end of the1988–89 season after losing just four of their remaining 18 games.[29] He kept a clean sheet on the opening day of the1989–90 campaign, a 1–0 win atLeyton Orient, and though they were beaten byBlackpool in August, the "Magpies" lost just three of their remaining 22 games in 1989.[29] The team were unbeaten in their final 15 games of the season and qualified for the play-offs in third-place.[29] County secured promotion by winning theplay-off final with a 2–0 victory overTranmere Rovers in Notts County's first ever trip toWembley.[29][5][32][33]
County adapted well to the Second Division, winning their first four games of the1990–91 season and running nine games unbeaten in December.[29] On 16 February, he was described by reporter Sue Mott as being "all reflex and brilliance" as he kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over top-flight Manchester City atMeadow Lane in the fifth round of the FA Cup.[34][35][29] Cherry later recalled that Warnock had taken the team sledging in the snow atWollaton Park in order to relax before the match.[9] County lost 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur in the following round, withPaul Gascoigne's winning goal described as "planted with such precision that even Cherry could do nothing about it" byBBC commentatorJohn Motson.[29] In the league, County won their final seven games of the season to qualify for the play-offs in fourth-place. Cherry was criticised for conceding a scrappy goal in the first leg of the play-off semi-final draw withMiddlesbrough, though he would keep his 18th clean sheet of the season as County won the second leg 1–0 to secure a place in theplay-off final againstBrighton & Hove Albion.[36][29][37] In the final a brace fromTommy Johnson and a goal fromDave Regis won the game for County, despite a late consolation goal fromDean Wilkins, winning a promotion for the club and a £12,000 win bonus for each of the players.[38][29]
The1991–92 season saw Cherry play top-flight football for the first time in 11 years, and he opened by the campaign by being named as man of the match in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester United atOld Trafford.[29] County picked up 15 points from their opening 11 games and Cherry signed a new four-year contract with the club; chairman Derek Pavis said that Cherry and midfielderDon O'Riordan's signings had "completed the jigsaw" for the club.[29] On 22 October, County beatSheffield United on apenalty shoot-out in theFull Members' Cup, with Cherry saving four of United's five penalties.[29] Four days later he was named as man of the match in a 2–0 defeat toArsenal atHighbury, having had to make four diving saves fromIan Wright whilst wearing a pair of gloves borrowed from opposition goalkeeperDavid Seaman following a mix-up before the game.[29] Another man of the match performance came in theNottingham derby game on 11 January, in a 1–1 draw at Nottingham Forest.[29] On 25 February, he came to the aid ofWimbledon strikerJohn Fashanu after Fashanu was knocked unconscious following a collision withCraig Short.[9] Fashanu said that "I could feel mytongue slipping down mythroat as I was lying on the ground... I owe Steve Cherry an awfully big debt".[39] On 10 March, he gave away a penalty, which he subsequently saved to earn another man of the match award, though the 0–0 home draw withAston Villa left County in the relegation zone.[29] They ended the season with a 2–1 win overLuton Town that saw both clubs relegated, though they would technically remain in the First Division as the Second Division was now renamed due to the creation of thePremier League.[29] A relegation clause in Cherry's contract saw his salary reduced by 20%, though he was named as the club's Player of the Year – his fourth such award at four different clubs.[29][40]
Cherry was unhappy with his wage reduction and became unsettled early in the1992–93 season, whilst key first-team players such asTommy Johnson,Paul Rideout andDave Regis were sold off to fund a £3.4 million redevelopment of Meadow Lane.[29] Warnock attempted to signAlan Kelly for a £150,000 transfer fee to replace Cherry, as Kelly was himself in a wage dispute withPreston North End.[41] Cherry was dropped in favour ofBob Catlin for the season opener atBirmingham City, though was returned to the starting line-up the following week.[29] He kept his place despite the team winning only four of their next nineteen games and despite himfracturing a finger in November and playing on with the aid of pain-killing injections.[29] He was named as man of the match during a 0–0 draw atPortsmouth on 19 December, but the team still found wins hard to come by, and Warnock was sacked the following month.[29] Warnock's successor,Mick Walker, steered the club to a 17th-place finish as they stabilised in the second tier.[29] However, Cherry's weight became an issue as he reached 14 stone (200 lb; 89 kg).[29]
County suffered a poor start to the1993–94 campaign, losing 11–2 onaggregate to Newcastle United in the second round of theLeague Cup, withAndy Cole scoring ahat-trick in both legs.[42] County fared much better in theAnglo-Italian Cup, reaching the Wembley final againstBrescia after beatingSouthend United on penalties in the semi-final.[29] Brescia won the final 1–0 afterGabriele Ambrosettichipped Cherry to claim the game's only goal.[43] The league campaign ended with a 2–0 loss atOxford United that saw County narrowly miss out on the play-offs with a seventh-place finish.[29][5]
Walker was sacked in September 1994 and new managerRussell Slade dropped Cherry forPaul Reece in December, saying "he was out of form and when you're bottom of the league you can't complain if the manager makes changes".[29]Howard Kendall replaced Slade as manager the following month and signed Australian goalkeeperJason Kearton on loan fromEverton to be the club's new number one.[44][45] Cherry put in extra work in training to lose 11pounds in weight and was rewarded with a place in the Anglo-Italian Cup final game withAscoli at Wembley on 19 March.[29] Goals fromTony Agana andDevon White were enough to secure a 2–1 victory, though Cherry was substituted on 75 minutes.[46] However, County won just one of their remaining ten league games and were relegated in last place at the end of the1994–95 season, whilst Cherry was released.[47][48][29]
Cherry signed forGlenn Roeder'sWatford in July 1995 on a £30,000 a-year salary, with a £15,000 signing-on fee.[49] He had received offers from Norwegian clubTromsø and a club inHong Kong but decided to remain in England.[49] He featured in just four First Division matches in the1995–96 season asKevin Miller was Watford's regular custodian.[50][5][21] Cherry leftVicarage Road to return to former club Plymouth Argyle on a three-month loan starting in February, in a move that reunited him with former boss Neil Warnock.[51][52] He played 19 games for the club and kept a clean sheet for Plymouth in theThird Division play-off final at Wembley, as his team won promotion with a 1–0 victory overDarlington.[53][54][55]
Cherry then moved on toRotherham United, after being offered a two-year contract on £400-a-week (with a £20,000 signing-on fee) at Millmoor by management duoArchie Gemmill andJohn McGovern.[49] However,Danny Bergara replaced Gemmill and McGovern as manager before the start of the season, and signed goalkeeperKevin Pilkington on loan from Manchester United.[49] Cherry started the1996–97 season in goal as the team picked up just two points from their opening eight league games, with Pilkington taking his first-team place in October.[49] Cherry played 23 league and cup games for the "Millers", before leaving the club by mutual consent in January.[5][49] He went on to play on a part-time basis forKettering Town after being contacted by managerSteve Berry.[49] He turned down an offer fromBolton Wanderers managerColin Todd to be the club's third-choice goalkeeper and instead joined Kettering'sConference rivalsRushden & Diamonds in March 1997 on wages of £400-a-week, with a £20,000 signing-on fee.[49] He played ten games for the Diamonds at the end of the1996–97 season as the ambitious newly formed club began to build a strong squad under the ownership ofMax Griggs.[56]
Cherry featured eight times at the start of the1997–98 season before being dropped by managerBrian Talbot.[57] Talbot released him from his contract atNene Park in September 1997 and set him up for a part-time arrangement atRothwell Corinthians in theUnited Counties League Division One.[49] He swiftly joinedNorthern Premier League Premier Division sideGainsborough Trinity on wages of £165-a-week, with the promise of a £500 signing-on fee from managerSteve Richards.[49] He returned to the Conference withStalybridge Celtic in January 1998, making ten appearances in a brief stay atBower Fold.[49][58] He played the opening game of the Third Division1998–99 season forMansfield Town on 9 August 1998, a 3–0 defeat atBrentford, as regular custodianIan Bowling was unavailable andSteve Parkin needed a goalkeeper for the one match.[49] He later provided cover forOldham Athletic, with Oldham managerAndy Ritchie providing a £200 fee to be in the match-day squad againstWycombe Wanderers.[49]
Cherry spent three monthscoaching at Notts County underSam Allardyce in 1999.[49] He joinedLincoln City as the club's goalkeeping coach in 2001 and registered as a player after signing on non-contract terms in March 2003 to provide cover for first-choice goalkeeperAlan Marriott.[59][60] He spent the2003–04 season playing forKidsgrove Athletic in the Northern Premier League Division One and helped the club to win their firstStaffordshire Senior Cup with victory overStafford Rangers in the final.[49][61] He joined Kidsgrove as cover for the injured Phil McGing and his son also joined the club at the same time.[62] Kidsgrove reported that they were the first club in the country to have father and son goalkeepers in the squad at the same time.[62] He later played forBelper Town.[49] In 2006 he returned to Notts County as a part-time goalkeeping coach, leaving whenIan McParland replacedSteve Thompson as manager the following year.[49] He was appointed as goalkeeping coach atMacclesfield Town in July 2008, but left the job in May 2010 after an illness required that he undergo heart surgery.[21][63]
He married Julie, a secretary, on 22 December 1979.[8] They had two children - Jonathan (1985) and Emma (1987). They divorced in 2012, and he later married Fiona.[49] He began working as a forklift driver at Imperial Tobacco in Nottingham in 1999.[9][64] His son, Jon (born 1985), played semi-professional football forArnold Town and Kidsgrove Athletic after being released from Notts County as a teenager.[62] He published his autobiography,Cherry Picking, in 2019.[65] The book was written by Jonathan Nicholas, who in his former career had patrolled around the Meadow Lanepitch as a policeman when Cherry played as a goalkeeper at Notts County.[9] The book was launched in Nottingham, with proceeds of the launch going towards aMyelodysplastic syndrome charity.[66]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Derby County | 1979–80 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale (loan) | 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walsall | 1984–85 | Third Division | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | Third Division | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1986–87 | Second Division | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 1988–89 | Third Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Notts County | 1988–89 | Third Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Third Division | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | First Division | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 266 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 328 | 0 | ||
| Watford | 1995–96 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 1995–96 | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rotherham United | 1996–97 | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rushden & Diamonds | 1996–97 | Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Conference | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1997–98 | Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town | 1998–99 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 570 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 690 | 0 | ||
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