Stephen Bywater
Bywater playing for Derby County in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen Michael Bywater | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Rochdale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2006 | West Ham United | 59 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Hull City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Coventry City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Derby County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Derby County | 148 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Millwall | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Gillingham (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Kerala Blasters | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Burton Albion | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:14, 18 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Stephen Michael Bywater (born 7 June 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Burton Albion.
He has made appearances for thirteen clubs, most notably for Derby County, where he made over 150 appearances and won the 2007 Championship play-off Final and for West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons, made over 60 appearances and won the 2005 Championship play-off Final. He is also a former England Under-21 international. Bywater has worn the number 43 shirt in memory of his mentor and coach, Les Sealey, who died aged 43 in 2001. He believes Sealey is guiding his way in football.
Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Bywater attended the Blue Coat School, Oldham as a boy starting his career in August 1997 with Rochdale. His only first team appearance was against Carlisle United in an Autoglass Trophy game which Rochdale lost 6–1. He was brought to West Ham as a 16-year-old by Harry Redknapp in February 1998 for £250,000, rising to £1.75 million depending on performances and achievements. He graduated through the youth set-up and featured in West Ham's 1999 FA Youth Cup winning team along with Joe Cole and Michael Carrick.
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