Steve Agnew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Mark Agnew | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Shipley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
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Middlesbrough (caretaker manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1991 | Barnsley | 194 | (29) |
| 1991–1993 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Leicester City | 56 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Sunderland | 63 | (9) |
| 1998–2001 | York City | 81 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Gateshead | ||
| Total | 401 | (46) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Middlesbrough (caretaker) | ||
| 2017– | Middlesbrough (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen Mark Agnew (born 9 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer who is the caretaker manager at Premier League club Middlesbrough.
As a player, he was a midfielder from 1983 to 2002, notably in the Premier League from Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Sunderland. He also played in the Football League for Barnsley, Portsmouth and York City before finishing his career in non-League with Gateshead.
Agnew was born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire. He started his career at Barnsley, staying there for eight years after turning professional and playing more than 200 times. He was sold to Blackburn Rovers for a £700,000 fee in June 1991 – making him the Ewood Park club's most costly signing at the time, just after wealthy owner Jack Walker bought the club. His spell at Blackburn was unsuccessful, only making four appearances before he joined Portsmouth on loan and then Leicester City permanently in the 1992–93 season, when Rovers were in the new Premier League and Leicester were challenging for promotion from Division One. During his time at Blackburn, the club earned promotion to the Premier League, but Agnew's part in the success was a minimal one as the attention was focused on big-money new signings such as Mike Newell and Roy Wegerle and later Alan Shearer and Stuart Ripley. One of Agnew's most memorable nights in a Leicester City shirt was 15 April 1993, when Leicester beat Millwall 3–0. Agnew scored and was sent off. Agnew "reacted angrily to a heavy challenge by Andy Roberts. At least a dozen players jostled each other as police, stewards and the respective managers tried to restore order. Agnew, who had already been cautioned, appeared to lash out at a Millwall player, leaving Mr Parker no option other than to reach for red. Millwall tried hard to exploit their numerical advantage, only for the home team to score again through David Oldfield." He was part of the Leicester team that won promotion to the Premier League as Division One play-off winners in 1994.
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