Steve Foster (footballer born 1974)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Foster | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Whitley Bay (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Mansfield Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Telford United | 107 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Woking | 28 | (3) |
| 1997–2002 | Bristol Rovers | 197 | (7) |
| 2002–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | 116 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Scunthorpe United | 62 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Darlington | 92 | (2) |
| 2010 | Blyth Spartans | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Mansfield Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Spennymoor Town | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 658 | (19) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen "Steve" Foster (born 3 December 1974) is a professional footballer, currently assistant manager at Whitley Bay.
Foster, who is the son of former Mansfield Town defender Colin Foster, began his career at Mansfield Town, where he made a handful of appearances before being released by the club. He later played for Conference sides Telford United and Woking, before returning to the Football League with Bristol Rovers in 1997. After five seasons with Bristol Rovers, in which he made 237 appearances in all competitions, Foster was released by new manager Ray Graydon in April 2002 as Bristol Rovers sought to reduce their wage bill after finishing next to bottom of Division Three.
Foster joined Doncaster Rovers in August 2002 on a short-term deal and then agreed a contract until the end of the 2002–03 season in the following October. He made 21 league appearance as Doncaster reached the inaugural Conference play-off final and won promotion to the Football League in May 2003. His performances were rewarded with a one-year contract in June 2003 and a new two-year contract in February 2004. He made 44 league appearances in the 2003–04 season as Doncaster won a second successive promotion, and 34 league appearances in the 2004–05 season, which was interrupted by a serious ankle injury sustained in September 2004. He made a further 17 league appearances for Doncaster in the 2005–06 season, before leaving the club by mutual consent in January 2006 and joining Scunthorpe United until the end of the 2006–07 season. He made 62 league appearances in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons as Scunthorpe won the League One championship in May 2007, and he took the Scunthorpe United's official Player of the Year award.
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