Steve Fulton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Fulton | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1993 | Celtic | 76 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Falkirk | 33 | (3) |
| 1995–2002 | Hearts | 204 | (15) |
| 2002–2004 | Kilmarnock | 57 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Partick Thistle | 19 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1992 | Scotland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen "Steve" Fulton (born 10 August 1970 in Greenock) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a left-sided midfielder.
Fulton joined Celtic from their Boys Club in 1987 and made his league debut during the 1988–89 season. After his impressive display in a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat of Hibernian that year he was likened by his manager Billy McNeill to Italian forward Roberto Baggio, and the Baggio moniker stuck with him throughout his career. He had become a first-team regular by 1990 and helped the side to the 1990–91 League Cup final, where they suffered a 2–1 defeat to Old Firm rivals Rangers.
Fulton left Celtic Park in August 1993, Bolton Wanderers paying £225,000 for his signature. However, he fell from favour within months of his move to Burnden Park and spent part of the 1993–94 season on loan to Peterborough United before returning to Scotland at its conclusion, in a £100,000 move to Falkirk. The Bairns enjoyed a profitable first season back in the Premier Division, challenging for European qualification and eventually finishing fifth, only six points behind 2nd place Motherwell. Fulton re-established himself as a first-team player, playing 33 times during the campaign.
In July 1995, Jim Jefferies resigned as Falkirk manager to take-over at Heart of Midlothian and Fulton was one of the first players he signed for the Edinburgh club. The side had been near the bottom of the table at the time Fulton signed but recovered to finish 4th and reach the Scottish Cup Final, where Rangers proved too strong for them. He helped Hearts to the League Cup Final the following season and scored their first goal in the Celtic Park showpiece. Rangers were again the opposition and once again they had the measure of Hearts, two individual goals from Paul Gascoigne turning the match in the Glasgow side's favour.
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