Steve Stone (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Brian Stone | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1999 | Nottingham Forest | 193 | (23) |
| 1999–2002 | Aston Villa | 90 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Portsmouth | 68 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Leeds United | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 368 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | England | 9 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Newcastle United Reserves (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2015 | Newcastle United (first team coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steven Brian "Steve" Stone (born 20 August 1971) is an English former footballer. He was part of the coaching staff at Newcastle United from July 2010 to June 2015.
Stone began his career at Nottingham Forest, where, despite suffering three broken legs, he managed to establish himself as a vital team player, and also earned a call up to the England squad, making his international debut in 1995 against Norway. He went on to earn nine caps, scoring twice, and was part of Terry Venables' squad for Euro 96.
However, another serious leg injury meant he missed the entire 1996–97 season. Despite this, he fought his way back into the Forest team.
Following the club's relegation from the Premier League season, he moved to Aston Villa for £5.5 million in 1999, despite having made 229 appearances for Forest. He soon became a vital team player under then manager John Gregory, and came on as a substitute in the 2000 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. However, following Gregory's dismissal, Stone failed to impress new manager Graham Taylor, and, having failed to land a place at Manchester United two seasons earlier, he was transferred to Portsmouth for the 2002–03 season, having played in 121 games for Villa.
Despite continued injuries, he established himself as a regular in the Portsmouth team. He was an invaluable part of the team that won promotion to the Premier League in 2002–2003, and then achieved a mid-table finish the following season and narrowly avoided relegation the next. However, when his contract expired in June 2005, new manager Alain Perrin decided to release Stone, and he signed for Leeds United.
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