Steve Walford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Joseph Walford | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Highgate, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | Arsenal | 77 | (3) |
| 1980–1983 | Norwich City | 93 | (2) |
| 1983–1989 | West Ham United | 115 | (2) |
| 1987 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Gillingham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1989 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1989 | Lai Sun | ? | (?) |
| – | Wycombe Wanderers | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1995 | Wycombe Wanderers (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 1995 | Norwich City (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 1995–2000 | Leicester City (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2000–2005 | Celtic (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2006–2010 | Aston Villa (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sunderland (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2013– | Republic of Ireland (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Bolton Wanderers (Assistant Manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stephen James "Steve" Walford (born 5 January 1958 in Highgate, England) is an English former footballer turned manager. Playing as a defender, Walford featured for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Norwich City, West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion in all.
Born in Highgate, London, Walford began playing as a centre half. He started his footballing career at Tottenham Hotspur in 1974, making only two appearances before being signed by Arsenal's former Spurs manager Terry Neill for £25,000 in 1977. Walford came on as a substitute in Arsenal's victorious 1979 FA Cup Final side. He in all made 98 appearances for the Gooners, scoring four goals. In 1981, he moved to Norwich City for £175,000 and stayed there for three years, seeing the club through relegation from and then promotion to the First Division.
After 108 appearances for Norwich, Walford moved on to West Ham United in 1983 for a fee of £160,000; he played 115 times for the Hammers over the next four years. Towards the end of his West Ham career, he had loan spells at Huddersfield Town, Gillingham and West Bromwich Albion. He moved abroad to play for Lai Sun of Hong Kong in 1989 before returning to England to play for Wycombe Wanderers under Martin O'Neill the following year.
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