Steve Wicks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1974 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Chelsea | 118 | (5) |
| 1978–1979 | Derby County | 24 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Queens Park Rangers | 73 | (0) |
| 1981 | Crystal Palace | 14 | (1) |
| 1981–1986 | Queens Park Rangers | 116 | (6) |
| 1986–1988 | Chelsea | 32 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1982 | England U21 | 16 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992 | Crawley Town | ||
| 1993–1994 | Scarborough | ||
| 1995 | Lincoln City | ||
| 1996 | Woodlands Wellington | ||
| 1997–1998 | Selangor FA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steve Wicks (born 3 October 1956 in Reading) is an English former professional footballer. He was a tall, solid, imposing player who played as a centre-half. He most notably played for Chelsea, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers in the 1970s and 1980s. Steve made his debut for Chelsea aged 19 in 1975.
Steve had two spells at QPR and was part of the successful QPR side that won the Second Division Championship in 1983 and appeared in the Milk Cup Final in 1986. The cry used to be heard around Loftus Road: "6 foot 2, eyes of blue, Stevie Wicks is after you".
He later moved into management with Crawley Town, and in the Football League at that time with Scarborough, and then Lincoln City where he held the post for only 42 days. He then moved abroad and managed in New Zealand with Woodlands Wellington and subsequently Malaysian side Selangor FA from 1997 to 1998. He is currently working at Queens Park Rangers football club as part of the corporate hospitality team. He is the father of Matt Wicks who was on the books at Manchester United and Arsenal and played for Brighton and Hove Albion. After retiring from football Wicks got offered a huge managing job in Malaysia and Singapore, which he took, and all his family moved with him. He enjoyed the time away but returned to England five years later.
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