Steve Wigley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Wigley | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Curzon Ashton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Nottingham Forest | 82 | (2) |
| 1985–1987 | Sheffield United | 28 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Birmingham City | 87 | (4) |
| 1989–1993 | Portsmouth | 120 | (12) |
| 1993–1994 | Exeter City | 23 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Bognor Regis Town | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1997 | Aldershot Town | ||
| 2004 | Southampton (caretaker) | ||
| 2004 | Southampton | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bolton Wanderers (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steve Wigley (born 15 October 1961) is an English football coach and former player for Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Portsmouth and Exeter City. He made 340 appearances in the Football League. He is the former manager of Southampton and the former assistant/caretaker manager for Bristol City.
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Wigley earned a reputation as a tricky winger for home-town club Curzon Ashton, jinking his way through defences and dazzling crowds with his skilful ball displays. It was this that attracted Brian Clough who promptly signed him for Nottingham Forest. After making his debut as a 21-year-old, Wigley played 82 times for Forest before moving to Sheffield United in 1985. Unfortunately, he never found success in Sheffield and moved to Birmingham City soon after, where during a spectacular display against Portsmouth F.C., Pompey manager Alan Ball was persuaded to sign him for the club. After spending four years of mixed fortunes on the South Coast, helping Portsmouth to the 1992 FA Cup semi final where they lost on a penalty shootout to Liverpool, Wigley moved to Exeter to finish his Football League playing career and then having a brief spell with non-league Bognor Regis Town before taking on his first managerial job at Aldershot.
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