Derek Statham
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Derek James Statham[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 1959||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1987 | West Bromwich Albion | 299 | (8) |
1987–1989 | Southampton | 64 | (2) |
1989–1991 | Stoke City | 41 | (1) |
1991–1993 | Walsall | 50 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Telford United | 34 | (0) |
Total | 488 | (11) | |
International career | |||
1977–1982 |
England U21 | 6 | (0) |
1983 | England | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Derek James Statham (born 24 March 1959) is an English former footballer who played at defensive left-back. He played for West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, Walsall and Stoke City.[1]
Statham won three international caps for England in 1983 under the management of Bobby Robson.
Career
Statham was born in Wolverhampton and began his career with West Bromwich Albion where he earned a reputation as a solid, classy defender with excellent passing ability. He made over 330 league and cup appearances for West Brom, playing for several years alongside Bryan Robson and the 'Three Degrees' of Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson in an impressive side assembled by Ron Atkinson.[3] In total Statham spent 12 years at the Hawthorns making 373 appearances for the club, scoring 11 goals in all competitions.
Statham left West Brom for Southampton in 1987, playing alongside a young
He later played for
In 2004, he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest ever players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.[4]
Career statistics
Club
Source:[5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 1976–77 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
1977–78 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
1978–79 | First Division | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |
1979–80 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
1980–81 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
1981–82 | First Division | 35 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
1982–83 | First Division | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
1983–84 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
1984–85 | First Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
1985–86 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
1986–87 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
1987–88 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 299 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 373 | 11 | ||
Southampton | 1987–88 | First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
1988–89 | First Division | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
Total | 64 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||
Stoke City | 1989–90 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
1990–91 | Third Division | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Walsall | 1991–92 | Fourth Division | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
1992–93 | Third Division | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Telford United | 1993–94 | Football Conference | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Career Total | 488 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 594 | 16 |
- A. UEFA Cup.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
England | 1983 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Albion legends – Derek Statham". Birmingham Mail. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ Derek Statham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Statham, Derek at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "England players: Derek Statham". englandfootballonline.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Derek Statham at Englandstats.com