Steve Froggatt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Junior Froggatt | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Lincoln , England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Aston Villa | 35 | (2) |
| 1994–1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 106 | (7) |
| 1998–2001 | Coventry City | 49 | (2) |
| Total | 190 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Junior Froggatt (born 9 March 1973) is an English former professional footballer. His senior playing career lasted from 1991 until 2001, when he announced his retirement after failing to recover from injury.
Career
Aston Villa
Froggatt was born in
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Froggatt was sold to
Coventry City
Froggatt joined
He went on to be an unused substitute for England in the first leg of the
However, his playing career was suffered a fatal blow just days after being included in the England squad, as he was stretchered off after a horror tackle by Sunderland's Nicky Summerbee during a Premier League fixture on 12 February 2000. After trying to play on for a handful of further games, he underwent surgery on the injury in summer 2000. He spent the 2000–01 season on the sidelines trying to recover, but was forced to concede defeat and announced his retirement at the end of the season.
Post-retirement
Upon retiring, Froggatt became the press officer at Coventry City and now works as a personal trainer and often appears on television and radio as a football summariser.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1991–92 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1994–95 | First Division | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1996–97 | First Division | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 1998–99 | First Division | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 9 | ||
| Coventry City | 1998–99 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
Honours
Aston Villa
- League Cup: 1993–94
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Steve Froggatt". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Villan on the Spot: Steve Froggatt, By Aston Villa FC, 8 October 2015
- ^ "Football / Coca-Cola Cup: Nolan opens Tranmere's path to final". Independent. 17 February 1994. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Shock England call for Froggatt". BBC. 4 November 1999. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Steve Froggatt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Steve Froggatt at Soccerbase
- Interview
