Steve McCall
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen Harold McCall | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 1960 | ||
Place of birth |
Carlisle , England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Carlisle United (scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
1978–1979 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1987 | Ipswich Town | 257 | (7) |
1987–1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | (2) |
1990 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1992–1996 | Plymouth Argyle | 100 | (5) |
1996–1998 | Torquay United | 39 | (1) |
1998–2000 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Workington | ? | (?) |
Total | 464 | (16) | |
International career | |||
1981–1982 | England U21 | 6 | (0) |
1984 |
England B | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stephen Harold McCall (born 15 October 1960) is an English retired footballer who now works as a Scout for Carlisle United.
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He briefly managed the club in 1995 following the departure of Shilton and stayed on as a member of the playing squad when
In February 2022 he was appointed as a scout for Carlisle United.
Playing career
Ipswich Town
He made his name at
Sheffield Wednesday
His time at Sheffield Wednesday was less successful, as he spent much of his 4 seasons sidelined with a range of injuries, limiting his collection of appearances to only 36, scoring only 2 goals. In the midst of an unfortunate run at Wednesday, McCall achieved a childhood dream by being loaned to his hometown team
Plymouth Argyle
Towards the end of the 1991–92 season, McCall was sold to Plymouth Argyle for £25,000. He was named the club's player of the season two years in a row in 1993 and 1994, only the second player in Argyle's history to achieve such a title (the other being Paul Mariner, one of McCall's ex-teammates). As if given a new lease of life, McCall enjoyed a period of rich form in his two occasions at Plymouth, making 275 appearances in 6 years at the club. In 1995 McCall enjoyed a short reign as Plymouth's caretaker manager before he was replaced by Neil Warnock.
Torquay United
Sandwiched between his two spells at Plymouth, McCall joined Torquay United for free from 12 July 1996 to 24 June 1998, joining his former Plymouth teammate and manager Kevin Hodges in Torquay United's management team. In the 1997–98 season, McCall lived another childhood ambition – to play at Wembley, when Torquay played out a close fought match against Colchester United. The dream of playoff glory was short lived however, as the favourites for promotion were beaten 1–0 by a Colchester penalty. The close season saw Plymouth's manager Mick Jones lose his job, and Hodges and McCall took the position at their former club, in a reign that lasted a further two years.
Return to Plymouth Argyle
McCall's playing career ended in 2000 at Plymouth Argyle. He appeared in the famous
Coaching career
In 2001, McCall hooked up with his former teammate and close friend
Career statistics
Club | Joined | Left | Joining Fee | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | ||||
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Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | ||||
Ipswich Town | 5 October 1978 | 3 June 1987 | Apprentice | 249 (8) | 7 | 23 (1) | 1 | 29 (0) | 0 | 18 (1) | 3 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 3 June 1987 | 26 March 1992 | £300,000 | 21 (8) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
Carlisle United | 8 February 1990 | LOAN | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 26 March 1992 | 12 July 1996 | £25,000 | 97 (3) | 4 | 6 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 |
Torquay United | 12 July 1996 | 24 June 1998 | Free | 32 (7) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 |
Plymouth Argyle | 24 June 1998 | 4 October 2000 | Free | 125 (8) | 5 | 10 (2) | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 | 6 (0) | 1 |
International
GAME | DATE | VENUE | TYPE |
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England U21 vs Switzerland | 31 May 1981 | Neuenburg, Switzerland | EC Qualifier |
England U21 vs Hungary | 5 June 1981 | Keszthely, Hungary | Friendly |
England U21 vs Hungary | 17 November 1981 | City Ground, Nottingham | EC Qualifier |
England U21 vs Scotland | 28 April 1982 | Maine Round, Manchester | EC Qualifier |
England U21 vs West Germany | 21 September 1982 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | EC Qualifier |
England U21 vs West Germany | 12 October 1982 | Weser Stadium, Bremen | EC Qualifier |
England B vs New Zealand | 13 November 1984 | City Ground, Nottingham |
Honours
As a player
- Ipswich Town
- 1981
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Football League Cup: 1991
- Individual
- Plymouth Argyle Player of the Year: 1992–93, 1993–94
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2017[6]
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Steve McCall profile" Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Season 1990–1991". adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival – Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "McCall Joins Colchester - Ipswich Town News".
- ^ Pearce, Steve (31 March 2017). "McCall, Kiwomya and David Rose latest inductees on prestigious night". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.