Mick Stockwell

Mick Stockwell

Personal information
Full name	Michael Thomas Stockwell
Date of birth	14 February 1965 (1965-02-14) (age 46)
Place of birth	Chelmsford, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1982-1985	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985-2000	Ipswich Town	506	(36)
2000-2003	Colchester United	131	(22)
–	Total	637	(58 )
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mick Stockwell (b. 14 February 1965 in Chelmsford) is a former professional footballer.

He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Ipswich Town as a midfielder, renowned for his reliability and stamina. Micky Stockwell played every position during his career apart from Goalkeeper. Fans fondly remember his goals against Wimbledon in the Premiership as a striker. His nickname "Stumper" was given to him by Sir Bobby Robson after he stumped Robson out during a Cricket match.

A firm favourite with the fans, he played for Ipswich for fifteen years and made over 550 appearances. He went on to end his professional career at Colchester United.

Biography

Youth

Micky Stockwell was part of the very successful youth system set up by Sir Bobby Robson at Ipswich Town. He also represented England at Youth level.

Playing career

Ipswich Town

Micky Stockwell was a highly rated player during his Ipswich Town career. Mick Stockwell played 607 games for Ipswich from 1982 to 2000 scoring 44 goals. He started out with Ipswich in the early 1980s under Sir Bobby Robson. By the late 1980s he had established himself as a first-team player. He played a vital role in the 1991/1992 Second Division championship winning team and featured in the very first season of the new English Premiership. Micky Stockwell was granted a testimonial game by Ipswich in 1994. Whilst playing in the Premiership he was one of Ipswich’s highest rated players until Ipswich where relegated in 1995. Stockwell remained as a mainstay with the Tractor Boys for the remainder of the 1990s failing to win the First Division Play Offs in 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99. However in his last season with Ipswich he was part of the team that finally won the First Division Play Offs in 1999/00 before being released. As an Ipswich player he was also an FA Cup Quarter Finalist and League Cup Semi-Finalist.

Release

After his release in 2000 both Norwich City and Colchester United attempted to sign Stockwell. He looked set to sign for Ipswich’s local rivals Norwich however the deal collapsed after he was made to wait an extra week by Norwich before signing. Due to this Stockwell instead opted to join Colchester United.

Colchester United

Micky Stockwell signed for Colchester in 2000 and instantly made an impact. He went on to play 145 games for Colchester scoring 24 goals. He was a vital part in Phil Parkinsons Colchester team until he retired in 2003 due to a major back injury. After a long career Micky Stockwell finished his career in football after playing over 700 professional games scoring 68 goals.

""Quotes""": Phil Parkinson (former Colchester United manager): "If you play to the age of 38 in football you must have something special and Mick's professionalism has enabled him to play that long. He's played more than 700 games and you don't play that many games without having a great career."

Retirement & Management

Management & Masters

After retirement from the professional game, in 2003 he became a Woodbridge Town player later becoming in 2004 the manager. He was manager until October 2007 where Mick and Woodbridge town came to an mutual agreement to part company.

He can still be found playing Masters Football for Ipswich Town, and he has even won the London Masters as an Ipswich player.

Mick was on SKY SPORTS "Where are they now" series in May 2008 and is now a kitchen fitter and has passed his UEFA coaching exams and one day would like to get back into football.

External links

• Pride of Anglia page for Mick Stockwell

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Name	Stockwell, Mick
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Date of birth	14 February 1965
Place of birth	Chelmsford, England
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