Steve Blatherwick

Football player infobox
playername = Steve Blatherwick


fullname = Steven Scott Blatherwick
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|9|20
cityofbirth = Hucknall
countryofbirth = England
height = height|meters=1.85
currentclub = Gainsborough Trinity (Coach)
position = Central Defender (retired)
youthyears = 1989–1991
youthclubs = Notts County
years = 1991–1992
1992–1997
1994
1995
1997
1997–1998
1998
1998–2006
2007-
clubs = Notts County
Nottingham Forest
→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
→ Hereford United (loan)
→ Reading (loan)
Burnley
→ Chesterfield (loan)
Chesterfield
Gainsborough Trinity
Total
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
010 0(0)
002 0(0)
010 0(1)
007 0(0)
024 0(0)
002 0(0)
223 (10)
0 (0)
278 (11)

Steven Scott Blatherwick (born 20 September 1973 in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire) is an English former footballer who spent much of his career playing for Chesterfield, as a defender. He retired from the game at the age of 32, on medical advice after suffering a back injury. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/5350254.stm Blatherwick forced to quit game] , BBC Sport. Retrieved on 10 March 2007.] . He is currently at Gainsborough Trinity in the position of Coach, Steve is registered as a Player/Coach but is yet to play for the club

He started his career at Notts County but did not make a first team appearance for the Magpies. In August 1992 he made the short trip across the River Trent to Nottingham Forest. During a five year spell at the City Ground he started just 10 league matches and had spells on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, Hereford United and Reading.

In July 1997 he signed for Burnley for a £125,000 fee. But little over a year later he was on loan at Chesterfield, making the move permanent in December 1998 for a fee of £50,000. He was to spend the rest of his career at Saltergate and helped them win promotion to Division Two in 2001. He retired from playing in October 2006 at the age of 33. He recently had a testimonial match with former club Nottingham Forest, in which Chesterfield won by one goal to nil thanks to a goal by veteran striker Wayne Allison. [ [http://chesterfield.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=929&p=2&stid=8426885 Arise Sir Steve Blatherwick!] , Spirezine.co.uk. Retrieved on 10 March 2007.] Dead link|date=March 2008.

In 2007 Blatherwick joined former Chesterfield striker Dave Reeves on the coaching staff at Gainsborough Trinity, with new manager Steve Charles installing Reeves as Assistant Manager, and Blatherwick as a Coach. He was also registered as a make shift player but so far has not been named on any squad sheet due to the injury problems that caused his retirement.

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