Stephen Warnock

Football player infobox
playername = Stephen Warnock


fullname = Stephen Warnock
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|12|12|df=y
cityofbirth = Ormskirk
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub = Blackburn Rovers
clubnumber = 3
position = Left Back
youthyears =
youthclubs = Liverpool
years = 1998–2007
2002
2003–2004
2007–
clubs = Liverpool
→ Bradford City (loan)
→ Coventry City (loan)
Blackburn Rovers
caps(goals) = 67 (1)
12 (1)
44 (3)
57 (2)
nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 (0)
pcupdate = 10:09, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 11:40, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Warnock (born 12 December 1981), is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, his general position is left back, though he occasionally plays left midfield.

Club career

Liverpool

Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, Warnock was a product of the Liverpool youth academy, and had loan spells at Bradford City and Coventry City, before making his Liverpool debut against Grazer AK in 2004, in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Warnock impressed on a number of occasions during his debut season of 2004–05. His good form resulted in the more experienced and renowned Harry Kewell being dropped on several occasions. In his second season (2005–06), he was asked to play primarily at left-back, in rotation with the Norwegian John Arne Riise. Warnock scored his first goal for the club against Fulham in a 5–1 win on 15 March 2006. Warnock made 67 first team appearances for Liverpool scoring only one goal.

Blackburn Rovers

In a media speculated swap deal, Blackburn's captain Lucas Neill was speculated to change clubs with Warnock in both summer 2006 and winter 2007. Eventually Neill took a higher pay deal at West Ham, while on 22 January 2007 Warnock joined Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.5m. He made his debut in the FA Cup fourth round, impressing in the 4–0 victory over Luton Town.

On 31 January 2007, he played his first Premier League match for Rovers against Chelsea. [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3674.php | accessmonthday=February 7 | accessyear=2007] He was dismissed for the match after two cautions in the 2–1 victory over Sheffield United on 3 February 2007. Warnock scored his first goal for Blackburn in the 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on 25 February 2007.

International career

Despite having made relatively few first team appearances for Liverpool, Warnock was called in to the senior England squad for the first time on 29 August 2005, due to lack of cover in the squad at left back. He was again called into the squad by England coach Fabio Capello in May 2008 for the friendlies against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7396325.stm
title=Warnock shock at England call-up
date=2008-05-12
accessdate=2008-06-03
publisher=BBC Sport] He made his debut against the latter on 1 June coming on as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in the 85th minute. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7425208.stm
title=Trinidad & Tobago 0-3 England
date=2008-06-01
accessdate=2008-06-03
publisher=BBC Sport]

Honours

* 2005–06 European Super Cup, with Liverpool
* 2005–06 FA Cup, with Liverpool

References

External links

*soccerbase|32334|Stephen Warnock
* [http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Players/Postings/2005/09/StephenWarnock_PlayerProfile TheFA.com profile]