Gary Stevens (footballer born 1954)

Football player infobox
playername = Gary Stevens


fullname = Gary Martin Stevens
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|08|30
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
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currentclub = Hereford United
(Youth Team Coach)
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position = Striker / Defender
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years = 197?–1978
1978–1982
1982–1986
1986–1987
1987–1990
clubs = Evesham United
Cardiff City
Shrwsbury Town
Brentford
Hereford United
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
150 (44)
150 (30)
032 (10)
094 (10)
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Gary Martin Stevens (born 30 August, 1954 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer.

Stevens was playing non-league football for Evesham United while working at a Herefordshire chicken factory, when he was spotted by Cardiff City, and signed for the club during the summer of 1978 for a £4,000 fee. He made his debut in September of that year, during a 7-1 defeat against Luton Town, and scored his first goal a week later on his home debut in a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Gary went on to score a total of thirteen goals in all competitions in his first year. The following year he finished as the clubs joint top scorer, along with Ray Bishop, scoring eleven goals, and went on to claim the award again during the 1981-82 season.

Following the end of the season he joined Shrewsbury Town for £20,000. He spent four years at the club before ending his career with spells at Brentford and Hereford United.

He is now youth team coach at Hereford, alongside Colin Williams.

References

*Cite book
title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City
first = Dean
last = Hayes
publisher = Breedon Books
year = 2006
isbn= 1-8598-3462-0