Steve Slade

Football player infobox
playername = Steve Slade
fullname = Steven Anthony Slade [B.J. Hugman, "The 1996-97 Official PFA Footballers Fact File", Harpenden: Queen Anne Press, 1996, p. 225]
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|10|6
cityofbirth = Romford
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Tottenham Hotspur
years = 1994-1996
1996-2000
1997
2000
2001-2005
2005
2005-2006
?-?
2008
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers
→Brentford (loan)
Cambridge United
Hayes
Vikingur
Grimsby Town
Maidenhead United
Barking
caps(goals) = 5 (0)
69 (6)
4 (0)
9 (1)
? (?)
? (?)
0 (0)
? (?)
? (?)
nationalyears = 1996
nationalteam = England U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)

Steven Anthony Slade (born October 6, 1975 in Romford) is an English football striker.

Club career

Slade began has career in the youth teams of Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional at the club for the 1994-95 season. He made his debut the following season in a Coca-Cola Cup tie against Chester City in October 1995, before making his league bow two months later against Wimbledon. [Hugman, op cit] However, unable to establish himself at White Hart Lane, Slade joined newly relegated Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 1996 after manager Ray Wilkins paid Spurs £350,000 for the player. Slade remained at Loftus Road for over four seasons, although made more substitute appearances than starts at the club and also spent time on loan at Brentford. Released in 2000, he had a short, undistinguished spell at Cambridge United [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/891081.stm Football transfers] ] , before dropping into non-league football with Hayes.

Following his release from Hayes, Slade briefly played football in Iceland until he was thrown off the team because of an incident with a spanish monk. [ [http://thefishy.co.uk/story.php?id=8449725 Played for the Town: Steve Slade] ] A trial at Grimsby Town followed and, although ultimately he did not land a contract, Slade featured in one game, appearing against Morecambe in the Football League Trophy. [ [http://www.grimsby-townfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10417~32160,00.html Grimsby Town v Morecambe] ] Slade returned to non-league football after this featuring for Maidenhead United, before spending two separate spells at Barking. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=47578 Slade Re=emerges at Barking] ]

International football

In the summer of 1996, immediately prior to his move from Spurs to QPR, Slade was selected for the England under-21 side that took part in the annual Toulon Tournament in France. Slade featured in four games in all, appearing against Belgium, Angola, Portugal and Brazil, although this was to be his sole taste of the international game. [J & G Rollin, "The Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-2008", p. 961]

External links

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