Steve Earle (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen John Earle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Feltham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1974 | Fulham | 291 | (98) |
| 1974–1978 | Leicester City | 99 | (20) |
| 1977 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1978 | Detroit Express | 15 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 42 | (4) |
| 1979–1980 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 12 | (10) |
| 1980–1981 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 38 | (25) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983 | Tulsa Roughnecks (assistant) | ||
| 1983–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen John Earle (born 1 November 1945) is an English former footballer who played professionally in both England and the United States.
Player
[edit]An industrious midfielder, Earle played over ten years (1963–1974) for Fulham F.C.[2] He then moved to Leicester City, playing from 1974 to 1978.[3] During his time with Leicester City, Earle also played one game on loan with Peterborough United. In 1978, Earle moved to the Detroit Express of North American Soccer League.[4] He played fifteen games for the Express in 1978, then moved to the Tulsa Roughnecks for eight more games at the end of the season. He remained with the Roughnecks for two more outdoor as well as one NASL indoor season. In the fall of 1980, he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League for one season.
Manager
[edit]In 1983, Earle became the assistant coach of the Tulsa Roughnecks. In November 1983, he took over as Roughnecks' head coach during the indoor season and had an 11–20 record and was released in March 1984.[5] He later coached other youth and professional teams in Tulsa.[6]
He is a member of the Oklahoma Soccer Association Hall of Fame.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Earle". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Complete Players' Records Hugman, B London, Q.A.P. 1988 ISBN 1-85291-585-4, p. 165
- ^ A history of Leicester City Football Club Folliard, R :Hornchurch, Ian Henry, 1980 ISBN 0-86025-700-2
- ^ Earle's recollections of "The American Dream"
- ^ SPORTS PEOPLE; Too Rough in Tulsa
- ^ "Earle Takes Renegades' Reins From Friedman", Tulsa World, 22 April 1990.
- ^ Oklahoma Soccer Association Announces Hall of Fame
External links
[edit]- Career Details
- Along with fellow Filbert Street legends Shilton, Glover, Worthington and the late Keith Weller, Earle reminisces about his Leicester City F.C. career in the video Leicester City FC – Match of the Seventies (Vsi Enterprises Ltd ISBN BX00146328)
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English football managers
- Detroit Express players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
- Wichita Wings players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hounslow
- People from Feltham
- English Football League players