Steve Waddington
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{For|the actor|Steven Waddington}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steve Waddington
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Steven Waddington
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|02|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nantwich, England
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1976–1979| clubs1 = Stoke City | caps1 = 52| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1979–1982| clubs2 = Walsall | caps2 = 130| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 1982–1983| clubs3 = Port Vale | caps3 = 1| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1983–1984| clubs4 = Chesterfield | caps4 = 18| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1984–1987| clubs5 = Macclesfield Town| caps5 = 85| goals5 = 9
| totalcaps = 286| totalgoals = 28
}}
Steven Waddington (born 5 February 1956) is an English former footballer. His father is former Stoke City manager, Tony Waddington.
A midfielder, he made 201 league appearances in an eight-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Stoke City in 1976 before moving to Walsall three years later. He joined Port Vale in July 1982, before transferring to Chesterfield in July 1983. He moved on to non-League club Macclesfield Town the following year. He played minor roles in promotion campaigns for Stoke and Vale. However, he played a much bigger part in Walsall's promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1979–80.
Career
Waddington played for Stoke City, playing 13 games under his father in 1976–77. He scored his first senior goal on 6 November 1976, in a 3–1 win over Middlesbrough at the Victoria Ground. At the end of the season, the "Potters" were relegated out of the First Division, and George Eastham took over as manager. Waddington scored five goals in 41 appearances in 1977–78, as George Eastham, Alan A'Court, and then Alan Durban tried in vain to guide the club out of the Second Division. He played just twice in the 1978–79 promotion campaign. He then moved on to Alan Buckley's Walsall. The "Saddlers" finished second in the Fourth Division in 1979–80 and were thereby promoted. They retained their Third Division status by a single point in 1980–81, before finishing above the drop zone only on goal difference in 1981–82 under new boss Neil Martin.
Waddington then left Fellows Park and joined John McGrath's Port Vale in July 1982.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=299|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He made his debut in the League Cup First Round first leg 1–0 win over Rochdale at Vale Park on 30 August. He damaged a cartilage during the game and after undergoing surgery failed to regain his place. He appeared as a substitute later in the season, but was transferred to Chesterfield in July 1983. The "Valiants" had by then won promotion out of the Fourth Division. The "Spireites" finished 13th in the Fourth Division in 1983–84 under the stewardship of John Duncan. He left Saltergate and moved on to Macclesfield Town in 1984. Whilst at Macclesfield Town in summer 1986 he was in a car crash with teammates Nigel Shaw, Ian Elsby and Trevor Brissett.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/History/0,,10393~69075,00.html|title=Northern Premier League|date=30 November 2007|work=mtfc.co.uk|access-date=1 June 2010}} The "Silkmen" went on to win the Northern Premier League in 1986–87.{{cite web|title=Trevor Brissett – RIP|url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~2055566,00.html|work=mtfc.co.uk|access-date=1 May 2012}}
Career statistics
Source:{{ENFA}}{{NeilBrownPlayers|player2/stevewaddington}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|A |
|---|
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|Stoke City
|12||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||13||1
|-
|38||4||2||1||1||0||0||0||41||5
|-
|Second Division
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!52!!5!!3!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!56!!6
|-
|rowspan="5"|Walsall
|33||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||33||2
|-
|38||5||4||0||2||0||0||0||44||5
|-
|Third Division
|33||4||2||1||1||0||0||0||36||5
|-
|Third Division
|26||2||1||0||2||0||0||0||29||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!130!!13!!7!!1!!5!!0!!0!!0!!142!!14
|-
|Fourth Division
|1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|Fourth Division
|18||1||0||0||2||0||1||0||21||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|Macclesfield Town
|1984–85{{cite web|title=Stats|url=http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/season_stats/npl/1984_85.html|website=silkmenarchives.org.uk|access-date=12 July 2016}}
|36||3||1||0||1||0||7||1||45||4
|-
|1985–86{{cite web|title=Stats|url=http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/season_stats/npl/1985_86.html|website=silkmenarchives.org.uk|access-date=12 July 2016}}
|Northern Premier League
|36||5||1||0||4||1||8||1||49||7
|-
|1986–87{{cite web|title=Stats|url=http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/season_stats/npl/1986_87.html|website=silkmenarchives.org.uk|access-date=12 July 2016}}
|Northern Premier League
|13||1||0||0||5||0||4||1||22||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!85!!9!!2!!0!!10!!1!!19!!4!!116!!13
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!286!!28!!12!!2!!19!!0!!20!!4!!337!!34
|}
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:A. {{note|Other}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
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Honours
Stoke City
- Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79
Walsall
- Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1979–80
Port Vale
References
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Category:Footballers from Nantwich
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players
Category:Macclesfield Town F.C. players