Steven Rigg

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Steven Rigg

| fullname = Steven James Rigg{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |title=The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 |publisher=The Football League |page=69 |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616201258/http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|6|30}}

| birth_place = Keswick, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| currentclub = Workington

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 2000–2009 | youthclubs1 = Keswick

| years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Keswick | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2012–2014 | clubs2 = Penrith | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 64

| years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Carlisle United | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Barrow (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Queen of the South | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Carlisle United | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Chorley | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = → Workington (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = Erie Commodores FC | caps9 = ? | goals9 = ?

| years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10 = Gateshead | caps10 = 44 | goals10 = 9

| years11 = 2019–2021 | clubs11 = Dover Athletic | caps11 = 42 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2021– | clubs12 = Workington | caps12 = 17 | goals12 = 6

| club-update = 21:05, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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Steven James Rigg (born 30 June 1992) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Workington.[https://twitter.com/Erie_Commodores/status/984508237054537729 Erie Commodores FC at Twitter]‚ twitter.com, 12 May 2018 Rigg has previously played for Keswick, Penrith, Barrow, Queen of the South and Carlisle United in two spells with the club.

Career

Rigg began his senior career with Northern League club Penrith. Rigg had previously represented Keswick at youth level. Whilst at Penrith, Rigg was employed as a forester at the National Trust.{{cite news|title=How Steven Rigg's plotted a path from non-league to Carlisle United|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/how-steven-rigg-s-plotted-a-path-from-non-league-to-carlisle-united-1.1167680|accessdate=15 October 2014|work=News & Star|date=10 October 2014}}

In July 2014, Rigg signed for League Two club Carlisle United on a one-year professional contract.{{Cite news |title=CONTRACTS: Local lad makes step up |url=http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/riggsigns17july14-1764684.aspx |publisher=Carlisle United F.C |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=17 July 2014}} Rigg signed after a two-week trial period. He debuted in the Football League on 4 October 2014 and also scored in a 3–0 win over Hartlepool United.{{Cite news |title= Hartlepool 0–3 Carlisle United (Match report) |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29388967|work=BBC Sport|date= 4 October 2014|accessdate=4 October 2014}} On 13 November 2014, Rigg signed a new one-year deal keeping him at the club until the summer of 2016.

On 26 November 2015, Rigg signed for National League Premier club Barrow until January 2016. Rigg was stretchered off on his debut for Barrow, after coming on as a substitute. Rigg suffered ligament damage which was detected after his injured ankle was x-rayed at Kendal Hospital and his loan spell was subsequently cut short.

Rigg was released by Carlisle and signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South of the Scottish Championship when his contract expired at the end of June 2016.{{cite news |url=http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/rigg-links-up-with-skelton-at-queen-of-the-south.458782.html |title=Rigg links up with Skelton at Queen of the South |newspaper=Cumberland & Westmorland Herald |date=3 June 2016 |accessdate=15 October 2016}} Rigg's contract at Queens wasn't renewed during May 2017, so he released after one season.{{cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/news-3577 |title=Squad update |publisher=Queen of the South FC |date=6 May 2017 |accessdate=27 June 2017}}

On 12 October 2017, Rigg rejoined the Cumbrians on a short-term contract after being given training facilities with the Brunton Park club to regain his fitness after suffering from a long-term injury whilst playing for the Doonhamers.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/football/carlisle-united/16749012.steven-rigg-rejoins-carlisle-united-on-short-term-deal/|title=Steven Rigg rejoins Carlisle United on short-term deal|website=News and Star|date=12 October 2017 }}

In June 2019 he moved from Gateshead to Dover Athletic.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/sport/dover-sign-gateshead-striker-206926/|title=Dover sign Gateshead striker|date=19 June 2019|website=Kent Online}} Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Rigg was out of contract and had left the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.doverathletic.com/news/retained-and-released-list/|title=RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST|website=www.doverathletic.com|date=5 May 2021|accessdate=5 May 2021}} On 4 July 2021, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Workington, rejoining the club where he had a loan spell in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/19418584.ex-carlisle-united-penrith-man-steven-rigg-makes-workington-reds-move/|title=Ex-Carlisle United and Penrith man Steven Rigg makes Workington Reds move|website=News & Star|date=4 July 2021|accessdate=7 January 2022|first=Jon|last=Colman}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Carlisle United \|2014–15{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2014\|accessdate=22 November 2017}} \|rowspan="2"\|League Two \|28	6	0	0	0	0	1Appearances in the Football League Trophy	0	29	6
2015–16{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2015\|accessdate=22 November 2017}} \|8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
colspan="2"\|Carlisle total !36	6	0	0	1	0	2	0	39	6
Barrow (loan) \|2015–16 \|National League \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	1	0
Queen of the South \|2016–17{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2016\|accessdate=22 November 2017}} \|Scottish Championship \|10	0	0	0	4	0	2Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup	2	16	2
Carlisle United \|2017–18{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2017\|accessdate=22 November 2017}} \|League Two \|3	0	0	0	0	0	1Appearance in the EFL Trophy	0	4	0
Chorley \|2017–18 \|National League North \|1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	1	0
Workington (loan) \|2017–18 \|Northern Premier Division \|12	4	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	12	4
Gateshead \|2018–19{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2018\|accessdate=18 November 2020}} \|National League \|44	9	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	1{{efn\|name=FAT}}	0	47	10
rowspan="3"\|Dover Athletic \|2019–20{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2019\|accessdate=18 November 2020}} \|National League \|30	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	1{{efn\|name=FAT\|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}	0	33	1
2020–21{{soccerbase season\|77352\|2020\|accessdate=18 November 2020}} \|National League \|12	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	13	1
colspan="2"\|Total !42	2	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	46	2
Workington \|2021–22{{cite web\|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/workington-afc/appearances/steven-rigg/929029\|title=EWorkington AFC – Appearances – Steven Rigg\|website=Football Web Pages\|accessdate=7 January 2022}} \|NPL Division One West \|17	6	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	17	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !166	27	5	1	5	0	7	2	183	30