| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Raymond Cartwright | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-01-08) 8 January 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Tamworth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gillway Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Picadilly | |||
| Tamworth | |||
| 1988 | Colchester United | 10 | (0) |
| Tamworth | |||
| Atherstone United | |||
| Total | 10 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Raymond Cartwright (born 8 January 1965) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United.
Career
Born in Tamworth, Cartwright played for his hometown club, Tamworth, in two stints, both coming either side of a brief spell with Colchester United. Cartwright joined Colchester in the summer of 1988, making his debut on 27 August of the same year in a 1–0 home victory over York City. He made ten league appearances in total for the U's and appeared in his final game just under two months later, in a record Football League defeat for Colchester as they were defeated 8–0 at Leyton Orient. The result cost manager Roger Brown his job and Cartwright never appeared for Colchester again, returning to Tamworth for the remained of the 1988–89 season.
On his return to Tamworth, he aided the club to the final of the FA Vase, playing Sudbury Town at Wembley on 7 May 1989. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Tamworth winning the replay the following Wednesday by 3–0 at London Road, Peterborough. Following his second spell with Tamworth, he later joined Atherstone United.
Steve 'The Cat' Cartwright is due to dust off his old size nines, to be the star performer in a charity match organised by Miller Construction. Captaining his PCE team, Steve (ex Tamworth, played at Wembley) is expected to shine at the back in his newly designed hi-vis kit.
Personal life
Cartwright remained in Tamworth after retiring, spending time watching his son Alfie play football for Coton Green juniors.
Honours
- Tamworth
- 1988–89 FA Vase winner
In 2000 he was voted Tamworth FC Greatest Player in a poll organised by the club
- All honours referenced by:
References
- ^ "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–0 York City". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- "Colchester United - Match details - Leyton Orient 8–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "1989 - the year the Lambs lived the Wembley dream - This is Tamworth". This is Tamworth. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- "Other Awards - Non League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2013.