Stephen Raymond Cartwright (born 8 January 1965) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Raymond Cartwright[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tamworth, England[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
Career edit
Born in Tamworth, Cartwright played for his hometown club, Tamworth, in two stints, both coming either side of a brief spell with Colchester United.[1] 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.[2] He made ten league appearances in total for the U's[3] 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,[4] returning to Tamworth for the remained of the 1988–89 season.[1]
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.[5] Following his second spell with Tamworth, he later joined Atherstone United.[1]
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 edit
Cartwright remained in Tamworth after retiring, spending time watching his son Alfie play football for Coton Green juniors.[5]
Honours edit
- 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:[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b "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.