Stephen Husband
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Stephen Husband is a Scottish
footballer who plays in England
for Blackpool
.
-born Husband began his career at Scottish Second Division side Cowdenbeath
, where he was at their Youth Academy where he played centre midfield . Manager Brian Welsh
gave Husband his debut, at the age of 16, on 23 December 2006 as an 89th minute substitute in a 5–2 win over Alloa Athletic
at Central Park
. His full debut came on 14 April 2007, in a 0–0 draw with Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park
. He made a total of five appearances for Cowdenbeath.
In July 2007 Husband joined Scottish Premier League
side Hearts
Youth Academy. He became a regular in the reserve team
, competing in the Scottish Premier Reserve League
. A year later on 25 July 2008 Husband signed his first professional contract, a three year deal until 2011.
He scored three goals in the 2008–09 season
as Hearts reserves finished as runners-up in the Reserve League.
At the start of the 2009–10 season Husband joined Scottish Third Division side Livingston
on loan, making his debut on 29 August 2009, just a day after he had signed for the club, in a 0–1 defeat to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill
. He made a total of seven league and one cup appearances before returning to Hearts on 31 December at the completion of his loan spell.
Despite being a regular in the Hearts reserve team, Husband didn't make a first-team appearance for the club.
side Blackpool
for a nominal fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. The Edinburgh Evening News
reported that the fee was £25,000 initially, rising to £100,000 with add-ons. Two days later he was an unused substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion
. His debut came on 9 February as an 86th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday
at Hillsborough
. He made his full debut on 20 March, in a 2–2 home draw with Crystal Palace
.
On 7 January 2011 he joined Stockport County
on loan for a month and was given the number 10 shirt. He made his club debut on 8 January in a 5-1 home defeat to Gillingham and scored his first and second goals for the club three days later against Rotherham. In his third match for the club, on 15 January against Hereford, he was sent off for a second bookable offence. He returned to Blackpool on 8 February at the end of his loan and has yet to play a game.
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer who plays in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
.
Early career in Scotland
KeltyKelty
Kelty is located in Fife, Scotland. Kelty is a former coal mining village in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife. It is situated on the Fife/Kinross-shire boundary with a population of around 6,000 residents This was nearer to 9,000 when the mining industry was still operational in...
-born Husband began his career at Scottish Second Division side Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
, where he was at their Youth Academy where he played centre midfield . Manager Brian Welsh
Brian Welsh
Brian Welsh is a Scottish football player and coach. He played for Dundee United and Hibernian. Welsh managed Cowdenbeath for two seasons and is currently Head of Youth Development at Livingston.- Playing career :...
gave Husband his debut, at the age of 16, on 23 December 2006 as an 89th minute substitute in a 5–2 win over Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic F.C.
Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division....
at Central Park
Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Central Park is a football stadium in Cowdenbeath, Scotland. It is the home ground of Cowdenbeath F.C.. The ground is situated in the centre of the town, just off the High Street. Central Park has a capacity of 4,370. The most unusual feature of the ground is a tarmac race-track circling the pitch,...
. His full debut came on 14 April 2007, in a 0–0 draw with Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park
Recreation Park, Alloa
Recreation Park is a football stadium located in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Scottish Football League side Alloa Athletic F.C. since 1895....
. He made a total of five appearances for Cowdenbeath.
In July 2007 Husband joined Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
side Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
Youth Academy. He became a regular in the reserve team
Heart of Midlothian F.C. Reserve and under-19 squad
In addition to the Heart of Midlothian F.C. first team, competing in the Scottish Premier League, Heart of Midlothian F.C. also maintain a reserve team squad in addition to an under-19 side.-Reserve Team:Hearts Reserves are the reserve team of Hearts....
, competing in the Scottish Premier Reserve League
Scottish Premier Reserve League
The Scottish Premier Reserve League was the top reserve team league for Scottish football teams. The competition started at the same time as the inauguration of the Scottish Premier League in the 1998–99 season. It was initially an under-21 league, with a quota of five players over the age...
. A year later on 25 July 2008 Husband signed his first professional contract, a three year deal until 2011.
He scored three goals in the 2008–09 season
2008–09 in Scottish reserve and youth football
The 2008–09 season was a season of reserve and youth football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2008.-Scottish Premier Reserve League:-Scottish Premier under-19 League:-Scottish Youth Cup:...
as Hearts reserves finished as runners-up in the Reserve League.
At the start of the 2009–10 season Husband joined Scottish Third Division side Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
on loan, making his debut on 29 August 2009, just a day after he had signed for the club, in a 0–1 defeat to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill
Cliftonhill
Cliftonhill Stadium is the home ground of the Scottish Football League team Albion Rovers. The ground is situated in the town of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.-History:...
. He made a total of seven league and one cup appearances before returning to Hearts on 31 December at the completion of his loan spell.
Despite being a regular in the Hearts reserve team, Husband didn't make a first-team appearance for the club.
Blackpool
On 1 February 2010, Husband joined English ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
for a nominal fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. The Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News
The Edinburgh Evening News is a local newspaper based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is published daily . It has a circulation of 68,000 and is owned by Johnston Press, which also owns The Scotsman and many regional titles throughout the UK.Much of the copy contained in the Evening News concerns local...
reported that the fee was £25,000 initially, rising to £100,000 with add-ons. Two days later he was an unused substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
. His debut came on 9 February as an 86th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
at Hillsborough
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
. He made his full debut on 20 March, in a 2–2 home draw with Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
.
On 7 January 2011 he joined Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
on loan for a month and was given the number 10 shirt. He made his club debut on 8 January in a 5-1 home defeat to Gillingham and scored his first and second goals for the club three days later against Rotherham. In his third match for the club, on 15 January against Hereford, he was sent off for a second bookable offence. He returned to Blackpool on 8 February at the end of his loan and has yet to play a game.
Career statistics
|-|2006–07||Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath F.C.
Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
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|2009–10||Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
(loan)||Scottish Third Division
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|2009–10
Blackpool F.C. season 2009–10
The 2009–10 season was Blackpool F.C.s 103rd season in the Football League. It was also their third consecutive season in The Championship, the second tier of English football. The club won promotion, via the play-offs, to the Premier League for the first time, their 28th overall season in the top...
||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2010–11||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||Premier League
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Honours
Blackpool- ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
play-off final winner: 2009–102010 Football League Championship play-off FinalThe 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 22 May 2010 to decide the third team to be promoted from The Championship to the Premier League for the 2010–11 season....
External links
- Stephen Husband profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
- Stephen Husband profile at heartsfc.co.uk