Stephen Jagielka
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Stephen Jagielka is an English
footballer, currently playing for Market Drayton Town. He is the older brother of Everton
's Phil Jagielka
. He is of Polish and Scottish
descent.
Steve started his career at Stoke City, initially as a striker, but failed to break into the first team and was released at the end of the 1996-1997 season. From there, he joined Shrewsbury Town, where he made over 100 starts for the Shrews, as well as making nearly the same amount of appearances from the substitutes bench
After the Shrews were relegated from the Football League at the end of the 2002-2003 season, Jagielka found himself making the surprise switch to Championship side Sheffield United, linking up with his brother in the process. However, he failed to make the breakthrough into the Blades' first team during the 2003-2004 season and was released in the summer of 2004
He made the switch back across the Pennines that summer to join Football Conference
side Accrington Stanley, where he enjoyed promotion to the Football League at the Crown Ground in his second season at the club in the 2005-2006 season. He was released at the end of the campaign, returning to his native Manchester to join Conference North side Droylsden.
In his one and only season at the Bloods, he helped the ambitious Tameside club to promotion to the Conference National
, making nearly thirty appearances for the side as they clinched the Conference North title. Again, rather than moving up a level, Jagielka opted to leave the club and joined AFC Telford United, who had just won the Northern Premier League
, in the summer of 2007
Upon his arrival at the New Bucks Head, he was named as the club's new skipper, after former captain Steve Pope had departed. the 2007-2008 season was a huge success for the Bucks, as they finished second in their new league, narrowly missing out on a second successive promotion after losing in the play-offs to Barrow at the semi-final stage
After another solid showing during the 2008-2009 season, Telford offered Jagielka a new deal for the 2009-2010 season, which he signed immediately. However, injury saw him lose his grip on the Bucks' captaincy to Stuart Whitehead, limiting him to just four appearances at the start of the new season. With no guarantees of first team football from manager Rob Smith, Jagielka decided to join the Pitmen, making his debut in the F.A. Trophy defeat to Buxton in October
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...
footballer, currently playing for Market Drayton Town. He is the older brother of Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
's Phil Jagielka
Phil Jagielka
Philip Nikodem "Phil" Jagielka is an English international footballer who plays for Everton in the Premier League. He played regularly in central midfield for his previous club Sheffield United, but generally plays in central defence for Everton...
. He is of Polish and Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
descent.
Steve started his career at Stoke City, initially as a striker, but failed to break into the first team and was released at the end of the 1996-1997 season. From there, he joined Shrewsbury Town, where he made over 100 starts for the Shrews, as well as making nearly the same amount of appearances from the substitutes bench
After the Shrews were relegated from the Football League at the end of the 2002-2003 season, Jagielka found himself making the surprise switch to Championship side Sheffield United, linking up with his brother in the process. However, he failed to make the breakthrough into the Blades' first team during the 2003-2004 season and was released in the summer of 2004
He made the switch back across the Pennines that summer to join Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
side Accrington Stanley, where he enjoyed promotion to the Football League at the Crown Ground in his second season at the club in the 2005-2006 season. He was released at the end of the campaign, returning to his native Manchester to join Conference North side Droylsden.
In his one and only season at the Bloods, he helped the ambitious Tameside club to promotion to the Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
, making nearly thirty appearances for the side as they clinched the Conference North title. Again, rather than moving up a level, Jagielka opted to leave the club and joined AFC Telford United, who had just won the Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
, in the summer of 2007
Upon his arrival at the New Bucks Head, he was named as the club's new skipper, after former captain Steve Pope had departed. the 2007-2008 season was a huge success for the Bucks, as they finished second in their new league, narrowly missing out on a second successive promotion after losing in the play-offs to Barrow at the semi-final stage
After another solid showing during the 2008-2009 season, Telford offered Jagielka a new deal for the 2009-2010 season, which he signed immediately. However, injury saw him lose his grip on the Bucks' captaincy to Stuart Whitehead, limiting him to just four appearances at the start of the new season. With no guarantees of first team football from manager Rob Smith, Jagielka decided to join the Pitmen, making his debut in the F.A. Trophy defeat to Buxton in October