Steve Finnieston is a retired Scottish

Scotland

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 footballer

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 who played during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably for Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

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A striker, Finnieston first joined Chelsea as a 12-year old. He signed professional

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 forms in December 1971. He made his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

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 in 1975 and spent time on loan at Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

 during the same season. He didn't establish himself as a regular in the Chelsea first-team until 1976-77

1976-77 in English football

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. That season was his most prolific, as he struck up an impressive partnership with Kenny Swain

Kenny Swain

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 and scored 24 league goals, including a crucial winner against promotion rivals Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

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 and a final day hat-trick

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 against Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

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Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division

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 at the end of the season but thereafter the goals dried up, though he did score in Chelsea's unexpected 4-2 win over European champions

European Cup 1976-77

The 1976–77 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Liverpool in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three-time defending champions Bayern Munich were knocked out by Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals. It was only the second time an English side won...

 Liverpool

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 in the FA Cup

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 third round. He joined Sheffield United

Sheffield United F.C.

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 in June 1978 and scored four goals for them in 23 appearances.
Finnieston retired from professional football in 1980 at the age of 25 due to injury. He made a comeback a year later in non-league football with Addlestone

Addlestone & Weybridge Town F.C.

Addlestone & Weybridge Town F.C. was a football club based in Addlestone, England. The home ground was in Liberty Lane. They changed their name from Addlestone FC to Addlestone & Weybridge Town FC in order to enlarge the catchment area, a move which didn't work very well, in 1980...

and Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney F.C.

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. He also played and scored in a friendly for Camberley Town

Camberley Town F.C.

Camberley Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club from the town of Camberley in Surrey. Founded in 1895 as St. Michael's, Camberley F.C., the club was renamed Camberley & Yorktown F.C. in 1901...

 in August 1991 but he never played a competitive game for the club.
He later became a postman

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 and worked as a sales rep

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 for Travis Perkins

Travis Perkins

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until 2006. He is now self-employed.