Floyd Streete Explained

Floyd Streete
Fullname:Floyd Anthony Streete
Birth Date:5 May 1959
Birth Place:Jamaica
Position:Central defender
Years1:1976–1983
Caps1:125
Goals1:19
Years2:1983
Clubs2:Utrecht[1]
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Years3:1983–1984
Clubs3:Cambuur[2]
Caps3:19
Goals3:3
Years4:1984–1986
Caps4:35
Goals4:0
Years5:1986–1990
Caps5:159
Goals5:6
Years6:1990–1992
Caps6:38
Goals6:0
Years7:1992–1993
Totalcaps:384
Totalgoals:28

Floyd Anthony Streete (born 5 May 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Streete played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Reading, making a total of 357 appearances for all four clubs.[3] Streete also played in the Netherlands for Utrecht and Cambuur,[4] before finishing his career in non-league football for Leighton Town.

He is perhaps best remembered for his career at Wolves, joining the Black Country club from Derby County in October 1985 for £5,000. Derby would win promotion from the Third Division that season while Wolves suffered relegation, but he played a key role in their turnaround in fortunes which followed over the next few years. He helped them win successive promotions as Fourth Division champions in 1988 and Third Division champions a year later, also winning the Football League Trophy in the first promotion season. He helped Wolves achieve a top half finish in the Second Division for the 1989–90 season before dropping down a division and signing for Reading in July 1990.[5]

After football

After retiring as a player Streete worked as a PE teacher,[4] before moving to the Cayman Islands to open a gymnasium and teach football.[6]

His son Remie Streete was also a professional footballer who played for Port Vale.[7] Another son Cameron Streete played for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF U19.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cookies op VI.nl. www.vi.nl. 17 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Cambuur Media Archief. https://archive.today/20130223051538/http://sccarchief.k80.webawere.nl/fstreete.php. dead. 23 February 2013. 17 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Profile. 3 April 2011. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. Web site: Former Player News . 3 April 2011 . 11 December 2007 . Cambridge United F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120703015403/http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/FormerPlayers/0%2C%2C10423~1186649%2C00.html . 3 July 2012.
  5. Web site: 'The Wolves' Site Old Gold, General Players . 29 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614004851/http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/old_gen2.htm#AGroves . 14 June 2013 . dead .
  6. Web site: Floyd Found, Got Gary!. 3 April 2011. Wolves Heroes.
  7. Web site: Remi Streete is on road to success at NUFC. 5 November 2011 . 12 February 2012 . Newcastle Evening Chronicle.
  8. Web site: U17. dif.se. 17 January 2018.