Steve Carney | |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1957 |
Birth Place: | Wallsend, England |
Death Place: | Newcastle upon Tyne, |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1979–1985 |
Years2: | 1979–1985 |
Caps2: | 134 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1984 |
Clubs3: | → Carlisle United (loan) |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1985–1986 |
Clubs4: | Darlington |
Caps4: | 12 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1985 |
Clubs5: | → Rochdale (loan) |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1986 |
Caps6: | 7 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | – |
Clubs7: | Tow Law Town |
Stephen Carney (22 September 1957 – 6 May 2013) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Darlington, Rochdale and Hartlepool United.[1]
Carney joined Newcastle United in October 1979 from Blyth Spartans for a £1,000 fee, made his debut on 1 December in a 2–0 win against Fulham in the Second Division, and left the club in 1985 for £20.000. transfer to Darlington.[2]
He died in 2013, aged 55, of pancreatic cancer.[3]