Steve Ingle | |
Fullname: | Stephen Paul Ingle |
Birth Date: | 22 October 1946 |
Birth Place: | Manningham, England |
Death Place: | South Africa |
Position: | Right back |
Youthclubs1: | Bradford City |
Years1: | 1964–1967 |
Clubs1: | Bradford City |
Caps1: | 90 |
Goals1: | 15 |
Years2: | 1967 |
Clubs2: | Southend United |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 1967–1972 |
Clubs3: | Wrexham |
Caps3: | 149 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 1972–1973 |
Clubs4: | Stockport County |
Caps4: | 29 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1973 |
Clubs5: | Southport |
Caps5: | 2 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 1973–1974 |
Clubs6: | Darlington |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Clubs7: | Arcadia Shepherds |
Totalcaps: | 293 |
Totalgoals: | 23 |
Stephen Paul Ingle (22 October 1946 – 16 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.
Born in the Manningham area of Bradford, Ingle began as an apprentice at hometown club Bradford City, before turning professional in 1964.[1] He later played for Southend United, Wrexham, Stockport County, Southport and Darlington, before playing in South Africa with Arcadia Shepherds.[2] With Wrexham he won league promotion in 1970 and was a runner-up in the Welsh Cup.[3]
Ingle remained in South Africa after his playing career ended, living in Pretoria with his wife and three sons,[1] and working as a lift engineer.[3] In 1995 he fell down a lift shaft and was in hospital for six months.[4]
He died from COVID-19 on 16 December 2020, at age 74, during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.[1]