Steve Massey Explained

Steve Massey
Fullname:Stephen Massey
Height:5 ft 11 in[1]
Birth Date:28 March 1958
Birth Place:Denton, Lancashire, England
Currentclub:Helston Athletic (manager)
Position:Striker
Years1:1973–1978
Years2:1978–1981
Years3:1981–1982
Years4:1982–1983
Years5:1983–1985
Years6:1985–1986
Years7:1986–1988
Years8:1988–1991
Clubs1:Stockport County
Clubs2:AFC Bournemouth
Clubs3:Peterborough United
Clubs4:Northampton Town
Clubs5:Hull City
Clubs6:Cambridge United
Clubs7:Wrexham
Clubs8:Truro City
Caps1:101
Caps2:97
Caps3:20
Caps4:60
Caps5:42
Caps6:31
Caps7:43
Goals1:20
Goals2:19
Goals3:3
Goals4:25
Goals5:9
Goals6:11
Goals7:10
Goals8:28
Totalcaps:384
Totalgoals:125
Manageryears1:1992–1994
Managerclubs1:Truro City
Managerclubs2:Falmouth Town
Manageryears3:2005–2006
Managerclubs3:Truro City
Manageryears4:2010
Managerclubs4:Buckland Athletic
Manageryears5:2011
Managerclubs5:Bovey Tracey
Manageryears6:2013–2014
Managerclubs6:Truro City
Manageryears7:2017–
Managerclubs7:Helston Athletic

Steve Massey (born 28 March 1958 in Denton, Lancashire) is an English football manager and former player who played as a striker, mainly for Stockport County and AFC Bournemouth. He was manager of Southern League club Truro City until March 2014 and is currently director of football at Western League Premier Division club Helston Athletic.

Career

Playing career

Massey scored on his league debut for Stockport County in a 2–1 home win over Darlington on 28 February 1975, and went on to make 114 appearances for the club in all competitions[2] before joining Bournemouth in 1978. Signing for Peterborough United in 1981, he made his league debut in a 1–0 win over Mansfield Town on 29 August, and made 20 league appearances[3] before signing for Northampton Town the following year.

In 1983, Massey transferred to Hull City for £50,000,[4] before moving on to Cambridge United and then Wrexham, for whom he played in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup. He scored three goals in the 7–0 aggregate win over Żurrieq in September and October 1986, and another in the 2–2 draw against Real Zaragoza on 5 November.

He finished his playing career in Cornwall with South Western Football League side Truro City, and subsequently went on to manage the club.

Managerial career

Massey managed Truro from 1992 to 1994, before moving to Devon to concentrate on his business interests, although he took the job of managing the Cornish representative team and guided them to two South West Counties Championship finals. He later managed Falmouth Town and returned for a second spell at Truro City between 2005 and 2006. In 2010, he became manager of South West Peninsula League club Buckland Athletic, but was sacked after a few months.[5] He then took on the managerial role at Bovey Tracey in 2011 but had to step down later in the year due to his son's illness.[6] During his time at Bovey Tracey, he was in talks with Tiverton Town about a role there as director of football.[7]

Massey rejoined Truro City during the 2012–13 season as Head of Football while the club were in administration and bottom of the Conference South. After the club was relegated at the end of the season, manager Lee Hodges left the club, and Massey became manager of Truro City for the third time.[8] Massey was sacked on 12 March 2014 after rejecting an offer of a more passive role at the club, with City in 19th place in the Southern Premier.[9] He was appointed manager of Helston Athletic at the end of the 2016–17 season.

On 6 June 2022, Massey stepped down as manager of the club and became director of football. Matt Cusack who had left Plymouth Parkway took over as manager of Helston Athletic.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 122 . 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. Web site: Steve Massey (Stockport) . 2 January 2014 . GoGoGoCounty.
  3. Web site: Steve Massey (Peterborough) . 2 January 2014 . Peterborough United database.
  4. Web site: Ex-Truro boss taking over at Buckland Athletic . 3 March 2010 . 2 January 2014 . Torquay Herald Express.
  5. Web site: Buckland Athletic sack manager Steve Massey . 19 October 2010 . 2 January 2013 . BBC Sport.
  6. Web site: Kirkup doing his best to bridge Premier gap for Bovey Tracey . 15 September 2011 . 2 January 2014 . Torquay Herald Express.
  7. Web site: Wright: Tivvy did speak to Massey about role . 2 June 2011 . 2 January 2014 . Exeter Express & Echo.
  8. Web site: Truro City appoint Massey as new manager for third time . 6 June 2013 . 2 January 2014 . West Briton.
  9. Web site: Truro City sack manager Steve Massey with club in 19th . 12 March 2014 . BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: Matt Cusack new Helston Athletic manager, Steve Massey DoF . 6 June 2022 . Falmouth Packet.