Jonathan Stead
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Jonathan Graeme "Jon" Stead (born 7 April 1983 in Huddersfield
, England
) is an English football player who currently plays as a striker
for Bristol City
. Stead is a former England Under-21
international earning 11 caps, scoring once.
, as a nineteen-year-old against Brentford
on the 10 August 2002 coming as a 69th minute substitute in the 2–0 loss on the opining day of the season. In total Stead made 42 league appearances scoring 6 goals in the 2002/03 season.
He scored four goals in three games at the start of the 2003–04 season
, igniting interest from larger clubs. 2 goals came in Town's opening game of the 2003/04 season in their 2–2 draw at home to Cambridge United
. Stead went on to score two goals in a game on three further occasions for The Terriers during the first part of the 2003/04 season, with his other braces coming against Northampton Town on the 13 September in a 3–0 home win, in a dramatic 3–3 away draw at Mansfield Town on the 22 November and then again in a 3–1 home win over Doncaster Rovers on the 3rd January 2004.
He scored 18 goals for Huddersfield in 2003–04, with 16 of them coming in the league, before moving to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in the January transfer window. His last game for Huddersfield came in their 2–0 win over Boston United on the 17 January 2004.
Stead returned to collect his Playoffs Winners Medal with Huddersfield Town while he was playing for Blackburn Rovers. He appeared on the pitch celebrating his hometown club's win.
for a over £1 million and signing a four-and-a-half year contract. Stead marked his debut by scoring the only goal in a match against Middlesbrough
. He went on to score six goals, including vital winners against Fulham, Manchester United and Everton as Blackburn successfully avoided relegation from the Premiership.
However, the goals for Blackburn dried up the following season and with manager Mark Hughes
signing additional forwards including Welsh international
Craig Bellamy
, Stead was transferred on 13 June 2005 to Sunderland in a deal worth £1.8 million.
Stead scored two goals, the first of which was on 1 April 2006 against Everton
at Goodison Park
in a 2–2 draw, breaking his quack of 11 months without a goal. He scored his second Sunderland goal in the 3–1 defeat to Southend United
at Roots Hall
on 19 August 2006.
On 13 October 2006, he completed a loan move to Derby County
and after failing to find the back of the net in his first 6 games, he finally broke his Derby duck with the first goal in a 2–1 win away at Coventry City
on 11 November. He followed that goal with the opener in a 2–0 win at Luton Town
to make it two in eight appearances and then again went on to bag Derby's first in the 1–0 home win against Leicester City
. He was nominated for Powerade Player of the Month as a result of his form at Derby in November.
from Sunderland for a fee of £750,000, potentially rising to £1.2 million, on a three-and-a-half year deal on 11 January 2007.
On 13 January 2007, Stead played his first Premier League game with Sheffield United against Portsmouth
and scored his first goal for the Blades a few weeks later, in his third game, against Fulham
. He would go on to score again for the Blades in the next match against his former club Blackburn Rovers
where Stead's muted celebration further endeared him to the Rovers fans, who remained grateful for the considerable contribution he had made during the relegation scrap in 2004.
He scored a respectable five goals in total that season, the final of which came on the last day of the season against Wigan Athletic
on 12 May, but his goal wasn't enough to prevent United from being relegated.
Stead found first team starts harder to come by the following season as he fell behind James Beattie
and Billy Sharp
in the pecking order but still managed to make over thirty appearances and score six goals. During the subsequent transfer window Stead signed on loan for Championship
rivals Ipswich Town
with a view to a permanent move.
after a 3–0 win.
On 15 February 2010, Stead joined Coventry City
on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move. He made 10 appearances for the Sky Blues scoring twice before returning to Ipswich at the end of the season. He has scored in every year of his career to date, notching at least 2 goals for each of the clubs he has played for.
Stead was linked with a move to Blackpool
in July 2010, with Ipswich accepting a fee of 1p, but Blackpool refused to match Stead's £12,000-a-week wages.
on a three-year contract on 22 August 2010 for . He made his debut in the 2–0 loss at previous club Ipswich Town
. Stead scored his first goal for Bristol City when he netted in a 3–1 defeat against Portsmouth on 28 September 2010. He scored his third goal for the club during a 1–1 draw with QPR, with a magnificent shot from outside of the box, beating Paddy Kenny
.
side for their game against the Netherlands
in February 2004. However, he managed just 1 goal in 11 appearances for the Under-21's
between 2004–2005.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is an English football player who currently plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
for Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
. Stead is a former England Under-21
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
international earning 11 caps, scoring once.
Huddersfield Town
Following a long spell at Barcelona academy scoring 25 in 20 appearances, pushing Messi out of the team, Stead began his career with home town club Huddersfield Town were he came through the clubs academy. He made his league debut for Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
, as a nineteen-year-old against Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
on the 10 August 2002 coming as a 69th minute substitute in the 2–0 loss on the opining day of the season. In total Stead made 42 league appearances scoring 6 goals in the 2002/03 season.
He scored four goals in three games at the start of the 2003–04 season
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
, igniting interest from larger clubs. 2 goals came in Town's opening game of the 2003/04 season in their 2–2 draw at home to Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
. Stead went on to score two goals in a game on three further occasions for The Terriers during the first part of the 2003/04 season, with his other braces coming against Northampton Town on the 13 September in a 3–0 home win, in a dramatic 3–3 away draw at Mansfield Town on the 22 November and then again in a 3–1 home win over Doncaster Rovers on the 3rd January 2004.
He scored 18 goals for Huddersfield in 2003–04, with 16 of them coming in the league, before moving to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in the January transfer window. His last game for Huddersfield came in their 2–0 win over Boston United on the 17 January 2004.
Stead returned to collect his Playoffs Winners Medal with Huddersfield Town while he was playing for Blackburn Rovers. He appeared on the pitch celebrating his hometown club's win.
Blackburn Rovers
In February 2004 he moved to Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
for a over £1 million and signing a four-and-a-half year contract. Stead marked his debut by scoring the only goal in a match against Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
. He went on to score six goals, including vital winners against Fulham, Manchester United and Everton as Blackburn successfully avoided relegation from the Premiership.
However, the goals for Blackburn dried up the following season and with manager Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
signing additional forwards including Welsh international
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
Craig Bellamy
Craig Bellamy
Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries...
, Stead was transferred on 13 June 2005 to Sunderland in a deal worth £1.8 million.
Sunderland
During his time at SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
Stead scored two goals, the first of which was on 1 April 2006 against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
in a 2–2 draw, breaking his quack of 11 months without a goal. He scored his second Sunderland goal in the 3–1 defeat to Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
at Roots Hall
Roots Hall
Roots Hall is a multi-use sports stadium in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, primarily used for football games and is the home of the Football League Two club Southend United. With a capacity of 12,392 Roots Hall is the largest football stadium in Essex, and is the current venue for the final of...
on 19 August 2006.
On 13 October 2006, he completed a loan move to Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
and after failing to find the back of the net in his first 6 games, he finally broke his Derby duck with the first goal in a 2–1 win away at Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
on 11 November. He followed that goal with the opener in a 2–0 win at Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
to make it two in eight appearances and then again went on to bag Derby's first in the 1–0 home win against Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
. He was nominated for Powerade Player of the Month as a result of his form at Derby in November.
Sheffield United
Stead was signed by Sheffield UnitedSheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
from Sunderland for a fee of £750,000, potentially rising to £1.2 million, on a three-and-a-half year deal on 11 January 2007.
On 13 January 2007, Stead played his first Premier League game with Sheffield United against Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
and scored his first goal for the Blades a few weeks later, in his third game, against Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
. He would go on to score again for the Blades in the next match against his former club Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
where Stead's muted celebration further endeared him to the Rovers fans, who remained grateful for the considerable contribution he had made during the relegation scrap in 2004.
He scored a respectable five goals in total that season, the final of which came on the last day of the season against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
on 12 May, but his goal wasn't enough to prevent United from being relegated.
Stead found first team starts harder to come by the following season as he fell behind James Beattie
James Beattie (footballer)
James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995...
and Billy Sharp
Billy Sharp
William Louis "Billy" Sharp is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Doncaster Rovers. He is now widely known for playing in a game for Doncaster Rovers against Middlesbrough two days after his two-day-old son's death...
in the pecking order but still managed to make over thirty appearances and score six goals. During the subsequent transfer window Stead signed on loan for Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
rivals Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
with a view to a permanent move.
Ipswich Town
Stead made his move to Ipswich permanent on 15 September 2008 after playing just one game on loan for a fee believed to be around £600,000. In that loan game he scored a 20-yard goal, which he described as "the best goal of his career to date". On 25 April 2009, Stead was the last ever senior player to score at Ninian ParkNinian Park
Ninian Park was a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Until 2009, it was the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., who compete in the English Football League Championship...
after a 3–0 win.
On 15 February 2010, Stead joined Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move. He made 10 appearances for the Sky Blues scoring twice before returning to Ipswich at the end of the season. He has scored in every year of his career to date, notching at least 2 goals for each of the clubs he has played for.
Stead was linked with a move to Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
in July 2010, with Ipswich accepting a fee of 1p, but Blackpool refused to match Stead's £12,000-a-week wages.
Bristol City
Stead joined Bristol CityBristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
on a three-year contract on 22 August 2010 for . He made his debut in the 2–0 loss at previous club Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
. Stead scored his first goal for Bristol City when he netted in a 3–1 defeat against Portsmouth on 28 September 2010. He scored his third goal for the club during a 1–1 draw with QPR, with a magnificent shot from outside of the box, beating Paddy Kenny
Paddy Kenny
Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Kenny is a footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Queens Park Rangers in the Barclays Premier League.-Early career:...
.
International career
Stead has represented England at International level, as his early goalscoring exploits at Blackburn Rovers led to a call-up for the England Under-21England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
side for their game against the Netherlands
Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years....
in February 2004. However, he managed just 1 goal in 11 appearances for the Under-21's
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
between 2004–2005.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | League The Football League The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 2010–11 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... (loan) |
2009–10 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
2009–10 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13 | ||
| Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
2008–09 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... (loan) |
2006–07 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
2006–07 | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
2004–05 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||
| Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
2003–04 | League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
26 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 |
| 2002–03 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| Total | 269 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 70 | ||
External links
- Jon Stead player profile at sufc.co.uk