Stern John
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Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars
in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest
, Birmingham City
and Coventry City
.
to attend Mercer County Community College
in 1995. he joined the Columbus Crew
of Major League Soccer
from the now-defunct New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the A-League
for the 1998 season. John received a try-out with Crew based on the good word from his older cousin, Columbus Crew defender and Trinidad and Tobago international, Ansil Elcock
. With the Crew, he proved to be one of the most prolific scorers in league history. John led the league
with 26 goals (and also with 57 points to be named the MLS Scoring Champion) in 1998. He was named to the MLS Best XI
that year as well, and tied for the lead with 18 goals in 1999.
of the English First Division for a fee of £1.5 million. However, eventually financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to Birmingham City
, then pushing for promotion to the Premier League for the sum of £100,000, having scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest.
on 14 September 2004.
, following the signing of James Scowcroft
, John found himself outside of Micky Adams
's first-team plans. As a result he was loaned to Derby County on 16 September 2005, he rejoined Coventry three months later.
's sixth signing of the 2006–07 season
January transfer window. He scored his first goals against Southend United
in a 4–0 victory on 17 February 2007.
as part of a deal that took Kenwyne Jones
in the opposite direction.
He scored his first goals with two in a 3–2 win against West Bromwich Albion
on 6 October 2007 From then on he scored regularly for "The Saints", with nine in his first fifteen appearances, including a second half hat trick
against Hull City
on 8 December 2007. He finished the season 2007–08 as the 4th top scorer in the Championship with 19 goals for Southampton and one for Sunderland in the Premier League. John scored twice in Southampton's final game of the season (one of them the match winner) against Sheffield United
, helping them to narrowly avoid relegation to League One. John was later sent off for a second bookable offence.
John made a loan transfer to Bristol City
in October 2008 until the end of the 2008–09 season. John made his first Bristol City appearance, coming on as a substitute, against Barnsley
in a 0–0 draw. John scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 1–4 defeat to Reading
at Ashton Gate
on 1 November 2008.
on a year-long deal, after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton. He made his debut on the opening day of the season against Plymouth Argyle
, he had to come off after 35 minutes due to an injury. He returned in mid-October, but joined Ipswich Town
on a one-month loan at the end of November. He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 3–2 win over Coventry City on 16 January 2010. Upon his return to Palace he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Watford on 30 March 2010.
New Palace manager George Burley
had hoped to discuss the player's future at the end of the season, but no contact took place and John left the club.
on 15 February 1995 against Finland
in a Friendly match at the Queen's Park Oval
, scoring one goal on his debut. John has been a vital player for the Soca Warriors, currently the team's all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 109 caps (as of 9 February 2011), and is also the 4th highest international goalscorer according to the list of Top international association football goal scorers by country, behind Pelé
, Ferenc Puskás
and Ali Daei
. He was instrumental in helping his country qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
and played in all three of his country's World Cup group matches at Germany 2006. He was also named Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation
Player of the Year in 2002. John is currently the second most capped Trinidad and Tobago international behind former teammate Angus Eve
. He was the only player to score in 12 consecutive international matches, from 1998 to 1999.
North East Stars
The North East Stars are a professional football team, which currently plays in Trinidad and Tobago's Pro League. The team currently plays in Sangre Grande Regional Complex, in Sangre Grande, Trinidad.-History:...
in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
, Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
and 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...
.
Early Career in US
John moved to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to attend Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Mercer County, New Jersey. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue...
in 1995. he joined the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
from the now-defunct New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers of the A-League
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
for the 1998 season. John received a try-out with Crew based on the good word from his older cousin, Columbus Crew defender and Trinidad and Tobago international, Ansil Elcock
Ansil Elcock
Ansil Elcock is a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He notably played for MLS team Columbus Crew between 1997 and 2001 , and currently plays as a defender for Tobago United...
. With the Crew, he proved to be one of the most prolific scorers in league history. John led the league
MLS Golden Boot
The MLS Golden Boot has been awarded since the 2005 season to Major League Soccer's regular season leading scorer...
with 26 goals (and also with 57 points to be named the MLS Scoring Champion) in 1998. He was named to the MLS Best XI
MLS Best XI
The MLS Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in the league in a given season for Major League Soccer in Canada and the United States.-Winners:*Players in bold text also won the Major League Soccer MVP Award award for that season....
that year as well, and tied for the lead with 18 goals in 1999.
Nottingham Forest
After the 1999 season with Columbus, John was acquired by Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
of the English First Division for a fee of £1.5 million. However, eventually financial difficulties at Forest following the team's failed bid at promotion forced John's sale to Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, then pushing for promotion to the Premier League for the sum of £100,000, having scored 18 goals in 49 starts for Forest.
Birmingham City
At Birmingham, John rarely played, having trouble breaking through an accomplished roster of forwards. However when he did play there were some memorable moments in the blue shirt of Birmingham. For example his majestic turn and finish away at West Ham in 2002, or more memorably his last minute equaliser at Villa Park in the crunch Birmingham derby. His greatest moment in a Birmingham shirt had to be his last minute goal away at Millwall which put Birmingham through to the Playoff Final in 2002. This led to him being very popular with the Birmingham fans for his crucial and sometimes brilliant goals. However after generally falling out of favour he was sold to Coventry CityCoventry 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 14 September 2004.
Coventry City
In his first season with Coventry, John finished as the team's second highest goalscorer, managing to score 12 goals despite starting in barely half of Coventry's games. At the start of the 2005–06 season2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
, following the signing of James Scowcroft
James Scowcroft
James Benjamin Scowcroft is a footballer, currently playing for Bury Town.-Club career:Scowcroft started his career as a youth at Ipswich Town and progressed to become the regular first team centre forward, gaining five England Under-21 caps in the process. From 1994 to 2001 he played over 200...
, John found himself outside of Micky Adams
Micky Adams
Michael Richard "Micky" Adams is an English former professional footballer turned football manager who is in charge of League Two side Port Vale. As a player he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen year professional career in the Football League, including five...
's first-team plans. As a result he was loaned to Derby County on 16 September 2005, he rejoined Coventry three months later.
Sunderland
On 29 January 2007, John was transferred to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. This signing was Sunderland manager Roy KeaneRoy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
's sixth signing of the 2006–07 season
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
January transfer window. He scored his first goals against 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...
in a 4–0 victory on 17 February 2007.
Southampton
On 29 August 2007, John moved to SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
as part of a deal that took Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Jones
Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football...
in the opposite direction.
He scored his first goals with two in a 3–2 win against West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
on 6 October 2007 From then on he scored regularly for "The Saints", with nine in his first fifteen appearances, including a second half hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
against Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
on 8 December 2007. He finished the season 2007–08 as the 4th top scorer in the Championship with 19 goals for Southampton and one for Sunderland in the Premier League. John scored twice in Southampton's final game of the season (one of them the match winner) against 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...
, helping them to narrowly avoid relegation to League One. John was later sent off for a second bookable offence.
John made a loan transfer to 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...
in October 2008 until the end of the 2008–09 season. John made his first Bristol City appearance, coming on as a substitute, against Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
in a 0–0 draw. John scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 1–4 defeat to Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
at Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate Stadium is a stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of 21,497, with an effective capacity for football matches of around 19,500, with an average...
on 1 November 2008.
Crystal Palace
On 29 July 2009 John signed for Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
on a year-long deal, after turning down an offer to stay at Southampton. He made his debut on the opening day of the season against Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
, he had to come off after 35 minutes due to an injury. He returned in mid-October, but joined 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....
on a one-month loan at the end of November. He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 3–2 win over Coventry City on 16 January 2010. Upon his return to Palace he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at Watford on 30 March 2010.
New Palace manager George Burley
George Burley
George Elder Burley is a Scottish football manager and former player and manager, formerly the manager of Crystal Palace Football Club. Burley had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player making 628 appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps...
had hoped to discuss the player's future at the end of the season, but no contact took place and John left the club.
International career
John made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago national football teamTrinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
on 15 February 1995 against Finland
Finland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
in a Friendly match at the Queen's Park Oval
Queen's Park Oval
Queen's Park Oval, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is currently the largest capacity cricket ground in the West Indies and has hosted more Test matches than any other ground in the Caribbean. It also hosted a number of matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It is privately owned by the...
, scoring one goal on his debut. John has been a vital player for the Soca Warriors, currently the team's all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 109 caps (as of 9 February 2011), and is also the 4th highest international goalscorer according to the list of Top international association football goal scorers by country, behind Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
, Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and was a World Cup finalist in 1954...
and Ali Daei
Ali Daei
Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...
. He was instrumental in helping his country qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
and played in all three of his country's World Cup group matches at Germany 2006. He was also named Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation
Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation is the governing body of football in Trinidad and Tobago. It is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional football and including the men's and women's national teams...
Player of the Year in 2002. John is currently the second most capped Trinidad and Tobago international behind former teammate Angus Eve
Angus Eve
Angus Eve is a former Trinidadian football player, who is currently a coach for Ma Pau SC of Trinidad's Professional Football League. He is his country's most capped player of all time....
. He was the only player to score in 12 consecutive international matches, from 1998 to 1999.
Honours
- 1998 MLS Scoring Champion
- 1998 MLS Golden BootMLS Golden BootThe MLS Golden Boot has been awarded since the 2005 season to Major League Soccer's regular season leading scorer...
- 1998 MLS Best XIMLS Best XIThe MLS Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in the league in a given season for Major League Soccer in Canada and the United States.-Winners:*Players in bold text also won the Major League Soccer MVP Award award for that season....
- 2002 Division 1 Play-OffsFootball League Play-OffsThe Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
Winner's Medal - 2002 Trinidad and Tobago Football FederationTrinidad and Tobago Football FederationThe Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation is the governing body of football in Trinidad and Tobago. It is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional football and including the men's and women's national teams...
Player of the Year - 2007 Championship Winners' Medal with Sunderland
Career statistics
- (correct as of 2 May 2010)
Club Season League Cup Europe UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....Play-Offs Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Carolina Dynamo Carolina DynamoCarolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...1997 5 0 ? ? ? ? 5 0 ? New Orleans Storm New Orleans StormThe New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers was an American soccer club that competed in the USISL from 1993 to 1999. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, the club was renamed the New Orleans Storm in 1998. The team folded after the 1999 season.-History:...1997 1997 in American soccerThe 1997 season was the 85th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-Record:-Results:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team isin the right column.-Goalscorers:...25 16 ? ? ? ? 25 16 ? Total 1997 30 16 ? ? ? ? 30 16 ? Columbus Crew Columbus CrewThe Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...1998 27 26 5 ? 1 0 27 26 ? Columbus Crew Columbus CrewThe Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...1999 1999 in American soccerThe 1999 season was the 87th year of competitive soccer in the United States.-Record:-Results:The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.-Goalscorers:...28 18 2 ? 2 0 28 18 ? Total 1998–1999 55 44 7 ? 3 0 65 52 ? Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C.Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...1999-00 17 3 ? ? ? ? 17 3 ? Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C.Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...2000–01 2000-01 in English footballThe 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons...29 2 ? ? ? ? 29 2 ? Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C.Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...2001–02 2001-02 in English footballThe 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...26 13 0 1 0 0 27 13 0 Total 1999–2001 72 18 0 1 0 0 73 18 0 Birmingham Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...2001–02 2001-02 in English footballThe 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...15 7 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 Birmingham Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...2002–03 2002-03 in English footballThe 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...30 5 3 2 4 0 32 9 3 Birmingham Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...2003–04 2003-04 in English footballThe 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....29 4 0 3 0 0 32 4 0 Birmingham Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...2004–05 2004-05 in English footballThe 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Total 2001–2005 82 16 3 5 4 0 85 20 3 Coventry 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...2004–05 2004-05 in English footballThe 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...30 11 0 3 1 0 33 12 0 Coventry 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...2005–06 2005-06 in English footballThe 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...25 10 0 4 1 0 29 11 0 Derby 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)2005–06 2005-06 in English footballThe 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...7 0 0 7 0 0 Total 2005–2006 7 0 0 7 0 0 Coventry 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...2006–07 2006-07 in English footballThe 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...23 3 3 3 1 0 26 4 3 Total 2006–08 78 24 3 10 3 0 88 27 3 Sunderland 2006–07 2006-07 in English footballThe 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...15 4 2 15 4 2 Sunderland 2007–08 2007-08 in English footballThe 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...1 1 0 1 1 0 Total 2006–2007 16 5 2 16 5 2 Southampton Southampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...2007–08 2007-08 in English footballThe 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...40 19 3 2 0 0 42 19 3 Southampton Southampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...2008–09 7 0 0 3 1 0 10 1 0 Total 2007–2009 47 19 3 5 1 0 52 20 3 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...
(loan)2008–09 24 2 2 2 0 0 26 2 2 Total 2008–2009 24 2 2 2 0 0 26 2 2 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C.Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...2009–10 16 2 0 16 2 0 Total 2009–present 16 2 0 16 2 0 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....
(loan)2009–10 7 1 1 2 0 0 9 1 1 Total 2009–2010 7 1 1 2 0 0 9 1 1 Career totals 433 147 14 35 16 0 467 163 14
External links
- Player profile from Southampton F.C. website (via archive.org)