Stephen Bywater

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Personal information
Stephen BYWATER

Full name	Stephen Bywater
Date of birth	June 7, 1981
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	6'2ft (1.91m)
Position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Number	43
Youth clubs
????–1997	Rochdale
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997–1998 1998–2006 1999 1999–2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2006–present	Rochdale West Ham United Wycombe Wanderers (loan) Hull City (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Cardiff City (loan) Coventry City (loan) Derby County (loan) Derby County	0 (0) 59 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 14 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0)
National team**
2000–2002	England U21	6 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:32, 24 November 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 13:16, 1 September 2006 (UTC).

Stephen Bywater, (born June 7, 1981) in Manchester , is an English football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County. He joined The Rams on a permanent deal from West Ham United on August 27, 2006 for a fee of around £225,000 after a two week loan spell at Pride Park.

Bywater was a regular starter in the 2004/5 season for West Ham, in which the side were promoted to the Premiership. He appeared in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium that year, coming on as a substitute for the injured Jimmy Walker in the 1-0 victory over Preston North End.

He has previously played for Rochdale which is where he started his career before a move to West Ham United in 1998 and the England U-21 side. He has had previous loan spells at Wycombe Wanderers, Hull City and Coventry City.

Bywater wears the number 43 shirt at Derby as a tribute to his mentor and former goalkeeping coach Les Sealey, who died at the age of 43.