Gary Stevens (footballer born 1954)

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Personal information
Gary Stevens
Full name	Gary Martin Stevens
Date of birth	August 30, 1954 (1954-08-30) (age 53)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Striker / Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-1978 1978-1982 1982-1986 1986-1987 1987-1990	Evesham Cardiff City Shrwsbury Town Brentford Hereford United	00? 0(?) 150 (44) 150 (30) 032 (10) 094 (10)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gary Martin Stevens (born 30 August 1954 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer.

Stevens was playing non-league football for Evesham while working at a Herefordshire chicken factory, when he was spotted by Cardiff City, and signed for the club during the summer of 1978. He made his debut in September of that year, during a 7-1 defeat against Luton Town, and scored his first goal a week later on his home debut in a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Gary went on to score a total of thirteen goals in all competitions in his first year. The following year he finished as the clubs joint top scorer, along with Ray Bishop, scoring eleven goals, and went on to claim the award again during the 1981-82 season.

Following the end of the season he joined Shrewsbury Town for £20,000. He spent four years at the club before ending his career with spells at Brentford and Hereford United.