Stephen Warnock

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Stephen Warnock
Personal information
Full name Stephen Warnock
Date of birth December 12, 1981 (1981-12-12) (age 26)
Place of birth    Ormskirk, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Full Back
Club information
Current club Blackburn Rovers
Number 3
Youth clubs
Liverpool
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2007
2002
2003–2004
2007–		 Liverpool
→ Bradford City (loan)
→ Coventry City (loan)
Blackburn Rovers		 67 (1)
12 (1)
44 (3)
50 (2)   
National team2
2005– England 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:12, 15 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Warnock (born December 12, 1981 in Ormskirk, Lancashire), is an English footballer who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. His general position is left back, though he occasionally plays left midfield.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Liverpool

Warnock is a product of the Liverpool youth academy, and had loan spells at Bradford City and Coventry City, before making his Liverpool debut against Grazer AK in 2004, in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Warnock impressed on a number of occasions during his debut season of 2004–05. His good form resulted in the more experienced and renowned Harry Kewell being dropped on several occasions. In his second season (2005–06), he was asked to play primarily at left-back, in rotation with the Norwegian John Arne Riise. Warnock scored his first goal for the club against Fulham in a 5–1 win on March 15, 2006. Warnock made 67 first team appearances for Liverpool scoring only one goal.

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

In a media speculated swap deal, Blackburn's captain Lucas Neill was speculated to changes clubs with Warnock in both summer 2006 and winter 2007. Eventually Neill took a higher pay deal at West Ham, while on January 22, 2007 Warnock joined Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.5m. He made his debut in the FA Cup 4th Round, impressing in the 4–0 victory over Luton Town.

On January 31, 2007 he played his first Premiership match for Rovers against Chelsea.[1] He was dismissed for the match after two cautions in the 2–1 victory over Sheffield United on 3 February 2007. Warnock scored his first goal for Blackburn in the 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on 25 February 2007.

Warnock received the Blackburn Rovers 'Unsung Hero' award at the annual club awards.

[edit] International career

Despite having made relatively few first team appearances for Liverpool, Warnock was called in to the senior England squad for the first time on August 29, 2005, due to lack of cover in the squad at left back. He was again called into the squad by England coach Fabio Capello in May 2008 for the friendlies against the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.[2] He made his debut against the latter on June 1 coming on as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in the 85th minute.[3]

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 7, 2007.
  2. ^ "Warnock shock at England call-up", BBC Sport, 2008-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. 
  3. ^ "Trinidad & Tobago 0-3 England", BBC Sport, 2008-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. 

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