Stephen Husband

Stephen Husband
Personal information
Full name Stephen Husband
Date of birth 29 October 1990 (1990-10-29) (age 21)
Place of birth Kelty, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Blackpool
Number 19
Youth career
Hearts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Cowdenbeath 5 (0)
2007–2010 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2009 → Livingston (loan) 7 (0)
2010– Blackpool 3 (0)
2011 → Stockport County (loan) 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Stephen Husband (born 29 October 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays in England for Blackpool.

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Career

Early career in Scotland

Kelty-born[1] Husband began his career at Scottish Second Division side Cowdenbeath, where he was at their Youth Academy where he played centre midfield .[2] Manager Brian Welsh gave Husband his debut, at the age of 16,[3] on 23 December 2006 as an 89th minute substitute in a 5–2 win over Alloa Athletic at Central Park. His full debut came on 14 April 2007, in a 0–0 draw with Alloa Athletic at Recreation Park.[4] He made a total of five appearances for Cowdenbeath.[5]

In July 2007 Husband joined Scottish Premier League side Hearts Youth Academy. He became a regular in the reserve team, competing in the Scottish Premier Reserve League. A year later on 25 July 2008 Husband signed his first professional contract, a three year deal until 2011.[6][7][8]

He scored three goals in the 2008–09 season as Hearts reserves finished as runners-up in the Reserve League.[9]

At the start of the 2009–10 season Husband joined Scottish Third Division side Livingston on loan,[5][10] making his debut on 29 August 2009, just a day after he had signed for the club, in a 0–1 defeat to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill. He made a total of seven league and one cup appearances before returning to Hearts on 31 December at the completion of his loan spell.[11]

Despite being a regular in the Hearts reserve team, Husband didn't make a first-team appearance for the club.[12]

Blackpool

On 1 February 2010, Husband joined English Championship side Blackpool for a nominal fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[12][13] The Edinburgh Evening News reported that the fee was £25,000 initially, rising to £100,000 with add-ons.[14] Two days later he was an unused substitute in a 3–2 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion.[15] His debut came on 9 February as an 86th minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.[16] He made his full debut on 20 March, in a 2–2 home draw with Crystal Palace.

On 7 January 2011 he joined Stockport County on loan for a month[17] and was given the number 10 shirt.[18] He made his club debut on 8 January in a 5-1 home defeat to Gillingham[19] and scored his first and second goals for the club three days later against Rotherham.[20] In his third match for the club, on 15 January against Hereford, he was sent off for a second bookable offence.[21] He returned to Blackpool on 8 February at the end of his loan and has yet to play a game.[22]

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2010
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Total
2006–07 Cowdenbeath Scottish Second Division 5 0 - - 5 0
2009–10 Livingston (loan) Scottish Third Division 7 0 1 0 - 7 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2009–10 Blackpool Championship 3 0 - - 3 0
2010–11 Blackpool Premier League 1 0 1 0
Total Scotland 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
England 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 15 0 1 0 1 0 17 0

Honours

Blackpool

References

  1. ^ "Ex-Hearts kid hopes to secure Premier League role with good show against Hibs" – Scotsman.com
  2. ^ "Youth Academy". Cowdenbeath F.C.. http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewYouthAcademy. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  3. ^ MacKinnon, Eric (24 September 2009). "Husband’s delighted with life at Livingston". West Lothian Courier. http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/west-lothian-sport/west-lothian-football/livingston-fc/2009/09/24/husband-s-delighted-with-life-at-livingston-62405-24765321/. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Alloa Athletic 0–0 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 13 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6551781.stm. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "Hearts snap up Kaunas midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/8227948.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  6. ^ "Academy pair sign Hearts deals: McGowan signs five-year-deal, Husband agrees three-year-contract". Sky Sports. 25 July 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_3865209,00.html. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "New deals for McGowan and Husband". Heart of Midlothian F.C.. 25 July 2008. http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20080725/new-deals-for-mcgowan-and-husband_2241384_1350504. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  8. ^ "Player profile: Stephen Husband". Heart of Midlothian F.C.. http://mobile.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/stephen-husband-livingston_2241487_38093/0,,10289,00.html. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  9. ^ "Leading scorers 2008/09". Scottish Premier League. http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s52. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  10. ^ "Four in, one out in hectic day at Almondvale". Livingston F.C.. 28 August 2009. http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/news/news_20090828_1.php. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  11. ^ "Husband returns to Hearts". Livingston F.C.. 31 December 2009. http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/news/news_20091231_3.php. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
  12. ^ a b "Busy Deadline Day At Bloomfield Road". Blackpool F.C.. 1 February 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1952227,00.html. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  13. ^ "Campbell heads Blackpool signings". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/8492329.stm. Retrieved 1 February 2010. 
  14. ^ Anderson, Barry (6 February 2010). "Hearts poised to cash in on Stephen Husband deal". Edinburgh Evening News. http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Hearts-poised-to-cash-in.6049777.jp. Retrieved 7 February 2010. 
  15. ^ "Match Report: Blackpool vs WBA". Blackpool F.C.. 3 February 2010. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10432~48651,00.html. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  16. ^ "Sheff Wed 2–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8504284.stm. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 
  17. ^ "Wardy brings in four on loan". Stockport County. 7 January 2011. http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2259809,00.html?. Retrieved 7 January 201. 
  18. ^ "New Signings clear to play". Stockport County. 7 January 2011. http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2261234,00.html. Retrieved 7 January 201. 
  19. ^ "Stockport 1-5 Gillingham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9344326.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
  20. ^ "Stockport 3-3 Rotherham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9354204.stm. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  21. ^ "Hereford 3-0 Stockport". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9359711.stm. Retrieved 15 January 2011. 
  22. ^ "Thanks Steven & Ishmel". Stockport County. 8 February 2011. http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~2289129,00.html?. Retrieved 8 February 201. 

External links

Blackpool F.C. – current squad