| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Mark Agnew | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Shipley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983–1991 | Barnsley | 194 | (29) |
| 1991–1993 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Leicester City | 56 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Sunderland | 63 | (9) |
| 1998–2001 | York City | 81 | (4[1]) |
| 2001–2002 | Gateshead | 35 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Middlesbrough (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stephen Mark "Steve" Agnew (born 9 November 1965 in Shipley) is a retired English footballer and current first team coach of Middlesbrough.
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Agnew started his career at Barnsley, staying there for eight years before moving on to Blackburn Rovers for £700,000 in June 1991—making him the Ewood Park club's most costly signing at the time. His spell at Blackburn was unsuccessful, only making four appearances before he joined Portsmouth on loan and then Leicester City permanently in the 1992–93 season. During his time at Blackburn, the club earned promotion to the new Premier League, but Agnew's part in the success was a minimal one as the attention was focused on big-money new signings such as Alan Shearer and Stuart Ripley. One of Agnew's most memorable nights in a Leicester City shirt was Thursday, 15 April 1993, when Leicester beat Millwall 3-0. Agnew scored and was sent off. Agnew "reacted angrily to a heavy challenge by Andy Roberts. At least a dozen players jostled each other as police, stewards and the respective managers tried to restore order. Agnew, who had already been cautioned, appeared to lash out at a Millwall player, leaving Mr Parker no option other than to reach for red. Millwall tried hard to exploit their numerical advantage, only for the home side to score again through David Oldfield."[2]
Agnew then moved up the country to Sunderland, helping them win promotion to the Premier League as Division One champions (although they went down after just one season) and in 1998, he signed for York City, and despite his efforts the Bootham Crescent side were unable to avoid relegation from Division Two in the 1998–99 season. Agnew spent the 2001–02 season playing for Gateshead, where he finished his playing days.
In February 2002 Agnew moved into coaching, becoming assistant manager of Gateshead to Gary Gill.[3] Both he and Gill resigned from Gateshead after the playing budget was cut in early October 2002.[4]
Agnew continued his coaching at the Middlesbrough Academy and then joined Leeds United as Reserve Team Manager in 2004. Agnew left the club to become assistant manager at Hartlepool United on 23 June 2005. However, in 2006, Agnew quit his position at Hartlepool and rejoined Leeds as Under 18's manager.
He rejoined Middlesbrough as reserve team coach on 23 January 2007. He was promoted to assistant manager on 7 July 2008, following the departure of Steve Harrison.[5] On 18 October 2010 he was put in temporary charge of first team matters following the resignation of Gordon Strachan.[6]
Agnew's nephew Jordan Rhodes is also a footballer, and currently plays for Huddersfield Town.[7]