Steven Drench

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Steven Drench
Personal information
Full nameSteven Mark Drench[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985[2]
Place of birthManchester, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubGuiseley
Youth career
0000–2005Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Blackburn Rovers0(0)
2005–2006→ Morecambe (loan)24(0)
2006–2008Morecambe45(0)
2008→ Southport (loan)19(0)
2008–2009Southport0(0)
2008–2009→ Cambridge United (loan)0(0)
2009–2010Leigh Genesis45(0)
2010–Guiseley56(0)
National team
England U17?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:18, 5 January 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Steven Mark Drench (born 11 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Drench began his career with the Blackburn Rovers youth system.[3] Following an injury to Ryan Robinson, he joined Conference National team Morecambe on loan as goalkeeping cover in November 2005.[4] The loan was extended for a second month in December and until to the end of the 2005–06 season in February.[5][6]

Following his release by Blackburn, Drench signed for Morecambe permanently in the summer of 2006.[2] After beginning the 2006–07 season competing with Robinson for the starting goalkeeper's spot, Drench was confirmed as the club's first choice goalkeeper when Robinson left to join Forest Green Rovers.[4] However, he dislocated his elbow in a challenge with York City's Clayton Donaldson in the play-off semi-final second leg,[7] which forced him to miss the successful play-off Final against Exeter City.[8] He finished the season with 47 appearances and won Morecambe's Player of the Year award.[2][9] Following this injury, he struggled to regain his first team place following the signing of Joe Lewis on loan and Drench joined Conference North team Southport on a month's loan in January 2008.[2][10] His stayed at Southport until the end of the season and he made 26 appearances for the club.[11]

Drench while on trial with York City in 2010

After being released by Morecambe in June 2008, he signed for Southport permanently in July.[12] However, he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer and had a one-week trial with Conference team Stevenage Borough due to Drench's desire to remain full-time after the club reverted to part-time status following the departure of manager Gary Brabin to Cambridge United.[13] Drench was reunited with Brabin after signing for Cambridge on a six-month loan on 21 August to provide cover for Danny Potter.[12] He subsequently left the club following the expiration of the loan in January 2009.[14]

Southport released Drench on 26 March 2009 and he signed for Leigh Genesis, finishing the 2008–09 season with five appearances for the team.[15] He made 47 appearances in the 2009–10 season.[15]

He had a trial with Conference team Barrow in July 2010 and he played in a pre-season friendly against Oldham Athletic.[16] He later joined York City on trial and after featuring in pre-season friendlies against Hull City and Barnsley he was not offered a contract by the club.[17][18][19][20] He subsequently joined Conference North team Guiseley on trial in August,[21] and played a large part in Guiseley's début season in the Conference North.[22] Drench is now goalkeeping coach for Blackburn Rovers Academy

International career

Drench played for the England Schoolboys and England national under-17 team while with Blackburn.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "First Team". Morecambe F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Quinn, Derek (17 May 2007). "Super Shrimps!". BBC Lancashire. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Steven Drench – Goalkeeper". Leigh Genesis F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Shrimps extend Drench's loan stay". BBC Sport. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Shrimps extend Drench loan spell". BBC Sport. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Morecambe 2–1 York (2–1 agg)". BBC Sport. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Exeter 1–2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Morecambe 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Morecambe secure Watford keeper". BBC Sport. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Southport FC complete NL player list as at 24 April 22 May 2010" (PDF). Southport FC Stats. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Keeper Drench joins U's on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Latest News". Southport F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  14. ↑ "Brabin rules out more departures". BBC Sport. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Steven Drench". TheFootballNetwork.net. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  16. ↑ "Good Kompany kept as Barrow AFC take on Oldham". North-West Evening Mail. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  17. ↑ Flett, Dave (13 July 2010). "Quartet of trialists hope to catch eye of York City manager Martin Foyle". The Press. Retrieved 13 July 2010. 
  18. ↑ Flett, Dave (19 July 2010). "York City 0, Hull City 1". The Press. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  19. ↑ Flett, Dave (21 July 2010). "York City 0, Barnsley 2". The Press. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  20. ↑ Carroll, Steve (23 July 2010). "York City's David McGurk and Greg Young primed to make pre-season starts". The Press. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  21. ↑ "Guiseley trialists catch the eye in away triumph". Wharfedale Observer. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
  22. ↑ "Goalkeepers". Guiseley A.F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2012. 

External links

Guiseley A.F.C. – current squad
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