Floyd Streete

Floyd Streete
Personal information
Full nameFloyd Anthony Streete
Date of birth5 May 1959
Place of birthJamaica
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionCentral defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1983Cambridge United125(19)
1983Utrecht[1]8(0)
1983–1984Cambuur[2]19(3)
1984–1986Derby County35(0)
1986–1990Wolverhampton Wanderers159(6)
1990–1992Reading38(0)
1992–1993Leighton Town
Total384(28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Floyd Anthony Streete (born 5 May 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Streete played in the Football League for Cambridge United, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Reading, making a total of 357 appearances for all four clubs.[3] Streete also played in the Netherlands for Utrecht and Cambuur,[4] before finishing his career in non-league football for Leighton Town.

He is perhaps best remembered for his career at Wolves, joining the Black Country club from Derby County in October 1985 for £5,000. Derby would win promotion from the Third Division that season while Wolves suffered relegation, but he played a key role in their turnaround in fortunes which followed over the next few years. He helped them win successive promotions as Fourth Division champions in 1988 and Third Division champions a year later, also winning the Sherpa Van Trophy in the first promotion season. He helped Wolves achieve a top half finish in the Second Division for the 1989-90 season before dropping down a division and signing for Reading in July 1990.[5]

After football

After retiring as a player Streete worked as a PE teacher,[4] before moving to the Cayman Islands to open a gym and teach football.[6]

His son Remie Streete is also a professional footballer, currently on the books of Newcastle United.[7]

References

  1. Voetbal International profile
  2. Cambuur Media Archief
  3. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Former Player News". Cambridge United F.C. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  5. "Floyd Found, Got Gary!". Wolves Heroes. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  6. "Remi Streete is on road to success at NUFC". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 12 February 2012.