Steven Paul Foley (born 21 June 1953 in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Colchester United.[2] He spent ten years on the coaching staff of Norwich City before moving to rivals Ipswich Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Paul Foley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Clacton-on-Sea, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Clacton (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1971 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1981 | Colchester United | 283 | (54) |
| – | Braintree Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Colchester United (caretaker) | ||
| 1989–1990 | Colchester United (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Foley began his football career as a trainee with Colchester United. He played for Colchester for ten years, scoring 54 goals from 283 games in the Football League, and then played for Braintree Town.[2] He joined the coaching staff at Colchester, working with the young players, and spent several spells as caretaker manager during the 1980s.[3][4] He also spent time as a youth team coach at Watford.[5]
He joined Norwich City in 1996, appointed by manager Mike Walker, who had worked with Foley at Colchester, and had spent ten years with the club in various roles when his coaching contract was terminated with immediate effect in May 2006. Chairman Roger Munby said that, although Foley's input had been "invaluable", it was time to "freshen up the coaching set-up",[6] though the press suggested that Foley was being made the scapegoat for the team's poor performance during the 2005–06 season.[7] Foley then joined the coaching staff at Norwich City's arch rivals Ipswich Town.[4]
In February 2019, Foley was inducted into the Colchester United Hall of Fame.[8]
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Won %! | ||||
| Colchester United (Caretaker) | 
|
15 October 1988 | 13 January 1989 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Colchester United (Caretaker) |
|
20 December 1989 | 3 January 1990 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
References
edit- ^ "Player profile - Steve Foley". Coludata: The Archive Database for Colchester United. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Steve Foley". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "The U's History: The 80s". Colchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ a b Smith, Martin (17 November 2006). "Foley holds no grudge". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC. Watford Football Club. p. 252. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0.
- ^ "Coach Foley departs Carrow Road". BBC Sport. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Foley pays the price for poor season". Eastern Daily Press. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (26 February 2019). "Colchester United legend Steve Foley inducted into club's Hall of Fame". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
edit- Steve Foley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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