Stephen Richard Goble (born 5 September 1960) is an English retired footballer who played in England, the Netherlands and Sweden as a left winger.

Steve Goble
Personal information
Full name Stephen Richard Goble[1]
Date of birth (1960-09-05) 5 September 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Erpingham, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Norwich City 30 (2)
1981–1984 Groningen 40 (3)
1983–1984Veendam (loan) 26 (8)
1984 Norwich City 1 (0)
1984–1985 Utrecht 10 (2)
1985–1986 Groningen 18 (1)
1986–1988 Heracles 8 (0)
1988 Cambridge United 2 (0)
1988 Skellefteå AIK
Total 135 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Erpingham, Goble played for Norwich City, Groningen, Veendam, Utrecht, Heracles, Cambridge United and Skellefteå AIK.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

He later moved to the United States to work as a coach.[2]

Personal life

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Goble's brother, Nolan, was killed in the April 2009 North Sea helicopter crash, off the coast of Aberdeen.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Steve Goble". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Flown From the Nest - Steve Goble". www.ex-canaries.co.uk.
  3. ^ Steve Goble at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ Steve Goble at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ "FCG Stats - Steve Goble". www.fcgstats.nl.
  6. ^ "HERACLES ALMELO STATISTIEKEN, zwart-witte voetbaljaren". www.heraclesstatistieken.nl.
  7. ^ "ELFvoetbal.nl - Het beste maandblad over voetbal en voetballers". www.elfvoetbal.nl.
  8. ^ Jan Mulder. Aan De Langeleegte. ISBN 9789067970518.
  9. ^ "Brother of ex-City player dies in chopper crash". East Anglian Daily Times.