Steven James Rigg (born 30 June 1992) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Workington.[2] Rigg has previously played for Keswick, Penrith, Barrow, Queen of the South and Carlisle United in two spells with the club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven James Rigg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Keswick, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Workington | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Keswick | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Keswick | ||
| 2012–2014 | Penrith | 85 | (64) |
| 2014–2016 | Carlisle United | 36 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Barrow (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Queen of the South | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Carlisle United | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Chorley | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Workington (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2018 | Erie Commodores FC | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2019 | Gateshead | 44 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Dover Athletic | 42 | (2) |
| 2021– | Workington | 17 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 7 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRigg began his senior career with Northern League club Penrith. Rigg had previously represented Keswick at youth level. Whilst at Penrith, Rigg was employed as a forester at the National Trust.[3]
In July 2014, Rigg signed for League Two club Carlisle United on a one-year professional contract.[4] Rigg signed after a two-week trial period.[3] He debuted in the Football League on 4 October 2014 and also scored in a 3–0 win over Hartlepool United.[5] On 13 November 2014, Rigg signed a new one-year deal keeping him at the club until the summer of 2016.
On 26 November 2015, Rigg signed for National League Premier club Barrow until January 2016. Rigg was stretchered off on his debut for Barrow, after coming on as a substitute. Rigg suffered ligament damage which was detected after his injured ankle was x-rayed at Kendal Hospital and his loan spell was subsequently cut short.
Rigg was released by Carlisle and signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South of the Scottish Championship when his contract expired at the end of June 2016.[6] Rigg's contract at Queens wasn't renewed during May 2017, so he released after one season.[7]
On 12 October 2017, Rigg rejoined the Cumbrians on a short-term contract after being given training facilities with the Brunton Park club to regain his fitness after suffering from a long-term injury whilst playing for the Doonhamers.[8]
In June 2019 he moved from Gateshead to Dover Athletic.[9] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Rigg was out of contract and had left the club.[10] On 4 July 2021, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Workington, rejoining the club where he had a loan spell in 2014.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 January 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carlisle United | 2014–15[12] | League Two | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 2015–16[13] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Queen of the South | 2016–17[14] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Carlisle United | 2017–18[15] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chorley | 2017–18 | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Workington (loan) | 2017–18 | Northern Premier Division | 12 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Gateshead | 2018–19[16] | National League | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 47 | 10 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2019–20[17] | National League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[18] | National League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Workington | 2021–22[19] | NPL Division One West | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
| Career total | 166 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 183 | 30 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Erie Commodores FC at Twitter‚ twitter.com, 12 May 2018
- ^ a b "How Steven Rigg's plotted a path from non-league to Carlisle United". News & Star. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "CONTRACTS: Local lad makes step up". Carlisle United F.C. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Hartlepool 0–3 Carlisle United (Match report)". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Rigg links up with Skelton at Queen of the South". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Squad update". Queen of the South FC. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Steven Rigg rejoins Carlisle United on short-term deal". News and Star.
- ^ "Dover sign Gateshead striker". Kent Online. 19 June 2019.
- ^ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Colman, Jon (4 July 2021). "Ex-Carlisle United and Penrith man Steven Rigg makes Workington Reds move". News & Star. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Rigg in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "EWorkington AFC – Appearances – Steven Rigg". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
External links
edit- Steven Rigg at Soccerbase
- Steven Rigg at Soccerway
