Stephen Wilkins
Stephen Wilkins (born 31 August 1959) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1978, he embarked on a long career in non-League football and made a return to professional play for a brief period with Peterborough United in 1985. He is a member of the Wilkins football family, with his father George and brothers Ray, Dean and Graham also being former professional footballers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1978 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1978– | Dagenham | ||
| Walthamstow Avenue | |||
| –1980 | Ruislip Manor | ||
| 1980–1982 | Hayes | 103 | (21) |
| 1982 | Chesham United | ||
| 1982–1986 | Hendon | 73 | (12) |
| 1985 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 1986 | Farnborough Town | 5 | (1) |
| Ruislip Manor | |||
| Staines Town | |||
| Walton & Hersham | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Wilkins began his career as an apprentice at Chelsea and departed in 1978 without making a senior appearance.[1] He joined Third Division club Brentford on trial during the 1978–79 pre-season and made his Football League debut early in the regular season.[2] He departed Griffin Park a short time afterwards and embarked on a career in non-League football, playing for Dagenham, Walthamstow Avenue, Ruislip Manor, Hayes, Chesham United and Hendon.[1][3][4] While with Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon, Wilkins moved to Fourth Division club Peterborough United on non-contract terms in early 1985.[1] He made one appearance for the club,[5] which came in a 2–0 Football League Trophy Southern Section first round second leg defeat to rivals Cambridge United on 5 February.[6] He later played for Farnborough Town, Ruislip Manor (second spell), Staines Town and Walton & Hersham.[3][7] He also had a spell playing in New Zealand.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1978–79[9] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hendon | 1983–84[4] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 43 | 10 | |
| 1984–85[4] | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 37 | 5 | |||
| 1985–86[4] | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 73 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | 93 | 16 | |||
| Peterborough United | 1984–85[5] | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Farnborough Town | 1986–87[7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 79 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 100 | 17 | ||
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
- 3 appearances in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup, 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy
- 2 appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 169. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 288–289. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- "Whiskey – Wilkinson". Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Former Staff – Steve Wilkins". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Steve Wilkins". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Cambridge Utd 2 – 0 Peterborough Utd (05/02/1985)". UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- Pollock, Alister. "Player Details". farnboroughfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Match Details". Greensnet – Official Hendon FC. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 395. ISBN 0951526200.