Steven Blaney (footballer)

Steven David Blaney (born 24 March 1977 in Orsett, England) is an English retired professional football defender. He began his career in the academy at Premier League club West Ham United and made his professional debut whilst with Brentford in 1998. Upon his release from West Ham United, Blaney embarked on a career in non-league football and is now a tutor and coach at Harlow College.[3] He represented Wales U21 at international level.

Steven Blaney
Personal information
Full name Steven David Blaney[1]
Date of birth (1977-03-24) 24 March 1977
Place of birth Orsett, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1997 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 West Ham United 0 (0)
1998 Brentford 5 (0)
1998–1999 St Albans City 0 (0)
1999–2001 Billericay Town
1999 → Heybridge Swifts (loan)
2000 → Grays Athletic (loan)
2001 St Albans City 16 (4)
2001 Aveley
2001 → St Albans City (loan) 3 (1)
2001–2002 Braintree Town 7 (0)
2002–2003 Harlow Town
2003–2004 East Thurrock United
2004–2005 Nerja
2005–2006 Barking & East Ham United 38 (4)
2006 Redbridge 2 (0)
National team
England Schools' U15
1996 Wales U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

West Ham United

Blaney was discovered by Frank Lampard while playing for his district team and entered the academy at West Ham United. Blaney began his career as a right back and signed a professional contract in July 1995, but he left the Hammers in March 1998, having failed to win a call into a first team squad.[4]

Brentford

On 27 March 1998, Blaney joined relegation-threatened Second Division club Brentford on a contract until the end of the 1997–98 season.[4][5] In what remained of the season, he made five appearances and left the club when his contract expired.[6]

Non-league football

Between 1998 and 2006, Blaney played in the Isthmian and Southern Leagues for St Albans City (three spells),[7] Billericay Town,[8] Heybridge Swifts, Grays Athletic,[9] Aveley,[10] Braintree Town,[11] Harlow Town,[12] East Thurrock United,[12] Barking & East Ham United and Redbridge.[13][14][15][16][17] He moved to Spain to play for Regional Preferente de Málaga club Nerja during the 2004–05 season.[18]

International career

Blaney played in the same England Schools' U15 team as Danny Murphy, Phil Neville, Michael Black, David Beresford and Neil Cutler.[19] In 1996, he changed his national allegiance to Wales and won three caps for the U21 team.[1]

Coaching career

Blaney is a UEFA B licence holder.[3] He is a football coach and a Senior Tutor in Sport at Harlow College.[3][19] Together with former Cambridge United trainee Matt Waldron, Blaney coached the Harlow College Academy team to the Essex County Council League title in the 2010–11 season.[19] As of 2014, Blaney was a coach at a Player Development Centre in Harlow for Norwich City and was an academy coach and scout for West Ham United.[3][20][19] He has also been on the staff for the Pathways Plus Academy and Eurotech Soccer Camps.[20][19]

Personal life

Blaney has a Sports Coaching/Education degree.[19]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1997–98[6] Second Division 5 0 — — 5 0
St Albans City 1998–99[21] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 1 1
St Albans City 2000–01[22] Isthmian League Premier Division 16 4 — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 17 4
Braintree Town 2001–02[23] Isthmian League Premier Division 7 0 — — 7 0
St Albans City (loan) 2001–02[24] Isthmian League Premier Division 3 1 1 0 — 4 1
St Albans City total 19 5 1 0 2 1 22 6
Redbridge 2006–07[25] Isthmian League First Division North 2 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 5 0
Career total 33 5 3 0 3 1 39 6
  1. Appearance in Herts Charity Cup
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in Isthmian League Cup

References
  1. "Steven David Blaney". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. Steven Blaney at Soccerbase
  3. Rimmer, David. "Canaries build new nest in Harlow | Harlow Sport | Sports News | Fixtures, Results, Scores & Players". Harlow Star. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 429. ISBN 9781906796723.
  5. Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1997-1998 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. "Games played by Steven Blaney in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. "Statistics: St Albans City [Powered by tplSoccerStats]". Sacfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  8. "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Steven Blaney". www.where-are-they-now.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  9. "Soccer: North Essex non-league preview (From Gazette)". Gazette-news.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  10. "Soccer: Iron's Senior challenge". Gazette. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  11. "Latest Transfers". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. 21 December 2001. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  12. "Player Profile". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  13. "January News Archive". 31 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  14. "First Team Archive: Season 2004/05". www.barking-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  15. Terry Gilbert. "Past News l April 2005". Barking-fc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  16. "First Team Archive: Season 2005/06". www.barking-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  17. "Resilient Redbridge Delight Fenn". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  18. "Latest Moves". Oldnonleaguedaily.com. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  19. "Eurotech Camps". Eurotechsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  20. "Pathways Plus Football Academy". Pathways-plus.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  21. "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". saintsstatistics.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  22. "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". saintsstatistics.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  23. "SoccerFacts UK Player Details". Soccerfactsuk.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  24. "St Albans City F.C. Statistics". saintsstatistics.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  25. "mitoo.co.uk". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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