Steve Halford

Stephen Paul Halford (born 21 September 1980) is an English former professional footballer who subsequently managed several non-League clubs. He joined Mossley in July 2011 from Hyde, where he was also player-manager, before leaving the club in December 2011 and rejoining in January 2012 as player-manager. He has also played for Chester City, Accrington Stanley and Bury where he played in the Football League.

Steve Halford
Personal information
Full name Stephen Paul Halford
Date of birth (1980-09-21) 21 September 1980
Place of birth Bury, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–1997 Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Bury 5 (0)
2001–2002 Chester City 10 (0)
2002–2004 Accrington Stanley 57 (2)
2004–2005 Radcliffe Borough 4 (0)
2005–2010 Droylsden 103 (6)
2010–2011 Hyde United 27 (1)
2011 Mossley 21 (2)
2012–2013 Mossley
Managerial career
2011 Hyde United (joint-caretaker)
2012–2013 Mossley (player-manager)
2013–2016 Ashton United
2016–2017 Stalybridge Celtic
2017–2018 Glossop North End (joint manager)
2018–2019 Buxton (joint manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Career

Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, he started his career at hometown club Bury where he played 5 games in the Football League, before joining Conference National side Chester City in October 2001. He later joined Accrington Stanley and then Droylsden, helping Droylsden to promotion into the Conference. On 9 December 2008 he scored the winning goal in Droylsden's FA Cup first-round tie with Chesterfield, taking Droylsden into the second round.[1] In September 2010 Halford was released from Droylsden after five years at the club making 103 league appearances scoring 6 goals, a brief statement on the website read "we are sad to see Steve leave the club and we thank him for his services".[2] Halford was also rejected following a trial with Notts County in 1993.

After his release from Droylsden in September 2010 he signed for their local rivals Hyde United on 1 October 2010.[3] He made his debut in a 3–1 win at Harrogate on 2 October 2010.[4] He was made captain for the game against Harrogate Town on 6 November 2010 in the absence of the club captain and assistant manager, Scott McNiven.[5] On 8 January 2011 he scored his first goal for Hyde in a 1–0 win over fellow strugglers Stafford Rangers, coming from a header from a Shaun Whalley corner.[6]

On 4 April 2011, he took over as joint player-manager on a caretaker basis at Hyde after the sacking of Neil Tolson.[7] Later that month Halford was awarded the Hyde Football Club Player's Player of the Year 2010–11 in his debut season with the tigers.[8] He was replaced as the joint-manager of Hyde before the start of the 2011–12 season by Gary Lowe.[9]

After being released by Hyde in June 2011, he joined Northern Premier League outfit Mossley. In January 2012, following the resignation of manager Gareth McClelland, he took over the reins as player-manager at Mossley AFC.[10] On 4 May 2013, Halford guided Mossley to a position in the Evo-Stik Northern League Division One North play-offs following a 3–0 win against Harrogate Railway Athletic.

He left the club in December 2011 and rejoined in January 2012 as player-manager.[11]

On 19 May 2017, he took over as joint manager at Glossop North End[12] In March 2018 Halford and Phillips became joint managers of Buxton.[13] He left Buxton in February 2019.[14]

Personal life

As well as playing for Mossley, Halford works as a window cleaner.[15]

Honours

Bury

Accrington Stanley

Droylsden

Individual

References
  1. Cross, Jamie (9 December 2008). "Steve Halford keeps Droylsden's FA Cup dreams alive at Chesterfield". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. Droylsden F.C. forum. September 2010
  3. "In's and Out's at Ewen Fields". hydefc.co.uk. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. "Match Details: Harrogate Town 1–3 Hyde". hydefc.co.uk. 2 October 2010.
  5. "Match Details: Hyde 1–0 Harrogate Town". hydefc.co.uk. 8 November 2010.
  6. "Match Details: Hyde 1–0 Stafford Rangers". hydefc.co.uk. 8 January 2011.
  7. "Statement from the Board". hydefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  8. "Awards Night". hydefc.co.uk. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  9. "New Managerial Appointment". hydefc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  10. "HALFORD BOOST FOR MOSSLEY". Non League Daily. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  11. "Halford gets Mossley job". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  12. "Halford and Phillips take the reins at Glossop North End". glossopnorthendafc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. Buxton appoint Phillips and Halford as joint-managers Non-League Daily, 12 March 2018
  14. Buxton Part Company With Half Of Managerial Team Northern Premier League, 26 February 2019
  15. Granada Reports, 2008-11-27, FA Cup feature including interview with Halford
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