Steve Jagielka
Stephen Jagielka (10 March 1978 – 17 March 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Jagielka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sale, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 2021 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Rodington, Shropshire, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Shrewsbury Town | 176 | (18) |
| 2003–2004 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Accrington Stanley | 68 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Droylsden | ||
| 2007–2009 | AFC Telford United | ||
| 2009–2012 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2012 | Ellesmere Rangers | ||
| Market Drayton Town | |||
| Total | 244 | (27) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Having begun his career without success at Stoke City, Jagielka broke through at Shrewsbury Town, where he spent six seasons before falling out of favour under Jimmy Quinn as they were relegated to the Conference in 2003. He then moved to Sheffield United for a season, where despite the presence of his younger brother Phil and a good relationship with manager Neil Warnock, he did not play a first-team match. Jagielka then spent two seasons at Accrington Stanley, contributing to their promotion to the Football League as Conference champions in 2006.[4]
Jagielka subsequently spent a season at Droylsden, helping them win promotion to the Conference National, but decided to leave due to difficulties navigating from Shrewsbury where he had a plumbing business. To remain in Shropshire he signed a one-year deal with AFC Telford United of the Conference North after initiating a phonecall with their manager.[5] It was followed by playing for Hednesford Town and Shropshire teams Ellesmere Rangers and Market Drayton.[6]
Personal life
Of Polish and Scottish descent, he was the elder brother of Premier League footballer Phil Jagielka.[4] After retiring from football, he worked for Caterpillar Inc. and for his own plumbing business.[7] He was formerly married, to Jo Fallows, with whom he had three children.[2]
On 17 March 2021, it was announced that Jagielka, who was living in Rodington, Shropshire, had died aged 43.[6] An inquest into his death heard that Jagielka had drugs in his system, with a pathologist giving the cause of his death as aspiration pneumonia due to methadone toxicity.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1996–97 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1997–98 | Third Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1998–99 | Third Division | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1999–2000 | Third Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2000–01 | Third Division | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2001–02 | Third Division | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2002–03 | Third Division | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2003–04 | Football Conference | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 176 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 198 | 20 | ||
| Sheffield United | 2003–04 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley | 2004–05 | Football Conference | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2005–06 | Football Conference | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| Total | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 244 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 268 | 29 | ||
References
- "Steve Jagielka". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- Humphreys, Nick (14 September 2021). "Shrewsbury Town favourite Steve Jagielka died from drug toxicity, coroner rules". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Steve Jagielka". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Seasonal joy for Jagielkas". BBC Sport. 24 December 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- "Chance call did job for Jagielka". Shropshire Star. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "Former Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford midfielder Steve Jagielka dies, aged 43". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- "Steve Jagielka: Ex-Shrewsbury Town star's death was drug related". BBC News. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Steve Jagielka at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2006). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 624, 626–627. ISBN 978-0-7553-1526-0.
External links
- Steve Jagielka at Soccerbase