Stephen Alan Spooner (born 25 January 1961) is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder. He was the interim manager of EFL Championship club Birmingham City in 2024.
Spooner began his professional career with Derby County but got his breakthrough with Halifax Town, where in the 1982–83 season he was a key player in midfield in Halifax's highest league finish of the decade (11th). He then moved to Chesterfield where he won promotion in 1985, and then on to Hereford United, York City, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town and Blackpool before finishing his League career at Chesterfield. He then later went into non-league football and has since worked as a coach in numerous roles.
Currently Spooner is the lead Professional Development Coach with Birmingham City[2] and was appointed in temporary charge of the first-team alongside Craig Gardner on 9 July 2020 following the departure of Pep Clotet.[3] Spooner also took charge of one match in January 2024 after the dismissal of manager Wayne Rooney.[4]
Spooner is a Christian.[5]
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^https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/spooner-and-gardner-to-step-up/ Archived 22 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11.07.2020
^Scott, Ged (8 January 2024). "Tony Mowbray: Birmingham City name ex-Sunderland boss as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^"Ep. 26 – Steve Spooner: Football journeyman and Birmingham City coach". Christians in Sport. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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the season as a regular in Birmingham's under-21 team, whose coach, SteveSpooner, said: "With Romelle, when you play him wide he is a danger but if he...
federal government. Spooner was born on a farm in Athol, Massachusetts on January 19, 1808. Spooner's parents were Asa and Dolly Spooner. One of his ancestors...
but after a series of poor results, he left on 8 July. Gardner and SteveSpooner finished the season in joint charge, presiding over a draw and three...
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scoring twice, before joining Rotherham United in March 1991 with SteveSpooner moving in the opposite direction. Towards the end of the following season...
took up a scholarship with the club in July 2018. According to coach SteveSpooner, the 16-year-old Campbell "can play in defence or midfield. Where he...
played in 14 league matches for Birmingham's U18s as well as 8 for SteveSpooner's development squad. He also trained with the first team, was included...
"immediately draw[ing] in the listener". Spooner became a quartet when Butch Vig joined them on drums. Spooner released two well-received albums, Every...
professional contract, of two years, in May 2015. At the time, academy coach SteveSpooner summarised him as "a 24/7 professional footballer ... strong, aggressive...
Madison, while still performing drums in Spooner at night and driving a taxi cab during the day. When Spooner lost momentum, Vig formed a band called First...
school was rated 'Good' in 2012 by Ofsted. Barry Winch, Olympic gymnast SteveSpooner, professional footballer Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, athlete Tayler Marshall...
Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019. "Steve Kean put in charge by Blackburn". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation...
2018–19 season, and took up a two-year scholarship in July. Academy coach SteveSpooner described him as "a forward player that plays down the middle or off...
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