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Warnock playing for Liverpool in 2005
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ormskirk, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | Liverpool | 40 | (1) |
| 2002 | → Bradford City (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Coventry City (loan) | 44 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 88 | (5) |
| 2009–2013 | Aston Villa | 84 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Leeds United | 64 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Derby County | 27 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Burton Albion | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Bradford City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 457 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | England | 2 | (0) |
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Stephen Warnock (born 12 December 1981) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a left-back, which is a defensive position on the left side of the field.
Stephen started his football journey at Liverpool. He then played for many other clubs. These included Coventry City, Bradford City, Blackburn Rovers, and Aston Villa. He also played for Bolton Wanderers, Leeds United, Derby County, Wigan Athletic, and Burton Albion. His career lasted from 2002 to 2018. Stephen also played for the England national team twice between 2008 and 2010. He was part of the England team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Club Career Highlights
Stephen Warnock was born in Ormskirk, England. As a child, he played for local teams. He also trained at the Liverpool youth academy. He played for England's youth teams, starting with the under-16s.
Before playing for Liverpool's main team, he went on loan to other clubs. He played for Bradford City and Coventry City. He scored his first professional goal for Bradford City.
Playing for Liverpool
Warnock made his first appearance for Liverpool on 10 August 2004. This was in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match. In May 2005, he almost made it into the squad for the 2005 UEFA Champions League final. However, due to a mistake, he was removed from the team list.
In his second season, he often played as a left-back. He shared this role with John Arne Riise. Warnock scored his only goal for Liverpool on 15 March 2006. It was in a big 5–1 win against Fulham.
Time at Blackburn Rovers
On 22 January 2007, Warnock moved to Blackburn Rovers. He made his first appearance for them in an FA Cup match. He also played his first Premier League game for Blackburn against Chelsea.
On 3 February 2007, he was sent off in a game against Sheffield United. He scored his first goal for Blackburn on 25 February 2007. This was in a 3–0 win against Portsmouth.
On 11 April 2009, Stephen showed respect to his former club, Liverpool. Before a match, he presented flowers with the number '96' on them. This was to remember the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. The Liverpool fans cheered for him.
Moving to Aston Villa
On 27 August 2009, Warnock signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa. He scored his first goal for Villa on 20 January 2010. It was in a League Cup semi-final against his old club, Blackburn Rovers. Villa won that exciting game 6–4.
Later, in December 2010, Stephen didn't play as much for Aston Villa. He even played with the reserve team for a while. However, a new manager, Alex McLeish, was impressed with his hard work. Stephen then got his place back in the team. On 15 October 2011, he scored his first league goal for Villa against Manchester City. He played in most of Villa's Premier League games during the 2011–12 season.
Loan to Bolton Wanderers
On 21 September 2012, Warnock joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-month loan. He made his debut a few days later. He played 15 games for Bolton before going back to Aston Villa.
Playing for Leeds United
On 31 January 2013, Stephen Warnock signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Leeds United. He played his first game for Leeds on 9 February 2013. He scored his first goal for Leeds from a penalty kick on 2 March 2013. This helped Leeds win 1–0 against Millwall.
In April, he was named captain for a match. In February 2014, he scored a very unusual goal against Yeovil Town. A strong wind caught his free kick and it flew over the goalkeeper's head. This gave Leeds a 2–1 win.
Warnock scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against his former club, Bolton, on 30 August. During the 2014–15 season, he became the new Leeds captain. He got an injury in December 2014, which meant he couldn't play for a while.
Later Career Clubs
On 15 January 2015, Warnock joined Derby County. He then signed a one-year contract with Wigan Athletic on 30 May 2016.
On 26 June 2017, Warnock joined Burton Albion. He scored his first goal for Burton in a 2–1 win against Fulham on 16 September 2017.
Retirement
On 26 January 2018, Warnock went back to Bradford City on loan. In April 2018, he announced that he would stop playing professional football at the end of that season.
International Career
Stephen Warnock played for England's school teams. He also played one game for the under-16s team in 1998.
Even though he hadn't played many games for Liverpool's main team, he was called up to the senior England squad in August 2005. He was called up again in May 2008 by coach Fabio Capello. He made his England debut on 1 June against Trinidad and Tobago. He came on as a substitute in the 84th minute.
After playing well for Aston Villa, he was called up to the England squad again in 2010. On 11 May 2010, he was named in the provisional squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. On 1 June 2010, he was chosen for the final 23-man squad. However, he did not play in any of England's World Cup matches. This was because Ashley Cole was the main left-back. He played his second and final game for England against France in November 2010.
In May 2012, the Scotland manager asked Warnock if he would play for Scotland. Stephen was still allowed to play for Scotland because his England games were only friendly matches.
Life After Football
Since retiring from playing, Stephen Warnock has become a regular football expert. He appears on radio and television. He talks about games from the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, and other leagues. He works for channels like the BBC, BT Sport, and NBC Sports.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2002–03 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2002–03 | First Division | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2003–04 | First Division | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2006–07 | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 88 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 109 | 6 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2009–10 | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 3 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2012–13 | Championship | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Leeds United | 2012–13 | Championship | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | |||
| Derby County | 2014–15 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2016–17 | Championship | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 59 | 0 | |||
| Burton Albion | 2017–18 | Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 457 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 553 | 19 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Liverpool
- UEFA Super Cup: 2005
- FIFA Club World Championship runner-up: 2005
Aston Villa
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10
Wigan Athletic
- Football League One: 2015–16
Individual
- Coventry City F.C. Player of the Year: 2003–04
- Blackburn Rovers Player of the Year: 2008–09
See also
In Spanish: Stephen Warnock para niños
