Jonathan Graeme Stead was born on 7 April 1983 and is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
21 Facts About Jon Stead
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Jon Stead currently is an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in USL Championship, the American second division.
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Jon Stead began his career with home town club Huddersfield Town where he came through the club's academy.
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Jon Stead returned to collect his Play-offs Winners' Medal with Huddersfield Town while he was playing for Blackburn Rovers.
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Jon Stead appeared on the pitch celebrating the team he supported as a boy and his hometown club's win.
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Jon Stead marked his debut by scoring the only goal in a match against Middlesbrough.
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Jon Stead went on to score six goals, including vital winners against Fulham, Manchester United and Everton as Blackburn avoided relegation from the Premiership.
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On 13 January 2007, Jon Stead played his first Premier League game with Sheffield United against Portsmouth and scored his first goal for the Blades a few weeks later, in his third game, against Fulham.
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Jon Stead would go on to score again for the Blades in the next match against his former club Blackburn Rovers where Stead's muted celebration further endeared him to the Rovers fans, who remained grateful for the considerable contribution he had made during the relegation scrap in 2004.
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Jon Stead found first team starts harder to come by the following season as he fell behind James Beattie and Billy Sharp in the pecking order but still managed to make over thirty appearances and score six goals.
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On 15 February 2010, Jon Stead joined Coventry City on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move.
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Jon Stead made 10 appearances for the Sky Blues scoring twice before returning to Ipswich at the end of the season.
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Jon Stead has scored in every year of his career to date, notching at least 2 goals for each of the clubs he has played for.
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Jon Stead joined Bristol City on a three-year contract on 22 August 2010.
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On 8 May 2013, Jon Stead was released by City, in hopes of making a move up north to involve his kids spending time with their grandparents.
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On 31 January 2014, Jon Stead joined Oldham Athletic on an initial one-month loan.
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On 11 June 2019, Jon Stead joined Harrogate Town of the National League.
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Jon Stead helped Harrogate win promotion from the National League through the play-offs during his first season at the club, beating his former club Notts County in the final.
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Jon Stead joined Harry Watling's staff at Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship as an assistant coach in June 2021.
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In January 2022, Jon Stead moved to an assistant coaching role with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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Jon Stead has represented England at international level, as his early goalscoring exploits at Blackburn Rovers led to a call-up for the England Under-21 side for their game against the Netherlands in February 2004.