Stephen John Chettle was born on 27 September 1968 and is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who is director of football at Basford United.
15 Facts About Steve Chettle
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Steve Chettle went on to play for Barnsley, Walsall and Grimsby Town before ending his career in Non-League football with stints at Burton Albion and Ilkeston Town.
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Steve Chettle was promoted from the youth team setup at his hometown club of Nottingham Forest.
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Steve Chettle went on to become a talisman in the Forest side of the late eighties and late nineties, and was ever present in each of the sides he played in, and managers he worked under.
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Steve Chettle is held in high regard by the Forest faithful after spending 13 years at the City Ground where he is considered a hero.
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Steve Chettle was initially part of a young crop of players that came into life at Forest under the famous Brian Clough, and was part of the Forest side that lost the 1991 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur, as well as being part of the triumphant 1990 League Cup winning side.
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Steve Chettle went on to play 527 times for Forest in all competitions, scoring 11 goals between 1986 and 1999.
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Steve Chettle was released by Barnsley in the summer of 2002.
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Steve Chettle was seen as an ideal candidate to step in the centre of defence and started the season alongside the club's player-manager Paul Groves and Jamaican youngster Simon Ford.
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Several months after his departure from Blundell Park, Steve Chettle acted upon an offer to work with Nigel Clough, the son of his former Forest manager, and sign with Conference National side Burton Albion.
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Steve Chettle featured at centre back that season with notably forming a formidable partnership with long serving ex Grimsby defender Mark Lever.
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Steve Chettle subsequently worked at the Nottingham Forest Academy, including a spell as coach of the under 18's squad with Gary Brazil.
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Steve Chettle became assistant manager of Nuneaton Town in the summer of 2015, following manager Kevin Wilson.
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On 25 April 2019, Steve Chettle was named manager of head of development at Basford United.
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Steve Chettle's son Callum is a professional footballer, who plays for him at Basford United.