Stephen Redmond was born on 2 November 1967 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Bury.
21 Facts About Steve Redmond
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Captain of the Manchester City youth team that won the 1986 FA Youth Cup, Steve Redmond made his first-team debut at 18.
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Steve Redmond quickly established himself in the side, and was named the club's Player of the Year in 1988.
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Steve Redmond transferred to Oldham Athletic in 1992, where he spent six years.
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Steve Redmond left Bury in 2003, and spent a season in non-league football before retiring.
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Steve Redmond signed his first professional contract in November 1984.
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Steve Redmond was part of a promising group of young players from the same intake, of whom he and Paul Moulden were the first to play for the first team.
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Steve Redmond's debut came in February 1986, against Queen's Park Rangers.
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Steve Redmond played enough reserve matches to claim a Central League winner's medal.
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Club captain Kenny Clements left Manchester City in the 1988 close season, and Steve Redmond was appointed as his successor.
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Steve Redmond again started every single match, as Manchester City gained promotion to the First Division.
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Steve Redmond continued to play regularly until March 1992, when he lost his place to Michel Vonk, and was transfer-listed shortly thereafter.
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Steve Redmond received his first call-up to the England under-21 team in 1988, and later captained the side.
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Steve Redmond was the first player from Manchester City's 1986 Youth Cup winning squad to gain under-21 honours, though several others soon followed.
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In total Steve Redmond played for Manchester City 287 times and scored seven goals.
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Steve Redmond was part of the Oldham team that reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1994, but Steve Redmond missed the semi-final itself through suspension.
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Steve Redmond played 239 times for Oldham between 1992 and 1998, and scored four goals.
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Preece was appointed manager on a permanent basis at the end of the season, and Steve Redmond became player-assistant manager.
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Steve Redmond played a single game for Burscough, and then joined Leigh RMI of the Football Conference in August 2003, and spent a season at the club.
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At the time of an interview in June 2011, Steve Redmond was working for a builder's merchant, Travis Perkins.
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Steve Redmond's son, Daniel, is a professional footballer, who plays in the Welsh Premier League, for TNS.