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Full name:
Stephen James Walford
Born:
Islington, London, 5 January 1958
Position:
Centre-back
Height/weight:
-
Joined Arsenal:
August 1977 (£20,000)
Clubs:
Tottenham Hotspur (1975–77)
Arsenal (1977–Mar 81)
Norwich City (1981–83)
West Ham United (1983–89)
Huddersfield Town (loan, 1987–88)
Gillingham (loan, 1988–89)
West Bromwich Albion (loan, 1989)
First Arsenal appearance:
League (sub) vs Norwich City, 24 September 1977 (0–1)
Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Middlesbrough, 28 February 1981 (2–2)
International matches:
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International debut:
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| League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Ch.Shld | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 1977–78 | 2+3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2+3 | - |
| 1978–79 | 26+7 | 2 | 2+4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2+1 | - | 30+12 | 2 |
| 1979–80 | 16+3 | 1 | 3+1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1+1 | - | 24+5 | 1 |
| 1980–81 | 20 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| Total | 64+13 | 3 | 5+5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 3+2 | - | 78+20 | 4 |
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Steve Walford had the "longest legs in soccer" during his time. Came on as a substitute in place of David Price in the 1979 FA Cup final, and was well positioned to score if Alan Sunderland missed the cross from Graham Rix which was incidently the winner in probably the match of the century. Walford was tenacious and entertaining to watch.
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