Steve Walsh - Player Profile

Steve joined Latics as an apprentice and signed his first professional contract in September 1982. He made his Latics League debut on 30th October 1982 against Newport County at Springfield Park. The game resulted in a 0-1 defeat for the Blues. The highlight of his Latics career was undoubtedly being a member of the team that won the Freight Rover Trophy at Wembley on 1st June 1985. In the summer of the following season manager Bryan Hamilton became the new manager of Leicester City and he had no hesitation in paying Latics £100,000 and taking Steve with him. In total Steve made 123+3 League appearances for the Blues, scoring 3 League goals in the process. Even at the age of 38 Steve played a couple of games for First Division side Coventry City in September 2002 whilst on trial before returning to Tamworth where he eventually became the first team coach, with whom he won Doc Martens League and reached the FA Trophy Final in 2003.

However, he was sacked in June 2003 when he applied for the managerial vacancy at Grantham Town without letting his manager know and he drifted out of the game altogether.  Steve still holds the Footrball League record of the most red cards in his career jointly with Roy McDonough.