Steve Blakeley

Steve Blakeley
Personal information
Full name Steve Blakeley
Born (1972-10-17) 17 October 1972
Leigh, England
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Scrum-half

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–92 Wigan 8 3 3 0 18
1992–99 Salford
2000 Warrington Wolves 10 1 9 0 22
2000–03 Salford City Reds
Total 18 4 12 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–99 England 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Steve Blakeley (born 17 October 1972) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Wigan (Heritage № 860), Salford/Salford Reds/Salford City Reds (two spells), and Warrington Wolves (Heritage № 986), as a stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback.[1][3]

Career

Club career

Blakeley started his career at Wigan where he made eight appearances as an interchange/substitute, he made his début for Wigan in the 26-31 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1990–91 Rugby League Premiership first-round match during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 21 April 1991, he scored his first try for Wigan in the 34-4 victory over Fulham in the 1989–90 Lancashire County Cup second-round quarter-final match during the 1989–90 season at Claremont Road, Hendon (Hendon FC's former ground) on Wednesday 27 September 1989, he scored his last try for Wigan in the 31-14 victory over Dewsbury in the 1991–92 Regal Trophy preliminary-round during the 1991–92 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 29 October 1991, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 36-16 victory over Leigh during the 1992–93 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Sunday 4 October 1992.[4] In 1992, he was transferred from Wigan to Salford for £28,000.[5] He was transferred from the Salford City Reds to the Warrington Wolves at the end of 1999's Super League IV. He made his début for Warrington Wolves on Sunday 13 February 2000, and he played his last match for Warrington Wolves on Monday 1 May 2000. He played 10 games for the Warrington Wolves, but returned to Salford City Reds in May 2000 after becoming frustrated at his lack of playing time.[6] He then remained with Salford City Reds until his retirement in 2003. He holds Salford's "Most goals in a game" record with 14-goals scored against Gateshead Thunder on Sunday 23 March 2003. He is also Salford's third highest point scorer behind David Watkins, and Gus Risman.[5]

International honours

Blakeley won caps for England while at Salford Reds in 1996 against France, and Wales (interchange/substitute), and while at Salford City Reds in 1999 against France (interchange/substitute).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org°". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk°". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 Woodward-Styles, Louise (3 December 2012). "Mr Salford: A Tribute to John Wilkinson". SalfordOnline. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Burke, David (4 May 2000). "Rugby League: Steve Turns Red Again". The Mirror. London.
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