Stephen Bywater — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

13

clubs played for

00/01

debut season

0

goals / match

Derby County

top club · 167 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#105

goals rank

#114

assists rank

0

season goals

2

season assists

Among 455 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m

peak value · 2004

€750k

top transfer fee · 06/07

—

best season

11 / 0

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Sergio Pacheco

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired

Kevin Kyle

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Curro

Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Antun Dunkovic

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · NK Podravac Sopje

Shares 1981-06-07 · 6 players total

431Appearances

0Goals

2Assists

17Yellow cards

0Red cards

426Full matches (90′)

Full name	Stephen Bywater
Name in home country	Stephen Michael Bywater
Date of birth	1981-06-07 (44 yrs)
Place of birth	Oldham, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	189.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2020-07-01
Contract expires	—

Jul 2020

Transfer: Burton Albion → Retired

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2019

19/20 — Burton Albion

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Aug 2018

Injury: unknown

18 games missed

Jul 2018

18/19 — Burton Albion

10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 — Burton Albion

45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — Burton Albion

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2016

Transfer: Kerala Blasters → Burton Albion

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

15/16 — Burton Albion

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2015

Transfer: Doncaster → Kerala Blasters

15/16 · Transfer

Jan 2015

Transfer: Millwall → Doncaster

14/15 · Transfer

Jan 2015

Transfer: Gillingham → Millwall

14/15 · Return from loan

Aug 2014

Transfer: Millwall → Gillingham

14/15 · Loan

Jul 2014

14/15 — Millwall FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Gillingham FC, Doncaster Rovers

47 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2013

13/14 — Millwall FC

9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2013

Transfer: Sheff Wed → Millwall

13/14 · Transfer

Jul 2012

12/13 — Sheffield Wednesday

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2012

Transfer: Derby → Sheff Wed

11/12 · Transfer

Dec 2011

Transfer: Sheff Wed → Derby

11/12 · Return from loan

Sep 2011

Transfer: Derby → Sheff Wed

11/12 · Loan

Jul 2011

11/12 — Sheffield Wednesday

34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

May 2011

Transfer: Cardiff → Derby

10/11 · Return from loan

Mar 2011

Transfer: Derby → Cardiff

10/11 · Loan

Oct 2010

Injury: unknown

7 games missed

Jul 2010

10/11 — Cardiff City, Derby County

34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Derby County

47 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — Derby County

34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

May 2008

Transfer: Ipswich → Derby

07/08 · Return from loan

Jan 2008

Transfer: Derby → Ipswich

07/08 · Loan

Jul 2007

07/08 — Ipswich Town, Derby County

36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Aug 2006

Transfer: West Ham → Derby

06/07 · Transfer · €750k

Aug 2006

Transfer: Derby → West Ham

06/07 · Return from loan

Aug 2006

Transfer: West Ham → Derby

06/07 · Loan

Jul 2006

06/07 — Derby County

43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Oct 2005

Transfer: Coventry → West Ham

05/06 · Return from loan

Aug 2005

Transfer: West Ham → Coventry

05/06 · Loan

Jul 2005

05/06 — Coventry City, West Ham United

15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 — West Ham United

39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2003

03/04 — West Ham United

20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

May 2002

Transfer: Cardiff → West Ham

01/02 · Return from loan

Mar 2002

Transfer: West Ham → Cardiff

01/02 · Loan

Aug 2001

Transfer: Wolves → West Ham

01/02 · Return from loan

Jul 2001

Transfer: West Ham → Wolves

01/02 · Loan

Jul 2001

01/02 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Cardiff City

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2000

00/01 — West Ham United

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2000

Transfer: Hull City → West Ham

99/00 · Return from loan

Nov 1999

Transfer: West Ham → Hull City

99/00 · Loan

Nov 1999

Transfer: Wycombe → West Ham

99/00 · Return from loan

Sep 1999

Transfer: West Ham → Wycombe

99/00 · Loan

Jul 1999

99/00 — West Ham United, Wycombe Wanderers

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Feb 1998

Transfer: Rochdale → West Ham

97/98 · Transfer · €450k

Jul 1997

Transfer: Rochdale U18 → Rochdale

97/98 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €2.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 385 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards1 total · 0.17/90

3

Clean sheets1 total · 1.00/90

1

Minutes played by club

West Ham United 14.9%

Wycombe Wanderers 0.5%

Burton Albion 14.2%

Millwall FC 2.1%

Doncaster Rovers 4.9%

Gillingham FC 3.3%

Kerala Blasters FC 2.8%

Sheffield Wednesday 8.9%

Derby County 38.8%

Cardiff City 2.3%

Ipswich Town 4.0%

Coventry City 3.3%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
West Ham United	6	00/01	99/00	65	0	5,701
Wycombe Wanderers	1	99/00	99/00	2	0	180
Burton Albion	5	15/16	19/20	62	0	5,447
Millwall FC	2	13/14	14/15	9	0	796
Doncaster Rovers	1	14/15	14/15	21	0	1,890
Gillingham FC	1	14/15	14/15	14	1	1,260
Kerala Blasters FC	1	14/15	14/15	12	0	1,080
Sheffield Wednesday	2	11/12	12/13	38	1	3,420
Derby County	5	06/07	10/11	167	0	14,888
Cardiff City	2	01/02	10/11	10	0	900
Ipswich Town	1	07/08	07/08	17	0	1,530
Coventry City	1	05/06	05/06	14	0	1,260
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	01/02	01/02	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
99/00	League Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
99/00	Premier League	West Ham United	4	0	0	358
99/00	Second Division	Wycombe Wanderers	2	0	1	180
99/00	UI Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Trophy	Burton Albion	1	0	0	90
19/20	League One	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0
18/19	EFL Cup	Burton Albion	2	0	0	121
18/19	League One	Burton Albion	8	0	0	720
17/18	Championship	Burton Albion	44	0	4	3,960
17/18	FA Cup	Burton Albion	1	0	0	90
16/17	Championship	Burton Albion	5	0	0	376
16/17	EFL Cup	Burton Albion	1	0	0	90
16/17	FA Cup	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0
15/16	League One	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0
14/15	Championship	Millwall FC	0	0	0	0
14/15	Indian Super League	Kerala Blasters FC	12	0	2	1,080
14/15	League Cup	Millwall FC	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Cup	Gillingham FC	1	0	0	90
14/15	League One	Doncaster Rovers	21	0	0	1,890
14/15	League One	Gillingham FC	13	1	1	1,170
13/14	Championship	Millwall FC	7	0	1	586
13/14	FA Cup	Millwall FC	0	0	0	0
13/14	League Cup	Millwall FC	2	0	0	210
12/13	Championship	Sheffield Wednesday	0	0	0	0
12/13	FA Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	0	180
12/13	League Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	0	180
11/12	FA Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	0	180
11/12	League One	Sheffield Wednesday	32	1	0	2,880
10/11	Championship	Cardiff City	8	0	0	720
10/11	Championship	Derby County	22	0	0	1,937
10/11	Championship Play-Offs	Cardiff City	2	0	0	180
10/11	FA Cup	Derby County	1	0	0	90
10/11	League Cup	Derby County	1	0	0	90
09/10	Championship	Derby County	42	0	1	3,703
09/10	FA Cup	Derby County	4	0	0	390
09/10	League Cup	Derby County	1	0	0	90
08/09	Championship	Derby County	31	0	1	2,740
08/09	FA Cup	Derby County	3	0	1	270
08/09	League Cup	Derby County	0	0	0	0
07/08	Championship	Ipswich Town	17	0	1	1,530
07/08	League Cup	Derby County	1	0	0	120
07/08	Premier League	Derby County	18	0	1	1,620
06/07	Championship	Derby County	37	0	1	3,268
06/07	Championship Play-Offs	Derby County	3	0	1	300
06/07	FA Cup	Derby County	3	0	0	270
05/06	Championship	Coventry City	14	0	0	1,260
05/06	FA Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
05/06	League Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
05/06	Premier League	West Ham United	1	0	0	30
04/05	Championship	West Ham United	36	0	1	3,240
04/05	Championship Play-Offs	West Ham United	1	0	0	3
04/05	FA Cup	West Ham United	2	0	0	210
04/05	League Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
03/04	FA Cup	West Ham United	3	0	0	270
03/04	First Division	West Ham United	17	0	0	1,500
03/04	League Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
01/02	First Division	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
01/02	Premier League	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
01/02	Second Division	Cardiff City	0	0	0	0
00/01	League Cup	West Ham United	0	0	0	0
00/01	Premier League	West Ham United	1	0	0	90

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
97/98	1997-07-01	Rochdale U18	Rochdale	Transfer	0	—
97/98	1998-02-20	Rochdale	West Ham	Transfer	0	€450k
99/00	1999-09-23	West Ham	Wycombe	Loan	0	—
99/00	1999-11-04	Wycombe	West Ham	Return from loan	0	—
99/00	1999-11-22	West Ham	Hull City	Loan	0	—
99/00	2000-01-10	Hull City	West Ham	Return from loan	0	—
01/02	2001-07-15	West Ham	Wolves	Loan	0	—
01/02	2001-08-16	Wolves	West Ham	Return from loan	0	—
01/02	2002-03-26	West Ham	Cardiff	Loan	0	—
01/02	2002-05-31	Cardiff	West Ham	Return from loan	0	—
05/06	2005-08-03	West Ham	Coventry	Loan	2000000	—
05/06	2005-10-20	Coventry	West Ham	Return from loan	2000000	—
06/07	2006-08-12	West Ham	Derby	Loan	1200000	—
06/07	2006-08-28	Derby	West Ham	Return from loan	1200000	—
06/07	2006-08-29	West Ham	Derby	Transfer	1200000	€750k
07/08	2008-01-31	Derby	Ipswich	Loan	2000000	—
07/08	2008-05-31	Ipswich	Derby	Return from loan	2000000	—
10/11	2011-03-04	Derby	Cardiff	Loan	1250000	—
10/11	2011-05-31	Cardiff	Derby	Return from loan	1250000	—
11/12	2011-09-20	Derby	Sheff Wed	Loan	1250000	—
11/12	2011-12-31	Sheff Wed	Derby	Return from loan	1250000	—
11/12	2012-01-01	Derby	Sheff Wed	Transfer	1250000	—
13/14	2013-07-01	Sheff Wed	Millwall	Transfer	500000	—
14/15	2014-08-15	Millwall	Gillingham	Loan	250000	—
14/15	2015-01-03	Gillingham	Millwall	Return from loan	250000	—
14/15	2015-01-16	Millwall	Doncaster	Transfer	250000	—
15/16	2015-07-01	Doncaster	Kerala Blasters	Transfer	250000	—
15/16	2016-01-13	Kerala Blasters	Burton Albion	Transfer	250000	—
20/21	2020-07-01	Burton Albion	Retired	Transfer	200000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
10/11	Wrist injury	2010-10-10	2010-11-10	32	7
18/19	Shoulder injury	2018-08-28	2018-11-16	81	18

Current—

Peak€2.00m

Low—

Δ since start−€2.00m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.25m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.25m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m

Team	Shirt	Matches	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #31269	—	3	—	—	former national player
Team #30322	—	1	—	—	former national player
Team #22907	—	1	—	—	former national player
Team #9565	—	6	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Kyle McFadzean	1	0	0
Marvin Sordell	1	0	0
Tomas Repka	2	0	0
Dean Moxey	1	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
14/15	2015-01-03	Gillingham	Millwall	Return from loan	—	€250k
14/15	2014-08-15	Millwall	Gillingham	Loan	—	€250k
11/12	2011-12-31	Sheff Wed	Derby	Return from loan	—	€1.25m
11/12	2011-09-20	Derby	Sheff Wed	Loan	—	€1.25m
10/11	2011-05-31	Cardiff	Derby	Return from loan	—	€1.25m
10/11	2011-03-04	Derby	Cardiff	Loan	—	€1.25m
07/08	2008-05-31	Ipswich	Derby	Return from loan	—	€2.00m
07/08	2008-01-31	Derby	Ipswich	Loan	—	€2.00m
06/07	2006-08-28	Derby	West Ham	Return from loan	—	€1.20m
06/07	2006-08-12	West Ham	Derby	Loan	—	€1.20m
05/06	2005-10-20	Coventry	West Ham	Return from loan	—	€2.00m
05/06	2005-08-03	West Ham	Coventry	Loan	—	€2.00m
01/02	2002-05-31	Cardiff	West Ham	Return from loan	—	—
01/02	2002-03-26	West Ham	Cardiff	Loan	—	—
01/02	2001-08-16	Wolves	West Ham	Return from loan	—	—
01/02	2001-07-15	West Ham	Wolves	Loan	—	—
99/00	2000-01-10	Hull City	West Ham	Return from loan	—	—
99/00	1999-11-22	West Ham	Hull City	Loan	—	—
99/00	1999-11-04	Wycombe	West Ham	Return from loan	—	—
99/00	1999-09-23	West Ham	Wycombe	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Stephen Bywater's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Leeds United	152	61	35	56	194	192	+2	40%
Nottingham Forest	150	62	38	50	199	170	+29	41%
Reading FC	143	36	35	72	156	250	-94	25%
Barnsley FC	142	67	40	35	207	148	+59	47%
Preston North End	136	39	43	54	165	191	-26	29%
Queens Park Rangers	132	44	38	50	149	156	-7	33%
Bristol City	130	44	40	46	163	167	-4	34%
Watford FC	127	37	32	58	161	210	-49	29%
Leicester City	125	40	30	55	128	171	-43	32%
Blackpool FC	120	48	36	36	172	154	+18	40%
Sheffield United	118	33	37	48	129	157	-28	28%
Burnley FC	117	38	37	42	140	156	-16	32%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
00/01	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
99/00	6	538	1	0.17
17/18	45	4,050	4	0.09
14/15	47	4,230	3	0.06
13/14	9	796	1	0.11
09/10	47	4,183	1	0.02
08/09	34	3,010	2	0.06
07/08	36	3,270	2	0.06
06/07	43	3,838	2	0.05
04/05	39	3,453	1	0.03

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
99/00	6	538	1	17%	11	1.84
19/20	1	90	0	0%	2	2
18/19	10	841	2	20%	16	1.71
17/18	45	4,050	11	24%	76	1.69
16/17	6	466	1	17%	12	2.32
14/15	47	4,230	13	28%	69	1.47
13/14	9	796	1	11%	16	1.81
12/13	4	360	2	50%	4	1
11/12	34	3,060	14	41%	30	0.88
10/11	34	3,017	8	24%	48	1.43
09/10	47	4,183	16	34%	60	1.29
08/09	34	3,010	5	15%	54	1.61
07/08	36	3,270	6	17%	62	1.71
06/07	43	3,838	17	40%	35	0.82
05/06	15	1,290	3	20%	24	1.67
04/05	39	3,453	12	31%	45	1.17
03/04	20	1,770	7	35%	22	1.12
00/01	1	90	0	0%	1	1