Market value
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Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Aston Villa
top club · 347 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#107
goals rank
#36
assists rank
31
season goals
47
season assists
Among 154 Defender - Left-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.25m
peak value · 2004
€1.60m
top transfer fee · 91/92
5
best season · 94/95
106 / 8
int'l caps / goals
584Appearances
31Goals
47Assists
45Yellow cards
1Red cards
153Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Steve Staunton |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Stephen Staunton |
| Date of birth | 1969-01-19 (57 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Drogheda, Ireland, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2005-12-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Dec 2005
Transfer: Walsall → Retired
05/06 · Transfer
Aug 2005
Transfer: Coventry → Walsall
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Walsall FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Coventry City
37 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2003
Transfer: Aston Villa → Coventry
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Coventry City
39 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Aston Villa
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Aston Villa
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2000
Transfer: Liverpool → Aston Villa
00/01 · Transfer
Nov 2000
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Liverpool
00/01 · Return from loan
Oct 2000
Transfer: Liverpool → Crystal Palace
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Liverpool FC
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Liverpool FC
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Aston Villa → Liverpool
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — Liverpool FC
40 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Aston Villa
39 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Aston Villa
35 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Aston Villa
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Aston Villa
41 matches · 5 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Aston Villa
32 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Aston Villa
51 matches · 2 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 1991
Transfer: Liverpool → Aston Villa
91/92 · Transfer · €1.60m
Jul 1991
91/92 — Aston Villa
43 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Liverpool FC
33 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — Liverpool FC
28 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1988
88/89 — Liverpool FC
28 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 1988
Transfer: Bradford → Liverpool
87/88 · Return from loan
Nov 1987
Transfer: Liverpool → Bradford
87/88 · Loan
Jul 1987
87/88 — Liverpool FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 1986
Transfer: Dundalk FC → Liverpool
86/87 · Transfer · €5k
Sep 1985
Transfer: Dundalk Academy → Dundalk FC
85/86 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 128 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.33/90
Assists2 total · 0.67/90
G+A3 total · 1.00/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.67/90
Minutes played by club
Liverpool FC
8.3%
Aston Villa
60.1%
Walsall FC
0.0%
Coventry City
27.8%
Crystal Palace
3.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 7 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 147 | 6 | 17 | 1,140 |
| Aston Villa | 10 | 00/01 | 97/98 | 347 | 20 | 28 | 8,296 |
| Walsall FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 3,836 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2,289 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1,251 |
| 96/97 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 35 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 584 |
| 94/95 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 698 |
| 93/94 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 42 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1,890 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Aston Villa | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 799 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Charity Shield | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 672 |
| 90/91 | First Division (- 91/92) | Liverpool FC | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Rumbelows Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 89/90 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | First Division (- 91/92) | Liverpool FC | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89/90 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 88/89 | Charity Shield | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | FA Cup | Liverpool FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | First Division (- 91/92) | Liverpool FC | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88/89 | League Cup | Liverpool FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87/88 | First Division (- 91/92) | Liverpool FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | EFL Trophy | Walsall FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League One | Walsall FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Coventry City | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2,830 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Coventry City | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,006 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UI Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 270 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UI Cup | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 540 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | Liverpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85/86 | 1985-09-01 | Dundalk Academy | Dundalk FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 86/87 | 1986-09-02 | Dundalk FC | Liverpool | Transfer | 0 | €5k |
| 87/88 | 1987-11-13 | Liverpool | Bradford | Loan | 0 | — |
| 87/88 | 1988-02-13 | Bradford | Liverpool | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 91/92 | 1991-08-07 | Liverpool | Aston Villa | Transfer | 0 | €1.60m |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-03 | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-10-20 | Liverpool | Crystal Palace | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-11-20 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-06 | Liverpool | Aston Villa | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-15 | Aston Villa | Coventry | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-02 | Coventry | Walsall | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-12-01 | Walsall | Retired | Transfer | 800000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.25m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.25m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #21103 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | — | 102 | 8 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 5 | 35 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Aston Villa | 4 | 37 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Coventry City | 3 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92/93 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 8 | 42 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 8 | 35 |
| 89/90 | First Division (- 91/92) | Liverpool FC | 4 | 20 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-11-20 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-10-20 | Liverpool | Crystal Palace | Loan | — | — |
| 87/88 | 1988-02-13 | Bradford | Liverpool | Return from loan | — | — |
| 87/88 | 1987-11-13 | Liverpool | Bradford | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Steve Staunton'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 20% |
| Southampton FC | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 40% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 40% |
| Charlton Athletic | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 45% |
| Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 35% |
| Manchester United | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 37 | -23 | 15% |
| Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 20% |
| Arsenal FC | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 10% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 25% |
| Everton FC | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 45% |
| Leeds United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 31% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 43% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 16 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 98/99 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 39 | 2,600 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 96/97 | 35 | 1,251 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 94/95 | 41 | 584 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 93/94 | 32 | 698 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 92/93 | 51 | 1,890 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 91/92 | 43 | 799 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 04/05 | 37 | 2,830 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 |
| 03/04 | 39 | 1,006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 02/03 | 32 | 270 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 |
| 01/02 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 25 | 540 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
288 apps
13 G
25 A
Rumbelows Cup
38 apps
6 G
6 A
First Division (- 91/92)
102 apps
4 G
10 A
First Division
42 apps
4 G
0 A
FA Cup
43 apps
2 G
2 A
Championship
35 apps
1 G
2 A
UI Cup
5 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
23 apps
0 G
2 A
League One
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Steve Staunton?
Steve Staunton is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Retired.
How old is Steve Staunton?
Steve Staunton is 57 years old. He was born on January 19, 1969 in Drogheda, Ireland.
What position does Steve Staunton play?
Steve Staunton plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Steve Staunton play for?
Steve Staunton currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Steve Staunton scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Steve Staunton has scored 31 goals in 584 appearances.