Steven Hetherington

Steven Hetherington (born 9 March 1993[1]) is an English professional footballer playing as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder for Alloa Athletic. He has played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell and has also played for Airdrie United.

Steven Hetherington

Personal information
Full name	Steven Hetherington
Date of birth	(1993-03-09) 9 March 1993
Place of birth	Hartlepool, England
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Alloa Athletic
Number	6
Youth career
–2009	Hartlepool United
2009–2011	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Motherwell	3	(0)
2013	→ Airdrie United (loan)	14	(0)
2013	Celtic Nation
2013–2014	Crook Town
2014–	Alloa Athletic	128	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Hetherington started his football career at local club Hartlepool United, and was at Victoria Park up until July 2009, when SPL club Rangers signed him.[2] He was immediately drafted into the under-19 team.

His chances at Ibrox were limited, and he was released by the club in July 2011, after not making a single first team appearance. He was then given a trial at fellow SPL club Motherwell, and did enough to earn a short-term contract at the Fir Park club. Despite not making a first team appearance in the 2011–12 season, Hetherington's good performances for the Under 19 team earned him a contract extension with the club.[3]

After several former youth players were released by Motherwell, his chances of a first team appearance increased. Indeed, on 11 August 2012, he made his competitive first-team debut as a substitute for Keith Lasley in a 1–1 draw with St. Johnstone.[4]

On 7 February 2013, after making just 4 appearances for Motherwell in the 2012–13 season, Hetherington went on a months loan to Lanarkshire derby rivals Airdrie United.[5] That loan was then extended till the end of the season.[6]

On 20 May 2013, Hetherington left Motherwell after failing to earn a contract extension with the Fir Park club.[7]

After spells at English non-league clubs Celtic Nation and Crook Town, Hetherington signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic on 30 July 2014.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2020[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Motherwell	2012–13[10][9]	Scottish Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
Airdrie United (loan)	2012–13[10]	Scottish First Division	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Alloa Athletic	2014–15[11]	Scottish Championship	7	0	1	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
	2015–16[12]		18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2016–17[13]	Scottish League One	21	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	26	0
	2017–18[14]		32	3	2	0	4	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	41	3
	2018–19[15]	Scottish Championship	33	1	2	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	39	1
	2019–20[16]		17	0	1	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	22	0
	Total		128	5	8	0	11	0	14	0	161	5
Career total			145	5	8	0	11	0	15	0	179	5

1. Appearance in the Europa League
2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Championship play-offs
3. Three appearances in the Championship play-offs
4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in the Championship play-offs
5. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Steven Hetherington". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
2. "Steven's living the dream with Rangers". Hartlepool Mail. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
3. "End of season contract news". Motherwell F.C. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
4. "Motherwell 1 – 1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
5. "Hetherington joins Airdrie on loan". Motherwell F.C. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
6. "Airdrie v Dunfermline Athletic". Airdrie United F.C. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
7. "Forthcoming squad changes". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
8. "Hetherington joins Alloa". Scottish Professional Football League. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
9. Steven Hetherington at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
10. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
11. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
12. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
13. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
14. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
15. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
16. "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.