Kevin Stead

Kevin Stead (2 October 1958 – 19 January 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Oxford City.[2]

Kevin Stead
Personal information
Full name Kevin Stead[1]
Date of birth (1958-10-02)2 October 1958
Place of birth West Ham, England
Date of death 19 January 2016(2016-01-19) (aged 57)[1]
Place of death Dagenham, England
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
197?–1976 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1977–1979 Arsenal 2 (0)
Oxford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Stead was born in West Ham, London,[1] and began his career playing youth football as a defender with Tottenham Hotspur, where his older brother Micky was already a player.[3] He never made a first-team appearance for Tottenham,[1] and moved on to rivals Arsenal on a free transfer in July 1977.[4] He was a regular in the reserves in the Football Combination, made his first-team debut on 14 October 1978, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League First Division, and played his second and final match for Arsenal's first team the following week, starting in a 1–0 win at home to Southampton.[5] He was released in September 1979, and joined Isthmian League club Oxford City.[5]

After retiring from football, Stead worked as a taxi-driver.[5] He was married to Sharon and had two daughters.[3] He died at his home in Dagenham in 2016 at the age of 57.[3]

References
  1. "Kevin Stead". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "Arsenal: 1946/47–2013/14". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "Kevin Stead". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. "Kevin Stead". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. Andrews, Mark (26 December 2016). "Kevin Stead – the Arsenal obituary 2016". thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.


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