Steve_Stacey_(footballer)

Steve Stacey (footballer)

Steve Stacey (footballer)

English footballer

Stephen Darrow Stacey (born 27 August 1944 in Bristol, England),[1] is an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League with Bristol City, Wrexham, Ipswich Town and Exeter City.[2][3] He was the first footballer of African American heritage to play professionally in the United Kingdom.[4]

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Personal life

Stacey is from a biracial background. He was brought up in Bristol by his mother, a white Englishwoman, after his father who was a black American G.I. returned home to the US after World War II.[4]

In 1974, he emigrated to Western Australia, where he spent four seasons in the first division with Floreat Athena and Rockingham City.[5]

He was appointed by the Western Australian State Government to chair a committee to establish 'The Future Direction of Football in Western Australia.'

He has written a book 'The Colour of Football' exploring his life as the first African American to play professional football in the UK.

References

  1. [1]
    Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 317. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
  2. [2]
    "Steve Stacey". Neil Brown. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Steve Stacey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. [4]
    "The colourful life of a football pioneer". The Professional Footballers Association. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Hall of Merit for Players". Football WA. Retrieved 21 November 2013.


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