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| Steve Heighway:
Midfielder |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
25.11.1947 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1970-1981 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Skelmersdale |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј0 - May 1970 |
| Debut: 29th August 1970 v West
Bromwich Albion (A) D1 draw 1-1 (Aged 22) |
| Debut goal: 17.10.1970 |
| 1st team
league games: 331 (19 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 50 |
| Total 1st team
games: 475 (27 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 76 |
| Contract expiry: 1981 |
| International
caps: 34 Rep. Irland |
| International
goals: |
| International debut:
23.09.1970 vs. Poland |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Skelmersdale United, Minnesota Kicks |
| Birth Place: Dublin,
Ireland |
Honours: 4 Division One
Championships 72/73, 75/76, 76/77, 78/79, 1 FA Cup 73/74, 2 European Cups 76/77, 77/78, 2
UEFA Cups 72/73, 75/76, 2 Charity Shields 74, 76, 1 European Super Cup 77, 1 Central
League Championships 80-81
Runners up: 1 FA Cup 70/71 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1970-71 |
29/4 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
|
7 |
1 |
|
|
45/4 |
7 |
| 1971-72 |
40 |
5 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
50 |
8 |
| 1972-73 |
38 |
6 |
4 |
|
8 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
|
|
62 |
10 |
| 1973-74 |
35/1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
51/1 |
8 |
| 1974-75 |
32/3 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
43/3 |
13 |
| 1975-76 |
39 |
4 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
11 |
2 |
|
|
54 |
6 |
| 1976-77 |
39 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
|
9 |
3 |
1 |
|
58 |
14 |
| 1977-78 |
28 |
5 |
1 |
|
8 |
|
8/1 |
1 |
|
|
45/1 |
6 |
| 1978-79 |
26/2 |
4 |
2/3 |
|
1 |
|
2/1 |
|
|
|
31/6 |
4 |
| 1979-80 |
2/7 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
0/1 |
|
|
|
3/8 |
|
| 1980-81 |
4/2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2/1 |
|
|
|
7/3 |
|
| Total |
312/19 |
50 |
33/3 |
8 |
38 |
7 |
63/4 |
11 |
3 |
|
448/27 |
76 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 448 |
Started |
|
331 |
League |
| 57 |
On the bench |
|
38 |
League Cup |
| 27 |
Substitute |
|
36 |
FA Cup |
| 48 |
Substituted |
|
26 |
European Cup |
|
|
|
23 |
UEFA Cup |
|
|
|
8 |
European Cup Winners Cup |
|
|
|
7 |
European Fairs Cup |
|
|
|
3 |
European Super Cup |
|
|
|
3 |
Charity Shield |
Career Milestones for Steve Heighway:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
29.08.1970 |
WBA |
1-1 |
The Hawthorns |
League |
| 50 |
07.08.1971 |
Leicester |
0-1 |
Filbert Street |
Other |
| 100 |
12.08.1972 |
Manchester C |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 150 |
17.03.1973 |
Stoke City |
1-0 |
Victoria Ground |
League |
| 200 |
16.03.1974 |
Leeds United |
1-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 250 |
08.02.1975 |
Ipswich Town |
5-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 300 |
13.03.1976 |
Birmingham C |
1-0 |
St Andrews |
League |
| 350 |
16.02.1977 |
Manchester U |
0-0 |
Old Trafford |
League |
| 400 |
07.02.1978 |
Arsenal |
2-1 |
Anfield |
LC |
| 450 |
31.03.1979 |
Manchester U |
2-2 |
Maine Road |
FA |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
17.10.1970 |
51 |
Burnley |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
08.11.1975 |
12 |
Manchester U |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Update 16.05.2007 |
PROFILE
Dublin-born Steve was spotted playing for non-League Skelmersdale United and signed for
Liverpool in May 1970 when he was 22 years old. Like his team-mate Brian Hall, Steve was a
University graduate (with a degree in Economics) and therefore had a very different
background to most professional sportsmen of the time. The club had a fairly settled side
at the start of the 1970-71 season as Bill Shankly continued his rebuilding programme in
the wake of the dreadful F.A. cup defeat at Second Division Watford at the start of the
decade but a freak accident in the home match with Chelsea early in October was the start
of a long run of success for Heighway as a Liverpool player for the rest of the 1970's and
into the 80's.
Bobby Graham's broken leg (which effectively ended his Liverpool career) saw Steve
replace him from the substitute's bench and when the starting line-up for the next League
match (away to Tottenham) was announced, his long run in the side would start for good. He
had an unorthodox style and that and his pace caused many a problem for defenders during
his debut season. He turned one of the most memorable 'derby' matches in history in
November 1970 when with Liverpool two goals down to the defending champions at Anfield he
received the ball out on the left-wing after a raking pass from Tommy Smith. Side-stepping
John Hurst's attempt to cut him in half, he made his way into the penalty-area and, with
everyone expecting a cross, squeezed the ball past Andy Rankin at the near post. Seven
minutes later his pin-point cross from the left landed on John Toshack's head and
Liverpool were level. Chris Lawler scored the winner for the Reds a few minutes from time.
Total LFC club
games/goals for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1970-71 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
| 1973-74 |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
| 1977-78 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1978-79 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| 1980-81 |
22 |
1 |
|
|
22 |
1 |
| Total |
30 |
1 |
|
|
30 |
1 |
Notes:
The statistics of matches and goals at the top is included in the table by the
conducted player of a reserve in a seasons 1970-71, 1973-74,, 1977-78 not completely.
 Shankly's young side reached the F.A. cup final that season and
Steve scored a similar goal past Bob Wilson but despite taking the lead, Liverpool
suffered the heartbreak of an extra-time defeat to Arsenal. Like a number of his
colleagues that day, Steve would return to Wembley three years later as a winner and again
he scored (this time against Newcastle). By then he was an established and important
member of the side and had many caps as a regular international with the Republic of
Ireland to add to the championship and UEFA cup medals he had won with Liverpool in 1973.
Steve was never a prolific scorer (the highest number of goals he managed in a League
season was the 9 he got in 1974-75) but he created numerous openings for players like
Keegan & Toshack and later on for the likes of Dalglish, Johnson & Fairclough.
Steve added another UEFA cup winners' medal in 1976 before being part of the team
that won the greatest prize of all in Rome in 1977 and he added a 2nd European cup
winners' medal a year later when he came on for Jimmy Case against Bruges at Wembley. He
couldn't be absolutely sure of his place after that but still made 26 League appearances
in 1978-79 as he collected the 4th of his First Division championship medals. He was
hardly called on at all during the next two years and made a decision to leave England and
try his luck with Minnesota in the United States after playing nearly 450 first-team
matches in all competitions for Liverpool. It was not a happy time for the popular
Irishman who was affected by severe financial problems at his American club. Eventually he
returned to England and although his playing-career was at an end, the years of good
service he had given Liverpool had not gone un-noticed and he became an employee of the
club again, taking over the responsibility of Liverpool's new Academy of Football.
SCOTLAND
1979 v Wales, Argentina, Belgium; 1980 v Portugal, Sweden, Portugal; 1981 v Israel,
Sweden, Northern Ireland, Portugal; 1982 v Spain, Northern Ireland (sub), Wales, England,
New Zealand, Brazil, USSR, East Germany, Switzerland, Belgium; 1983 v Switzerland; 1985 v
Wales (sub); 1986 v Romania(sub); 1987 v Republic of Ireland (twice), Luxembourg (26).
Claim to fame: Scoring in both the '71 and '74 FA Cup Final
Did you know? As a boy he supported Sheffield United but
didn't see his first football match until moving from Ireland to England when 10
Where is he now? Director of the Liverpool Academy
Brian Hall on Steve Heighway: "Steve's a very bright lad
academically but he learnt his football trade very quickly. He made an immediate impact
when he got into the side and continued for many, many years and that's why he won so many
trophies with this football club. Outstanding and at times truly brilliant." |
