Stephen Carney (22 September 1957 – 6 May 2013) was an English professional

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who played in

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as a defender for

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

and

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

. Carney joined Newcastle United in October 1979 from

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is an association football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secre ...

for a £1,000 fee, made his debut on 1 December in a 2–0 win against

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in the Second Division, and left the club in 1985 for £20.000. transfer to Darlington. He died in 2013, aged 55, of pancreatic cancer.Newcastle and Blyth Spartans footballer Steve Carney dies
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* 1957 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Wallsend English men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Tow Law Town F.C. players English Football League players Deaths from pancreatic cancer in England 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub