Stephen Fleet (2 July 1937 – 1 March 2025) was an English
football
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player and manager.
Biography
Fleet played for
Manchester City
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,
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...
,
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...
and
Altrincham
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.
He also managed
ÍA Akranes and
ÍBV. Fleet died in March 2025, at the age of 87.
Rest In Peace, Steve Fleet
Stockport County
References
1937 births
2025 deaths
English men's footballers
Footballers from Urmston
Men's association football goalkeepers
English Football League players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Manchester City F.C. players
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
Altrincham F.C. players
English football managers
Íþróttabandalag Akraness managers
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja managers
English expatriate football managers
English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
Expatriate football managers in Iceland
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