Stephen Philip Grapes (born 25 February 1953) is an English former professional footballer.

Career

Grapes, a right-sided midfielder, began his career with his local team

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

, for whom he made 52 appearances and scored 4 goals. He made his league debut for the club during its promotion season of 1971–72. After he had a loan spell with

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...

in 1975, he left Norwich permanently in 1976 to sign for

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

for a fee of £7,000. Grapes spent six years at

Ninian Park Ninian Park was a association football, football stadium in the Leckwith, Cardiff, Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years. Opened in 1910 with a single wooden stand, it underwent numerous renovatio ...

as the club struggled in the lower divisions and was released in 1982 following their relegation to division three. He joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...

and later played for

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...

References

* 1953 births English men's footballers Footballers from Norwich Norwich City F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Cardiff City F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bath City F.C. players English Football League players Living people Men's association football midfielders {{england-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub