Steve Wicks (born 3 October 1956) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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, most notably played for Chelsea,

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and

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

in the 1970s and 1980s. Wicks made his debut for Chelsea aged 19 in 1975. After initially leaving QPR for Crystal Palace in 1981 he returned to QPR in March 1982, but was cup-tied for their appearance in the 1982 FA Cup Final. Over his two spells at QPR he was part of the successful side that won the

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Championship in 1983 and appeared in the League Cup Final in 1986. He later moved into management with

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, and in the

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at that time with

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, and then Lincoln City where he held the post for only 42 days. He then moved abroad and managed in Singapore with

Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Wellington Football Club was a professional association football, football club based in Woodlands, Singapore, Woodlands, Singapore which played in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club took part in S.League ...

and subsequently Malaysian side

Selangor FA Selangor Football Club ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor'') is a professional football club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club currently competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. ...

from 1997 to 1998. He is currently working at Queens Park Rangers football club as part of the corporate hospitality team. He is the father of

Matt Wicks Matthew Jonathan Wicks (born 8 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Wicks was viewed as "one of the most promising players of his generation" but never lived up to the label. Club caree ...

who was on the books at

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

and

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and played for

Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gro ...

. After retiring from football Wicks got offered a managing job in Malaysia and Singapore, which he took, and all his family moved with him. He enjoyed the time away but returned to England five years later.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wicks, Steve 1956 births Living people Footballers from Reading, Berkshire English men's footballers Men's association football central defenders England men's under-21 international footballers Chelsea F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Scarborough F.C. managers Lincoln City F.C. managers Woodlands Wellington FC managers Singapore Premier League managers Barnet F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate football managers English expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate football managers in Malaysia English expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate football managers in Singapore