Michael John Stead (born 28 February 1957 in

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) is an English former professional

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who played for

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, Southend United, Doncaster Rovers,

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Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

Chelmsford City and

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Playing career

Stead joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in November 1974. He made his first class debut against

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on 26 February 1976. The full back made 15 senior appearances for the ''Spurs '' between 1976–77. In February 1977 Stead had a loan spell at Swansea City where he featured in five matches. Stead transferred to Southend United in September 1978 and went on to score four goals in 298 games between 1978–85. Doncaster Rovers manager

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signed Stead in November 1985 and played in a further 85 matches as player/coach. After leaving Belle Vue in 1988, Stead joined non-league club

. He later played for Chelmsford City,

and

Post–football career

After retiring from competitive football, Stead is a taxi driver based in

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.''Where are they now?
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References

External links

Stead's Southend United stats

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stead, Micky 1957 births Living people Footballers from West Ham English men's footballers English Football League players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Association football coaches Chelmsford City F.C. non-playing staff