Steve Buckley (born 16 October 1953) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. His brother

Alan Buckley Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a sports co-commentator for BBC Humberside. As a player, he was a forward from 1967 to 1987 for Nottingham Forest, Wa ...

and nephew

Adam Buckley Adam Christian Buckley (born 2 August 1979) is an English former professional Association football, footballer. He played as a midfielder from 1996 to 2013. Buckley played as a professional in the Football League for Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby ...

also played professionally. In 1974, he was snapped up by

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

where he spent four seasons before moving to

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

. At Derby he was twice voted player-of-the-season, winning the award for the 1979-1980 and 1981–1982 seasons. Buckley joined Lincoln City for the 1986–87 season and he made a total of 72 appearances for them in two seasons. After his time at Lincoln he moved on to

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Steve 1953 births Living people People from Eastwood, Nottinghamshire Footballers from Nottinghamshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Boston United F.C. players English football managers Corby Town F.C. managers