Stephen John Earle (born 1 November 1945) is an English former

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who played professionally in both England and the United States.

Player

An industrious midfielder, Earle played over ten years (1963–1974) for

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He then moved to

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

, playing from 1974 to 1978. During his time with Leicester City, Earle also played one game on loan with

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

. In 1978, Earle moved to the

Detroit Express The Detroit Express was a soccer team based in suburban Detroit that played in the now defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Its home field was the Pontiac Silverdome. The Express were co-owned by Jimmy Hill, Roger ...

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. He played fifteen games for the Express in 1978, then moved to the

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for eight more games at the end of the season. He remained with the Roughnecks for two more outdoor as well as one NASL indoor season. In the fall of 1980, he signed with the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League for one season.

Manager

In 1983, Earle became the assistant coach of the

. In November 1983, he took over as Roughnecks' head coach during the indoor season and had an 11–20 record and was released in March 1984. He later coached other youth and professional teams in Tulsa. He is a member of the Oklahoma Soccer Association Hall of Fame.Oklahoma Soccer Association Announces Hall of Fame
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Career Details
* Along with fellow

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legends

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, Glover,

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and the late Keith Weller, Earle reminisces about his Leicester City F.C. career in the video ''Leicester City FC – Match of the Seventies'' (Vsi Enterprises Ltd ISBN BX00146328) {{DEFAULTSORT:Earle, Steve 1945 births Living people Men's association football forwards English footballers English expatriate footballers English football managers Detroit Express players Fulham F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Peterborough United F.C. players Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players Wichita Wings players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Footballers from Feltham