Stephen Payne (born 1 August 1975) 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 ...

, He signed for

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

in July 2008 but his first season was blighted by injury. Steve returned for the 2009–2010 season and played an integral part as

won the league, wearing the captain's armband for most of it. His final game was against

Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale United Football Club is a football club from Skelmersdale, Lancashire. They are currently members of the and play at The Community Ground, Burscough. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Footb ...

at The Shay when he was substituted with a few minutes to go so the rest of the players, management and supporters could pay tribute to his fantastic effort in football. Stephen started his playing career at Huddersfield Town. Payne scored the 1st goal for Macclesfield Town in their 3-1 FA Trophy final victory over Northwich Victoria on 19 May 1996.

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* 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Castleford Footballers from West Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Macclesfield Town F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub