Steve Soley (born 22 April 1971) 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 ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

, who was signed by Alan Ball. He played for

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

and

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

. He played semi professional rugby after retiring as a footballer.

Career

Soley began his professional career at the age of 24 after he was signed from non-league Leek Town by

in 1998. He failed to establish himself at Portsmouth, after being signed by Alan Ball. He had loan spells at

and

before joining the latter on a permanent basis. After spending three years at Carlisle, he left to join

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Irish ...

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* 1971 births Living people Footballers from Widnes Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Leek Town F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Southport F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub