Stephen Alan "Steve" Tutill (born 1 October 1969) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, Tutill joined the

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

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on associate schoolboy forms and having been

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eight times by

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in 1985 and 1986 he entered York's

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in 1986. He made his

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debut for York as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with

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in the

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on 6 January 1987. He suffered a broken ankle at

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in December, but having impressed

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he signed a professional contract with York in January 1988. He was named the club's Clubman of the Year for the 1990–91 season, which he completed with 47 appearances for York. He played in both legs of York's 4–3 aggregate victory over

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in the

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second round in the 1995–96 season. Tutill joined

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

on a one-month

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in February 1998 and he made his debut against

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on 21 February. He took over as

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during this period and on 19 March he agreed to sign for the club permanently on a free transfer. He signed for

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on a three-year contract in July 2000 after talks over a new deal with Darlington broke down. An Achilles tendon injury sustained in December forced Tutill to retire from football in May 2002 and he moved on to work in the prison service.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tutill, Steve 1969 births Living people Footballers from York English men's footballers England men's schools international footballers Men's association football defenders York City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players English Football League players