Stephen Gough (footballer)

Stephen Gough

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Gough
Date of birth	21 March 1981
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current team	Crumlin United F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000-2001	Bray Wanderers	1	(0)
2000–2001	Drogheda United	2	(0)
2002-2003	Monaghan United	0	(0)
2002-2005	Shamrock Rovers	101	(7)
2005-2006	Longford Town	37	(0)
2007	Bray Wanderers	15	(0)
2008-2009	Longford Town	44	(1)
Total		190	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Stephen Gough (born 21 March 1981, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish football player currently playing for Crumlin United F.C. in the Leinster Senior League.

He began his career at Bray Wanderers F.C. and then signed for a short spell at Monaghan United at the start of the shortened 2002/03 season. He signed for Shamrock Rovers F.C. shortly after and made his Rovers debut on 11 October 2002.^[1]

Gough scored seven league goals in total in the Hoops, and was the clubs Young Player of the Year for 2004.

He made four appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, before transferring to Longford in July 2005.^[2]

In December 2006, he signed back for Bray Wanderers F.C., but was released at the end of the 2007 season.^[3]

Following a break from the game, Gough returned to league action with Longford Town F.C. in July 2008, before leaving at the end of the 2009 season.

Now playing in Qatar for EIS Pearl Community FC, Gough still remains adamant that he hasn't given the ball away since 1995.

Honours

• SRFC Young Player of the Year:
  • Shamrock Rovers – 2002/03

References

1. Archived February 17, 2003, at the Wayback Machine.
2. "??". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2014-02-147. Check date values in: |access-date= (help) (subscription required)
3. "??". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2014-02-147. Check date values in: |access-date= (help) (subscription required)