Stephen Vaughan, Jr.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen James Vaughan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Mosta FC (Technical Director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Chester City | 58 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Rochdale (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Chester City | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Droylsden (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Marine | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:57, 15 August 2009 (UTC). | |||
Stephen James Vaughan (born 22 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer, current BBBofC and Malta Boxing Commission licensed Boxing promoter. He is also the former President of Maltese Premier League side Floriana FC,[2] and the current technical director of Mosta FC.
Vaughan played as a midfielder from 2003 to 2010, notably for Chester City who his father owned. He also played for Rochdale, Boston United, Droylsden and Marine. In his second spell with Chester he became Player/Chairman after taking over the reigns from his father. In 2010 he left the club and retired from playing at the age of 25 due to injury.
Playing career
Vaughan started his career at Liverpool, playing reserve and youth football. However, he was released in 2004 having played over 70 reserve games. He represented England at Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 level.
He was soon signed by League Two side Chester City, which was owned by his father Stephen Vaughan, Sr, under the guidance of Mark Wright. He quickly became a regular at the Deva Stadium, and became the owner of the club in 2009.
At the start of the 2006–07 season, he was made Chester's captain at aged 21. He made 58 league appearances. On 3 January 2007, new Rochdale manager Keith Hill made Vaughan his first signing, initially on loan until 4 February, with a view to a permanent deal. However, on 18 January 2007, Boston United signed him on a one-year contract from Chester City. He made seven appearances for the Pilgrims before rupturing his achilies tendon against Hartlepool, which sidelined him for nine-months. Now fully recovered, he rejoined Chester on 8 February 2008. He was then loaned out to Droylsden in the Conference National for one-month, as part of a rehabilitation programme.
Stephen made his first league appearance back for the club in a 5–1 win over Barnet on 30 August 2008, playing the full 90 minutes along with his brother, James. He made eight appearances during the 2008–09 season in The Football League and started the opening game of the following season against Cambridge United in the Conference National.
Post playing career
Vaughan was the President of Floriana FC.[2] He resigned on 4 February 2014 and became technical director of Mosta FC
Boxing Promotions
Stephen Vaughan, Jr. was the youngest licensed Boxing Promoter in the UK.. He is also a licensed Boxing Promoter in Malta.
Personal life
He is the son of fellow Boxing promoter and former football chairman Stephen Vaughan, Sr.
He was charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to the murder of Neil Doyle, a Liverpool Police Constable.[3]
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- 1 2 http://www.florianafc.com/display_news.php?post_id=143
- ↑ "Home News UK News Court case PC Neil Doyle murder: Ex-Liverpool FC player charged with perverting course of justice". Siddle, John. Mirror. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
External links
- Stephen Vaughan career statistics at Soccerbase
- Chester City Career Update (third paragraph down)