Date of birth | 06 April 1967 |
Place of birth | Hartlepool |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 88 kg |
Height | 1.83 m |
Position | Defender/Centre back |
Venus's performances at the centre of Ipswich Town's defence in 2000-01 proved that he was still capable of playing at the highest level and surprised a few people into the bargain. He scored Town's first Premiership goal of the campaign when he drilled home a free-kick in the ninth minute at Tottenham Hotspur in the opening game. Although sometimes seen as lacking a degree of pace, he more than compensated for this with some great anticipation that enabled him to cut out danger at an early stage. He remained an expert from dead-ball situations and scored goals against Middlesbrough and Leeds United with powerful left-footed free kicks.
Venus joined Cambridge United on a one-year contract in July 2003 but was made available for transfer in January 2004.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Hartlepool United | 22 Mar 1985 | 06 Sep 1985 | |
Leicester City | 06 Sep 1985 | 23 Mar 1988 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 Mar 1988 | 29 Jul 1997 | |
Ipswich Town | 29 Jul 1997 | 30 Jun 2003 | |
Cambridge United | 10 Jul 2003 | 18 May 2004 | |
Dagenham and Redbridge | 12 Mar 2004 | 12 Apr 2004 | L |
Hornchurch | 18 May 2004 | 23 Jun 2004 | |
Hibernian | 23 Jun 2004 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1985-86 | Leicester City | League Division One | 1 | ||||
1986-87 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1986-87 | Leicester City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
1986-87 | Leicester City | League Division One | 38 | 1 |
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1987-88 | Leicester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1987-88 | Leicester City | League Division Two | 19 | 2 |
1 |
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1994-95 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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1994-95 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1995-96 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1996-97 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1997-98 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 1 | ||||
1998-99 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Ipswich Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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2000-01 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 23 | 2 |
3 |
5
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Ipswich Town | Premier League | 29 | 1 |
3
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2001-02 | Ipswich Town | UEFA Cup | 5 | ||||
2002-03 | Ipswich Town | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2002-03 | Ipswich Town | League Division 1 | 8 |
3
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2002-03 | Ipswich Town | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
2003-04 | Cambridge United | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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2003-04 | Cambridge United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Cambridge United | League Division 3 | 21 |
2
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.