Steve Walford
| Date of birth | 05 January 1958 |
| Place of birth | Islington |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Defender |
Moved from Spurs to Arsenal in 1977. Initially seen as the replacement for Peter Simpson at Arsenal, although sharing many of the Highbury stalwarts' qualities, Steve lacked his physical presence.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 01 Apr 1975 | 01 Aug 1977 | |
| Arsenal | 01 Aug 1977 | 01 Mar 1981 | |
| Norwich City | 01 Mar 1981 | 01 Aug 1983 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1975-76 | Tottenham Hotspur | League Division One | 1 | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | Arsenal | League Division One | 2 | 3 |
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| 1978-79 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 4 |
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| 1978-79 | Arsenal | League Division One | 26 | 7 |
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| 1978-79 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1979-80 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1979-80 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Arsenal | League Division One | 16 | 3 |
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| 1979-80 | Arsenal | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1980-81 | Arsenal | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1980-81 | Arsenal | League Division One | 20 | ||||
| 1983-84 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1983-84 | West Ham United | League Cup | 5 | ||||
| 1983-84 | West Ham United | League Division One | 41 | 2 |
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| 1984-85 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1984-85 | West Ham United | League Cup | 4 | 2 |
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| 1984-85 | West Ham United | League Division One | 33 | ||||
| 1985-86 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1985-86 | West Ham United | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1985-86 | West Ham United | League Division One | 27 | ||||
| 1986-87 | West Ham United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1986-87 | West Ham United | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 1986-87 | West Ham United | League Division One | 13 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1983 | West Ham United v Birmingham City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1983 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1983 | West Ham United v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1983 | West Ham United v Coventry City | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1983 | West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1983 | West Ham United v Notts County | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1983 | Stoke City v West Ham United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1983 | Bury v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 15 Oct 1983 | West Ham United v Liverpool | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1983 | West Ham United v Norwich City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1983 | West Ham United v Bury | W |
10-0 Agg: 12-1 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 28 Oct 1983 | Watford v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Nov 1983 | West Ham United v Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Nov 1983 | West Ham United v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Nov 1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 19 Nov 1983 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1983 | West Ham United v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1983 | West Ham United v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 03 Dec 1983 | Aston Villa v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Dec 1983 | Everton v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | League Cup | 4th round replay |
| 10 Dec 1983 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Dec 1983 | Nottingham Forest v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1983 | West Ham United v Southampton | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1983 | Luton Town v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Dec 1983 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1984 | Notts County v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Jan 1984 | West Ham United v Wigan Athletic | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 1984 | Birmingham City v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1984 | West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1984 | Crystal Palace v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Jan 1984 | West Ham United v Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 04 Feb 1984 | West Ham United v Stoke City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Feb 1984 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1984 | Coventry City v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1984 | Birmingham City v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 21 Feb 1984 | West Ham United v Watford | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1984 | Norwich City v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Mar 1984 | Ipswich Town v West Ham United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1984 | West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Leicester City v West Ham United | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1984 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1984 | Liverpool v West Ham United | L | 6-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1984 | West Ham United v Luton Town | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1984 | Southampton v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1984 | Manchester United v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1984 | West Ham United v Aston Villa | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1984 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 12 May 1984 | West Ham United v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1984 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1984 | West Ham United v Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1984 | Liverpool v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1984 | Southampton v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 04 Sep 1984 | West Ham United v Coventry City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1984 | West Ham United v Watford | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1984 | Chelsea v West Ham United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1984 | West Ham United v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1984 | Bristol City v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 29 Sep 1984 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1984 | West Ham United v Leicester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1984 | West Ham United v Bristol City | W |
6-1 Agg: 8-3 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 13 Oct 1984 | Manchester United v West Ham United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Stoke City v West Ham United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1984 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Manchester City v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Nov 1984 | Aston Villa v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1984 | West Ham United v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 10 Nov 1984 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1984 | West Ham United v Sunderland | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1984 | Luton Town v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1984 | West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1984 | Norwich City v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1984 | West Ham United v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Dec 1984 | West Ham United v Southampton | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1985 | West Ham United v Port Vale | W | 4-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 02 Feb 1985 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1985 | West Ham United v Norwich City | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 23 Feb 1985 | West Ham United v Aston Villa | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1985 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1985 | Wimbledon v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 09 Mar 1985 | Manchester United v West Ham United | L | 4-2 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 15 Mar 1985 | West Ham United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Leicester City v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Nottingham Forest v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1985 | Watford v West Ham United | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1985 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Apr 1985 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1985 | West Ham United v Chelsea | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 May 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 May 1985 | Ipswich Town v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 May 1985 | West Ham United v Liverpool | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 17 Aug 1985 | Birmingham City v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Aug 1985 | West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1985 | West Ham United v Luton Town | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1985 | Manchester United v West Ham United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1985 | West Ham United v Liverpool | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1985 | Southampton v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Sep 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Sep 1985 | West Ham United v Leicester City | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1985 | Manchester City v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1985 | West Ham United v Swansea City | W | 3-0 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 28 Sep 1985 | West Ham United v Nottingham Forest | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1985 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1985 | Swansea City v West Ham United | W |
2-3 Agg: 2-6 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 12 Oct 1985 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1985 | West Ham United v Aston Villa | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1985 | Ipswich Town v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1985 | Manchester United v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 02 Nov 1985 | West Ham United v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1985 | Oxford United v West Ham United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Nov 1985 | West Ham United v Watford | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1985 | Coventry City v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Nov 1985 | West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Dec 1985 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Dec 1985 | West Ham United v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Luton Town v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 Jan 1986 | Charlton Athletic v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 11 Jan 1986 | Leicester City v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Liverpool v West Ham United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Jan 1986 | West Ham United v Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 02 Feb 1986 | West Ham United v Manchester United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Feb 1986 | Ipswich Town v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Aston Villa v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 20 Sep 1986 | West Ham United v Luton Town | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1986 | Preston North End v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 27 Sep 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1986 | Watford v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1986 | West Ham United v Preston North End | W |
4-1 Agg: 5-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 29 Oct 1986 | Watford v West Ham United | W | 2-3 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 08 Nov 1986 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Wimbledon v West Ham United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1986 | West Ham United v Oxford United | W | 1-0 | League Cup | 4th round |
| 22 Nov 1986 | West Ham United v Aston Villa | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1987 | West Ham United v Leicester City | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1987 | Liverpool v West Ham United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Jan 1987 | Orient v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Coventry City v West Ham United | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 27 Jan 1987 | West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Cup | Quarter-final |
| 31 Jan 1987 | West Ham United v Orient | W | 4-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 14 Feb 1987 | Nottingham Forest v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1987 | Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 28 Feb 1987 | Luton Town v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Mar 1987 | Charlton Athletic v West Ham United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1975-76 | England | UEFA Under-18 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1976 | Wales v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-18 | Preliminary |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.