Steve Sidwell

**Steven James Sidwell** (born 14 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

## Career statistics

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|FA Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Europe|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=3|Arsenal|2001–02|Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0||
|2002–03|Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|||
|Brentford (loan)|2001–02|Second Division|30|4|2|0|—|—|3|0|35|4||||
|Beveren (loan)|2002–03|Belgian First Division|0|0|0|0|—|—|—|0|0|||||
|Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)|2002–03|First Division|12|5|0|0|—|—|—|12|5|||||
|rowspan=6|Reading|2002–03|First Division|13|2|—|—|—|2|0|15|2||||
|2003–04|First Division|43|8|2|0|3|1|—|—|48|9|||||
|2004–05|Championship|44|5|2|0|1|0|—|—|47|5|||||
|2005–06|Championship|33|10|4|0|3|0|—|—|40|10|||||
|2006–07|Premier League|35|4|2|0|0|0|—|—|37|4|||||
|Chelsea|2007–08|Premier League|15|0|3|0|5|1|1|0|1|0|25|1||
|rowspan=4|Aston Villa|2008–09|Premier League|16|3|4|1|0|0|5|0|—|25|4||
|2009–10|Premier League|25|0|4|0|3|0|1|0|—|33|0||||
|2010–11|Premier League|4|0|—|2|0|0|0|—|6|0|||||
|rowspan=5|Fulham|2010–11|Premier League|12|2|2|0|—|—|—|14|2||||
|2011–12|Premier League|14|1|2|0|1|0|11|2|—|28|3||||
|2012–13|Premier League|28|4|2|0|1|0|—|—|31|4|||||
|2013–14|Premier League|38|7|2|1|1|0|—|—|41|8|||||
|rowspan=3|Stoke City|2014–15|Premier League|12|0|3|0|1|0|—|—|16|0|||
|2015–16|Premier League|1|0|1|0|2|0|—|—|4|0|||||
|Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)|2015–16|Championship|16|1|—|—|—|2|0|18|1|||||
|rowspan=3|Brighton & Hove Albion|2016–17|Championship|34|1|2|0|1|0|—|—|37|1|||
|2017–18|Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|—|0|0|||||

## Honours

**Arsenal Youth**
- FA Youth Cup: 2000, 2001

**Reading**
- Football League Championship: 2005–06

**Aston Villa**
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10

**Brighton & Hove Albion**
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2016–17

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 2004–05 Football League Championship, 2005–06 Football League Championship
- Football League Championship Player of the Month: September 2004

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Steve Sidwell
- **image**: Steve Sidwell 2015.jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Sidwell playing for Stoke City in 2015
- **full name**: Steven James Sidwell
- **birth place**: Wandsworth, England
- **position**: Midfielder
- **youthclubs1**: Chipstead F.C., Chipstead
- **youthyears2**: 1997–2001
- **youthclubs2**: Arsenal F.C. Academy, Arsenal
- **years1**: 2001–2003
- **clubs1**: Arsenal F.C., Arsenal
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2001–2002
- **clubs2**: → Brentford F.C., Brentford (loan)
- **caps2**: 30
- **goals2**: 4
- **years3**: 2002
- **clubs3**: → K.S.K. Beveren, Beveren (loan)
- **caps3**: 0
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2002–2003
- **clubs4**: → Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
- **caps4**: 12
- **goals4**: 5
- **years5**: 2003–2007
- **clubs5**: Reading F.C., Reading
- **caps5**: 168
- **goals5**: 29
- **years6**: 2007–2008
- **clubs6**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps6**: 15
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2008–2011
- **clubs7**: Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa
- **caps7**: 45
- **goals7**: 3
- **years8**: 2011–2014
- **clubs8**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **caps8**: 92
- **goals8**: 14
- **years9**: 2014–2016
- **clubs9**: Stoke City F.C., Stoke City
- **caps9**: 13
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 2016
- **clubs10**: → Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
- **caps10**: 16
- **goals10**: 1
- **years11**: 2016–2018
- **clubs11**: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion
- **caps11**: 34
- **goals11**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 425
- **totalgoals**: 57
- **nationalyears1**: 2001–2002
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-20 football team, England U20
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2003
- **nationalteam2**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps2**: 5
- **nationalgoals2**: 0