fullname youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals position manageryears birth_date managerclubs article_title name
stephen roger emery hereford united 1972 1985 1985 -- 1986 -- -- -- 1974 1979 -- 1983 1983 1983 -- 1972 -- 1974 hereford gloucester city westfields united derby county newport county hereford united wrexham 204 75 0 75 9 beddgelert , wales 10 4 0 2 0 midfielder -- -- 2008 -- 2009 7 february 1956 westfields -lrb- player-manager -rrb- ledbury town ledbury town steve emery
 steve emery
steve emery

stephen roger `` steve '' emery -lrb- born 7 february 1956 in ledbury -rrb- is an english former footballer who played for 13 seasons in the football league .
he spent much of his career at hereford united , where he made 333 competitive appearances , and also played league football for derby county and wrexham .
he was a versatile midfield player and started his career at hereford when he became the club 's first apprentice professional , signing just before his 18th birthday .
initially he spent seven seasons at edgar street and was a first team regular as hereford rose to the second division and during their decline back down to the fourth .
in 1979 he was sold to derby county for # 100,000 , making the step up to the first division .
after three seasons , and a brief spell at newport county , he returned to hereford in 1983 before moving to wrexham .
he finished his career in non-league football with gloucester city and westfields , where he was player-manager while also working in the licensed trade .
he also managed ledbury town for nearly five years , and returned as manager in late 2008 , but was dismissed after only three months .
his son josh emery plays for hereford f.c.
