Steve Finnan

Stephen John Finnan (born 24 April 1976)[1] is an Irish former international footballer who played as a right back.

Steve Finnan
Finnan with Liverpool in 2006
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Finnan
Date of birth (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976[1]
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1990–1993 Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Welling United 41 (1)
1995–1996 Birmingham City 15 (1)
1996 → Notts County (loan) 17 (2)
1996–1998 Notts County 80 (5)
1998–2003 Fulham 172 (7)
2003–2008 Liverpool 145 (1)
2008–2009 Espanyol 4 (0)
2009–2010 Portsmouth 21 (0)
Total 495 (17)
National team
2000–2008 Republic of Ireland 53 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Welling United 1993–94[3] Football Conference220–220
1994–95[3] Football Conference191–191
Total 411–411
Birmingham City 1995–96[4] First Division12100403[lower-alpha 1]0191
1996–97[5] First Division3000––30
Total 151004030221
Notts County (loan) 1995–96[6] Second Division 172––3[lower-alpha 2]1203
Notts County 1996–97[5][7] Second Division23040–1[lower-alpha 3]0280
1997–98[8] Third Division445314000516
1998–99[9] Second Division1300000–130
Total[10] 9777140411129
Fulham 1998–99[9] Second Division22240–1[lower-alpha 3]0272
1999–2000[11] First Division3624160–463
2000–2001[12] First Division4521020–482
2001–02[13] Premier League3806030–470
2002–03[14] Premier League32030105[lower-alpha 4]0410
Total 1736181120602097
Liverpool 2003–04[15] Premier League22030006[lower-alpha 5]0310
2004–05[16] Premier League331005014[lower-alpha 6]0521
2005–06[17] Premier League330600013[lower-alpha 7]0520
2006–07[18] Premier League330100013[lower-alpha 8]0470
2007–08[19] Premier League24030107[lower-alpha 6]0350
Total 1451130605302171
Espanyol 2008–09[20] La Liga4010––50
Portsmouth 2009–10[21] Premier League2104000–250
Career total 4961643226066163119
  1. Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  2. Appearances in Football League play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. One appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup, four in UEFA Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Twelve appearances in Champions League, one in UEFA Super Cup
  8. Twelve appearances in Champions League, one in FA Community Shield

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 200051
200170
200290
200340
200490
200540
200650
200771
200830
Total532
Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finnan goal.
List of international goals scored by Steve Finnan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Finland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 17 October 2007 Croke Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Cyprus 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Notts County

Fulham

Liverpool

Portsmouth

Individual

  • Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year: 1998–99[26]
  • Football League First Division PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01[27]
  • FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2001–02[28]
  • Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year: 2001–02
  • Fulham Player of the Year: 2001–02

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
  2. Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 719, 723. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  4. Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. pp. 426–27, 477–78. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  5. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  7. For appearances in the Football League Trophy, round 1 of the FA Cup, and the league match away to York City: "Notts County FC 1996/97 Match Line-ups & Details". Up The Maggies. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  9. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  10. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
  11. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  12. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  13. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  14. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  15. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  16. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  17. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  18. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  19. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  20. "Finnan: Stephen John Finnan: Matches: 2008–09". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  21. "Games played by Steve Finnan in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  22. "Steve Finnan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  23. "Sao Paulo 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 18 December 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  24. "Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  25. "AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  26. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1999). The 1999–2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7.
  27. "Teams of the year". BBC Sport. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  28. "PFA teams send Hatters mad". The Guardian. London. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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