Steven Hetherington
Personal information
Full name Steven Hetherington
Date of birth (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Youth career
–2009 Hartlepool United
2009–2011 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Motherwell 4 (0)
2013 → Airdrie United (loan) 14 (0)
2013 Celtic Nation 0 (0)
2013–2014 Crook Town
2014–2021 Alloa Athletic 128 (5)
2021–2023 Falkirk 39 (0)
2023 → Arbroath (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Alloa Athletic 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:07, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Steven Hetherington (born 9 March 1993)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alloa Athletic.

He has spent the majority of his career in Scotland and has previously played for Motherwell, Airdrie United, Arbroath and Falkirk. He has also played for English non-league sides Celtic Nation and Crook Town.

Career

Hetherington started his football career at local club Hartlepool United, and was at Victoria Park up until July 2009, when SPL club Rangers signed him.[3] He was immediately drafted into the under-19 team.

His chances at Ibrox were limited, and he was released by the club in July 2011, after not making a single first team appearance. He was then given a trial at fellow SPL club Motherwell, and did enough to earn a short-term contract at the Fir Park club. Despite not making a first team appearance in the 2011–12 season, Hetherington's good performances for the Under 19 team earned him a contract extension with the club.[4]

After several former youth players were released by Motherwell, his chances of a first team appearance increased. Indeed, on 11 August 2012, he made his competitive first-team debut as a substitute for Keith Lasley in a 1–1 draw with St. Johnstone.[5]

On 7 February 2013, after making just four appearances for Motherwell in the 2012–13 season, Hetherington went on a months loan to Lanarkshire derby rivals Airdrie United.[6] That loan was then extended till the end of the season.[7]

On 20 May 2013, Hetherington left Motherwell after failing to earn a contract extension with the Fir Park club.[8]

After an unsuccessful trial with Crystal Palace,[9] Steven had brief spells at English non-league clubs Celtic Nation and Crook Town before signing for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic on 30 July 2014.[10]

Hetherington made the switch back to full-time football when he signed for Falkirk in June 2021.[11] He was appointed club captain two months later.[12]

On 15 June 2023, it was announced Hetherington has signed for his former club Alloa.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2012–13[15][14] Scottish Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Airdrie United (loan) 2012–13[15] Scottish First Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Alloa Athletic 2014–15[16] Scottish Championship 7 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 14 0
2015–16[17] 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2016–17[18] Scottish League One 21 0 1 0 1 0 3[c] 0 26 0
2017–18[19] 32 3 2 0 4 0 3[d] 0 41 3
2018–19[20] Scottish Championship 33 1 2 0 2 0 2[e] 0 39 1
2019–20[21] 17 0 1 0 3 0 1[e] 0 22 0
Total 128 5 8 0 11 0 14 0 161 5
Career total 145 5 8 0 11 0 15 0 179 5
  1. ^ Appearance in the Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Three appearances in the Championship play-offs
  4. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in the Championship play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Steven Hetherington". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Steven Hetherington". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Steven's living the dream with Rangers". Hartlepool Mail. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ "End of season contract news". Motherwell F.C. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Motherwell 1 – 1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Hetherington joins Airdrie on loan". Motherwell F.C. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Airdrie v Dunfermline Athletic". Airdrie United F.C. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Forthcoming squad changes". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. ^ "https://spfl.co.uk/news/smith-has-a-look-at-hetherington". Alloa Athletic. 10 July 2014. ((cite web)): External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Hetherington joins Alloa". Scottish Professional Football League. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Steven Hetherington Joins the Bairns!".
  12. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Falkirk replace Gary Miller as club captain with summer signing Steven Hetherington". Falkirk Herald. 9 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Steven Hetherington returns". Alloa Athletic. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  14. ^ a b Steven Hetherington at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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