Jon Stead

Jon Stead

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Graeme Stead
Date of birth	(1983-04-07) 7 April 1983
Place of birth	Huddersfield, England
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bristol City
Number	9
Youth career
	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Huddersfield Town	68	(22)
2004–2005	Blackburn Rovers	42	(8)
2005–2007	Sunderland	35	(2)
2006–2007	→ Derby County (loan)	17	(3)
2007–2008	Sheffield United	39	(8)
2008	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	1	(1)
2008–2010	Ipswich Town	63	(18)
2010	→ Coventry City (loan)	10	(2)
2010–	Bristol City	77	(20)
International career
2004–2005	England U21	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Jonathan Graeme "Jon" Stead (born 7 April 1983 in Huddersfield, England) is an English football player who currently plays as a striker for Bristol City. Stead is a former England Under-21 international earning 11 caps, scoring once.he is also a porn star

Education

Raised in Honley, Stead attended Honley High School, Huddersfield.

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Stead began his career with home town club Huddersfield Town were he came through the clubs academy. He made his league debut for Huddersfield Town, as a nineteen-year-old against Brentford on 10 August 2002 coming as a 69th minute substitute in the 2–0 loss on the opening day of the season. In total Stead made 42 league appearances scoring 6 goals in the 2002/03 season.

He scored four goals in three games at the start of the 2003–04 season, igniting interest from larger clubs. 2 goals came in Town's opening game of the 2003/04 season in their 2–2 draw at home to Cambridge United. Stead went on to score two goals in a game on three further occasions for The Terriers during the first part of the 2003/04 season, with his other braces coming against Northampton Town on 13 September in a 3–0 home win, in a dramatic 3–3 away draw at Mansfield Town on 22 November and then again in a 3–1 home win over Doncaster Rovers on 3 January 2004.

He scored 18 goals for Huddersfield in 2003–04, with 16 of them coming in the league, before moving to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in the January transfer window. His last game for Huddersfield came in their 2–0 win over Boston United on 17 January 2004.

Stead returned to collect his Playoffs Winners Medal with Huddersfield Town while he was playing for Blackburn Rovers. He appeared on the pitch celebrating the team he supported as a boy and his hometown club's win.After this he said "I've moved on, but I know I won't find a friendlier place than this club"

Blackburn Rovers

In February 2004 he moved to Blackburn Rovers for over £1 million and signed a four-and-a-half year contract. Stead marked his debut by scoring the only goal in a match against Middlesbrough. He went on to score six goals, including vital winners against Fulham, Manchester United and Everton as Blackburn successfully avoided relegation from the Premiership.

However, the goals for Blackburn dried up the following season and with manager Mark Hughes signing additional forwards including Welsh international Craig Bellamy, Stead was transferred on 13 June 2005 to Sunderland in a deal worth £1.8 million.

Sunderland

During his time at Sunderland Stead scored two goals, the first of which was on 1 April 2006 against Everton at Goodison Park in a 2–2 draw, breaking his quack quack of 11 months without a goal. He scored his second Sunderland goal in the 3–1 defeat to Southend United at Roots Hall on 19 August 2006.

On 13 October 2006, he completed a loan move to Derby County and after failing to find the back of the net in his first 6 games, he finally broke his Derby duck with the first goal in a 2–1 win away at Coventry City on 11 November. He followed that goal with the opener in a 2–0 win at Luton Town to make it two in eight appearances and then again went on to bag Derby's first in the 1–0 home win against Leicester City. He was nominated for Powerade Player of the Month as a result of his form at Derby in November.

Sheffield United

Stead was signed by Sheffield United from Sunderland for a fee of £750,000, potentially rising to £1.2 million, on a three-and-a-half year deal on 11 January 2007.

On 13 January 2007, Stead played his first Premier League game with Sheffield United against Portsmouth and scored his first goal for the Blades a few weeks later, in his third game, against Fulham. He would go on to score again for the Blades in the next match against his former club Blackburn Rovers where Stead's muted celebration further endeared him to the Rovers fans, who remained grateful for the considerable contribution he had made during the relegation scrap in 2004.

He scored a respectable five goals in total that season, the final of which came on the last day of the season against Wigan Athletic on 12 May, but his goal wasn't enough to prevent United from being relegated.

Stead found first team starts harder to come by the following season as he fell behind James Beattie and Billy Sharp in the pecking order but still managed to make over thirty appearances and score six goals. During the subsequent transfer window Stead signed on loan for Championship rivals Ipswich Town with a view to a permanent move.

Ipswich Town

Stead made his move to Ipswich permanent on 15 September 2008 after playing just one game on loan for a fee believed to be around £600,000. In that loan game he scored a 20-yard goal, which he described as "the best goal of his career to date". On 25 April 2009, Stead was the last ever senior player to score at Ninian Park after a 3–0 win.

On 15 February 2010, Stead joined Coventry City on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move. He made 10 appearances for the Sky Blues scoring twice before returning to Ipswich at the end of the season. He has scored in every year of his career to date, notching at least 2 goals for each of the clubs he has played for.

Stead was linked with a move to Blackpool in July 2010, with Ipswich accepting a fee of 250k, but Blackpool refused to match Stead's £12,000-a-week wages.

Bristol City

Stead joined Bristol City on a three-year contract on 22 August 2010. He made his debut in the 2–0 loss at previous club Ipswich Town. Stead scored his first goal for Bristol City when he netted in a 3–1 defeat against Portsmouth on 28 September 2010. He scored his third goal for the club during a 1–1 draw with QPR, with a magnificent shot from outside of the box, beating Paddy Kenny.

International career

Stead has represented England at International level, as his early goalscoring exploits at Blackburn Rovers led to a call-up for the England Under-21 side for their game against the Netherlands in February 2004. However, he managed just 1 goal in 11 appearances for the Under-21's between 2004–2005.

Career statistics

Club performance

Club	Season	League	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
			App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Bristol City	2011–12	Championship	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6
	2010–11	Championship	24	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	9
Coventry City (loan)	2009–10	Championship	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Ipswich Town	2009–10	Championship	22	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	6
	2008–09		39	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	13
Sheffield United	2008–09	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007–08		24	3	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	31	6
	2006–07	Premier League	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5
Derby County (loan)	2006–07	Championship	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	3
Sunderland	2006–07	Championship	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2005–06	Premier League	30	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	1
Blackburn Rovers	2004–05	Premier League	29	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	2
	2003–04		13	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	6
Huddersfield Town	2003–04	Division Three	26	16	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	30	23
	2002–03	Division Two	42	6	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	45	6
Total			304	78	14	2	13	4	0	0	0	0	333	84

External links

• Jon Stead player profile at sufc.co.uk
• Jon Stead at Soccerbase