Steve Hunt (footballer, born 1956)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Kenneth Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder; left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Aston Villa | 6 | (1) |
| 1977–1978 | New York Cosmos | 48 | (20) |
| 1978–1984 | Coventry City | 185 | (27) |
| 1982 | → New York Cosmos (loan) | 22 | (9) |
| 1984–1986 | West Bromwich Albion | 68 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | Aston Villa | 63 | (6) |
| 1988–1989 | Willenhall Town | ||
| Total | 392 | (78) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | England | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Willenhall Town | ||
| 1996 | VS Rugby (joint manager) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cowes Sports | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Kenneth Hunt (born 4 August 1956) is an English former professional footballer who was later known as Steve Evans. A pacey and creative left-sided midfielder and winger with long-range shooting ability, he was capped twice for England in 1984.
A winger, he began his career at Aston Villa, making his first-team debut in April 1973. He made seven further appearances before being sold to the New York Cosmos for a £26,000 fee in June 1977. He spent two years with the Cosmos and won the Soccer Bowl in 1977 and 1978, winning the MVP award in the former and providing an assist in the latter. He returned to England to join Coventry City for a £40,000 fee in 1978. He spent six seasons with Coventry, scoring 27 goals in 185 First Division games. He spent part of the 1982 season back on loan at New York Cosmos, where he won a third Soccer Bowl title. Coventry sold Hunt on to West Bromwich Albion for £100,000 in March 1984, where he would win the club's Player of the Year award for the 1985–86 campaign. He rejoined Aston Villa for a £90,000 fee in March 1986 before being forced to retire due to a knee injury in November 1987.
He later went into coaching and managed non-League clubs Willenhall Town (as player-manager), VS Rugby and Cowes Sports. He also coached at Port Vale, Leicester City and AFC Bournemouth. He later moved to the Isle of Wight and released his autobiography in 2021.