Steve Heighway
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Heighway playing for Liverpool in 1977 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Derek Heighway | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skelmersdale United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1981 | Liverpool | 444 | (76) |
| 1981 | Minnesota Kicks | 26 | (19) |
| 1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 23 | (19) |
| Total | 493 | (122) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1981 | Republic of Ireland | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Derek Heighway (born 25 November 1947) is an Irish former footballer who played as a winger. He was part of the successful Liverpool team of the 1970s. Following his eleven-year spell at the club, he was ranked 23rd in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll.
Heighway became academy director at Liverpool in a period when the club welcomed players including Steven Gerrard, Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher. He retired in 2007 but later rejoined the Liverpool Academy in a consulting role, which he held until retiring again in 2022.