Steve played virtually his entire career with the two clubs, starting with the Clarets, before moving to Molineux and then back to Turf Moor. That start was with the successful youth team of 1967/68 season that went on to lift the FA Youth Cup and in the following season he made his first team debut in a heavy defeat at West Ham where he came up against Bobby Moore.
He established himself in the first team, and was leading scorer in the 1969/70 season, but following relegation from the first division he lost his place to Leighton James and in the summer of 1972 he moved to Wolves.
He was there for over five years and they converted him from a left winger to a central striker and it was in that position he returned to
Steve proved to be an inspirational signing by Harry Potts and his goals and performances ensured we stayed up with something to spare. In the following season he was part of the side that lifted the Anglo-Scottish Cup, he scored in both legs against Celtic and then in the first leg of the final at
By the end of that season his days at
There was a short spell at Huddersfield before injury brought his career to an end but he remained with the
He’s now a very successful after dinner speaker but tonight he’ll be remembered by the supporters of both clubs for his performances on the pitch. He played a total of 175 league games for the Clarets and 138 for Wolves, all of them in the top two divisions of English football.
I think he can be assured a good welcome from all four sides of Turf Moor.