Steve Restarick

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Steve Restarick
Personal information
Full name Stephen Leonard James Restarick[1]
Date of birth (1971-11-28) 28 November 1971 (age 50)[2]
Place of birth Barking, London, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
West Ham United
1988–1990 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Colchester United 15 (5)
1990 → Bury Town (loan)
1991 → Fisher Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
1992 → Wivenhoe Town (loan) 17 (11)
1992–1995 Chelmsford City 150 (63)
1995–1996 Dover Athletic 26 (4)
1996–1998 Crawley Town 59 (29)
1998–1999 Dulwich Hamlet
2001 Welling United
1999–2001 Gravesend & Northfleet
2001–2002 Crawley Town
2002 Dartford
2002 → Hastings Town (loan)
2002 Folkestone Invicta
2002–2003 Maidstone United
2003 Chatham Town
Total 269 (104)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stephen Leonard James "Steve" Restarick (born 28 November 1971) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United alongside a long career in English non-league football.

Career[]

Born in Barking, London, as a schoolboy, Restarick was on the books of London-based clubs Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before moving to Colchester United early in his apprenticeship in 1988. During his second year, he netted 17 goals in 15 games from October to December 1989, including four goals in one game on his 18th birthday. Towards the end of his apprenticeship, Restarick made his one and only Football League appearance, coming on as a substitute for Richard Wilkins during a 1–0 defeat to Peterborough United on 7 April 1990 as Colchester edged closer to relegation to the Conference.[1][3][4]

Despite Colchester's relegation, Restarick was signed on a professional contract, loaned to Bury Town during Autumn 1990, he featured in an experimental side in the Bob Lord Trophy against Fisher Athletic on 21 January 1991, scoring twice in extra-time, his first senior goals for the club, as the U's went on to record a 3–2 victory.[5] Later in March 1991, he joined Fisher on loan alongside fellow youth-team product John Pollard, scoring once in 11 games.[1]

During Colchester's Conference and FA Trophy double-winning season, Restarick contributed goals in three different cup competitions but found first-team opportunities hard to come by, failing to register a league goal. He was loaned to local club Wivenhoe Town for a chunk of the 1991–92 season, finishing as Town's leading scorer with 11 goals in 17 games.[1]

As Colchester were promoted back to the Football League, Restarick was released, joining Chelmsford City where he scored 59 goals in 149 games for the club. This earned him a five-figure fee move to Conference side Dover Athletic, where he could only muster four goals in 26 Conference games. He later played for Crawley Town, Dulwich Hamlet, Welling United, Gravesend & Northfleet and a second spell with Crawley. He then moved to Dartford, turning out on loan at Hastings United before a signing for Folkestone Invicta. He was made player-coach at Maidstone United and then made appearances for Chatham Town before returning to Maidstone as coach in 2006.[1]

In 2014, it was announced that Restarick had been involved in a fraud probe with Maidstone Grammar School, where he had been teaching at the time.[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 200, 201. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  2. ^ a b "Steve Restarick - Players - Colchester United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Peterborough United 1–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Fisher Athletic 2–3 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Fraud probe at grammar school as head of PE is suspended". 10 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Teacher faces trial for 'stealing £25k of school supplies'". 23 March 2015.
  8. ^ Maidstone teacher Steve Restarick spared being struck off after defrauding Maidstone Grammar School out of more than £6,000 (kentonline.co.uk)
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