Playing position Name Steve Tupling | Years Team Role Footballer Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 51) | ||
Stephen "Steve" Tupling (born 11 July 1964) is an English former professional footballer born in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, who played as a midfielder in the Football League.
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Playing career
Tupling began his football career with Middlesbrough, but never played league football for the club, and then played in the Football League for Carlisle United, Darlington (two spells), Newport County, Cardiff City, Torquay United, Exeter City (both on loan), and Hartlepool United. He played non-league football for Gateshead after his second spell with Darlington.
Hartlepool United F.C. career
Tupling made his Hartlepool United debut on 26 December 1989 in a 4–1 home win against Scarborough. In the 1989–90 season he started 26 games and scored once, in a 2–1 home win against Rochdale on 10 March 1990. The following season he started 40 league games and scored twice, in the first game of the season in a 3–2 win away at Chesterfield and in the reverse fixture in January 1991, and helped the club to promotion from the Fourth Division. In the Third Division, Tupling started only 17 league games and did not score; his last game for the club was also the last game of the 1991–92 season, a 1–0 win at home to A.F.C. Bournemouth.
Teaching career
After football, he went into teaching. He is currently a P.E. teacher at Whitley Bay High School.