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{{Short description|English football player and manager (born 1956)}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Steve Wicks
| fullname       =
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1956|10|03|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], England
| height         = 6 ft 2 in<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=122 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}</ref>
| position       = [[Centre-half]]
| youthyears1    = 1973–1974 
| youthclubs1    = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| years1         = 1974–1978 
| caps1          = 118 
| goals1         = 5 
| clubs1         = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| years2         = 1978–1979 
| caps2          = 24  
| goals2         = 0 
| clubs2         = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
| years3         = 1979–1981 
| caps3          = 73  
| goals3         = 0 
| clubs3         = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| years4         = 1981–1982 
| caps4          = 14  
| goals4         = 1 
| clubs4         = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| years5         = 1981–1986 
| caps5          = 116 
| goals5         = 6 
| clubs5         = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| years6         = 1986–1988 
| caps6          = 32  
| goals6         = 1 
| clubs6         = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| nationalyears1 = 1975 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England Youth]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1982
| nationalteam2  = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps2  = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1  = 1992
| managerclubs1  = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]]
| manageryears2  = 1993–1994 
| managerclubs2  = [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]]
| manageryears3  = 1995 
| managerclubs3  = [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]
| manageryears4  = 1996
| managerclubs4  = [[Woodlands Wellington FC|Woodlands Wellington]]
| manageryears5  = 1997–1998 
| managerclubs5  = [[Selangor FA]]
}}

'''Steve Wicks''' (born 3 October 1956) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-half]], most notably played for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in the 1970s and 1980s. Wicks made his debut for Chelsea aged 19 in 1975. After initially leaving QPR for Crystal Palace in 1981 he returned to QPR in March 1982, but was cup-tied for their appearance in the [[1982 FA Cup Final]].

Over his two spells at QPR he was part of the successful side that won the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] Championship in 1983 and appeared in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] Final in 1986.

He later moved into management with [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]], and in the [[Football League]] at that time with [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]], and then [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] where he held the post for only 42 days. He then moved abroad and managed in Singapore with [[Woodlands Wellington F.C.|Woodlands Wellington]] and subsequently Malaysian side [[Selangor FA]] from 1997 to 1998. He is currently{{when|date=August 2019}} working at Queens Park Rangers football club as part of the corporate hospitality team. He is the father of [[Matt Wicks]] who was on the books at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and played for [[Brighton and Hove Albion]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/970778.stm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713200554/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/970778.stm | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 July 2012 | title=Brighton clinch Wicks deal | publisher=BBC Sport | date=13 October 2000 | access-date=1 June 2011}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/4436/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723230034/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/4436/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 July 2008|title=Steve Wicks|website =Up The Posh|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> After retiring from football Wicks got offered a managing job in Malaysia and Singapore, which he took, and all his family moved with him. He enjoyed the time away but returned to England five years later.

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{NeilBrownPlayers|player6/stevewicks}}

{{Crawley Town F.C. managers}}
{{Scarborough F.C. managers}}
{{Lincoln City F.C. managers}}
{{Woodlands Wellington F.C. managers}}
{{Selangor F.C. managers}}
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