Alex Stepney
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Stepney in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Cyril Stepney | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitcham, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 35 | (0) |
| 1963–1966 | Millwall | 137 | (0) |
| 1966 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 1966–1978 | Manchester United | 433 | (2) |
| 1979–1980 | Dallas Tornado | 54 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | → Altrincham (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Altrincham | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 678 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| England U23 | |||
| 1968 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Cyril Stepney (born 18 September 1942) is an English former footballer who was Manchester United's goalkeeper when they became the first English club to win the European Cup.
Stepney held the record for most appearances by a goalkeeper for Manchester United until May 2023, when he was surpassed by David de Gea.