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Stephen Leonard "Steve" Palmer (born 31 March 1968 in Brighton) is an English former professional footballer who was previously the academy recruitment manager of Championship side Watford. He played as a defender from 1989 until 2006 notably played in the Premier League for Ipswich Town, before later going on to Watford, Queens Park Rangers and Milton Keynes Dons. ==Playing career== He turned professional with Ipswich Town in 1989 and spent six years at the club before making a £135,000 move to Watford. Palmer established himself as a first team regular during another near six-year spell at Vicarage Road and his departure on a free transfer in July 2001 caused some consternation amongst the club's supporters.〔(Gone but not Forgotten: Steve Palmer )〕 Whilst at the club he broke the record for wearing every numbered shirt from 1 to 14 in the 1997–98 season.〔(Knowledge – do Woking have the best Wembley record ever? ) guardian.co.uk〕 Placed in goal for the kick-off of the season's final home match versus A.F.C. Bournemouth, he swapped shirts with goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain early in the game. He completed the set by wearing Jason Lee's number 9 shirt in the final match away at Fulham – in which Watford won the Division 2 title. Watford secured back-to-back promotion the following season, with Palmer voted Player of the Season. Palmer signed for Queens Park Rangers in July 2001 and made his debut in August of that year in a 1–0 win against Stoke City. He was captain and ever present in what was QPR's first season in the third tier since 1966–67. In total Palmer made 95 league appearances for QPR, scoring 5 goals. After leaving QPR in 2004 Palmer signed for Milton Keynes Dons, playing for the club for two seasons, scoring once against Blackpool. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Palmer (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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