Vince Overson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent David Overson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Carlisle United (Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Corby Town | ||
| – | Long Buckby | ||
| 1978–1979 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1986 | Burnley | 211 | (6) |
| 1986–1991 | Birmingham City | 182 | (3) |
| 1991–1996 | Stoke City | 170 | (6) |
| 1996–1998 | Burnley | 8 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Halifax Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 573 | (15) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | Padiham | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ramsbottom United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Vincent David "Vince" Overson (born 15 May 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League for Burnley, Birmingham City, Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town over a 20-year career.
Overson was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and followed his brother Richard to Burnley after playing non-league football with Corby Town and Long Buckby. He turned professional in November 1979 and spent seven seasons at Turf Moor making 254 appearances scoring seven goals. During that time Burnley suffered relegation three times whilst they won the Third Division title in 1981–82.
He joined Birmingham City in June 1986 and captained Birmingham to success in the 1991 Football League Trophy where they defeated Tranmere Rovers. After making 213 appearances for Birmingham in five seasons he followed manager Lou Macari to Stoke City with a fee of £55,000 being decided at a tribunal. He fitted in well with fellow defenders John Butler, Ian Cranson and Lee Sandford and in 1991–92 Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to although they did beat County in the 1992 Football League Trophy Final. Stoke won the Second Division title in 1992–93 after going on a club record unbeaten run of 25 games. Overson played in 52 matches in 1993–94 and 43 in 1994–95. After playing in the first 22 matches in 1995–96 he sustained a calf injury against Sunderland and was released by the club at the end of the season after making 215 appearances.
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