Gleeson targets double success

Monday 19th May 2008, 10:47AM BST.

Wolves youngster Stephen GleesonWolves’ promotion hopes may have been dashed for another year – but one of their players will be walking out at Wembley in a play-off final as he bids to help his second club out of League Two this season.

Young midfielder Stephen Gleeson helped Stockport into the League Two play-off final against Rochdale after County beat Wycombe 1-0 and 2-1 in aggregate.

Striker Liam Dickinson’s 20th goal of the season in the seventh minute clinched victory after Wycombe skipper Mike Williamson inexplicably allowed the ball to slip under his feet on the halfway line.

That set up a Wembley final against near neighbours Rochdale, who beat Darlington 5-4 on penalties, on Bank Holiday Monday, May 26.

Gleeson’s first goal of the season was the 82nd minute equaliser in the first leg at Adams Park on May 11.

The 19-year-old Republic of Ireland international has played six games for Stockport in his second spell at the club, after scoring twice in 14 appearances last season.

He returned to County after playing four games on loan at Hereford in February and March, Graham Turner’s side going on to clinch automatic promotion.

Gleeson has yet to make his full League debut for Wolves, his only start coming in the Carling Cup since signing professional two years ago.


  1. 1
    dingle til i die

    KEEP GOING LAD! TAKE ALL THE EXPERIENCE U CAN AND MAKE SURE U R CAPTAIN OF WOLVES IN 10YEARS TIME

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    Cheslyn Hay Wolf

    I would like to see Glesson start to appear on the subs bench next season. Will be an asset to to before long.

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    Wolf-08

    I reckon he could do a job for us, along with Mark Davies when he comes back…

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    terryLUCKYLIPSbaggie

    seems to me that if you want to play at wembley you either play for albion or leave the wolves boing boing up the MOWBURY WAY

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    SUPERSTARDJWOLVES

    Be interesting to see how gleeson plays if he impresses will he get in the MM team?

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  6. 6
    Booty

    Not sure about Gleeson, bags of talent but seems a bit lightweight to me, get ‘im on the weights,

    hope he proves me wrong tho!!

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    Patty Cake

    Is that terryLUCKYLIPSbaggie a woman then?

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    Booty

    Terry, I wouldn’t be too vocal about your Wembley exploits if I were you, not got the best track record there have we?

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    Poor little dingles.

    I’ll try again… if he’s any good we’ll have him at the albion… along with hennessy…

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    matt wolves

    in myopinion the way he is going to porgress is at wolves in the first team…. we hav to take these sort of chances because wot i hav sin of him now he looks like a class act. like his goal the other day. just like southampton did on walcott and everton on anichibe he is 17 and he looks 1 of our best players in the next few hyears to come.

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    terryLUCKYLIPSbaggie

    8,booty,but weve bin there mate you aint,BOING BOINGgoing to wembley the MOWBURY WAY

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    nickthegreek

    booty he’s only 19 kid?

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    mk wolves

    9 in your dreams but nice to c tescos like wat we got tel you what swop king kev for eastwood think
    blake and kev would do it for us.

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  14. 14
    rob hindmiarsh

    no 9 it would cos money and you and i both know you wont spend any. so looks like they are staying!!!!

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    Billy Whis-Man

    Watched him perform-entertaining game played for his shirt==Great –Keep up the good work and I hope you will be with us next year with all the other Missing youngster–Great Good Luck in the Final

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    Slough Wolf

    Gleeson has the potential to be a really good player. Hope he gets that chance at Wolves and not offloaded to some lower league club.

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    blondewolf

    good luck!nice to see one of our lads at wembley!

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    Steve bull stand

    I hope Gleeson and Mark Davies are given their chance by Wolves next season. I think they are both better players than the likes of Darren Gibson.

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    terryLUCKYLIPSbaggie

    17,blondwilf, are you guin to wembley to see him it will be the only chance you get,boing boing went to wembley the MOWBURY WAY

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    Irene Gleeson

    Hi Im related to Steven Gleeson from Dublin.
    The best of luck to Stockport in the Wembley final

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    Illicit Wolf

    lol at 20, might be true, but you’ve spelt his first name wrong pmsl

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