{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Steve Snape |fullname = Steven Edward Snape |image = Steve_Snape_Swinton_Lions.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|9|17|df=y}} |birth_place = Manchester, England |height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} |weight = |position = Left centre |club1 = Swinton Lions |year1start = 1984 |year1end = 92 |appearances1 = 216 |tries1 = 49 |goals1 = 1 |fieldgoals1 = 2 |points1 = 200 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/steve-snape/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=22192 |title=Steve Snape |access-date=1 August 2025}}</ref> }}
'''Steve Snape''' (born 17 September 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Swinton, as a left-{{rlp|ce}} or {{rlp|so}}, and occasionally as a right-{{rlp|ce}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==Background== Steve Snape was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
==Playing career== Steve Snape played in Swinton's victory in the Championship Second Division during the 1984–85 season and earned promotion from the Championship Second Division to the Championship First Division,<ref name="Celebrate 25th anniversary of Swinton’s championship">{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-swintons-championship-892733|title=Celebrate 25th anniversary of Swinton’s championship|publisher=manchestereveningnews.co.uk|date=24 June 2010|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> finishing runner-up during the 1986–87 season and earned promotion from the Championship Second Division to the Championship First Division, and finishing third during the 1990–91 Rugby Football League season and earned promotion from the Championship Second Division to the Championship First Division. His career with Swinton was brought to a somewhat premature end during the 1992–93 season following disagreements with the club's board, regarding the sale of the Station Road stadium, and the club's subsequent move to Gigg Lane in Bury, Greater Manchester.{{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}
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