{{short description|English footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Steven Rigg | fullname = Steven James Rigg<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |title=The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 |publisher=The Football League |page=69 |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616201258/http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|6|30}} | birth_place = Keswick, England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | currentclub = Workington | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = 2000–2009 | youthclubs1 = Keswick | years1 = 2009–2012 | clubs1 = Keswick | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2012–2014 | clubs2 = Penrith | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 64 | years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Carlisle United | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Barrow (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Queen of the South | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Carlisle United | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Chorley | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = → Workington (loan) | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2018 | clubs9 = Erie Commodores FC | caps9 = ? | goals9 = ? | years10 = 2018–2019 | clubs10 = Gateshead | caps10 = 44 | goals10 = 9 | years11 = 2019–2021 | clubs11 = Dover Athletic | caps11 = 42 | goals11 = 2 | years12 = 2021– | clubs12 = Workington | caps12 = 130 | goals12 = 38 | club-update = 20:40, 28 April 2025 (UTC) }}
'''Steven James Rigg''' (born 30 June 1992) is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Workington.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Erie_Commodores/status/984508237054537729 Erie Commodores FC at Twitter]‚ twitter.com, 12 May 2018</ref> Rigg has previously played for Keswick, Penrith, Barrow, Queen of the South and Carlisle United in two spells with the club.
==Career== Rigg began his senior career with Northern League club Penrith. Rigg had previously represented Keswick at youth level. Whilst at Penrith, Rigg was employed as a forester at the National Trust.<ref name="forestry">{{cite news|title=How Steven Rigg's plotted a path from non-league to Carlisle United|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/how-steven-rigg-s-plotted-a-path-from-non-league-to-carlisle-united-1.1167680|accessdate=15 October 2014|work=News & Star|date=10 October 2014}}</ref>
In July 2014, Rigg signed for League Two club Carlisle United on a one-year professional contract.<ref>{{Cite news |title=CONTRACTS: Local lad makes step up |url=http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/riggsigns17july14-1764684.aspx |publisher=Carlisle United F.C |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> Rigg signed after a two-week trial period.<ref name="forestry"/> He debuted in the Football League on 4 October 2014 and also scored in a 3–0 win over Hartlepool United.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Hartlepool 0–3 Carlisle United ''(Match report)'' |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29388967|work=BBC Sport|date= 4 October 2014|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref> On 13 November 2014, Rigg signed a new one-year deal keeping him at the club until the summer of 2016.
On 26 November 2015, Rigg signed for National League Premier club Barrow until January 2016. Rigg was stretchered off on his debut for Barrow, after coming on as a substitute. Rigg suffered ligament damage which was detected after his injured ankle was x-rayed at Kendal Hospital and his loan spell was subsequently cut short.
Rigg was released by Carlisle and signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South of the Scottish Championship when his contract expired at the end of June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cwherald.com/a/archive/rigg-links-up-with-skelton-at-queen-of-the-south.458782.html |title=Rigg links up with Skelton at Queen of the South |newspaper=Cumberland & Westmorland Herald |date=3 June 2016 |accessdate=15 October 2016}}</ref> Rigg's contract at ''Queens'' wasn't renewed during May 2017, so he released after one season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/news-3577 |title=Squad update |publisher=Queen of the South FC |date=6 May 2017 |accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref>
On 12 October 2017, Rigg rejoined the ''Cumbrians'' on a short-term contract after being given training facilities with the Brunton Park club to regain his fitness after suffering from a long-term injury whilst playing for the ''Doonhamers''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/football/carlisle-united/16749012.steven-rigg-rejoins-carlisle-united-on-short-term-deal/|title=Steven Rigg rejoins Carlisle United on short-term deal|website=News and Star|date=12 October 2017 }}</ref>
In June 2019 he moved from Gateshead to Dover Athletic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/sport/dover-sign-gateshead-striker-206926/|title=Dover sign Gateshead striker|date=19 June 2019|website=Kent Online}}</ref> Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Rigg was out of contract and had left the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doverathletic.com/news/retained-and-released-list/|title=RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST|website=www.doverathletic.com|date=5 May 2021|accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref> On 4 July 2021, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Workington, rejoining the club where he had a loan spell in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/19418584.ex-carlisle-united-penrith-man-steven-rigg-makes-workington-reds-move/|title=Ex-Carlisle United and Penrith man Steven Rigg makes Workington Reds move|website=News & Star|date=4 July 2021|accessdate=7 January 2022|first=Jon|last=Colman}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 26 April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Carlisle United |2014–15<ref name="SR14">{{soccerbase season|77352|2014|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|League Two |28||6||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT">Appearances in the Football League Trophy</ref>||0||29||6 |- |2015–16<ref name="SR15">{{soccerbase season|77352|2015|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> |8||0||0||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/>||0||10||0 |- !colspan="2"|Carlisle total !36!!6!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!39!!6 |- |Barrow (loan) |2015–16<ref name="SR15"/> |National League |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- |Queen of the South |2016–17<ref name="SR16">{{soccerbase season|77352|2016|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |10||0||0||0||4||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||2||16||2 |- |Carlisle United |2017–18<ref name="SR17">{{soccerbase season|77352|2017|accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> |League Two |3||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="EFT">Appearance in the EFL Trophy</ref>||0||4||0 |- |Chorley |2017–18 |National League North |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- |Workington (loan) |2017–18 |Northern Premier Division |12||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||12||4 |- |Gateshead |2018–19<ref name="SR18">{{soccerbase season|77352|2018|accessdate=18 November 2020}}</ref> |National League |44||9||2||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=FAT}}||0||47||10 |- |rowspan="3"|Dover Athletic |2019–20<ref name="SR19">{{soccerbase season|77352|2019|accessdate=18 November 2020}}</ref> |National League |30||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}||0||33||1 |- |2020–21<ref name="SR20">{{soccerbase season|77352|2020|accessdate=18 November 2020}}</ref> |National League |12||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||13||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42!!2!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!46!!2 |- |rowspan="5"|Workington |2021–22<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/workington-afc/appearances/2021-2022/steven-rigg/929029|title=Workington AFC – Appearances – Steven Rigg|website=Football Web Pages|accessdate=7 January 2022}}</ref> |NPL Division One West |26||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||27||6 |- |2022–23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/workington-afc/appearances/2022-2023/steven-rigg/929029|title=Workington AFC – Appearances – Steven Rigg|website=Football Web Pages|accessdate=28 April 2025}}</ref> |NPL Division One West |32||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||5||2||39||8 |- |2023–24<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/workington-afc/appearances/2023-2024/steven-rigg/929029|title=Workington AFC – Appearances – Steven Rigg|website=Football Web Pages|accessdate=28 April 2025}}</ref> |NPL Premier Division |35||10||1||1||colspan="2"|—||3||1||39||12 |- |2024–25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/workington-afc/appearances/2024-2025/steven-rigg/929029|title=Workington AFC – Appearances – Steven Rigg|website=Football Web Pages|accessdate=28 April 2025}}</ref> |NPL Premier Division |37||17||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||4||41||21 |- !colspan="2"|Total !130!!38!!4!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!7!!146!!47 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !279!!59!!9!!3!!5!!0!!19!!9!!312!!71 |} {{notelist}} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|steven-rigg/355719}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigg, Steven}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People from Keswick, Cumbria Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Penrith A.F.C. players Category:Carlisle United F.C. players Category:Barrow A.F.C. players Category:Queen of the South F.C. players Category:Chorley F.C. players Category:Workington A.F.C. players Category:Gateshead F.C. players Category:Dover Athletic F.C. players Category:Northern Football League players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Northern Premier League players Category:Footballers from Cumbria Category:21st-century English sportsmen