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Steve Mildenhall

Steve Mildenhall, English footballer

Born
May 13, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1979

About Steve Mildenhall

Stephen James Mildenhall (born 13 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at Swindon Town. As a player he was a goalkeeper, he made almost 500 appearances in the Football League and over 500 games in total including cup games between 1995 and 2017. He began his career at Swindon Town youth academy and was added to the club's first team in 1995. While with Swindon he was loaned out to non-league sides Gloucester City and Salisbury City before moving on to Notts County in 2001, Oldham Athletic in 2004 and Grimsby Town a year later. In 2006, he signed with Yeovil Town where he spent two years before signing with Southend United in 2008 and Millwall in 2010. In May 2013, he signed for Bristol Rovers where he remained for four years. On 3 May 2014, Mildenhall played the duration of a 1–0 home defeat to Mansfield Town, Colin Daniel's first-half goal condemning Rovers to relegation out of the Football League for the first time in 94 years.

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The world when Steve Mildenhall was born

Steve Mildenhall was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Steve Mildenhall's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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