Steve Lomas is one of the most popular and richest Northern Irish footballer who was born on January 18, 1974 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Stephen Martin Lomas (born 18 January 1974) is an Northern Irish former professional footballer and manager. His last managerial job was at Championship team Millwall.
On August 31, 2005 He was released on a no-cost transfer and was signed to Queens Park Rangers.
After leaving Gillingham, Lomas took up a coaching role at Norwich City before managing St Neots Town. from 23 March 2009, until July 2010, leading the club to their most successful season for 40 years. He left the club briefly in January 2010, following the departure of chairman John Delaney, but returned after Delaney had been reinstated as Chairman. Lomas resigned from St Neots in July 2010 to pursue his ambition to manage at a league club. At the end of February 2011 he accepted the position of reserve team manager at West Ham United.
In November 2011, Lomas signed a 2 ⁄2 -year deal to manage Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone following the departure of Derek McInnes to English Championship team Bristol City. Shortly after signing the deal to become first team manager he was joined by former Northern Ireland goalkeeper and Lisburn Distillery manager Tommy Wright who had agreed to join the club as an assistant to Lomas. In his first season as manager of St Johnstone, Lomas took the club to a top 6 finish for the first time since 1999.
The club then signed him into West Ham United in 1997 for a cost that was PS2.5 million. His West Ham debut on 9 April 1997, in the 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough His first goal came on the 3rd December 1997, during a 4-1 loss to Crystal Palace. He played in 227 matches and scored 13 goals. He was named captain of the club and part of the West Ham team which won the Intertoto Cup in 1999.
