14 Aug 2026 12:17:58
Random one but I was watching some of Crouchy’s best goals, and one of them was assisted by Finnan. Got me wondering what happened to him. I also rated him highly; he was very consistent and a great crosser.
Anyway, on reading I hear he killed an 81 year old man by speeding in 2005 for which he served no sentence.
After leaving Liverpool he didn’t play much for his next two teams. He then worked as a property developer and was sued by his brother and last year filed for bankruptcy.
What a fall from grace and I cannot believe he went unpunished for killing that man, shocking really, though sounds like karma got him in the end.
14 Aug 2026 13:03:00
"We've gorra a right back called Steve Finnan"...
14 Aug 2026 13:38:50
It is a shame, MoT.
From other posts here a few years back, I'm sure he was pretty much a recluse who shunned the limelight and didn't enjoy fame.
I do, however, have a rare original signature of his (along with most of the rest of the team in 2006)!
14 Aug 2026 15:03:56
Indeed Zed, he was always one of my favourites from that era.
Pretty call to have all those signatures.
14 Aug 2026 13:36:43
What a bizarre and truly ignorant malicious comment. You know nothing about the incident or how it affected finnan and you're on here spewing like you're god.
Go find the man himself since you're super interested in a 20 year old incident and say it to his face.
14 Aug 2026 16:31:58
An underrated and reliable player, imo. Did not know about the controversy in his personal life, that's wild considering he always seemed like the quiet type who never got in any sort of trouble.
Was reading up on the incident; he was doing 58 in a 30. He avoided sentencing because expert crash analysis determined his speed wasn't the causing factor, and had he been travelling at the speed limit, the incident would have still occurred.
Witnesses also testified that the victim stepped out in the road unexpectedly, at a place he shouldn't have. Finnan swerved immediately and managed to avoid hitting the victim head on, but the gentleman was clipped by Finnan's wing mirror, which knocked him to the ground, causing fractures to his legs and head trauma. The gentleman passed away 5 weeks later due to complications from his injuries, pneumonia being the eventual cause, with his age seeming to be a considerable factor in his inability to recover.
A very unfortunate incident indeed.
He wasn't sued by his brother; it was the other way around. Steve and his brother Sean had a joint venture in property management. Steve provided a lot of the funding through personal loans and Sean managed the operation. By 2016, Steve noticed the companies had no money, despite significant investment.
Sean was found to be mismanaging the funds, and so Steve took him to court, eventually settling for £4m in damages, but Sean never paid, instead filing for bankruptcy. Steve, of course, was left with massive loans and legal fees, which he couldn't afford to pay, that on top of several failed lawsuits for negligence against 2 soliciting firms that formerly represented him, resulted in him eventually having to file for bankruptcy.
Seems Finnan should have stayed in Spain.
14 Aug 2026 16:37:59
Inconclusive evidence he was at fault for it.
14 Aug 2026 17:37:52
Doing twice the speed limit and yet that wasn't a factor. If he managed to swerve at 60, imagine his reaction time at 30mph.
14 Aug 2026 17:44:58
He was Mr consistent, Finnan, good player.