Steve Arnold

Early career

Arnold began his career in the Boreham Wood academy, before spending six months with Arsenal's under-15 team in 2005. He joined Norwich City's youth system later that year, signing as an academy scholar after a trial match against Rushden & Diamonds. A regular for the under-18 team, Arnold also trained with the first team and was an unused substitute in a League Cup match against Rotherham United on 19 September 2006. He signed a one-year professional contract on 11 May 2007, with the option of a further year, but made no first-team appearances. He was released on 6 May 2008, in part due to the emergence of goalkeepers Declan Rudd and Jed Steer.

Grays Athletic and Eastleigh

A month after his release from Norwich, Arnold signed a one-year contract with Conference Premier club Grays Athletic on 12 June 2008. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2008–09 season in a 3–1 defeat away to Weymouth. After starting the first three matches, he did not feature again until December 2008, when he kept the first clean sheet of his career in a 1–0 victory at Ebbsfleet United on 26 December 2008. He made 18 appearances as Grays avoided relegation, and left the club upon the expiry of his contract in June 2009. Without a club at the start of the 2009–10 season, Arnold spent a week on trial with Brentford in October 2009, playing 45 minutes in a reserve match against Queens Park Rangers. No move followed, and he joined Conference South club Eastleigh on…

Arnold was called up to the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, for a friendly against Malta under-21s in February 2009. He appeared as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 victory on 17 February 2009.

As of end of 2025–26 season

Born in Welham Green, Hertfordshire, Arnold played as a goalkeeper from a young age and aspired to emulate David Seaman and Peter Schmeichel. He is a lifelong supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.