Ian Atkins
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Leslie Atkins[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 January 1957||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (Scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
1973–1975 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1982 | Shrewsbury Town | 279 | (55) |
1982–1984 | Sunderland | 77 | (6) |
1984–1985 | Everton | 7 | (1) |
1985–1988 | Ipswich Town | 77 | (4) |
1988–1990 | Birmingham City | 93 | (6) |
1990–1991 | Colchester United | 41 | (7) |
1991–1992 | Birmingham City | 8 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Cambridge United | 2 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | (0) |
Total | 591 | (79) | |
Managerial career | |||
1990–1991 | Colchester United | ||
1992–1993 | Cambridge United | ||
1993–1994 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
1994–1999 | Northampton Town | ||
2000 | Chester City | ||
2000–2001 | Carlisle United | ||
2001–2004 | Oxford United | ||
2004–2005 | Bristol Rovers | ||
2006 | Torquay United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957) is an English
.His first managerial role came as
Playing career
Atkins was born in the
Atkins was signed by
Ipswich Town signed Atkins in September 1985 from Everton for a £100,000 fee, making his debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Leicester City on 28 September.[6] He was captain of the club during his stint with Town, making 77 league appearances, although he could not help prevent Ipswich being relegated from the First to the Second Division.[7] Atkins joined hometown team Birmingham City in March 1988, making 93 appearances and scoring six goals.[6][8]
Managerial career
Atkins' managerial career began at
After leaving Colchester, Atkins returned to Birmingham City as player-coach, but made only eight appearances between 1991 and 1992.[8][10] In December 1992, Atkins took the managers position at Cambridge United, but spent just six months with the club, unable to prevent them from relegation.[9] He returned to Sunderland as assistant manager to Terry Butcher in 1993, before being sacked alongside Butcher. Atkins was approached to succeed Steve Beaglehole as manager of Doncaster Rovers in January 1994, making seven appearances as player-manager. He left in the summer of 1994 following disagreements with club owner Ken Richardson.[12]
Atkins became manager of Northampton Town in January 1995[13] and was quick to turn around the fortunes of the club.[9] He took Northampton to Wembley twice, in the 1997 Football League Third Division play-off final, which Northampton won 1–0 against Swansea City to gain promotion to the Second Division, and the 1998 Football League Second Division play-off final, which the team lost to Grimsby Town 1–0.[3] The following season, Northampton were relegated back to the Third Division, and Atkins departed in October 1999.[9][13]
His next challenge was at
Atkins was at Bristol Rovers for just over a year, and he was sacked after a disappointing start to the 2005–06 season.[citation needed] He returned to management in April 2006 when tasked with the seemingly impossible task of keeping Torquay United in the Football League, after joining the club as an advisor to John Cornforth the previous month.[21][22] However, a run of four straight wins and a draw on the last day of the season lifted Torquay out of the relegation zone, and then Atkins was appointed manager for the following season.[23] However, on 27 November 2006, Atkins was replaced as manager by Czech international star Luboš Kubík.[24] Atkins was offered the role of Director of Football, but turned it down.[25][26]
Since leaving Torquay, Atkins went on to work as a recruitment officer throughout Europe for
As of August 2019 he is currently a scout at
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Colchester United | 1 June 1990 | 30 June 1991 | 51 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 58.8 |
Cambridge United | 4 December 1992 | 31 July 1993 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24.1 |
Northampton Town | 10 January 1995 | 7 October 1999 | 248 | 89 | 72 | 87 | 35.9 |
Chester City | 20 January 2000 | 31 May 2000 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31.6 |
Carlisle United | 1 June 2000 | 12 July 2001 | 52 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 25.0 |
Oxford United | 23 November 2001 | 21 March 2004 | 122 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 38.5 |
Bristol Rovers | 26 April 2004 | 22 September 2005 | 68 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 30.9 |
Torquay United | 13 April 2006 | 4 December 2006 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 31.0 |
Total | 618 | 222 | 183 | 213 | 35.9 |
Honours
Player
Shrewsbury Town
- Welsh Cup: 1976–77, 1978–79[13]
- Division Three: 1978–79[13]
- Division Four promotion: 1974–75[13]
Everton
Birmingham City
- Division Three promotion: 1991–92[13]
Manager
Northampton Town
- Third Division play-offs: 1996–97[13]
Individual
- League Two Manager of the Month: April 2006[33]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "Ian Atkins – Football Stats – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Ian Atkins interview". Total Football Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Ian Atkins – Q&A". The Roker End. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Ian Atkins – evertonfpf.org". Everton Former Players Foundation. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Ian Atkins". Pride of Anglia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Atkins of Town – Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Ian Atkins". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Wembley... Ten Years On... Part Fourteen... Ian Atkins". A Load of Cobblers. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b Hudson, Matt (11 August 2013). "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Matches for Ian Atkins". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Ian Atkins profile". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Forward Productions. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Ian Atkins". League Managers Association. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "May 2000 news". chester-city.co.uk. Steve Mansley. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Bateman, Steve. "End of the line for Atkins?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Atkins leaves Carlisle". BBC Sport. 11 July 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Cardiff sack Atkins". BBC Sport. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Atkins handed contract". BBC Sport. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Oxford suspend Atkins". BBC Sport. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Rix gets Oxford job". BBC Sport. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Atkins moves to struggling Gulls". BBC Sport. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Atkins takes over as Torquay manager". BBC Sport. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Atkins stays at Plainmoor". BBC Devon. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Czech star Kubik named Gulls boss". BBC Sport. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Atkins sorry to bow out with loss". BBC Sport. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ Joint, Laura (27 November 2006). "Torquay's Czech mate". BBC Devon. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Seven-a-side". BBC Suffolk. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ McCartney, Aidan (10 October 2016). "Ian Atkins: Why Everton's loss is Aston Villa's gain". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (12 August 2019). "Ivan Rakitic and Aston Villa exit – The inside story on latest Wolves transfer addition". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Managerial Record". coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Ian Atkins – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Cole, Sean (30 May 2018). "Blue-eyed boys – Ian Atkins". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Manager of the Month". LMA. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links
- Ian Atkins at Soccerbase
- Ian Atkins management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Ian Atkins at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database