Ian Branfoot
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Grant Branfoot | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
Position(s) |
Full-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Gateshead | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1969 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | (0) |
1969–1973 | Doncaster Rovers | 156 | (5) |
1973–1977 | Lincoln City | 166 | (11) |
Total | 358 | (16) | |
Managerial career | |||
1984–1989 | Reading | ||
1991–1994 | Southampton | ||
1994–1996 | Fulham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ian Grant Branfoot (born 26 January 1947[1]) is an English former football player and manager.
Born in
Football League debut in 1965. After 42 senior appearances for the club he left in 1969–70 for Doncaster Rovers.[1] He made over 150 League appearances for Rovers, and after moving to Lincoln City in 1973–74, he went on to make over 150 league appearances for the Imps as well.[1]
Branfoot was manager of
Full Members Cup beating Luton Town 4–1 at Wembley.[3]
He became manager of Southampton in June 1991, remaining in this position until January 1994. He then managed Fulham between 1994 and 1996.[2] Branfoot later had a spell at Sunderland as academy director and at Leeds United as a scout. He also coached at Winchester College.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Ian Branfoot at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b Ian Branfoot management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ISBN 9781859836583.
- ^ Fissler, Neil (13 August 2017). "Where Are They Now? We catch up with Reading's 1985-86 Division Three champions". The Football League Paper – via PressReader.
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