John Deehan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Matthew Deehan | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1979 | Aston Villa | 110 | (40) |
| 1979–1981 | West Bromwich Albion | 47 | (5) |
| 1981–1986 | Norwich City | 162 | (62) |
| 1986–1988 | Ipswich Town | 49 | (11) |
| 1988–1990 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1990 | Barnsley | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 379 | (120) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1979 | England U21 | 7 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Norwich City | ||
| 1995–1998 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2002 | Aston Villa (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Matthew Deehan (born 6 August 1957) is an English former football manager and player.
During his playing career he was a footballer from 1975 until 1990 and is most well known for his spells as a striker for Aston Villa and Norwich City. He also played for West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Barnsley. He was also capped seven times at England U21 level, scoring six goals.
Since retiring Deehan initially returned to Norwich as a coach and had a spell as manager during their 1994/95
Career
As a player
Born in
He was a competent goalscorer from an early age, breaking the 10-goal barrier in the league for three successive seasons by the age of 22.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Deehan into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame in recognition of his contribution as a player.[citation needed]
In the summer of 1986, he left Norwich to join Ipswich Town in a player exchange deal that saw Trevor Putney move to Carrow Road. His final season at Norwich had seen him collected a Second Division title medal, but his form was less impressive than in previous seasons with just four goals from 26 league games.[3]
From 1988 until 1990 he was player-coach at Manchester City, where he worked under the management of former Norwich assistant Mel Machin, before returning to Norwich City as Mike Walker's assistant in the summer of 1992.
Management and Coaching
He helped coach an unfancied Canaries side to a surprise third-place finish in the inaugural
Deehan's absence from football did not last long. He began the 1995–96 season as manager of Wigan Athletic in the Football League Third Division, and after two seasons at the helm he guided them to the Division Three title and promotion to Division Two. After safeguarding Wigan's survival in 1997–98, he accepted the assistant manager's job at Sheffield United and for one season worked under Steve Bruce. Deehan's time at Bramall Lane was unsuccessful and he resigned after the club failed to get near the Division One playoff places.[citation needed]
After leaving Sheffield United, Deehan worked again with Steve Bruce at Huddersfield Town, in the 1999–2000 season. After leaving the Yorkshire club, he made a football comeback with
In October 2003, Deehan became Director of Football at
In September 2008, Deehan expressed interest in the vacant manager's post at League Two side Grimsby Town, saying: "I think Grimsby Town is a good club and a good opportunity for any manager. Whenever I've been to Blundell Park, I've been impressed with the set-up and the positive approach to football."[7] Despite his interest Deehan failed to land the Grimsby job, which was given to Mike Newell.
On 21 January 2009, he was appointed as Chief Scout of Norwich City Football Club in part of the new management team alongside three of his former players – Bryan Gunn as First Team Manager, Ian Crook as first team coach [8] and Ian Butterworth as Assistant Manager.
In December 2009, Deehan became
On 17 March 2010, he was announced as Head of Recruitment (Director of Football) at Grimsby Town in order to work with manager Neil Woods and his assistant Chris Casper. It was touted that Deeham would be a possible replacement for Woods if the club are relegated from the Football League. However, after the conclusion of the 09/10 season, which eventually brought relegation Deehan's contract was not renewed and he left the club 20 May 2010.[citation needed]
On 25 January 2012, Deehan was appointed Director of Football at
Personal life
In March 2022, his family have said for the last 6 years that Deehan has been battling with dementia.[11]
References
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Football photographic encyclopedia". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Flown From the Nest - John Deehan". Ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Deehan joy at Villa role". BBC Sport. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ "Lincoln City sack boss Schofield". BBC Sport. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ "Decision time for Grimsby as Buckley gets the boot...again". GiveMeFootball.com. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rae, Richard (9 December 2009). "Kettering assistant John Deehan sacked after extra-time defeat at Leeds". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Lee Harper considers future as Kettering manager". BBC Sport. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Former Norwich City player and manager battling dementia". Eastern Daily Press. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.