Mick Wadsworth
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Wadsworth[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 November 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1977 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1985 | Matlock Town | ||
1993–1996 | Carlisle United | ||
1996–1999 | Scarborough | ||
1999 | Colchester United | ||
2001–2002 | Oldham Athletic | ||
2002–2003 | Huddersfield Town | ||
2003–2004 |
DR Congo | ||
2005–2006 | Beira-Mar | ||
2008 | Gretna (caretaker) | ||
2009 | Chester City | ||
2010–2011 | Hartlepool United | ||
2013 | Celtic Nation | ||
2014 | Sheffield F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Wadsworth (born 3 November 1950) is an English football coach and former player.
Born in
Playing career
Although Wadsworth played in
A
Coaching career
The FA
In 1985, Wadsworth was appointed as an FA regional coach in the north-west region of England, a position he would hold until 1991, when he became a Technical Co-ordinator on the FA's Excellence Programme, working on the futures of promising youngsters. Between 1988 and 1992, he was also an official match observer for the
Wadsworth also coached some of the FA's representative teams during his time in their employ, including a coaching role with the national team at the
Carlisle United Manager
In 1993, Wadsworth was offered a coaching role at
After a poor start to 1995–96 in Division Two, Wadsworth resigned from his post as Director of Coaching.
Scarborough
In January 1996 Wadsworth became the assistant to the inexperienced Gary Megson at Norwich City. Norwich were to finish the season 16th of 24 in Division One. At the end of the disastrous season he moved to Scarborough as manager and took the club to the play-off semi-finals in his second season.
Colchester United Manager and St Kitts & Nevis Coach
In January 1999 Wadsworth left Scarborough to manage Colchester United. He brought in a host of new players and the club escaped from relegation by finishing 18th in Division Two that May. In the close-season, he released a number of the fans favourite players including Joe Dunne and Tony Adcock. Wadsworth held a short-term coaching role with St. Kitts & Nevis. Not long afterwards, however, Wadsworth resigned from Colchester on 25 August 1999 citing difficulties with commuting from his home at Pontefract.[2]
Newcastle United Assistant Manager
It was therefore somewhat ironic that after leaving Colchester, Wadsworth spent two weeks working with Steve Coppell even further south at Crystal Palace before becoming assistant manager to Sir Bobby Robson at Newcastle United.
In May 2000, Newcastle finished 11th in the Premier League, a position they would repeat in 2001.
Southampton Assistant Manager, Oldham Athletic Manager
Wadsworth was to leave Newcastle in June 2001, without telling Sir Bobby, to become assistant manager to Stuart Gray at Southampton. In November the duo were sacked after a very poor start to the season. The following month he was appointed manager of Oldham Athletic but was fired at the end of the season after finishing ninth in Division Two.
Huddersfield Town Manager
After
Congo national team
In November 2003 he was appointed manager of
Beira-Mar and Shrewsbury Town
In June 2004, he was appointed manager of Portuguese club
Gretna and Chester City
Wadsworth was appointed Director of Club Development at Scottish side
Wadsworth was then appointed Chester City manager on 29 June 2009.[5] After just two wins in 13 Football Conference games, Wadsworth was sacked.[6]
Hartlepool United
Wadsworth was appointed First Team Coach at
Sheffield United
In October 2013 Wadsworth was appointed as temporary first team coach at Sheffield United to support caretaker manager Chris Morgan.[10]
Mick had a six-month spell as manager of non-league Sheffield F.C., in 2014, and returned to Sheffield United as the club's Senior Youth Development in July 2015.[11] He left the club in August 2019.[12]
Personal life
Wadsworth grew up in the village of Dodworth which is in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley. His father was a collier and Wadsworth himself began his career working down the pit.[citation needed] Prior to working as a football coach, Wadsworth worked as a PE teacher and taught future footballer David Hirst.[13][14] Wadsworth is a boyhood fan of Sheffield Wednesday. Wadsworth is a keen artist and has auctioned off some of his drawing of football grounds for charity.[15] Wadsworth can also play the piano, guitar and harmonica.[citation needed]
Wadsworth's son, Greg, is a football agent.[15][16]
Honours
Carlisle United
- Football League Third Division: 1994–95
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 1994–95
Individual
- Football League OneManager of the Month Award: December 2010
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ "The 1990s and 2000s". Colchester United F.C. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Irons will lead Gretna into SPL". BBC Sport. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- ^ "Gretna lay off remaining 40 staff". BBC Sport. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ "Chester appoint Wadsworth as boss". BBC Sport. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ^ "Manager Wadsworth leaves Chester". BBC Sport. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Hartlepool Appoint Mick Wadsworth As Coach". Vital Hartlepool. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Turner resigns from post at Victoria Park". Hartlepool United Football Club. 19 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Hartlepool United sack head coach Mick Wadsworth". BBC Sport. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Experienced Mick to assist Morgs". Sheffield United F.C. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Experienced coach joins Academy ranks". Sheffield United F.C. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Mick Wadsworth on Carlisle Utd's glorious 1994/5 season – and the "huge outpouring" of emotion when he left the Blues".
- ^ "Rising stars at Brunton Park".
- ^ "Owls Wary of Pools Threat – Owlsonline".
- ^ a b "The former Carlisle United manager who's turned Brunton Park into art – for a great cause". News and Star.
- ^ "Angry Mick Wadsworth blasts Hartlepool". 29 September 2010.