Nick Daws
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas John Daws[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 March 1970||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Motherwell (head of recruitment) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | Flixton | ||
1988–1992 | Altrincham | ||
1992–2001 | Bury | 369 | (16) |
2001–2005 | Rotherham United | 72 | (2) |
2003 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2004 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
Total | 458 | (18) | |
Managerial career | |||
2016 | Scunthorpe United (caretaker) | ||
2018 | Scunthorpe United (caretaker) | ||
2018 | Scunthorpe United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicholas John Daws (born 15 March 1970) is an English football manager, coach and former professional footballer who is head of recruitment at Scottish Premier League side Motherwell.
As a player, he was a
Playing career
Altrincham
Daws was born in
Bury
In August 1992, Daws joined the professional ranks with a move to
Rotherham United
Daws signed for The Millers on a free transfer at the start of the 2001–02 campaign and slotted straight into his usual position, playing under his new manager Ronnie Moore. Daws was to remain at United for the next four seasons for the club, and just over 70 league appearances in his three seasons with United, scoring twice. In September 2003 and January 2004, Daws was loaned out to Grimsby Town where he made a total of 18 appearances combining both spells. Daws returned from Blundell Park at the end of the 2003–04 season, but failed to save Grimsby from relegation. He remained with Rotherham for the 2004–05 season, but failed to make a single appearance. He would eventually retire in the summer of 2005, his final professional game was a 3–0 away defeat against Wrexham on 6 March 2004 whilst playing for Grimsby.
Coaching career
Following his retirement from playing in 2005, Daws joined the coaching staff at Rotherham United. Having graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BSc in Sport Science, he became fitness coach under Ronnie Moore, remaining in the same position under Mick Harford. The 2005–06 season saw him complete the prestigious FA Fitness Trainers Award. Following the appointment of Alan Knill, Daws became first team coach and remained at the club following Knill's departure to assist Mark Robins. Having gained his UEFA A Licence and following 2 successful campaigns, Daws joined Barnsley in the same role, when Rotherham manager Mark Robins was appointed the same position at Oakwell. In accordance to this happening, Robins took his entire coaching staff including Daws, to his new club and following two successful seasons in the Championship during which he completed the prestigious UEFA Pro Licence, Daws left Oakwell following Robins' resignation.
Following the 2011–12 season in which he scouted for a number of clubs in the
On 18 January 2016, Robins and his assistant David Kelly were sacked by Scunthorpe United, Daws and Andy Dawson were put in temporary charge.[2] On 22 February, and following a run of four wins from five games, Daws was named manager until the end of the season.[3] Daws became Scunthorpe's assistant manager upon Graham Alexander's appointment as manager on 22 March 2016.[4] On 25 May 2018 after a second spell as caretaker manager, Daws was appointed the permanent manager of Scunthorpe.[5] He was sacked on 24 August, after four games of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 24 October 2019 Daws was appointed as Glyn Hodges' assistant manager at League One AFC Wimbledon.[7] On 30 January 2021, Daws and Hodges left their roles at AFC Wimbledon by mutual consent following a defeat to bitter rivals Milton Keynes Dons.[8]
In June 2021, Daws was appointed head of recruitment at Motherwell.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2018
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Scunthorpe United (caretaker) | 18 January 2016 | 22 March 2016 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 45.45 | [10] | |
Scunthorpe United (caretaker) | 24 March 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 44.44 | [11] | |
Scunthorpe United | 25 May 2018 | 22 August 2018 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 20.00 | [12] | |
Career Total | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 40.00 | — |
References
- ^ a b c "Nick Daws". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Mark Robins: Scunthorpe United sack manager and assistant". BBC Sport. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Nick Daws: Scunthorpe United appoint manager until end of the season". BBC Sport. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Graham Alexander: Scunthorpe appoint ex-Fleetwood boss as manager". BBC Sport. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United: Nick Daws named manager after caretaker spell". BBC Sport. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Nick Daws: Scunthorpe United sack manager after four league games of season". BBC Sport. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Glyn moves quickly to appoint Assistant Manager". afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Club statement on Glyn Hodges and Nick Daws". AFC Wimbledon. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2021/06/11/nick-daws-appointed-head-of-recruitment-operations/
- ^ "2015–16 Scunthorpe Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "2017–18 Scunthorpe Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "2018–19 Scunthorpe Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
External links
- Nick Daws at Soccerbase