Peter Atherton (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 April 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
Position(s) |
Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers (assistant manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Wigan Athletic | 149 | (1) |
1991–1994 | Coventry City | 114 | (0) |
1994–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 216 | (9) |
2000–2005 | Bradford City | 94 | (3) |
2001 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2005–2008 | Halifax Town | 14 | (0) |
Total | 598 | (13) | |
International career | |||
1991 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | Bradford City (joint caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Atherton (born 6 April 1970) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Bolton Wanderers.
As a player, he was a
Since retirement he has worked as assistant manager of Halifax Town before returning to Wigan Athletic as a youth team coach. He was appointed assistant manager of Barrow and later followed manager Ian Evatt to Bolton Wanderers.
Early life
Atherton was born in Wigan, Lancashire.
Playing career
Most famous for captaining
Coaching career
In June 2007, Atherton was appointed assistant manager of Halifax Town, replacing Wayne Jacobs. He had previously been coaching in Wigan Athletic's youth set-up.[2]
He also played for Sheffield Wednesday in their 2006 Masters Football campaign, and Wigan Athletic in 2007.
He became assistant manager at Barrow in July 2018.[3]
On 1 July 2020, he was appointed as the assistant head coach of
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "Horsfield bounces back". BBC Sport. 23 February 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ Atherton is new Halifax assistant
- ^ "Bluebirds Boss Completes Backroom Line Up". Barrow AFC. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Ian Evatt: Bolton Wanderers name Barrow manager as new head coach". BBC Sport. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers' football chief Tobias Phoenix steps down from role"
- ^ BWFC.co.uk "Ian Evatt’s Job Title Changes To Manager"
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
External links
- Peter Atherton at Soccerbase