Richard Dinnis
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Clitheroe, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961 | Bishop Auckland | ||
1963–1964 | Great Harwood | ||
Managerial career | |||
1970–1975 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | ||
1973–1974 | Blackburn Rovers (caretaker) | ||
1977 | Newcastle United | ||
1978 |
Philadelphia Fury | ||
1992–1993 | Barrow | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard R. Dinnis (born 11 December 1942)[2] is an English former football coach and player.
Dinnis played semi-professionally as a
Coaching career
Dinnis obtained his Football Association "A" Licence coaches badge and was then employed as
Newcastle United
When Lee took over as manager at
Under Dinnis, the team's form was such that they found themselves with an outside chance of the League championship, but would lose four of the last five games. Nevertheless, Newcastle finished the season in fifth place in the First Division and qualified for the UEFA Cup with a win over Aston Villa in their final home game of the season on 16 May 1977. It was the club's highest league position for 25 years and the first time they had qualified for Europe for seven years. Nine days later and after much boardroom deliberation, Dinnis was offered a two-year contract as Newcastle manager.[5]
Newcastle started the 1977–78 season with a 3–2 home win over Leeds United, however they then lost the next three matches. In September they lost at home to West Ham United and the directors issued Dinnis with an ultimatum before the next game at West Bromwich Albion which they again lost, leaving Newcastle bottom of the league. Newcastle then met Irish Premier League club, Bohemians in the UEFA Cup, a game they were expected to win, but they drew 0–0. They then won the home leg 4–0 to qualify for the next round, where they were defeated by a Johnny Rep inspired Bastia, who went on to the final. The next game Newcastle again lost 3–0, this time to Birmingham City, followed by a fourth consecutive defeat to Coventry City. Dinnis survived despite crisis board meetings. However, following criticism of the board by Dinnis in the media, he was sacked as manager on 9 November 1977.[6]
Later years
He coached
Dinnis returned to football, spending six months as a coach at Middlesbrough,[1] before a short spell as a youth coach at Al-Ittihad who were then managed by Bob Houghton.[2] He later spent time coaching at Accrington Stanley,[2] Barrow and for the centres of excellence at Burnley and Bolton Wanderers.[1] He also worked as a summariser and analyst for BBC Radio Lancashire up until the late 2000s, dealing with Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley and Preston North End.[4]
Parallel to his coaching jobs, Dinnis was a physical education teacher, firstly at Canon Slade School in Bolton,[1] and then at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Neild, Andy (28 November 1998). "The Saturday Interview: Andy Neild meets Richard Dinnis". The Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Unlikely Lads - D". nufc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
Richard Dinnis: (Blackburn, 11.12.1942)
Philadelphia Fury (USA) C, Blackburn Rovers C, Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) YC, Bristol City S/AM, Middlesbrough C, Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia) C, Accring Stanley C, Barrow M, Bolton Wanders AC, Burnley AC, Pundit, BBC Radio Lancashire. - ^ Phelan, John (26 February 2011). "Grassroots Memories" (PDF). Local Heroes. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
Richard R Dinnis of Clitheroe, Lancashire, wrote to Bishop Auckland in February and asked for a trial. The former England Grammar Schools player then played centre-half for Bishop in a 6-1 win against Durham City on Saturday, 26 February.
- ^ a b Dinnis, Richard (8 August 2007). "The Score!". BBC Lancashire. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d DON'T SHOOT THE BALL BOY at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 November 2007)
- ^ THE FALL OF DICKIE DINNIS at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 November 2007)