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First off, here is
this year's list of the players and managers from the
1970-71 Wonderful World of Soccer Stars book that are
still holding down jobs in the English Football Leagues
according to the Rothmans Football Yearbook ...
After this there is a
list of players and managers from the 1970-71 season
generally who still have a job ... expect this list to
grow as I discover them !
All updates include any
changes of post during the 2001-2002 season ONLY.
Click on underlined
player's names or player's 70-71 team to find out more
information.
The
1970-71 Wonderful World of Soccer Stars
Arsenal
Assisstant Manager:
Pat Rice (Arsenal)
Birmingham City
Coach : Mick Mills
(Ipswich Town). Becomes joint Caretaker
manager 15 October 2001, see October news, then leaves the club, see December news.
Bradford City
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Youth coach : Steve
Smith (Huddersfield Town). Takes temporary charge 24 December, 2001
Burnley
Coach : Mick
Docherty (Burnley)
Derby
County
Assistant Manager :
Colin Todd (Sunderland). Became manager 8 October
2001, October 2001 News and was sacked 14
January 2002
Everton
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Assistant Academy
Director: Colin Harvey (Everton)
Huddersfield Town
Director : Trevor
Cherry (Huddersfield Town) - left during the
2001-2002 season.
Ipswich Town
Chief Scout: Colin
Suggett (West Brom)
Leeds United
Assistant Manager: Eddie
Gray (Leeds
United)
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Coach: Brian Kidd (Manchester
United)
Under-19 Coach: Bryan
Robson
(Newcastle United)
Leicester City
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Youth Academy
Director: Alan Hill (Nottingham Forest)
Manchester City
Reserve Team Coach
: Asa Hartford (West Brom)
Manchester
United
Director : Sir
Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
Newcastle United
Manager: Bobby
Robson (Ipswich Town)
Coach : Tommy Craig
(Sheffield Wednesday)
Portsmouth
Director of
Football: Harry Redknapp (West Ham United) becomes
manager, 25 March 2002, see news.
Sheffield United
Community Programme
Organiser : Tony Currie (Sheffield United)
Southend
Manager: David Webb
(Chelsea), 10 October, 2001 resigns
as manager of Southend, see news.
Southampton
President : Ted
Bates
(Southampton manager)
Swansea City
Manager : John
Hollins M.B.E.(Chelsea). Sacked 12 September 2001,
see September 2001 news. Appointed Rochdale manager
11 December, 2001, see News. Contract with Rochdale ends 15 May, 2002,
see News.
Torquay United
Manager : Roy
McFarland (Derby County). (Reported on the
'stop press ' page). Sacked 22April 2002, see news.
Tottenham Hotspur
President : Bill
Nicholson O.B.E. (Spurs manager)
Non-Executive
Director : Martin Peters (Tottenham Hotspur)
West
Bromwich Albion
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Chief Scout: Bobby
Hope (West Bromwich Albion)
Plus ...
Livingston
Head Coach: David
Hay
(Celtic)
Other Players From the
1970-71 Season
Arsenal
Manager : Arsene
Wenger (... to be confirmed ...)
Aston Villa
Chairman: Doug
Ellis (Aston Villa Chairman)
Non Executive
Director: Graham Taylor (Lincoln City). Became manager February 2002
Barnsley
First Team Coach:
Derek Fazackerley (Blackburn Rovers). Becomes the coach at
Manchester City see November 2001 News
Birmingham City
Manager : Trevor
Francis
(Birmingham City). Steps down as manager 15 October
2001, see October news. 30 November 2001, takes
over at Crystal Palace, see news.
Blackburn Rovers
Manager: Graeme
Souness (Tottenham Hotspur)
Assistant Manager :
Tony Parkes (Blackburn Rovers)
Coach : Phil
Boersma (Liverpool squad)
Bolton Wanderers
President: Nat
Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)
Manager: Sam
Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers youth)
Bournemouth
Director of
Football: Mel Machin (Gillingham)
Bradford City
Manager: Jim
Jeffries (Hearts) Sacked on 24 December, 2001. Becomes manager of
Kilmarnock 28 February, 2002. See news.
Bristol Rovers
Director of
Football and Team Manager : Gerry Francis (Q.P.R. squad). Quits 24 December, 2001, see news.
Burnley
Manager : Stan
Ternent (Carlisle United)
Bury
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Coach: John Forrest
(Bury)
Chelsea
Head Coach: Claudio
Ranieri (AS Roma - not confirmed)
Reserve Team
Manager: Mick McGiven (Sunderland)
Charlton Athletic
Assistant manager:
Keith Peacock (Charlton Athletic)
Colchester United
Youth Coach : Micky
Cook (Colchester United)
Coventry City
Coach: Garry
Pendrey (Birmingham City)
Crewe Alexandria
Director and
Manager: Dario Gradi MBE (Sutton United)
Derby County
Manager : Jim Smith
(Boston United). Sacked 8 October 2001,
see October 2000. Becomes assistant manager
at Coventry City, 2 January 2002, see news. Sacked by Coventry 16 April, see news. Joins Portsmouth 26 June, see news.
Everton
Manager: Walter
Smith O.B.E. (Dundee United) sacked 13 March 2002, see news
Gillingham
First Team Coach:
Wayne Jones (Bristol Rovers)
Hartlepool United
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Manager of Centre
of Excellence: Billy Horner (Darlington)
Huddersfield Town
Manager: Lou Macari
(Celtic squad). Sacked 14 June
2002, see news.
Assistant manager:
Joe Jordan (Morton). Contract not renewed 31
May 2002, see news.
Hull City
Brian Little (Aston Villa). Sacked 28 February 2002, see news.
Leicester City
Manager : Peter
Taylor (Southend). Sacked 1October 2001, see
October 2001 news. Becomes manager of
Brighton, October 2001, see news. Resigns as manager of Brighton 29 April
2002, see news.
Leyton Orient
Manager: Tommy
Taylor (Orient). Resigns 15 October 2001.
Becomes manager of Darlington 25 October 2002
Lincoln City
Manager : Alan
Buckley (Nottingham Forest squad). Sacked 25th April,
2002, see news.
Liverpool
Assistant Manager:
Phil Thompson (Liverpool)
Academy Director: Steve
Heighway
(Liverpool squad)
Luton Town
Manager: Joe
Kinnear
Manchester City
Director : Dennis
Tueart
(Sunderland squad)
Manager: Kevin
Keegan
(Scunthorpe United)
Head Coach : Willie
Donachie (Manchester City squad). Moves to Sheffield
Wednesday as Assistant Manager, 15 November 2001. See
News
Youth Academy
Director: Jim Cassell (Bury)
Manchester United
Manager: Sir
Alex Ferguson (Falkirk)
Mansfield Town
Manager : Bill
Dearden (Sheffield United)
Middlesbrough
Chief Scout : Ray
Train (Walsall)
First Team Coach:
Steve Harrison (Blackpool)
Newcastle United
Director of
Football: Gordon Milne (Wigan Athletic)
Norwich City
First Team Coach :
Doug Livermore (Liverpool)
Director of Academy
: Sammy Morgan (Port Vale)
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Assistant Academy
Director: Dave Stringer (Norwich City)
Chief Coach: Duncan
Forbes (Norwich City)
Nottingham Forest
Manager: Paul Hart
(Stockport County)
Oldham Athletic
Youth Coach: David
Cross (Rochdale)
Peterborough
Manager : Barry Fry
(Bedford Town)
Port Vale
Manager : Brian
Horton (Port Vale)
Rotherham United
Manager : Ronnie
Moore (Tranmere Rovers)
Rushden and Diamonds
Manager: Brian
Talbot (Ipswich Town)
Scunthorpe United
Vice-President: Ron
Ashman
(Scunthorpe United manager)
Sheffield United
Manager : Neil
Warnock (Rotherham United)
Sheffield Wednesday
Manager: Peter
Shreeves (???). Sacked October 16 2001, see news.
Shrewsbury Town
Coach: Dave Fogg (Wrexham)
Southampton
Not credited in the
Rothmans, but confirmed by official website:
Under 19s Coach:
Stewart Henderson (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Stockport County
Assistant Manager:
David Moss (Swindon Town)
Swindon Town
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Director of
Football: Roy Evans (Liverpool squad)
Youth Team Coach:
Viv Busby (Luton Town coach)
Tottenham Hotspur
Director of
Football : David Pleat (Peterborough)
Assistant Manager:
John Gorman (Celtic)
Walsall
Manager : Ray
Graydon
(Bristol Rovers). Sacked 22January 2002, see news. Made manager of Bristol Rovers, 25 April
2002, see news.
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, but confirmed by official website:
Community Liason
Officer: Mick Kearns (Oxford United)
West
Bromwich Albion
Assistant Manager:
Frank Burrows (Swindon Town)
Cheif Executive:
John Wile (Peterborough United)
West
Ham United
Non-Executive
Director: Trevor Brooking (West Ham United)
Reserve Team Coach:
Roger Cross (Brentford)
Wimbledon
Manager: Terry
Burton (Arsenal youth). Sacked April 2002,
see news.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Assistant manager:
John Ward (Lincoln City)
York City
Manager : Terry
Dolan (Huddersfield Town squad)
Plus ...
Arbroath
Manager: John
Brownlie (Hibernian)
Celtic
Manager: Martin
O'Neill (Distillery)
Assistant Manager:
John Robertson (Nottingham Forest)
Partick Thistle
Manager : John
Lambie (St Johnstone)
Rangers
Manager : Dick
Advocaat (ADO).Made Director of Football,
11 December 2001, see News. To take over the Netherlands on 1 July
2002, see news.
And ...
England
Manager : Sven-Göran
Eriksson (Karlskoga)
Coach : Tord Grip (Karlskoga)
Also see :
1999-2000
2000-2001
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
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