A little history of:
Managers and ex.managers
careers in Soccer.
# 14
Dave (David R.) Jones
1956:
Born Liverpool on August 17.
1971:
Begins his footballing career as an
apprentice at Everton, aged 15.
1974:
Signs professional contract in May
as a centre half at Goodison Park.
1975:
Makes his debut for Everton and goes
on to be virtually an
ever-present over the next four seasons.
Wins England Youth and
England Under-21 caps.
1979:
Moves to Coventry for £275,000
in June, after 86 league app. (7 as sub) and
scoring 1 goal, but later suffers
a
career-threatening knee injury. Recovers
sufficiently to join Hong Kong
club Seiko. He made 11 league app.
(3 as sub) for Coventry.
1983:
Advised to stop playing on his return
to England, but made 50
appearances for Preston over the next
two years, scoring one goal.
1986-1990:
Manages non-league Southport, Mossley
and Morecambe.
1990:
Joins Stockport County as chief coach
in July.
1995:
Appointed team manager on the same
day as Danny Bergara
leaves the club in March.
1996:
Stockport beat Premiership sides Blackburn
and West Ham in an
epic Coca-Cola Cup run.
1997:
Beat Southampton in the Coca-Cola Cup
quarter-finals before
losing to Middlesbrough in the last
four. In May, Stockport finish
runners-up in second division to champions
Bury and win promotion to
first division. On June, Jones and
assistant John Sainty move to
Southampton.
1998:
Ends up in 12th place in the league.
(Made by: Ulf Brennmo)
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Other managers/ex. managers at the following links:
#1 Arsene Wenger
#2 Brian Little
#3 Colin Todd
#4 Ruud Gullit
#5 Steve Coppell
#6 Jim Smith
#7 Howard Kendall
#8 George Graham
#9 Martin O'Neill
#10 Roy Evans
#11 Alex Ferguson
#12 Kenny Dalglish
#13 David Pleat
#15 Gerry Francis
#16 Harry Redknapp
#17 Joe Kinnear
