 Askey as manager of York City in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Colin Askey | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Truro City (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1982 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Milton United | ||
| 1984–2003 | Macclesfield Town | 511 | (109) |
| Total | 511 | (109) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | England semi-pro | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| 2013–2018 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| 2018 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 2019–2021 | Port Vale | ||
| 2021–2022 | York City | ||
| 2023 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 2024– | Truro City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Colin Askey (born 4 November 1964) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of National League South club Truro City.
Able to play as a winger or as a striker, Askey had pace and intelligence. A former youth team player at Port Vale, he joined Macclesfield Town from Milton United in 1984. During his time at the club, Macclesfield spent six seasons in the Football League and won the Northern Premier League title in 1986–87, the Football Conference title in 1994–95 and 1996–97, and promotion out of the Third Division in 1997–98. Town also won the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, Northern Premier League President's Cup, Bob Lord Challenge Trophy, Cheshire Senior Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup. In 19 seasons at the club, he scored 155 goals in 679 league and cup appearances, becoming the club's record appearance holder and fourth-highest goalscorer; he was named as the club's PFA Fans' Favourites and was later rewarded with the freedom of Macclesfield in August 2018.
Askey stayed on at Macclesfield Town as a coach after retiring as a player and was appointed as manager in October 2003. He was replaced as manager in April 2004 but stayed on at the club as a coach before he was appointed as manager for a second time in April 2013. He coached Macclesfield to the 2017 FA Trophy final, in which they were beaten by York City. The following season, 2017–18, he led the team back into the Football League as champions of the National League despite having one of the division's lowest budgets. Following this achievement, he managed Shrewsbury Town in June 2018, before his dismissal five months later. He was appointed as Port Vale manager in February 2019 and remained in the job until January 2021. He took up the management position at York City in November 2021 and led the club to promotion out of the National League North via the play-offs at the end of the 2021–22 season. He was appointed as manager of League Two club Hartlepool United in February 2023 but was unable to keep Hartlepool in League Two. He was dismissed as Hartlepool manager in December 2023 and took charge at Truro City six months later.
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