John Cunningham (Northern Ireland footballer)

John Cunningham (born 30 November 1966) is a football coach and former footballer who played as a winger.[1] He is also known by his nickname "Bugsy".[2]

He is currently a youth development coach with intermediate club Maiden City, and previously served as assistant manager to Paul Kee at Institute, before being sacked alongside Kee at the end of the 2014/15 season following Stute's relegation from the NIFL Premiership.[citation needed]

In his playing days he started off with Mansfield Town[3] and then after a short spell at Sunderland he moved back to Northern Ireland where he was part Derry City's team in the League of Ireland. He also had spells at Bangor, Cliftonville, Coleraine and Institute. Until May 2012 he was the first team manager at Lisburn Distillery.[4]

Previously he was a coach at Limavady United, Derry City and Carlisle United.[5] In April 2002 he quit Carlisle United in protest over the sacking of Roddy Collins.[6]

  1. ^ "John Cunningham". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bugsy" wary of 'Ports' backlash[permanent dead link‍] 13 October derryjournal.com 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  3. ^ "MANSFIELD TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. ^ Club Manager & Coaching Staff limavadyunited.com. Retrieved 23 December 2006. Archived 10 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ New bosses ready for kick-off BBC Sport Online, 18 July 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  6. ^ Two more leave Brunton Park as fallout continues www.carlisleunited-mad.co.uk, Al Woodcock, 8 April 2002. Retrieved 23 December 2006.