Warren Feeney

Warren Feeney
Feeney managing Pirin in 2021
Personal information
Full name Warren James Feeney[1]
Date of birth (1981-01-17) 17 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Soccer Universities
Youth career
Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Leeds United 0 (0)
2001AFC Bournemouth (loan) 10 (4)
2001–2004 AFC Bournemouth 98 (32)
2004–2005 Stockport County 31 (15)
2005–2007 Luton Town 77 (8)
2007Cardiff City (loan) 6 (0)
2007–2010 Cardiff City 14 (0)
2007Swansea City (loan) 10 (5)
2008–2009Dundee United (loan) 23 (6)
2009Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 Oldham Athletic 23 (0)
2011–2013 Plymouth Argyle 49 (5)
2013–2014 Salisbury City 15 (0)
2014–2015 Linfield 8 (1)
2019 Callington Town (–)
2019 Ards 1 (0)
Total 366 (76)
International career
1994–1995 Northern Ireland U15 4 (0)
1995–1996 Northern Ireland U16 8 (1)
1998–1999 Northern Ireland U18 9 (1)
2001–2003 Northern Ireland U21 8 (2)
2002–2011 Northern Ireland 46 (5)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Linfield
2016 Newport County
2019 Ards
2019–2021 Pirin Blagoevgrad
2022–2023 Welling United
2023–2024 Glentoran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Warren James Feeney (born 17 January 1981) is a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer. He was most recently manager of NIFL Premiership club Glentoran from June 2023 until March 2024.

As a player he was a forward who began his professional career with Leeds United. He played in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth, Stockport County, Luton Town, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic and Plymouth Argyle, in the Scottish Premiership for Dundee United. He also had a spell in his native country for Linfield and played non-league football for both Salisbury City, Callington Town and Ards. He is a former Northern Ireland international and was capped 46 times, scoring 5 goals. In making his debut, he became the third generation of his family to receive an international cap, after his father Warren Feeney, Sr. and grandfather Jim Feeney.[3]

After retiring he moved into management and has had spells in charge of Linfield, Newport County, Ards and in Bulgaria with Pirin Blagoevgrad.Soccer Universities

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "International: Profile of Warren Feeney". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ Smyth, Rob (28 April 2010). "Have any matches been postponed because of natural disasters?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 September 2011.