Aidy Boothroyd

Aidy Boothroyd
Boothroyd as England U21 manager, 2017
Personal information
Full name Adrian Neil Boothroyd[1]
Date of birth (1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Eccleshill, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Huddersfield Town 10 (0)
1990–1992 Bristol Rovers 16 (0)
1992–1993 Heart of Midlothian 4 (0)
1993–1996 Mansfield Town 102 (3)
1996–1998 Peterborough United 26 (1)
Total 158 (4)
Managerial career
2005–2008 Watford
2009–2010 Colchester United
2010–2011 Coventry City
2011–2013 Northampton Town
2014–2015 England U20
2015–2016 England U19
2016 England U20
2016–2021 England U21
2022–2023 Jamshedpur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Neil Boothroyd (born 8 February 1971) is an English former footballer who was most recently the manager of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.[3]

At club level, he was manager of Watford from 2005 to 2008. During his time with Watford, he was regarded as one of the best young managers in England.[4] At the time of his departure, he was the youngest and the second longest serving manager in the division.

Boothroyd then had short spells at Colchester United and Coventry City. In 2011, he replaced Gary Johnson at Northampton Town. After saving the club from relegation in the 2011–12 season, he took Northampton to the League Two Playoff final in May 2013, only to be defeated in the final. After a poor start to the 2013–14 season, he was relieved of his duties on 21 December 2013, with the club bottom of the Football League.[5]

  1. ^ "Aidy Boothroyd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Aidy Boothroyd career stats". Soccerbase. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Aidy Boothroyd set to be the new manager of Jamshedpur FC". 90min.com. 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Aidy's aim". www1.skysports.com. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Aidy Boothroyd: Northampton Town sack manager". BBC News. Retrieved 22 December 2013.