Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Todd[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 December 1948||
Place of birth | Chester-le-Street,[2] County Durham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1966 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1971 | Sunderland | 173 | (3) |
1967 | → Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan) | 12 | (1) |
1971–1978 | Derby County | 293 | (6) |
1978–1979 | Everton | 32 | (1) |
1979–1982 | Birmingham City | 93 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | (0) |
1984 | Oxford United | 12 | (0) |
1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | (0) |
1984 | Luton Town | 2 | (0) |
Total | 661 | (11) | |
International career | |||
1967 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
1968–1975 | England U23 | 14 | (0) |
1972–1977 | England | 27 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1990–1991 | Middlesbrough | ||
1995–1999 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
2000 | Swindon Town | ||
2001–2002 | Derby County | ||
2004–2007 | Bradford City | ||
2007–2009 | Randers | ||
2009 | Darlington | ||
2012–2016 | Randers | ||
2016 | Esbjerg | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948[4]) is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB. As a player, he made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing as a defender for Sunderland, Derby County, Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Luton Town,[5] and also played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps.[6] He won two Football League titles with Derby County during the 1970s, and won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1975. He was capped by England on 27 occasions.[7]
He has managed English league clubs Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town, Derby County, Bradford City, Darlington and Danish Superliga side Randers FC. He took Bolton Wanderers to the Division One title with 98 points and 100 goals, although he was unable to establish them in the Premier League. Todd was also portrayed in the 2009 movie, The Damned United.