Howard Wilkinson

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Howard Wilkinson
OBE
Personal information
Full name Howard Wilkinson[1]
Date of birth (1943-11-13) 13 November 1943 (age 81)[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000 Hallam
0000–1962 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1962–1966 Sheffield Wednesday 22 (3)
1966–1971 Brighton & Hove Albion 129 (18)
1971–1976 Boston United 219 (34)
Managerial career
1975–1976 Boston United
1976–1977 Mossley
1979–1982 England C
1982–1983 Notts County
1983–1988 Sheffield Wednesday
1988–1996 Leeds United
1999 England (caretaker)
1999–2001 England U21
2000 England (caretaker)
2002–2003 Sunderland
2004 Shanghai Shenhua
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Howard Wilkinson OBE (born 13 November 1943) is an English former footballer and manager. Despite having a low-profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds United, the final season before the creation of the Premier League. As FA Technical Director he was instrumental in the planning and development of English football's first National Football Centre.[2] To date, he remains the last English manager to win the top-flight league in England. He later had spells as caretaker manager of the England senior and U21 teams.

Wilkinson is currently the chairman of the League Managers Association.[3]

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 658. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ "Euro 2020: How Howard Wilkinson's sacking at Leeds United led England into a major final 25 years later". inews. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "LMA Structure". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2007.