Keith Curle

Keith Curle
Curle as manager of Carlisle United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Keith Curle[1]
Date of birth (1963-11-14) 14 November 1963 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Bristol Rovers 32 (4)
1983–1984 Torquay United 16 (5)
1984–1987 Bristol City 121 (1)
1987–1988 Reading 40 (0)
1988–1991 Wimbledon 93 (3)
1991–1996 Manchester City 174 (11)
1996–2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers 150 (10)
2000–2002 Sheffield United 57 (1)
2002 Barnsley 11 (0)
2002–2005 Mansfield Town 14 (0)
Total 708 (35)
International career
1991–1992 England B 4 (0)
1992 England 3 (0)
Managerial career
2002–2004 Mansfield Town (player-manager)
2005–2006 Chester City
2007 Torquay United
2012–2013 Notts County
2014–2018 Carlisle United
2018–2021 Northampton Town
2021 Oldham Athletic
2022–2023 Hartlepool United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Curle (born 14 November 1963) is an English football manager and former professional player, who was most recently the manager of League Two side Hartlepool United.

He played as a centre back from 1981 to 2005, notably in the Premier League for Manchester City, where he was also the club captain. He also played for Bristol Rovers, Torquay United, Bristol City, Reading, Wimbledon, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Barnsley. He was capped three times by England and received four caps at B Team level.

He became player-manager of Mansfield Town in 2002, where he remained until 2005. He later managed Chester City, Torquay United, Notts County, Carlisle United, Northampton Town and Oldham Athletic.

  1. ^ a b c "Keith Curle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.