 Jepson as Gillingham's manager in 2006. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Francis Jepson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Audley, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Port Vale | 22 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Preston North End | 38 | (8) |
| 1992–1993 | Exeter City | 54 | (21) |
| 1993–1996 | Huddersfield Town | 107 | (36) |
| 1996–1998 | Bury | 47 | (9) |
| 1998 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Burnley | 59 | (3) |
| Total | 354 | (86) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Gillingham | ||
| 2013 | Bury | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Francis Jepson (born 12 May 1963) is an English football manager, coach and former player.
A striker, he scored 86 goals in 354 league games in an eleven-year professional career. He moved from Nantwich Town to Port Vale in 1989, turning professional at the age of 25. Loaned out to Peterborough United in 1990, he was sold on to Preston North End for £80,000 in February 1991. He transferred to Exeter City a year later, before he moved on to Huddersfield Town in December 1993 for £70,000. He stayed with the "Terriers" for three years, helping the club to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1995. He moved to Bury for £40,000 in 1996 and helped the "Shakers" to the Second Division title in the 1996–97 campaign. He played for Oldham Athletic following a £40,000 move in January 1998, before arriving at his final club Burnley later in the year. He helped Burnley to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1999–2000 before he retired in 2000.
After a spell coaching at Burnley, he was appointed as Gillingham manager in November 2005. He was in charge for two years before tendering his resignation. He then returned to the back-room as a coach at Huddersfield Town, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United, Bury, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough and Aberdeen. He took charge of Bury in October 2013 following a period as caretaker manager.
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