Vic Akers

Vic Akers
OBE
Akers in 2007
Personal information
Full name Victor David Akers
Date of birth (1946-08-24) 24 August 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Islington, London, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965-1968 Tonbridge 237 (13)
1969–1971 Bexley United
1971–1975 Cambridge United 129 (5)
1975–1976 Watford 22 (0)
1976–1978 Dartford
1978–1980 Hayes 78 (7)
1980–1984 Slough Town
1984–1986 Carshalton Athletic
Managerial career
1987–1997 Arsenal Ladies
1998–2009 Arsenal Ladies
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor David Akers, OBE (born 24 August 1946) is an English football manager and former player who was most recently the assistant manager at Boreham Wood. As manager of Arsenal Ladies he became the club's most successful manager of all time winning 35 trophies from 1993 to 2009. In 1997 Akers became Arsenal men's team kit manager, a position he left subsequent to the departure of Arsène Wenger in 2018.[1][2][3] During his first season as Arsenal's kit manager he stepped down as manager of the women's team but returned for the 1998–99 season.[4] As a player, he played as a left back.

  1. ^ "Vic Akers OBE: Profile". Arsenal.com.
  2. ^ "Vic Akers OBE, Ladies Staff: Profile". Arsenal.com.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arsenal@ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Howard Takes Charge For New Season (page 31)". Arsenal FC. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.