2003-2004
First off, here is
this year's list of the players and managers from the
1970-71 Wonderful World of Soccer Stars book that are
still holding down jobs in the English Football Leagues
according to the Sky News Yearbook ...
After this there is a
list of players and managers from the 1970-71 season
generally who still have a job ... expect this list to
grow as I discover them !
All updates include any
changes of post during the 2003-2004 season ONLY.
Click on underlined
player's names or player's 70-71 team to find out more
information.
Note:Sky Sports
have taken over the sponsorship of the Football Yearbook,
which is now in its 34th year, having been sponsored by
Rothmans for the first 33 years. The book is edited by
Glenda Rollin and Jack Rollin and published by Headline,
London in 2003.
The
1970-71 Wonderful World of Soccer Stars
Arsenal
Assisstant Manager:
Pat Rice (Arsenal)
Burnley
Coach: Mick
Docherty (Burnley). Left 4 June, 2004 see news.
Cheltenham Town
Manager: Bobby
Gould (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Resigns 19 October 2003,
see news. 9 February, 2004, joins
coaching staff at Peterborough, see news.
Chesterfield
Manager: Roy
McFarland (Derby County)
Crystal Palace
Manager : Steve
Kember
(Crystal Palace). Sacked 3 November 2003, see news.
Ipswich Town
Manager: Joe
Royle
(Everton)
Chief Scout: Colin
Suggett (West Brom)
Leeds United
Not credited in the
Rothmans book, reported elsewhere
Under-19 Coach: Bryan
Robson
(Newcastle United). Leaves Leeds May 2004, see news.
Leicester City
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Honoury
Vice-President: Gordon Banks OBE (Stoke City)
Honoury
Vice-President: Peter Shilton (Leicester City)
Manchester City
Reserve Team Coach
: Asa Hartford (West Brom)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Honoury President:
Tony Book (Manchester City)
Manchester
United
Director : Sir
Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
Newcastle United
Manager: Sir
Bobby Robson
CBE (Ipswich Town)
Coach : Tommy Craig
(Sheffield Wednesday)
Nottingham Forest
First Team Coach:
Ian Bowyer (Manchester City)
and Liam O'Kane (Nottingham Forest)
Portsmouth
Manager: Harry
Redknapp
(West Ham United)
Sheffield United
Community Programme
Organiser : Tony Currie (Sheffield United)
Southampton
President : Ted
Bates
(Southampton manager). Died 2 December, 2003, see Obituary
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by On The Cross:
First Team Coach:
Dennis Rofe (Orient)
European Scout: Terry
Cooper
(Leeds United)
Stoke City
Club President: Gordon
Banks
(Stoke City)
Tottenham Hotspur
President : Bill
Nicholson O.B.E. (Spurs manager)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
Assistant Academy
Director U17-U19 and U19 team coach: Pat Holland (West Ham United)
West
Bromwich Albion
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Chief Scout: Bobby
Hope (West Bromwich Albion)
Wrexham
Manager: Denis
Smith (Stoke City)
Plus ...
Livingston
General Manager: David
Hay
(Celtic)
Other Players From the
1970-71 Season
Arsenal
Manager : Arsene
Wenger (???)
Aston Villa
Chairman: Doug
Ellis (Aston Villa Chairman)
Blackburn Rovers
Manager: Graeme
Souness (Tottenham Hotspur)
Assistant Manager:
Tony Parkes (Blackburn Rovers)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
Youth Academy
Director: Bobby Downes (Rochdale)
Bolton Wanderers
President: Nat
Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)
Manager: Sam
Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers youth)
Bristol Rovers
Director of
Football and Team Manager: Ray
Graydon (Bristol
Rovers). 20 January 2004 leaves Bristol Rovers, see news.
Burnley
Manager: Stan
Ternent (Carlisle United). 9 May, 2004 leaves
Burnley, see news.
Assistant Manager:
Sam Ellis (Sheffield Wednesday). 9 May, 2004 leaves
Burnley, see news. 3 June 2004, joins Leeds
United, see news.
Cardiff City
Manager: Lennie
Lawrence (?? possible non-League player ??)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Goalkeeper coach:
George Wood (East Stirling)
Charlton Athletic
Assistant manager:
Keith Peacock (Charlton Athletic)
Chelsea
Head Coach: Claudio
Ranieri (AS Roma - not confirmed). Sacked by
Chelsea 1 June 2004, and appointed by Valencia 8 June
2004, see news.
Reserve Team
Manager: Mick McGiven (Sunderland)
Colchester United
Director of Youth:
Micky Cook (Colchester United)
Crewe Alexandria
Director and
Manager: Dario Gradi MBE (Sutton United)
Derby County
First Team Coach:
Billy McEwan (Hibernian)
Gillingham
Coach: Wayne Jones
(Bristol Rovers)
Hartlepool United
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Manager of Centre
of Excellence: Billy Horner (Darlington)
Huddersfield Town
Assistant manager:
Terry Yorath (Leeds United squad)
Hull City
Manager: Peter
Taylor (Southend United)
Ipswich Town
Assistant manager:
Willie Donachie (Manchester City)
Leicester City
Director of
Football: Dave Bassett (Walton and Hersham)
Liverpool
Assistant Manager:
Phil Thompson (Liverpool). Leaves the club 18 June
2004, see news.
Academy Director: Steve
Heighway
(Liverpool squad)
Macclesfield Town
Manager: David Moss
(Swindon Town). Sacked 25 October 2003,
see news. 27 May 2004 - 6 August,
assistant manager at Chester City, see news.
Manchester City
Director : Dennis
Tueart
(Sunderland squad)
Manager: Kevin
Keegan
(Scunthorpe United)
Assistant manager:
Arthur Cox (Halifax Town). Arthur retires from
football, 12 June, 2004.
Youth Academy
Director: Jim Cassell (Bury)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Head Coach: Derek
Fazackerley (Blackburn Rovers squad)
Manchester United
Manager: Sir
Alex Ferguson (Falkirk)
Middlesbrough
Chief Scout : Ray
Train (Walsall)
First Team Coach:
Steve Harrison (Blackpool)
Newcastle United
Director of
Football: Gordon Milne (Wigan Athletic)
Norwich City
Assistant manager:
Doug Livermore (Liverpool)
Director of Academy
: Sammy Morgan (Port Vale)
Nottingham Forest
Manager: Paul Hart
(Stockport County). 7 February 2004, sacked
by Nottingham Forest, see news. 4 March 2004, takes over at Barnsley, see news.
Notts County
Manager: Bill
Dearden (Sheffield United). 7 January 2004, leaves
Notts county, see news. 7 June 2004 becomes Blackpool's Assistant
Manager.
Peterborough
Manager : Barry Fry
(Bedford Town)
Portsmouth
Assistant Manager:
Jim Smith (Boston United)
Port Vale
Manager : Brian
Horton (Port Vale). 12 February 2004, leaves
Port Vale, see news. 1 April 2004 becomes
manager of Macclesfield Town, see news.
Rochdale
Alan Buckley (Nottingham Forest). Resigns 30 December 2003,
see news.
Rotherham United
Manager : Ronnie
Moore (Tranmere Rovers)
Rushden
and Diamonds
Manager: Brian
Talbot (Ipswich Town). 8 March 2004 leaves
Rushden and Diamonds, and becomes manager of Oldham
Athletic on 10 March 2004, see news.
Scunthorpe United
Vice-President: Ron
Ashman
(Scunthorpe United manager). Died 21 June 2004, see Obituary.
Sheffield United
Manager : Neil
Warnock (Rotherham United)
Shrewsbury Town
Coach: Dave Fogg (Wrexham)
Southampton
Assistant manager:
Garry Pendrey (Birmingham City)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Under 19s Coach:
Stewart Henderson (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Stoke City
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by Stoke
City website:
Director of
Football: John Rudge (Torquay United)
Tottenham Hotspur
Football Director:
David Pleat (Peterborough United) becomes manager 21
September 2003, see news. On 19 May, 2004 he announces he is to
stand down from his post and the board on 31 July
2004.
Assistant Manager:
John Gorman (Celtic) sacked 21 September 2003,
see news. 2 October 2003 becomes
Caretaker manager at Wycombe Wanderers, see news. 5 November 2003 becomes assistant manager
of Wycombe Wanderers, see news. 17 November, 2003 leaves Wycombe Wanderers
after Tony Adams appointed.
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
Assistant Academy
Director U9-U16 and U17 team coach: Jimmy Neighbour (Tottenham Hotspur)
Tranmere Rovers
Manager: Ray
Mathias (Tranmere Rovers). Sacked by Tranmere 28
September 2003, see news. Becomes caretaker manager at Chester City,
see news.
Walsall
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Community Liason
Officer and Family Co-ordinator: Mick Kearns (Oxford United)
Watford
Life President:
Graham Taylor (Lincoln City)
First Team Coach:
Terry Burton (Arsenal youth)
West
Bromwich Albion
Assistant Manager:
Frank Burrows (Swindon Town)
West
Ham United
Director: Trevor
Brooking
(West Ham United). Becomes Caretaker manager, 24
August 2003, see news. 19 October 2003, ends caretaker role, see news. 27 November, 2003 becomes Diector of
Football Development with the FA and leaves West Ham,
see news.
Reserve Team Coach:
Roger Cross (Brentford)
Plus ...
Arbroath
Manager: John
Brownlie (Hibernian). Resigns 7 October 2003,
see news.
Celtic
Manager: Martin
O'Neill (Distillery)
Assistant Manager:
John Robertson (Nottingham Forest)
Kilmarnock
Manager: Jim
Jefferies (Hearts)
And ...
England
Manager: Sven-Göran
Eriksson (Karlskoga)
Coach: Tord Grip (Karlskoga)
Scotland
Manager: Berti Vogts (Star
Players of Mexico 1970)
Note:
Lennie
Lawrence has been added above as manager of Cardiff City.
Lennie would have been 22 at the start of the 70-71
season, but as he had a non-League career I am as yet
unable to place on Bob's 70-71 Pages.
Other
current English League managers who were the right age
but do not yet have a place on the site are Arsčne
Wenger - Arsenal manager, Gerald Houllier - Liverpool,
Craig Brown - Preston North End, and Martin Wilkinson -
Northampton (sacked 29 September 2003).
Steve
Wignall - Southend United was born in 1954, but I do not
yet have the proof that he was an apprentice in 70-71.
Brian
Flynn - Swansea City, Steve Coppell - Brighton and Hove
Albion and Gudjon Thordarson - Barnsley were all born in
1955, and again I do not have any proof that they were on
anyone's books in 70-71.
Also see ...
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
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