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PLAYERS WHO MANAGED OPPONENTS
This is the list of our players who then went on to manage opponents against us:
Player Record
Manager Record
Player
Seasons
P
W
D
L
Goals
Opponent
P
W
D
L
F
A
Alan Ashman
1948-50
13
6
2
5
3
Carlisle United
4
3
0
1
7
4
West Bromwich Albion
9
5
1
3
19
16
Alan Brown
1941-42
Sheffield Wednesday
6
2
3
1
5
4
Sunderland
8
3
0
5
8
16
Alan Buckley
1971-74
19
7
3
9
1
Grimsby Town
4
2
1
1
10
8
Alex Massie
1939-43
Torquay United
2
2
0
0
9
2
Andy Beattie
1941-42
Huddersfield Town
3
2
0
1
3
2
Stockport County
1
0
0
1
0
2
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
1
0
1
2
3
Billy Walker
1939-41
Sheffield Wednesday
1
1
0
0
2
0
Bob Dennison
1934-35
16
8
2
6
6
Middlesbrough
4
2
0
2
12
10
Northampton Town
4
0
3
1
4
5
Brian Laws
1988-00
210
90
55
64
5
Burnley
1
0
0
1
0
1
Scunthorpe United
4
1
0
3
3
8
Sheffield Wednesday
3
1
1
1
3
3
Charlie Jones
1925-28
110
46
25
39
22
Notts County
2
1
0
1
7
6
Colin Addison
1960-67
174
68
43
63
69
Derby County
2
1
0
1
2
4
Colin Cooper
1993-00
214
89
69
55
23
Hartlepool United
1
1
0
0
3
1
Colin Todd
1977-84
47
23
8
16
Bradford City
4
2
2
0
5
3
Dally Duncan
1941-42
Blackburn Rovers
4
1
2
1
5
7
Luton Town
15
7
1
7
25
30
Danny Wilson
1982-84
11
3
3
5
1
Hartlepool United
2
2
0
0
3
1
Milton Keynes Dons
2
1
0
1
3
1
Sheffield Wednesday
2
1
0
1
3
4
Barnsley
1
0
0
1
0
1
Darren Wassall
1987-92
45
22
15
8
1
Derby County
1
0
0
1
0
1
David Pleat
1961-65
6
2
2
2
1
Leicester City
2
1
1
0
2
1
Luton Town
12
8
2
2
20
10
Sheffield Wednesday
4
2
0
2
4
6
Tottenham Hotspur
2
2
0
0
5
2
Dean Saunders
1996-98
51
14
18
19
9
Doncaster Rovers
1
0
0
1
1
2
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1
1
0
0
3
1
Doug Fraser
1970-73
97
29
22
44
4
Walsall
1
1
0
0
4
2
Dougie Freedman
1996-01
82
21
23
38
23
Bolton Wanderers
4
1
3
0
7
4
Crystal Palace
4
2
1
1
7
2
Eric Houghton
1939-42
Aston Villa
3
2
1
0
8
4
Notts County
6
2
1
3
9
11
Eric Taylor
1942-43
Sheffield Wednesday
12
4
3
5
17
17
Frank Clark
1975-79
157
83
40
33
1
Leyton Orient
1
1
0
0
2
1
Manchester City
2
1
0
1
4
5
Freddie Steele
1941-44
Port Vale
5
3
1
1
12
8
Gary Bowyer
1992-94
Blackburn Rovers
5
2
1
2
9
10
Gary Megson
1984-85
Leicester City
1
0
0
1
3
3
Norwich City
1
1
0
0
1
0
Stockport County
2
1
1
0
4
3
West Bromwich Albion
7
3
0
4
4
8
George Hardwick
1941-42
Oldham Athletic
2
1
1
0
4
2
Sunderland
2
1
0
1
3
5
Gil Merrick
1940-42
Birmingham City
9
3
3
3
14
14
Harry Lowe
1915-20
9
2
1
6
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
2
2
0
0
5
1
Ian Bowyer
1973-87
566
255
152
157
99
Hereford United
1
0
1
0
1
1
Jack Butler
1941-43
Crystal Palace
1
1
0
0
2
0
Jim Iley
1959-63
106
34
21
51
5
Bury
1
1
0
0
7
0
Joe Mercer
1910-15
158
45
30
83
6
Aston Villa
10
7
0
3
15
11
Manchester City
11
3
5
3
15
16
Sheffield United
2
2
0
0
6
1
John Barnwell
1963-70
203
79
50
73
25
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6
3
0
3
9
8
John Duncan
1890-91
Chesterfield
1
0
0
1
0
1
Ipswich Town
2
2
0
0
6
1
John Sheridan
1989-90
1
1
Oldham Athletic
4
0
2
2
0
7
Larry Lloyd
1976-81
218
118
55
44
13
Notts County
2
1
1
0
3
1
Martin O'Neill
1971-81
364
169
101
92
62
Leicester City
4
1
2
1
4
5
Neil Harris
2004-07
41
17
8
16
1
Brentford
1
0
0
1
0
1
Cardiff City
4
2
0
2
2
3
Millwall
5
2
1
2
5
6
Swansea Town
10
3
1
6
13
14
Neil Lennon
2007-08
23
9
8
5
Bolton Wanderers
3
2
1
0
8
2
Nick Barmby
2003-04
6
3
1
2
1
Hull City
1
0
0
1
1
2
Nigel Clough
1984-05
412
184
107
120
131
Burton Albion
5
2
1
2
8
7
Derby County
12
4
2
6
16
17
Sheffield United
1
0
0
1
1
3
Paul Hart
1982-85
86
40
18
28
3
Crystal Palace
1
1
0
0
2
0
Peter Shilton
1977-97
272
137
79
56
Plymouth Argyle
1
1
0
0
2
0
Peter Taylor
1944-45
Bradford City
1
0
0
1
1
2
Derby County
1
0
0
1
0
2
Raich Carter
1943-46
Leeds United
8
4
3
1
14
9
Roy Keane
1990-93
154
64
39
51
33
Ipswich Town
4
3
1
0
7
1
Sunderland
1
0
0
1
1
2
Sean Dyche
1989-90
Everton
3
0
1
2
2
5
Watford
2
1
1
0
2
1
Burnley
7
1
3
3
7
9
Stuart Gray
1979-83
59
25
14
20
3
Northampton Town
3
2
1
0
5
3
Sheffield Wednesday
4
2
1
1
5
5
Tom Holford
1918-19
Port Vale
6
3
1
2
11
7
Tom Johnston
1944-48
70
23
15
31
27
York City
1
1
0
0
2
1
Tony Barton
1959-62
23
5
6
12
2
Aston Villa
5
0
2
3
5
10
Trevor Francis
1978-82
93
47
22
24
37
Birmingham City
6
5
0
1
8
3
Crystal Palace
3
1
2
0
3
2
Queens Park Rangers
3
1
2
0
7
4
Sheffield Wednesday
8
2
1
5
14
13
Viv Anderson
1973-84
430
217
117
95
22
Barnsley
2
1
0
1
2
2
