Brian Ainscough is an Irish football club owner and former player and coach. He was the owner of
Dundalk
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[https://www.dundalkfc.com/club-statement-takeover-complete/] and
CEO
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of United Soccer League Two club
Boston Bolts (USL)
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In 2021, the Boston Bolts finished the s ...
. He was previously owner of
Kerry F.C., where under his tenure, the club won just one game.
Formerly a coach, who last coached the men's soccer team at
Northeastern University
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from 2005 to 2014, he compiled a 79–80–33 overall record, including a 27–16–12 mark in conference play. He has posted a lower win percentage than his predecessor Ed Manz, posting only four straight top 5 finishes in conference play despite his long tenure. His best success came in 2009, when the team went 10–8–1, including an 8–3–1 mark in conference play. He has led the team to back-to-back finals appearances in the CAA tournament, narrowly missing the NCAA tournament both years, failing to build upon Manz's two Conference Regular Season championships.
He was previously the head men's soccer coach at
Providence College
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, where he coached the Friars for four years and guided them to a 9–9–1 record his final year. In 1998, his Friars made the Big East tournament for the first time in over a decade. He started his coaching career as an assistant at
Villanova University
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in 1991. From 1992 to 1994, he coached under
Ed Kelly at
Boston College
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.
References
External links
*http://www.gonu.com/coaches.aspx?rc=80&path=msoc
1964 births
Living people
Association footballers from Dublin (city)
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland association football chairmen and investors
Republic of Ireland association football managers
Republic of Ireland expatriate association football managers
Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Boston College Eagles men's soccer coaches
Bowdoin Polar Bears men's soccer coaches
Drogheda United F.C. players
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's soccer players
League of Ireland players
Men's association football midfielders
New Jersey Eagles players
Northeastern Huskies men's soccer coaches
Penn-Jersey Spirit players
Providence Friars men's soccer coaches
Villanova Wildcats men's soccer coaches
20th-century Irish sportsmen
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