Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English
football
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manager and former player.
As a player, he was a
left back
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Defenders fall into four main categ ...
from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career at
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...
, bar a brief loan spell with
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...
in his final year as a player.
After retiring from the playing side of the sport in 2008, he became joint manager with former teammate
Rob Scott at
Ilkeston Town, then
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
The club is known as 'the ...
, before joining
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
in 2011. In the
2015–16 National League
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, he led Grimsby to promotion via the
play-offs
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. Hurst moved on to become manager of
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
in October 2016, and saved the club from relegation from
League One in his first season, while taking them to the
EFL Trophy
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and League One play-off finals in 2018.
Hurst left Shrewsbury to join
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.
Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...
in May 2018, but was dismissed in October after a poor start to the season. After a spell as Scunthorpe United boss, he returned to Grimsby Town as manager in December 2020. His most recent management spell was back with Shrewsbury where he re-joined in January 2024 before being sacked in November 2024.
Playing career
During his time at Rotherham, Hurst featured regularly on the left side of the back four. He played over 430 league matches for
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...
.
He featured in the team that became champions of the
Football League Trophy
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in April 1996, which resulted in a 2–1 win against
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
at
Wembley Stadium
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.
Hurst signed a new two-year contract at Rotherham in 2004, keeping him at the club until June 2006.
On 15 February 2008, Hurst joined
Conference National
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side
Burton Albion
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...
on a one-month loan to regain his fitness after injury and extended the loan for a second month. He was released by Rotherham after 15 years at the club, at the end of the
2007–08 season. In 2008, Hurst stated that he wanted to return to Rotherham as part of the backroom staff in the future. Hurst had a trial at
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system.
The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
but turned down a move before moving into management.
Management career
Ilkeston Town
Hurst and former Rotherham teammate
Rob Scott were appointed joint managers of
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
Premier Division outfit
Ilkeston Town in January 2009 following the departure of
David Holdsworth
David Gary Holdsworth (born 8 November 1968) is an English former professional footballer turned manager.
As a player, he was a defender who played between 1986 and 2005 for Watford, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Walsall, Bolton Wanderers ...
to
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system.
The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
. The pair led Ilkeston from 9th in the league to 2nd, and ultimately promotion to the
Conference North
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via the play-offs following a 2–1 victory over
Nantwich Town in the final.
Afterwards, uncertainty surrounded whether or not they would remain at the helm of the
Derbyshire
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club due to the club's worrying financial position.
Boston United
In May 2009, Hurst and Scott moved to
York Street
York Street, also known as the Jakemans Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Boston, England, and was the former home of Boston United. Originally called Shodfriars Lane, football was first played on the site since the la ...
to sign as joint managers of
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
The club is known as 'the ...
. In their first season they gained a second successive promotion to the
Conference North
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at the
Horsfall Stadium
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Original ...
with a 2–1 play-off final victory over
Bradford Park Avenue.
This completed a treble of trophies in the
2009–10 season as they had already collected the
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
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Geographically, the league c ...
and
Lincolnshire Senior Shield.
Grimsby Town
On 22 March 2011, both Hurst and Scott resigned from Boston. The following morning they were both announced as the new management team of
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
, replacing the dismissed
Neil Woods
Neil Stephen Woods (born 30 July 1966) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is academy manager at Grimsby Town.
As a player, he was a striker from 1983 to 2000 for Doncaster Rovers, Rangers, Ipswich Town, Bra ...
.
Grimsby, who had suffered relegation from the
Football League
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in the previous season, had hoped for an instant return, but following a mid-season slump this led to the dismissal of the previous manager. Hurst and Scott could only salvage an 11th-place finish at the end of the 2010–11 campaign. During the summer months the duo bolstered Grimsby's ranks in order for a promotion push, but were hit by a blow, as previous season's top scorer and Player of the Year
Alan Connell left to join
Swindon Town
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Founded as Swindon A ...
. The eventual signing of
Liam Hearn was a suitable replacement as he scored 32 times during the 2011–12 season, a year which saw 'The Mariners' slide away out of contention for a play-off spot in the final few months of the season. Grimsby finished 11th in the
Conference National
The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...
.
The 2012–13 season started slowly but by Christmas, Grimsby were top of the league and leading a closely contested pack of
Newport County,
Wrexham
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and
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
Formed in October 188 ...
. On 6 January 2013, speculation about the future of Hurst and Scott at
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1899, but only one of the original stands remains. The current capacity of the ground is 9,05 ...
came into light when rumours circulating a potential move to
League One side
Doncaster Rovers
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surfaced, Rovers who had lost manager
Dean Saunders
Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a striker in a career which lasted from 1982 until 2001. He played for Liverpool and Aston Villa in the 1990s, and ...
earlier that day to
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...
were rumoured to have placed Hurst and Scott on their managerial shortlist; the rumour was quashed the following day, with Hurst saying that the pair were focused on earning promotion with Grimsby. Grimsby went on to reach the final of the
FA Trophy
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, but were defeated on a penalty shootout after drawing 1–1 with
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...
at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Sta ...
. Despite leading the Conference for part of the season, Grimsby dropped off towards the end of the campaign and had to settle for 4th place, eventually losing to Newport County in the play-off semi-finals.
On 6 September 2013, joint manager Rob Scott was suspended due to reasons not revealed by the club, leaving Hurst in sole charge. On 19 September 2013, Grimsby confirmed Scott had been dismissed for gross misconduct and that Hurst would remain in sole permanent charge. On 7 January 2014, Hurst signed an improved deal reflecting the fact that he was now sole manager.
Hurst oversaw an overhaul of his squad in the 2014–15 season. In his first full season in charge as sole manager, Hurst signed 7 players on free transfers, along with a total of 10 players on short term (4) and long term (6) loans. Grimsby started the season inconsistently, reaching 11th position with 15 matches played, but after much improvement they ended the campaign in 3rd place, six points behind
Conference National
The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...
champions
Barnet.
Hurst clinched promotion with Grimsby in their 3–1 victory over
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
Formed in October 188 ...
in the
2016 National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium, seeing Grimsby
promoted to
League Two after a six-year absence from
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
.
Hurst made his League Two managerial debut with the club on 6 August 2016 in the opening match of the
2016–17 season in Grimsby's 2–0 home victory against
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whit ...
; the performance led to Hurst winning the
Sky Bet
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EFL Manager of the Week award.
Shrewsbury Town
On 24 October 2016,
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
announced that Hurst and
Chris Doig
Christopher Ross Doig (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish former professional Association football, footballer who became a coach when he retired as a player.
As a player, he was a Defender (association football), defender who played from 19 ...
were to take over the manager and assistant manager roles at the club following the departure of
Micky Mellon
Michael Joseph Mellon (born 18 March 1972) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is the manager of club Oldham Athletic. As a player, he was a midfielder for clubs including Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion, Blackp ...
to
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...
. Hurst was tasked with steering the club clear from the relegation places, with Shrewsbury sitting bottom of the League One table. His first match in charge was a 1−1 draw away at
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...
, ending a run of four consecutive defeats. A week later, Hurst picked up his first victory as Shrewsbury manager, defeating League Two side
Barnet 3−0 in the
FA Cup
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first round at
New Meadow
New Meadow, also known as The Croud Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is a stadium situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm, and close to the A5. It serves the home grou ...
in his second match in charge. A point earned in a 1−1 draw away at
Swindon Town
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Founded as Swindon A ...
lifted the club out of the League One relegation places, albeit on goal difference only, for the first time since Hurst was appointed on 7 January 2017. Shrewsbury finished the campaign in 18th place, three places and two points clear of the final relegation place occupied by local rivals
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...
.
In the
2017–18 season, Shrewsbury reached the
EFL Trophy final at Wembley but lost to
Lincoln City.
In the league, Hurst led Shrewsbury to a 3rd place finish in League One.
However, Shrewsbury lost 2–1 after extra time to
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...
in the
play-off final.
Ipswich Town
On 30 May 2018, Hurst was announced as manager of
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.
Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...
. Hurst and his assistant
Chris Doig
Christopher Ross Doig (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish former professional Association football, footballer who became a coach when he retired as a player.
As a player, he was a Defender (association football), defender who played from 19 ...
signed three-year contracts. Upon his appointment, Hurst was keen to stress that he could work within Ipswich's £3m transfer budget as outlined in the owner's five point plan, and the club's wage bill which was the sixth lowest in the English Championship. Under Hurst, Ipswich made a very poor start to the season, winning just one of their opening 14 games and losing on penalties to League Two side
Exeter City
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in the EFL Cup. Hurst was dismissed on 25 October 2018 following a 2–0 defeat at
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system.
Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...
with Ipswich bottom of the table. He had been in charge for just under five months, the shortest reign of any manager in the club's history.
Scunthorpe United
On 13 May 2019, Hurst was announced as manager of
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The club was formed in ...
. Hurst was dismissed by Scunthorpe on 29 January 2020 after eight months in charge. Scunthorpe chairman
Peter Swann
Peter Swann (born 29 October 1965) is a British businessman and the former chairman of football clubs Gainsborough Trinity and Scunthorpe United, having taken over at the latter from the retiring Steve Wharton in 2013. Swann's property interes ...
said Hurst was dismissed because of non-footballing reasons and that the relationship between himself and Hurst had broken down.
Return to Grimsby Town
On 30 December 2020, Hurst and
Chris Doig
Christopher Ross Doig (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish former professional Association football, footballer who became a coach when he retired as a player.
As a player, he was a Defender (association football), defender who played from 19 ...
returned to Grimsby, signing 30 month contracts until June 2023 and replacing
Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional football manager, former player, media personality and television pundit who is the manager of club Swindon Town.
A midfielder, he notably played in the Premier League with ...
who had resigned seven days earlier amid talks of a potential takeover at the club.
Following off the field controversies that led to the departure of Holloway and majority shareholder
John Fenty, Hurst could not save Grimsby from relegation and the club finished bottom of
League Two ending a five-year spell following their last promotion under Hurst in 2016. Grimsby club legend
John McDermott in an interview laid the blame with the outgoing regime, stating "You can't blame Paul, and you can't blame the players now. Watching the games, they've had a go, but he's been given a gun with about two bullets in it. How can you fight that?"
Hurst was awarded the National League Manager of the Month award for April 2022 after four wins from five across the month, boosting the club's play-off ambitions.
[ ] Grimsby were promoted back to the
Football League
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at the first attempt, with Hurst's side navigating a play-off campaign that saw them beat all three opponents in extra time, beating
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...
2–1 at
Meadow Lane
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in the eliminator before a 5–4 semi-final victory away at
Wrexham
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. In the
2022 National League play-off final
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at the
London Stadium
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, the Mariners defeated
Solihull Moors
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2–1.
In the
2022–23
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season, Grimsby advanced to the quarter-finals of the
FA Cup
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for the first time since
1939
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Events
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January
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by beating
Premier League
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side
Southampton
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2–1 away from home, becoming the first club in the competition's history to knock out five teams from a higher division.
On 28 October 2023, following four consecutive defeats, Hurst was dismissed by Grimsby with the club in 21st place.
Return to Shrewsbury Town
On 24 January 2024, Shrewsbury Town confirmed the reappointment of Hurst as head coach.
He was dismissed on 3 November 2024 after making a disappointing start to the 2024-25 season, winning just two of 19 games.
Broadcasting career
In the summer of 2008, Hurst graduated from
Staffordshire University
The University of Staffordshire is a public research university in Staffordshire, England. It has its main campus in Stoke-on-Trent and four other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield, Shrewsbury, and London.
History
In 1901, industrialist Alfred ...
with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.
Hurst worked for
Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...
's Community Sports Trust as participation officer.
Personal life
Hurst previously worked as a professional support assistant at
Rawmarsh Community School in 2010, combining this with his role as joint manager of Boston United.
Hurst completed his
UEFA
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'A' Coaching Licence in January 2014, which is widely regarded as one of the highest coaching qualifications in the game. He is married to Melanie and has a daughter Millie and a son Zack.
Managerial statistics
Honours
As a player
Rotherham United
*
Football League Second Division
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second-place promotion:
2000–01
*
Football League Third Division
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second-place promotion:
1999–2000
*
Football League Trophy
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:
1995–96
As a joint manager
Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945)
*
Northern Premier League
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Premier Division play-offs:
2009
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Boston United
*
Northern Premier League
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Premier Division play-offs:
2010
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*
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
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Geographically, the league c ...
:
2009–10
*
Lincolnshire Senior Shield:
2009–10
Grimsby Town
*
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, also known as the Isuzu FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after The Football Association (the FA) and competed by mainly National League ...
runner-up:
2012–13
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*
Lincolnshire Senior Cup
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The competition can be traced back to the formation of the Lincolnshire FA at a meeting held at ...
:
2011–12,
2012–13
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As a manager
Grimsby Town
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National League
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play-offs:
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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2022
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*FA Trophy runner-up:
2015–16
Shrewsbury Town
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EFL Trophy
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runner-up:
2017–18
Individual
*EFL League One Manager of the Year: 2017–18
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EFL League One Manager of the Month: September 2017
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Conference Premier
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Manager of the Month: January 2012, November 2013, October 2014, March 2015
*National League Manager of the Month: November 2015,
April 2022
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1974 births
Living people
Footballers from Sheffield
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Rotherham United F.C. players
Burton Albion F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
English football managers
Ilkeston Town F.C. managers
Boston United F.C. managers
Grimsby Town F.C. managers
Shrewsbury Town F.C. managers
Ipswich Town F.C. managers
Northern Premier League managers
National League (English football) managers
English Football League managers
Alumni of Staffordshire University