Shaun Cunnington (born 4 January 1966) is an English former professional

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and former manager of

Evesham United Evesham United Football Club are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008–09 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Divisi ...

Career

Having started playing with Bourne Town, most of his playing career was spent in the second tier of English football with

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and

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. He started his career as a trainee with Wrexham before moving to Grimsby Town in 1988 for a fee of £65,000. He then moved to Sunderland in 1992 for a fee of £650,000. He spent three years with West Bromwich Albion before moving on to Notts County. In 1998, he joined part timers

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed ...

. After a spate of injuries he eventually retired to become a coach, and in 2003 became Harriers' Youth Team coach. In October 2004 he became caretaker manager of

Football Club. after

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resigned following a poor run of form. Under Cunnington Harriers lost all seven games played under his stewardship. He returned to be Youth Team coach when

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became Harriers new manager but left the club in July 2005 to spend more time running his Italian restaurant in

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, where he resides. In May 2008 he became manager of Willenhall Town, replacing Dean Edwards. He was manager of Halesowen Town replacing Tony Thorpe in January 2011, bringing long-time friend Paul Tomlinson to the club as Assistant Manager. In September 2012, Cunnington resigned from his post as manager at the club. On 17 May 2013 Shaun was confirmed as the new manager of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunnington, Shaun 1966 births Living people English men's footballers People from Bourne, Lincolnshire People from Droitwich Spa Bourne Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. managers Men's association football midfielders Alvechurch F.C. managers Willenhall Town F.C. managers Halesowen Town F.C. managers Evesham United F.C. managers English football managers Footballers from Worcestershire