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 Sports Yearbook ...
- Next there is a
list of players and managers from the 1970-71
season who still have a job in addition to the
World of Soccer Stars book.
- After which there
is the list of players and managers from 1970-71
who were on last year's list, but still need
confirmation from other sources. This bunch is
particularly large this season as the new
Football Yearbook has dropped much of its
backroom information, and official sites now
require registration..
All updates include any
changes of post during the 2004-2005 season ONLY.
Click on underlined
player's names or player's 70-71 team to find out more
information.
Note: For a
second season Sky Sports have taken over the sponsorship
of the Football Yearbook, which is now in its 35th 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 2004.
The
1970-71 Wonderful World of Soccer Stars
Arsenal
Assisstant Manager:
Pat Rice (Arsenal)
Bradford City
Manager: Colin Todd
(Sunderland)
Burnley
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
Groundsman: Arthur
Bellamy (Burnley)
Chesterfield
Manager: Roy
McFarland (Derby County)
Ipswich Town
Manager: Joe
Royle
(Everton)
Leeds
United
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by BBC
news:
Director: Peter
Lorimer
(Leeds United)
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)
Liverpool
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Chief Scout: Ron
Yeats (Liverpool)
Manchester
United
Director : Sir
Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
Newcastle United
Manager: Sir
Bobby Robson
CBE (Ipswich Town). Sacked 30 August, 2004.
Coach : Tommy Craig
(Sheffield Wednesday)
Nottingham Forest
First Team Coach:
Ian Bowyer (Manchester City). Leaves Forest 8 November,
2004. Joins MK Dons, 24 December, 2004.
and Liam O'Kane (Nottingham Forest). Leaves Forest 8 November,
2004.
Manchester City
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Honoury President:
Tony Book (Manchester City)
Reserve Team Coach:
Asa Hartford (West Brom). Sacked by Manchester City
26 May 2005.
Peterborough
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Coach: Bobby Gould
(Wolverhampton Wanderers). Leaves Peterborough 29
September, 2004
Portsmouth
Manager: Harry
Redknapp
(West Ham United). Leaves Portsmouth 24 November,
2004. Joins Southampton, 8 December, 2004.
Sheffield United
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
Community Programme
Organiser : Tony Currie (Sheffield United)
Southampton
Assistant manager:
Dennis Rofe (Orient)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by www.saintsforever.fsnet.co.uk (thanks Keith - Bob)
European Scout: Terry
Cooper
(Leeds United)
Tottenham Hotspur
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
President : Bill
Nicholson O.B.E. (Spurs manager). Died 23 October, 2004.
Under 18 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 ...
Scotland
Livingston
General Manager: David
Hay
(Celtic)
Other Players From the
1970-71 Season
Aston Villa
Chairman: Doug
Ellis (Aston Villa Chairman)
Barnsley
Manager: Paul Hart
(Stockport County). Leaves 14 March, 2005.
Blackburn Rovers
Manager: Graeme
Souness (Tottenham Hotspur). Leaves Blackburn Rovers 6
September, 2004. Joins Newcastle United as manager,
13 September, 2004.
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
Reserve team coach:
Tony Parkes (Blackburn Rovers). Sacked 12 November 2004.
Youth Academy
Director: Bobby Downes (Rochdale)
Blackpool
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
BBC website:
Assistant Manager:
Bill Dearden (Sheffield United). 28 July 05 leaves
Blackpool to become coach at MK Dons.
Bolton Wanderers
Manager: Sam
Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers youth)
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
President: Nat
Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)
Bristol
City
Assistant Manager:
Frank Barlow (Sheffield United)
Cardiff City
Manager: Lennie
Lawrence (?? possible non-League player ??). Sacked
23 May 2006.
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
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Reserve Team
Manager: Mick McGiven (Sunderland)
Cheltenham Town
Manager: John Ward
(Lincoln City)
Chester City
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Caretaker Manager:
Ray Mathias (Tranmere Rovers). Became Director of
Football on the appointemnet of Ian Rush, 28 August
2004. Leaves Chester City, 17 November, 2004
Assistant Manager:
David Moss (Swindon Town). Left Chester City 8
August 2004. Becomes manager of Northwich Victoria, 9
September, 2004.
Crewe Alexandria
Manager: Dario
Gradi MBE (Sutton United)
Derby County
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by BBC
website:
Coach: Billy McEwan
(Hibernian). Leaves Derby County 19
October, 2004. Becomes caretaker manager of York City
in the National Conference League, 10 February 2005.
Gillingham
Coach: Wayne Jones
(Bristol Rovers). 4 October, 2004 sacked by
Gillingham.
Not in Sky Sports
Football Yearbook, appointed 6 October, 2004
Assistant Manager:
John Gorman (Celtic). 23 November 2004 steps up
to caretaker manager. 3 December, 2004 becomes
manager of Wycombe Wanderers.
Not in Sky Sports
Football Yearbook, appointed 7 December, 2004
Manager: Stan
Ternent (Carlisle United), leaves Gillingham 15 May,
2005.
Huddersfield Town
Assistant manager:
Terry Yorath (Leeds United squad)
Hull City
Manager: Peter
Taylor (Southend United)
Ipswich Town
Assistant manager:
Willie Donachie (Manchester City)
Leeds United
Head Coach: Sam
Ellis (Sheffield Wednesday)
Leicester City
Director of
Football: Dave Bassett (Walton and Hersham). 11 October, 2004 takes
over caretaker manager due to Micky Adam's departure.
3 November, 2004 leaves Leicester City as Craig
Levein is appointed. 13 January 2005 Joins Millwall
as Coach. 28 June Joins the coaching team at
Southampton.
Liverpool
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
First Team Coach:
Alex Miller (Rangers)
Academy Director: Steve
Heighway
(Liverpool squad). 2005 - no longer listed on the
official website...
Macclesfield Town
Manager : Brian
Horton (Port Vale)
Manchester City
Manager: Kevin
Keegan
(Scunthorpe United). Leaves
Man City 11 March 2005
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Director : Dennis
Tueart
(Sunderland squad)
Head Coach: Derek
Fazackerley (Blackburn Rovers squad)
Youth Academy
Director: Jim Cassell (Bury)
Manchester United
Manager: Sir
Alex Ferguson (Falkirk)
Middlesbrough
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Defense Coach :
Steve Harrison (Blackpool)
Newcastle United
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by www.nufc.com
Note: Presently I'm
uncertain the date the follwing four were appointed,
but like Terry McDermott the others may have been
appointed after Souness joined the club in September
2004
First team coach:
Terry McDermott (Bury)
Reserve Team
Assistant manager: Phil Boersma (Liverpool).
Goalkeeping coach:
Roy Tunks (Rotherham United)
Chief Scout: Ray
Clarke (Tottenham Hotspur)
Norwich City
Assistant manager:
Doug Livermore (Liverpool)
Nottingham Forest
Manager: Joe
Kinnear
(Tottenham Hotspur). Resigns 16 December, 2004.
Oldham Athletic
Manager: Brian
Talbot (Ipswich Town). Leaves Oldham 24 February
2005. Becomes manager of Oxford United , 6 May, 2005.
Peterborough
Manager / club
owner: Barry Fry (Bedford Town). Becomes Director of Football 31 May,
2005.
Portsmouth
Assistant Manager:
Jim Smith (Boston United). Leaves Portsmouth 24
November, 2004. Joins Southampton, 22 December, 2004.
Contract not renewed at Southampton, 23 May 2005.
Not in Sky Sports
Football Yearbook, appointed November, 2004
Assistant manager:
Joe Jordan (Morton)
Appointed 7 April,
2004 - till end of season
Football
Consultant: David Pleat (Peterborough United)
Rotherham United
Manager : Ronnie
Moore (Tranmere Rovers). Leaves 31 January 2005.
Joins Oldham Athletic, 1 March 2005.
Sheffield United
Manager : Neil
Warnock (Rotherham United)
Southampton
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by
official website:
Reserve Team coach:
Stewart Henderson (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Stockport County
Manager: Sammy
McIlroy (Man U apprentice). Leaves 25
November, 2004.
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
Not credited in the
Sky Sports Football Yearbook, but confirmed by the
official website:
U16 coach and U18
assistant coach: Jimmy Neighbour (Tottenham Hotspur)
Tranmere
Manager: Brian
Little (Aston Villa)
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
First Team Coach:
Terry Burton (Arsenal youth). Becomes assistant
manager at Cardiff City, 15 September, 2004
West
Bromwich Albion
Assistant Manager:
Frank Burrows (Swindon Town). Became caretaker manager
from 26 October 2004 to 9 November 2004. Leaves West
Brom on Bryan Robson's appointment as manager, 17
November, 2005.
West
Ham United
Not in Sky Sports
Football Yearbook, but confirmed by website...
Reserve Team Coach:
Roger Cross (Brentford)
Plus ...
Celtic
Manager: Martin
O'Neill (Distillery). 28 May 2005, leaves
Celtic, see news.
Assistant Manager:
John Robertson (Nottingham Forest) 28 May 2005, leaves
Celtic, see news.
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). Sacked 1 November, 2004.
Manager: Walter Smith (Dundee
United). From 2 December 2004.
And also...
Hereford
Chairman and
Manager: Graham Turner (Chester City)
Awaiting
confirmation...
All the following
players were listed on last season's page...
World of
Soccer Stars 1970-71
Ipswich Town
Chief Scout: Colin
Suggett (West Brom)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Stoke City
Club President: Gordon
Banks
(Stoke City)
No longer
referred to on the official website.
Other 70-71 players...
Colchester United
Director of Youth:
Micky Cook (Colchester United)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Hartlepool United
Manager of Centre
of Excellence: Billy Horner (Darlington)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Middlesbrough
Chief Scout : Ray
Train (Walsall)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Newcastle United
Director of
Football: Gordon Milne (Wigan Athletic)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Norwich City
Director of Academy
: Sammy Morgan (Port Vale)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Shrewsbury Town
Coach: Dave Fogg (Wrexham)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Southampton
Assistant manager:
Garry Pendrey (Birmingham City)
No longer referred to
on the official website.
Watford
Life President:
Graham Taylor (Lincoln City)
Unable to confirm at
present, as I don't want to register to the official site
!
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. Lennie stepped down
as manager 23 May, 2005.
Other
current English League managers who were the right age,
but I do not yet have confirmation of their place on the
site due to not having a playing career in England are:
Craig Brown - Preston North End (sacked 29 August 2004),
Claude Le Roy - Cambridge United, Jacques Santini- Spurs
(leaves for 'personal reasons' 5 November, 2004), and
Arsčne Wenger - Arsenal.
Graham
Barrow - Bury, and Sammy McIlory - Stockport County were
born in 1954, but I do not yet have the proof that they
were apprentices in 70-71.
Steve
Coppell - Reading was born in 1955, and again I do not
have any proof that he was on anyone's books in 70-71.
Also see ...
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2005-2006
2006-2007
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