Michael Duxbury

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Michael "Mike" Duxbury (born September 1, 1959 in Accrington, Lancashire) was an English football player.

Duxbury was a right back who signed for Manchester United from Everton. He made his debut for United in 1980 and won FA Cup medals in 1983 and 1985. He left United for Blackburn Rovers for free in 1990 after scoring 7 goals. He would later play for Bradford City before retiring. Duxbury was capped 10 times by England.

Since his retirement from playing, Duxbury moved into the coaching side of the game and is currently an important part of the M.U.S.S. (Manchester United Soccer Schools) program. Having coached young footballing prospects in Hong Kong for two years, he is now starting work in Dubai, aiming to spot and coach young soccer talents with a view to bringing them to England. He as also spent time coaching football at local independant school, Bolton School.