Tony Mowbray
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| Tony Mowbray | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Anthony Mark Mowbray | |
| Date of birth | November 22, 1963 (age 43) | |
| Place of birth | Saltburn, England | |
| Nickname | Mogga, Mowbs | |
| Playing position | Manager | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982-1991 1991-1995 1995-2000 |
Middlesbrough Celtic Ipswich Town |
348 (25) 78 (6) 128 (5) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004-2006 2006-present |
Hibernian West Bromwich Albion |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Tony Mowbray, (born November 22, 1963), is a former professional football player and the manager of West Bromwich Albion.
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[edit] Playing career
Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic, and finally Ipswich Town as a tough centre half.
[edit] Middlesbrough
Born in Saltburn, he became the club captain of his home town club when he was just 22 years old. The club was in dire straits at the time and had gone into liquidation. Known to the boro fans as "Mogga", he became a legend in Middlesbrough for being the local lad who led the club from the hell of liquidation back to the top flight of English football. Mowbray was the linchpin around which the Middlesbrough team was built around for more than a decade. The Middlesbrough club fanzine Fly me to the Moon is named after a famous quote that the then Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch said about Mowbray - “If I had to fly to the moon I’d take Tony Mowbray, my captain, with me. He’s a magnificent man”. He was sold to Celtic in 1991 for a fee £1million.
Tony is seen as one of Middlesbrough's greatest ever captains, and is believed to have played a large part in the transition of the club to the higher standard it possesses today.
[edit] Celtic
During his playing career with Glasgow Celtic, Mowbray's wife, Bernadette Doyle Mowbray, a native of Renfrewshire, died of breast cancer. In a show of solidarity, Tony suggested that the Celtic players perform a huddle immediately before the following match. This remains a common practice amongst the current Celtic players. The dignified manner in which he handled this tragedy won him respect from all sides of Scottish football.
[edit] Ipswich
He later moved on to Ipswich Town, where he played for 5 years, becoming the team captain. He scored a famous equalising goal in the 2000 Division One playoff final victory against Barnsley. Ipswich won the match 4-2 and secured promotion to the Premiership. This famous match was the last of Mowbray's playing career.
[edit] Coaching career
Once his playing career finished he moved into coaching, starting as a first team coach at Ipswich Town. He had a brief spell as caretaker manager of Ipswich, between the tenures of George Burley and Joe Royle.
[edit] Hibernian F.C.
In May 2004, Mowbray was surprisingly appointed manager of Hibernian, replacing Bobby Williamson. He gained much acclaim for the job he has done, winning the SPL manager of the year award in his first season. Hibs finished in the top four in the SPL in his only two full seasons in charge. This marked the first time in three decades that Hibs had finished in the top four places of the top division in consecutive seasons.
Hibs progressed to the later stages of every domestic cup competition in his tenure, and made two appearances in European football, losing to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the 2005/06 Uefa Cup, and losing on the away goals rule to OB Odense in 2006/07 Intertoto Cup.
Tony Mowbray improved Hibernian into a team consistently challenging at the top end of the Scottish League for the first time in three decades. During his tenure, season ticket sales at Easter Road almost doubled. Mowbray will go down in Hibernian history as one of their best managers.
[edit] West Bromwich Albion F.C.
In early October 2006, media reports linked him with the managerial position at West Bromwich Albion. It was confirmed by West Brom on 10 October 2006 that they had made an approach to Hibernian to speak to Mowbray. On 11 October 2006, Hibernian gave him permission to speak to WBA. On 13 October, West Bromwich Albion announced that they had appointed Mowbray as their new manager. He replaced Bryan Robson, and immediately faced the task of returning the Baggies to the Premiership.
After originally being sceptical of Mowbray's appointment, Baggies fans have come to love the excellent football the team now plays.
[edit] Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Ipswich Town |  |
October 11, 2002 | October 28, 2002 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Hibernian |  |
May 24, 2004 | October 13, 2006 | 108 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 48.14 |
| West Bromwich Albion | |
October 18, 2006 | Present | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48.27 |
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| Preceded by George Burley |
Ipswich Town F.C. Manager (caretaker) 2002 |
Succeeded by Joe Royle |
| Preceded by Bobby Williamson |
Hibernian F.C. manager 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by John Collins |
| Preceded by Bryan Robson |
West Bromwich Albion F.C. manager 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Watson | 3 Robinson | 4 Perry | 5 Clement | 6 C. Davies | 8 Greening | 9 Ellington | 10 Hartson | 11 Gera | 12 Chaplow | 14 Albrechtsen | 15 Kamara | 16 Koren | 17 Carter | 19 Koumas | 20 McShane | 21 Phillips | 23 Forsyth | 24 Wallwork | 26 R. Davies | 28 Hodgkiss | 30 Daniels | 31 Kiely | 32 MacDonald | 33 Nardiello | 34 Sodje | Manager: Mowbray |
