John Dungworth

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John Dungworth (born March 30, 1955 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) is a former football coach and former professional footballer.

He began his playing career at Huddersfield Town, when he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough in 1972. He was then transferred to Oldham Athletic in 1975 followed by a successful spell at Aldershot, where he scored 58 goals in 105 games. He then moved to Shrewsbury Town, where he never hit the heights of his past scoring records

Since he ended his playing career, he has been a coach at Sheffield United and manager of Leeds United's academy. Subsequently he rejoined Huddersfield Town, initially as reserve team coach, and then being appointed First Team Coach in December 2006, when Terry Yorath resigned due to ill health. He left on 3 April 2008, announced as by 'mutual consent', following the departure of manager Andy Ritchie on 1 April.^[1]