Mike Duxbury
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Michael "Mike" Duxbury (born September 1, 1959 in Accrington, Lancashire) is a retired English football player.
Duxbury was a right back who signed for Manchester United from Everton in 1980 and won FA Cup medals in 1983 and 1985. He left United for Blackburn Rovers for free in 1990, having been left out of the FA Cup winning side of that season.
He would later play for Golden FC in Hong Kong and Bradford City before retiring in 1994. Duxbury was capped 10 times by England. While in Hong Kong, he played for his club against England in England's warmup games for Euro 1996.
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 independent school, Bolton School.
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