| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John William Carver | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983–1985 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Cardiff City | 13 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999-2004 | Newcastle United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006 | Leeds United (caretaker) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Plymouth Argyle (assistant manager) | ||
| 2010 | Sheffield United (first team coach) | ||
| 2010 | Sheffield United (caretaker) | ||
| 2011- | Newcastle United (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John William Carver (born 16 January 1965 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former English footballer and current assistant manager of Newcastle United.
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Carver was the assistant manager to Bobby Robson at Newcastle United. Following Robson's sacking in September 2004, Carver was appointed caretaker manager and guided the team to a 3-0 win against Blackburn Rovers. Carver later dedicated the win to Bobby Robson. Despite the victory, Carver was not considered for the permanent job, that position going to Graeme Souness who opted to bring in his own backroom staff.
In July 2005 Leeds United appointed Carver as a first team coach, replacing the departed Adrian Boothroyd who left the club to be the new manager of Watford. He was part of the management team of Kevin Blackwell and Sam Ellis. Following the exit of Sam Ellis in May 2006, Carver was promoted to the position of assistant manager.
Carver became a caretaker manager for the second time in his career after Leeds United fired Kevin Blackwell following a disastrous start to the season. Carver celebrated a win in his first game in charge after beating Birmingham City 3-2. However a series of heavy defeats under Carver's management, culminating in a 5-1 drubbing by Luton Town, led to Leeds Chairman Ken Bates opting instead to recruit the Swindon management team of Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet. Carver left Leeds United 23 October 2006, with the club in turmoil on and off the field.
Kevin Blackwell subsequently became the manager of Luton Town, and he recruited Carver as his assistant, along with another ex-Leeds coach Sam Ellis. With Luton going through major financial difficulties, including the administrator's decision to sell players from under the management's feet, Carver, along with Blackwell and Ellis were sacked.
On 1 February 2008 he became head coach of the Major League Soccer side Toronto FC, with previous coach, Mo Johnston, remaining as manager and Director of Soccer with an emphasis on handling player transfers. He was thereby reunited with an old friend from Newcastle United since Paul Winsper had been hired in January as Strength and Conditioning Coach.[1]
In April 2009, Carver was charged $750 (USD) by MLS for openly criticising the standard of refereeing during a 3-2 loss away to FC Dallas. He was absent from the bench during the a 1-0 home win over Chivas USA four days later and eventually resigned on 25 April 2009, one day before the team's home clash with Kansas City Wizards.[2]
In December 2009, Carver was appointed assistant head coach to Paul Mariner at Plymouth Argyle. On 14 January 2010 he rejected an approach from Burnley manager Brian Laws to join the Lancashire club as a coach, stating his desire to repay the loyalty shown by Paul Mariner and the club as his reason for staying.[3]
In August 2010, Carver was appointed first team coach at Sheffield United by manager Gary Speed, who had played under Carver when he was assistant manager at Newcastle United. This appointment reunited Carver with Sam Ellis, who was assistant to Speed. Following Speed's departure from Sheffield United to become coach of the Wales national football team on 14 December, Carver was appointed as caretaker manager.[4] He left the club on 30 December 2010 when Micky Adams was appointed as manager.[5][6]
On 18 January 2011, Newcastle United announced that John Carver was their new assistant manager until the end of the season.[7] Manager Alan Pardew said it was only a short term deal to see how the two worked together and if he worked well with the setup. On 25 February, he signed a new five and a half year contract with Newcastle.[8]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle United | 30 August 2004 | 13 September 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Leeds United | 21 September 2006 | 23 October 2006 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Toronto FC | 1 February 2008 | 25 April 2009 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 30.5 | |
| Sheffield United | 14 December 2010 | 30 December 2010 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | |
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42 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 30.95 | |||
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