Sean Dyche

Sean Dyche
Personal information
Full name Sean Dyche
Date of birth 28 June 1971 (1971-06-28) (age 40)
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Watford (manager)
Youth career
1989–1990 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990–1997 Chesterfield 231 (8)
1997–1999 Bristol City 18 (0)
1999 → Luton Town (loan) 14 (1)
1999–2002 Millwall 69 (3)
2002–2005 Watford 72 (0)
2005–2007 Northampton Town 56 (0)
Total 460 (12)
Teams managed
2011– Watford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sean Dyche (born 28 June 1971) is an English former footballer. Dyche played for six clubs in his career, with his longest spell being with Chesterfield. He is currently the manager at Watford having previously been assistant manager to Malky Mackay.

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Career

Sean Dyche was a youth team player at Nottingham Forest in the late 1980s, while Brian Clough was still manager, but he left in early 1990 without making a first team appearance and signed for Chesterfield, where he later became captain and helped them win the Division Three playoffs in 1995 and reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1997. In the FA Cup semi final against Middlesbrough he scored a penalty to put Chesterfield 2–0 up, only for the game to finish 3–3 and Chesterfield to lose the replay 3–0. Dyche had a spell on loan at Luton Town, where he scored once against Gillingham in 14 league appearances.[1] He then left for Bristol City and helped them win promotion to Division One in his first season, but they lasted just one season at this level and Dyche was on the move again, this time to Millwall. He enjoyed further success at Millwall, as they won promotion to Division One in 2001 and came close to a Premier League place the following year, only to lose to eventual promotion winners Birmingham City in the playoffs. He then had a three-year spell at Watford where he was captain in his final season with the club. Dyche signed for Northampton Town in 2005,[2] and was involved in their 2005–06 promotion from League Two. He fell out of favour after the arrival of Stuart Gray as manager, and was released at the end of the 2006–07 season. [3] He subsequently retired from the game, becoming Under-18s coach at former club Watford.[4]

Managerial Career

Dyche became assistant manager at Watford on 6 July 2009 after Malky Mackay was appointed manager.[5] On 21 June 2011, Dyche was appointed manager of Watford, following Mackay's decision to join Cardiff City.[6]

Honours

As a Player

Chesterfield
Bristol City
Millwall
Northampton Town

Managerial statistics

As of 2 January 2012.
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Watford  England 22 June 2011 present &1000000000000002600000026 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000002692000026.92

References

  1. ^ Tomas, Jason (27 March 1999). "Nationwide League review". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1999/mar/27/newsstory.sport2. Retrieved 22 February 2010. 
  2. ^ Dyche joins Cobblers
  3. ^ Dyche heads list of departures
  4. ^ Twice as Dyche
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Official:Sean Dyche is Watford's new manager". Watford Football Club. 21 June 2011. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2379710,00.html. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 

External links

Watford F.C. – current squad