Graham Hyde

Graham Hyde
Personal information
Full nameGraham Hyde
Date of birth10 November 1970
Place of birthDoncaster, England
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1999Sheffield Wednesday174(11)
1999–2002Birmingham City51(1)
2001Chesterfield (loan)9(1)
2002Peterborough United (loan)9(0)
2002–2004Bristol Rovers58(3)
2004–2005Hereford United32(0)
2005–2006Worcester City13(1)
2006Hednesford Town3(0)
2006–2007Halesowen Town1(0)
2007–2008Fleet Town1(0)
Teams managed
2011–2012Redditch United
2012Boston United (caretaker)
2013AFC Telford United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Graham Hyde (born 10 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer, turned manager. As a player he was a midfielder from 1988 to 2008, notably in the Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday. He also played in the Football League with Birmingham City, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Bristol Rovers and Hereford United, before moving into Non-league football with Worcester City, Hednesford Town, Halesowen Town and Fleet Town. In 2011 he became manager of Redditch United but departed at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Playing career

He has played in midfield for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Chesterfield (on loan), Peterborough United (on loan), Bristol Rovers,[1] Hereford United[2] and Worcester City.[3]

With his peak coming at the beginning of his career at Sheffield Wednesday, he made many Premiership appearances and played in the 1993 FA Cup Final. He signed for Birmingham from Sheffield Wednesday on 4 February 1999 on a free transfer after falling down the pecking order at Hillsborough, and helped the Blues win promotion to the Premier League in 2002. During his time at Birmingham he scored twice with strikes against Tranmere Rovers in the league[4] and West Ham United in the League Cup.[5] After spells on loan at Chesterfield (scoring once against Swindon)[6] and Peterborough United, Hyde joined Division Three side Bristol Rovers in November 2002 having made no Premier League appearances for Birmingham.

He later played at non-league Worcester City, where he remained until March 2006 when he joined Hednesford Town.[7][8] In November 2006 he returned to football as player/assistant manager at British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division side, Halesowen Town. He worked under manager Martin O'Connor, another former Birmingham player.

In October 2007 Hyde signed for Fleet Town, managed by Hyde's former Sheffield Wednesday teammate Andy Sinton.[9]

Management career

He joined Redditch United as joint manager with Mark Fenemore in September 2011, taking sole charge in November 2011. After leading the club to Southern League Premier Division safety he resigned at the beginning of May 2012.[10]

In the summer of 2012 Boston United parted company with joint manager Lee Canoville, deciding to keep Jason Lee on as the sole manager, in turn Lee brought in Hyde as his assistant. Hyde became caretaker manager when Lee was dismissed in December 2012.

In 2013 he joined AFC Telford United as the assistant manager to his former Sheffield Wednesday team mate Andy Sinton. The move came after former Telford assistant manager Mike Davies left his role at the bucks for work commitments. Sinton was dismiseed by the Telford board, but Hyde remained as assistant manager working aside Mark Cooper. On 1 March 2013 manager Mark Cooper joined Swindon Town as assistant manager to Kevin MacDonald[11] and Hyde was appointed manager until the end of the season. However, he resigned after only two games in charge.[12][13]

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

References

  1. "Pirates near Hyde deal". BBC News. 26 November 2002.
  2. "Hyde joins Bulls". Non League Daily.
  3. "Hyde joins City". Non League Daily. 13 June 2005.
  4. "Marcelo piles misery upon misery for Rovers". The Guardian. 24 November 1999. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. "Cole delivers Hammer blow". BBC. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. "Chesterfield 4–0 Swindon". BBC. 22 September 2001. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  7. "Veteran Hyde next to go". Non League Daily. 30 March 2006.
  8. "Hyde for Pitmen". Non League Daily. 31 March 2006.
  9. "Sinton brings in Hyde". Non League Daily. 29 October 2007.
  10. "ACTUAL ARTICLE TITLE BELONGS HERE!". Non League Daily.
  11. "Mark Cooper leaves AFC Telford to take Swindon Town assistant role". BBC Sport. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  12. Eurosport  Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 14:32 GMT (11 March 2013). "Blue Square Premier – AFC Telford appoint fourth manager in 39 days – Yahoo!! Eurosport UK". Yahoo!.
  13. "Telford may have fired the right man for the job". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

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