Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson OBE (born 13 November 1943) is an English former footballer and manager. Despite having a low-profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds United, the final season before the creation of the Premier League. As FA Technical Director he was instrumental in the planning and development of English football's first National Football Centre. To date, he remains the last English manager to win the top-flight league in England. He later had spells as caretaker manager of the England senior and U21 teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Howard Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hallam | |||
| –1962 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1962–1966 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | (3) |
| 1966–1971 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 129 | (18) |
| 1971–1976 | Boston United | 219 | (34) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Boston United | ||
| 1976–1977 | Mossley | ||
| 1979–1982 | England C | ||
| 1982–1983 | Notts County | ||
| 1983–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1988–1996 | Leeds United | ||
| 1999 | England (caretaker) | ||
| 1999–2001 | England U21 | ||
| 2000 | England (caretaker) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sunderland | ||
| 2004 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wilkinson is currently the chairman of the League Managers Association.
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