John Pemberton (footballer)
John Matthew Pemberton (born 18 November 1964) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Matthew Pemberton | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–1983 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Chadderton | ||
| 1984–1985 | Rochdale | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | Crewe Alexandra | 121 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | Crystal Palace | 78 | (2) |
| 1990–1993 | Sheffield United | 68 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Leeds United | 53 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 322 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Nottingham Forest (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Sheffield United (academy) | ||
| 2013 | Bristol City (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Bristol City (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Chesterfield (academy) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Chesterfield (caretaker) | ||
| 2019 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 2020 | Chesterfield | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Pemberton played as a defender and made more than 300 appearances in The Football League and the Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United. He is also a former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a brief period as interim manager of the club's first team.
He was most recently the manager of Chesterfield, where he was also the manager of the club's academy during the 2018–19 season, as well as standing in as first-team manager after the dismissal of Martin Allen. He left Chesterfield due to mutual consent in November 2020. He has also managed Kidderminster Harriers, served as caretaker manager at Nottingham Forest and Bristol City, and was Academy Manager at Sheffield United from 2010 to 2012.