Billy Ayre Sports manager

William "Billy" Ayre (7 May 1952 – 16 April 2002) was an English footballer who played for three different clubs in a sixteen-year professional career, making over three hundred League appearances in the process. After retiring from the playing side of the game, he became a manager, and took the helm at five different clubs between 1984 and 2000. He guided Blackpool to two successive play-off finals, in 1991 and 1992, during his four years in charge of the club.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 07, 1952
Birth place	Crookhill
Date of death	April 16, 2002
Place of death	Ormskirk

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Football manager

club	Halifax Town A.F.C. Scarborough F.C. Blackpool F.C. Cardiff City F.C. Southport F.C.
position	Defender (association football)
teams	Darlington F.C. Halifax Town A.F.C. Hartlepool United F.C. Mansfield Town F.C. Scarborough F.C. Bishop Auckland F.C. Crook Town A.F.C.