Ian Atkins Sports manager

Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957) is an English football manager and former player. Atkins amassed over 300 appearances for Shrewsbury Town, the club where he began his career. He also made appearances in the Football League for Sunderland, Everton, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City.His first managerial role came as player-manager at Colchester United in 1990, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Football League. He also managed Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers as player-manager, and found his most notable success at Northampton Town, leading the club to promotion via the play-offs in the Third Division in 1997 and finishing as play-off runners-up in the Second Division final the following season. In addition, he has been manager of Chester City, Carlisle United, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Torquay United.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 16, 1957
Birth place
Birmingham
Height (meters)1.83

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Football manager

club
Northampton Town F.C.
Carlisle United F.C.
Chester City F.C.
Colchester United F.C.
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Oxford United F.C.
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Cambridge United F.C.
Torquay United F.C.
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Colchester United F.C.
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Everton F.C.
Cambridge United F.C.
Birmingham City F.C.
Sunderland A.F.C.
Ipswich Town F.C.

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Ian Atkins on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ianatkins.htm