Neil Warnock

Neil Warnock as manager at Queens Park Rangers (2011)

Neil Warnock (born 1 December 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a current football coach and former player. Most recently, he coached the English second division club Leeds United.

Playing career

In his eleven -year-long career as a player Warnock was for FC Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Hartlepool FC, ​​Scunthorpe United, Aldershot FC and the FC Barnsley, York City and Crewe Alexandra in the lower English leagues. There came the midfielder, who usually acted on the outside, to a total of 326 games, but it could never recommend for ambitious clubs in the top flight.

Coaching career

Burton Albion FC & Scarborough

From 1981 he trained with Burton Albion for the first time a club in the Amateur League " Northern Premier League ." When he casually worked as a podiatrist in his learned profession, he took over in 1986 the office of the athletic director at FC Scarborough and led the club in 1987 about the championship in the Football Conference in the Fourth Division and thus into the professional business. He remained until November, 1988 in Scarborough, and then announced his retirement, as he sought the vacant coaching job at Notts County in the third class Third Division.

Notts County

Just a few days after Warnock was appointed as the new manager of Notts County. From the former relegation candidates in the third division he made a team in his first full season coach in 1989/90 on the play-off games secured promotion to the Second Division. In the subsequent year, even the direct walkover in the first-class First Division was achieved by the renewed going through the qualifying matches. This excursion into the English elite class, however, should only last a year and Notts County rose directly from it, so the opportunity was missed to be a founding member of the Premier League. After another sporting streaky months in which the descent threatened to be more likely than a direct return to the first division, Warnock resigned from his coaching job, the league could be secured without him ultimately.

Torquay United

After his departure from Notts County Warnock was offered a consultant position at fourth division club Torquay United, who was at that time in a relegation battle. Just a few days after Warnock had started operation, coach Paul Compton resigned and accused the club's management to want to scrap it. Warnock took over the athletic line for the rest of the season, put the item but down again, as the league had been made perfect.

Huddersfield Town

Warnock's next coach station was Huddersfield Town. In the first season of the club in the new Alfred McAlpine Stadium ( today: " Galpharm Stadium " ) in 1994/95 the club reached the play-off final, there struck the Bristol Rovers and was promoted to the second division. Thus Warnock could lead for the fourth time a club in the higher league coach his ninth year already, including three occasions was the way of the play-off encounters. He surprised the Bureau but only a few days later by his resignation.

Plymouth Argyle

It went again a few days until Warnock returned to coach business and got a job at Plymouth Argyle, which had just been relegated to the fourth division. Warnock led the club - again on excretion Games - back to the third division, to which, however, was followed by a difficult period. Plymouth Argyle initially presented a good start to the season and led at times even on the table until the athletic performance developed into a crisis. Warnock accused the Chairman Dan Cauley, given the tense situation now provide too little money for new matches, transfers and that the risk that the level of performance at amateur level zubewege when it changes nothing. McCauley rejected this accusation and stressed its confidence that the existing players are even good enough to realize a further rise and therefore there was no reason for the investment of additional financial resources. McCauley answer the question of channel Sky Sports whether the club would be in a crisis (as it had previously been subject to Warnock ): "He was there, yes, but I do not understand. Maybe he is in a crisis, but the club is not in crisis. " Warnock was sacked at the end of the 1996/97 season.

Oldham Athletic

After his resignation in Plymouth Warnock was offered the coaching job at second division Oldham Athletic. He succeeded after recording the activity does a turnaround, but the descent was not able to prevent more. There was a good start to the season, but the pulled numerous setbacks after themselves. The association could then on his rise plans no longer pursue and finished at the end was a mid-table. Warnock then finished his work in Oldham and moved to the second division to Bury.

Bury FC

By Bury FC Warnock got off on the final day of the 1998/99 season, after the club had found throughout the season in the bottom half of the table. Had just been not a rule been changed, (instead of the usual " goal difference " ) preferably at the tied clubs the team with the " more scoring goals ," said Bury would have thought in the class before the point same club from Port Vale. Since the club had but produces the fewest goals of all second division, Bury had to play in the third division the way. As showed poor form in the following season, the club, the Bury supporters called for strengthened Warnock's dismissal. This, however, he came even earlier, when he resigned from his post after it was offered to him at Sheffield United, the coach body.

Sheffield United

After a weak start to the season 1999/2000 to Warnock was with his new club in danger of relegation. But Warnock was the second division ultimately even lead to a mid-table and avoid relegation. There was a steady improvement in the vicinity of the play-off positions, the Sheffield then in 2003 also could reach. There Warnock failed the first time - after four successful attempts - in his personal coaching career in the rise of the playoffs after the final defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the same year Warnock lost his team in both the FA Cup and the League Cup until the semi-finals.

In the season 2005/06 Sheffield United was directed by Warnock under the best of both team and was thus one of the favorites for the direct promotion to the Premier League. At this time Warnock was awarded in December 2005, an offer for the coaches successor in Portsmouth, but he refused. Instead, with Sheffield as a runner, he managed to climb to the highest English league. However, the start of the Premier League season 2006/ 07 should Warnock may not follow from the bench, because he, due to the events in the game against Leeds United and a further dispute with the fellow coach Nigel Worthington for the first two championships and four other duty games has been locked. After Sheffield United relegated at the end of the 2006/2007 season with a 1-2 defeat against Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, he took his leave.

Crystal Palace

Between October 2007 and the end of February 2010 was Warnock manager of Crystal Palace.

Queens Park Rangers

From March 1, 2010 until January 8, 2012 Warnock was manager of Queens Park Rangers. In the season 2010/2011 he managed his team to promotion to the top English league. After QPR was first successfully launched in the Premiere League season, the club came in the winter of 2011/12 near the relegation zone. After a 1-1 draw against third-tier Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup, the club parted from Warnock, who described the time at QPR as the best of his life.

Leeds United

On 18 February 2012, he took over the coaching job at second division Leeds United and ended the Football League Championship 2011/12 with his new team at the 14th place in the table. After the output target for the season, the promotion to the Premier League, winning loose after a series of matches came into the distant future, the club parted on April 1, 2013 Warnock.

Others

Warnock is a trained referee and known for his controversial outbursts on the bench. This led to numerous personal feuds with actors in the football business and penalties on the part of the Football Association.

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