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Line 1: {{Short description\|English football coach and former player}} {{EngvarB\|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~July~~August ~~2013~~2023}} {{Infobox football biography \| name = Mick Wadsworth Line 34 ⟶ 35: '''Michael Wadsworth''' (born 3 November 1950) is an English [[association football\|football]] coach and former player. Born in [[Barnsley]] his playing career spanned only one season in [[The Football League]] with [[Scunthorpe United F.C.\|Scunthorpe United]], along with spells playing for [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.\|Gainsborough Trinity]], [[Mossley A.F.C.\|Mossley]] and [[Frickley Athletic F.C.\|Frickley Athletic]]. Following the end of his playing career he took up coaching and has had a number of roles at a range of clubs including spells as manager of [[Frickley Athletic F.C.\|Frickley Athletic]], [[Carlisle United F.C.\|Carlisle United]], [[Scarborough F.C.\|Scarborough]], [[Colchester United F.C.\|Colchester United]], [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.\|Oldham Athletic]], [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.\|Huddersfield Town]], Portuguese side [[SC Beira-Mar\|Beira-Mar]], [[Chester City F.C.\|Chester City]] and [[Celtic Nation F.C.\|Celtic Nation]]. He has also managed the national sides of both [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team\|St. Kitts & Nevis]] and [[Congo DR national football team\|Democratic Republic of Congo]]. Wadsworth has also held a number of coaching roles, including eight years working in a number of roles for [[The FA]]. ==Playing career== Although Wadsworth ~~was,~~played ~~for~~in a[[The ~~very~~Football ~~short~~League]] ~~time,~~for a ~~player.~~short ~~But~~period ~~with~~of time, his ~~[[The Football League\|Football League]]~~ playing experience was limited to 28 appearances for [[Scunthorpe United F.C.\|Scunthorpe United]] in the [[~~1976-77~~1976–77 in English football\|1976–77]] season,.<ref name="PFA 631"/> ~~it is for coaching that~~Thus, he is best known for coaching. A [[non-League football\|non-League]] playing career with clubs including [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.\|Gainsborough Trinity]] and [[Mossley A.F.C.\|Mossley]] ended at [[Frickley Athletic F.C.\|Frickley Athletic]], where Wadsworth was [[player-manager]]. Wadsworth was then employed by the FA until commencing his club management career in 1993. Line 49 ⟶ 50: ===Carlisle United Manager=== In 1993, Wadsworth was offered a coaching role at [[PSV Eindhoven]], but ~~couldn't~~could not accept due to a lack of Dutch coaching credentials. In August, however he was appointed [[Carlisle United F.C.\|Carlisle United]] manager. Carlisle finished 7th in [[Football League Third Division\|Division Three]] and made the playoffs, but lost in the semi-final. The following season Carlisle reached the [[Football League Trophy\|Auto Windscreens Trophy]] final but lost to Barry Fry's [[Birmingham City F.C.\|Birmingham City]]. In the league the club finished 1st in Division Three, winning promotion. After a poor start to [[~~1995-96~~1995–96 in English football\|1995–96]] in [[Football League Second Division\|Division Two]], Wadsworth resigned from his post as Director of Coaching. ===Scarborough=== Line 82 ⟶ 83: ===Hartlepool United=== Wadsworth was appointed First Team Coach at [[Football League One]] club [[Hartlepool United F.C.\|Hartlepool United]] in June 2010<ref>{{cite news \| title=Hartlepool Appoint Mick Wadsworth As Coach \| publisher=Vital Hartlepool \| url=http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=203008 \| access-date=10 August 2010 \| date=28 June 2010 \| archive-date=31 August 2010 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831113419/http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=203008 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> and Caretaker Manager on 19 August following the resignation of Director of Sport Chris Turner.<ref>{{cite news \|title = Turner resigns from post at Victoria Park Line 89 ⟶ 90: \|date = 19 August 2010 \|access-date = 3 September 2010 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100822134035/http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~2127336,00.html# \|archive-date = 22 August 2010 \|url-status = dead ~~\|df = dmy-all~~ }}</ref> After a successful season in League One where Pools finished 16th and on 23 June Wadsworth was rewarded with an extension to his contract; becoming the club's first permanent manager in 920 days. On 6 December 2011, following a run of bad home form the club announced he had been relieved of his duties.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hartlepool United sack head coach Mick Wadsworth\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16056381.stm\|access-date=6 December 2011 \| date=6 December 2011 \|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Line 98: In October 2013 Wadsworth was appointed as temporary first team coach at [[Sheffield United F.C.\|Sheffield United]] to support caretaker manager [[Chris Morgan (footballer)\|Chris Morgan]].<ref name="blades">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20131018-mick-wadsworth-1120243.aspx \|title=Experienced Mick to assist Morgs \|publisher=Sheffield United F.C. \|date=18 October 2013 \|access-date=20 October 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018122757/http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20131018-mick-wadsworth-1120243.aspx \|archive-date=18 October 2013 }}</ref> Mick had a six-month spell as manager of non-league [[Sheffield F.C.]], in 2014, and returned to [[Sheffield United F.C.\|Sheffield United]] as the club's Senior Youth Development in July 2015.<ref name="Sheffield United F.C">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/sheffield-united-academy-mick-wadsworth-2549927.aspx\|title=Experienced coach joins Academy ranks\|publisher=Sheffield United F.C.\|date=16 July 2015\|access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> He left the club in August 2019.<ref>[{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/18649126.mick-wadsworth-carlisle-utds-glorious-1994-5-season---huge-outpouring-emotion-left-blues/]\|title = Mick Wadsworth on Carlisle Utd's glorious 1994/5 season – and the "huge outpouring" of emotion when he left the Blues}}</ref> ==~~Honours~~Personal life== Wadsworth grew up in the village of [[Dodworth]] which is in the metropolitan borough of [[Barnsley]]. His father was a collier and Wadsworth himself began his career working down the pit.{{citation needed\|date=January 2022\|reason=cite deleted per WP:USURPSOURCE}} Prior to working as a football coach, Wadsworth worked as a PE teacher and taught future footballer [[David Hirst (footballer)\|David Hirst]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tes.com/news/rising-stars-brunton-park\|title = Rising stars at Brunton Park}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://owlsonline.com/?page=news&news_id=725\|title=Owls Wary of Pools Threat – Owlsonline}}</ref> Wadsworth is a boyhood fan of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.\|Sheffield Wednesday]]. Wadsworth is a keen artist and has auctioned off some of his drawing of football grounds for charity.<ref name="News and Star">{{cite web\|title=The former Carlisle United manager who's turned Brunton Park into art – for a great cause\|url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19607439.former-carlisle-united-manager-turned-brunton-park-art---great-cause/\|work=News and Star}}</ref> Wadsworth can also play the piano, guitar and harmonica.{{citation needed\|date=January 2022\|reason=cite deleted per WP:USURPSOURCE}} Wadsworth's son, Greg, is a football agent.<ref name="News and Star"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/angry-mick-wadsworth-blasts-hartlepool-3699889\|title = Angry Mick Wadsworth blasts Hartlepool\|date = 29 September 2010}}</ref> ===Carlisle United===▼ [[Football League Third Division]] winner: [[1994–95 in Scottish football\|1995]]▼ [[Football League Trophy\|Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy]] runner-up: [[1995 Football League Trophy Final\|1995]] ==~~=Personal=~~Honours== ▲~~===~~'''Carlisle United~~===~~''' [[Football League One]] Manager of the Month Award: December 2011▼ ▲[[Football League Third Division]] ~~winner~~: [[1994–95 inFootball ~~Scottish football~~League\|~~1995~~1994–95]] [[Football League Trophy]] runner-up: [[1994–95 Football League Trophy\|1994–95]]<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fry-s-delight-as-carlisle-succumb-to-sudden-death-1616946.html \|title=Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death \|first=Trevor \|last=Haylett \|website=The Independent \|date=24 April 1995 \|access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> '''Individual''' ▲[[Football League One]] Manager of the Month ~~Award~~: December ~~2011~~2010 ==References== Line 113 ⟶ 118: ==External links== [http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/player.asp?p=3106 Mick Wadsworth profile] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104024158/http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/player.asp?p=3106 \|date=4 November 2017 }} at [http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/ Vital Hartlepool] {{soccerbase (manager)\|955\|Mick Wadsworth}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061024142946/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/profile-192.html League Managers Association profile] Line 127 ⟶ 132: {{Huddersfield Town F.C. managers}} {{DR Congo national football team managers}} {{S.C. Beira-Mar managers}} {{Gretna F.C. managers}} {{Chester City F.C. managers}} Line 132 ⟶ 138: }} {{DR Congo squad 2004 African Cup of Nations}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wadsworth, Mick}} Line 137 ⟶ 145: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Barnsley]] [[Category:English men's footballers]] [[Category:~~Association~~Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players]] [[Category:Frickley Athletic F.C. players]] Line 157 ⟶ 165: [[Category:English Football League managers]] [[Category:Scottish Premier League managers]] [[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] [[Category:Expatriate football managers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] [[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal]] [[Category:Expatriate football managers in Portugal]] [[Category:Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff]] Line 166 ⟶ 176: [[Category:Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff]] [[Category:Mossley A.F.C. players]] [[Category:Association football coaches]]