John Deehan 2067844 211520289 2008-05-10T19:59:18Z 78.148.89.92 {{Football player infobox | playername = John Deehan | image =[[Image:Replace this image male.svg|150px]] | fullname = John Matthew Deeham | nickname = | dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|6|df=yes}} | cityofbirth = [[Solihull]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | height = | currentclub = ''none'' | clubnumber = | position = [[Striker (football)|Striker]] | youthyears = | youthclubs = | years = 1975&ndash;1979<br> 1979&ndash;1981<br> 1981&ndash;1986<br> 1986&ndash;1988<br>1988&ndash;1990<br>1990 | clubs = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<br>[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]<br>[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]<br>[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]<br>[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<br>[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] | caps(goals) = 110 (40)<br>{{0}}47 {{0}}(5)<br>162 (62)<br>{{0}}49 (11)<br>{{0}}{{0}}0 {{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}11 {{0}}(2) | manageryears = 1994&ndash;1995<br> 1995&ndash;1998<br> 1998&ndash;1999<br> 1999&ndash;2002<br> 2002<br> 2003&ndash;2006<br> 2006&ndash;2007 | managerclubs = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]<br>[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]<br>[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (assistant manager)<br>[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (assistant manager)<br>[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (caretaker)<br>[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] (Director of Football)<br>[[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] (Director of Football) }} '''John Deehan''' (born [[6 August]] [[1957]] in [[Solihull]]), is a former [[football (soccer)|football]] player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. He has most recently been the Director of Football at [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]. As a player Deehan was a striker who is best known for productive spells with [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]. He was a member of the Norwich sides which won the [[English League Cup]] in [[1985]] and the second division championship in [[1986]]. In the summer of 1986, he left [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]] to join [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in a player exchange deal that saw [[Trevor Putney]] move to [[Carrow Road]]. From 1989 until 1992 he was player-coach at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] before being lured away to Norwich City as [[Mike Walker]]'s assistant. He helped coach an unfancied Canaries side to a surprise third place finish in the inaugural [[FA Premier League]] (season 1992-93), and was promoted to the manager's seat the following January when Walker moved to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. Norwich finished 12th in the Premiership in 1993-94 and started the following season reasonably well despite the (then) record English sale of [[Chris Sutton]] to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] for £5 million. By Christmas 1994, the Canaries were seventh in the Premiership and looked a reasonably good bet for a [[UEFA Cup]] place. But Deehan's men suddenly went into a free-fall, won only one of their final 20 games and plummeted to 20th place and relegation. Shortly before relegation was confirmed, Deehan announced his resignation and caretaker [[Gary Megson]] unsuccessfully tried to keep the Canaries in the Premiership. John Deehan's absence from football did not last long. He began the 1995-96 season as manager of [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in the [[Football League Third Division]], and after two seasons at the helm he guided them to the Division Three title and promotion to [[Football League Second Division|Division Two]]. After safeguarding Wigan's survival in 1997-98, he accepted the assistant manager's job at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and for one season worked under [[Steve Bruce]]. But Deehan's time at [[Bramall Lane]] was not successful and he resigned after the club failed to get anywhere near the [[Football League First Division|Division One]] playoff places. After leaving Sheffield United, John Deehan worked again with Steve Bruce at Huddersfield Town, in 1999/2000 season. After leaving Town, he made a football comeback with [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] when he was appointed assistant manager to [[John Gregory]] in July 2001.<ref>{{Cite news | title= Deehan joy at Villa role | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/1449951.stm | publisher= BBC Sport | date= [[2001-07-21]] | accessdate= 2007-11-15}}</ref> In January 2002, Deehan was named joint caretaker manager of Villa (with [[Stuart Gray (footballer born 1960)|Stuart Gray]]) when Gregory resigned. He left the club when [[Graham Taylor (football manager)|Graham Taylor]] was named Villa manager for the second time. In October 2003, John Deehan became Director of Football at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], with [[Colin Calderwood]] working under him as team manager. The duo were appointed to get the team promoted from the league's basement division, and achieved this aim in the 2005-06 season. Both Calderwood and Deehan left the club at the end of the 2005-06 season, with Deehan moving to [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] as Director of Football. On [[15 October]] [[2007]], it was confirmed that Deehan and Lincoln City manager [[John Schofield (football coach)|John Schofield]] had left the club.<ref>{{Cite news | title= Lincoln City sack boss Schofield | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7045372.stm | publisher= BBC Sport | date= [[2007-10-15]] | accessdate= 2007-11-15}}</ref> In November 2007 he was employed as a scout by Premier League side [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] who were looking for a number of ex-professionals to head their recruitment drive lead by former [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] manager [[Colin Harvey]]. In [[2002]], Norwich fans voted Deehan into the [[Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame]] in recognition of his contribution as a player. ==Managerial stats== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record |- !G!!W!!L!!D!!Win % |- |align=left|[[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|[[May 24]] [[2006]] |align=left|[[October 15]] [[2007]] ||37||19||12||6||51.35 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/deehan.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk] {{Norwich City F.C. managers}} {{Wigan Athletic F.C. managers}} {{Aston Villa F.C. managers}} {{Lincoln City F.C. managers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deehan, John}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Aston Villa F.C. managers]] [[Category:Aston Villa F.C. players]] [[Category:Barnsley F.C. players]] [[Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff]] [[Category:England under-21 international footballers]] [[Category:English football managers]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Premier League managers]] [[Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players]] [[Category:Lincoln City F.C. managers]] [[Category:Manchester City F.C. players]] [[Category:Norwich City F.C. managers]] [[Category:Norwich City F.C. players]] [[Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players]] [[Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. managers]]