John Doolan (born 10 November 1968) is an English football player and coach. He is currently the First Team Coach at Accrington Stanley.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Knowsley United | |||
Mossley | |||
Knowsley United | |||
1992–1996 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | (1) |
Barrow | |||
Ashton United | |||
Accrington Stanley | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Liverpool, he played for Wigan Athletic between 1992 and 1996. He was appointed as Wigan's youth team coach in November 2011, following the departure of Dave Watson.[1] In December 2013, Doolan joined the first team coaching staff following the arrival of Uwe Rosler.
In July 2014, he moved to Scottish club Hibernian as first team coach.[2][3] On 1 June 2016, he and Hibs manager Alan Stubbs moved to Rotherham United. Following a poor run of form, Stubbs was sacked by Rotherham on 19 October 2016 and Doolan also left the club.[4]
In July 2017, he returned to his former club Accrington as the first team coach.[5] Doolan helped them win promotion from EFL League Two in his first season back.[6]
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