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Michael James Duff (born 11 January 1978) is a Belfast born football manager and former Burnley player who is currently manager of Barnsley. In a career spanning from 1995 to 2016, in which he made over 700 appearances, he played as a defender for Carterton Town, Cheltenham Town, Cirencester Town (on loan) and Burnley. At international level, Duff earned 24 caps for Northern Ireland. From 2018 to 2022, he was the manager of EFL League One club Cheltenham Town, having previously managed the Burnley reserves for two years.

Michael Duff
Personal information
Full name Michael James Duff[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley (manager)
Youth career
Darlington
1995–1996 Carterton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2004 Cheltenham Town 300 (15)
1996–1997 → Cirencester Town (loan)
2004–2016 Burnley 342 (7)
Total 642 (22)
National team
2003 Northern Ireland B 2 (1)
2002–2012 Northern Ireland 24 (0)
Teams managed
2018–2022 Cheltenham Town
2022– Barnsley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Duff led Cheltenham Town to their first ever automatic promotion from League Two as manager on 27 April 2021. His team subsequently finished the season as League Two champions.

He is believed to be the only player to have played in each of the top eight tiers of English football in ascending order.[3]


Playing career


Although born in Belfast,[2] Duff was raised in Bedale, North Yorkshire. As a school boy he represented North Yorkshire and joined the Darlington Football Club School of Excellence before moving to Cheltenham in 1994.

Spotted by Cheltenham Town scout Derek Bragg playing for Carterton Town, Duff was invited by Mike Davis, youth team manager to join Cheltenham, then playing in the Southern League. He had a spell on loan at Cirencester Town before returning to Cheltenham when Steve Cotterill took over as manager.[4] He became a regular for Cheltenham, and went on to play 242 games and score 15 times, including a 93rd-minute winner in a 3–2 victory at home to Yeovil Town in 1999 that secured Cheltenham Town promotion to the Football League.

On 5 July 2004, he made a £30,000[5] switch to Burnley where he became a regular, if not always automatic, first-team choice. Over the next couple of seasons he established himself as first choice right-back, although he had equally often played at centre-back. His first Burnley goal was credited in a League Cup game against Carlisle United, even though it might equally have been credited as an own goal. He finally got incontrovertibly on the score-sheet on 14 October 2006 against Hull City.

Duff was part of two of Northern Ireland's finest international moments of recent years; as a late substitute in their 1–0 victory over England on 7 September 2005 and then in a 3–2 victory over Spain on 6 September 2006.

In the 2007–08 season Duff picked up a serious injury during the Championship match against Crystal Palace at Turf Moor. The injury ruled Duff out for almost a year, causing him to miss the first half of the following campaign. He suffered multiple ligament damage and hamstring damage as well as a cruciate knee injury.[6] Duff started his first Premier League match on Boxing Day 2009 against Bolton Wanderers at Turf Moor, having made his debut as a substitute in the preceding game versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. In doing so, he completed the rare feat of having played in each of the top eight tiers of English football in ascending order during his career: the Hellenic League with Carterton Town, the Southern League (Midland Division) with Cirencester Town, the Southern League (Premier Division), Conference (prior to its 2004 re-organisation), League Two and League One with Cheltenham Town, and the Championship and Premier League with Burnley.[7]

After Burnley's relegation, Duff remained with the team and, over the next three seasons, was a frequent, though not automatic, first team choice as injuries and competition for places saw him play in roughly half of Burnley's league matches in each of the seasons through this period. By the summer of 2013, having earned a season extension for 2013–14 on the basis of his appearances, Duff was the longest-serving player at the club. On 2 July 2014, Duff signed a new one-year contract with Burnley, Duff remained the only survivor of the squad that reached the Premier League in 2009 and his final deal meant the former Northern Ireland international entered his 11th season with the club.

Duff retired from playing professionally at the end of 2015–16 season, having helped Burnley win the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.[8] As a result of this, Duff became the second footballer, after Neil Clement of West Bromwich Albion, to be promoted to the Premier League on three occasions with the same club.[9]


Managerial career



Cheltenham Town


On 10 September 2018, Duff was appointed to his first managerial appointment at his former club Cheltenham Town in League Two.[10] He was awarded the League Two Manager of the Month award for September 2019 and February 2020.[11] On 1 November 2019, Duff signed a contract extension which will keep him at Cheltenham Town until June 2023.

On 27 April 2021, Duff secured the club’s first ever automatic promotion in the Football League with a 1-1 draw against Carlisle United. This achievement resulted in Duff being named the 2020–21 EFL League Two Manager of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony held on 29 April 2021.[12] Duff led Cheltenham to their highest-ever league finish in the 2021–22 season with a 15th placed finish in League One. On 13 June 2022, Duff informed the Board of Directors that he wished to depart the club for new opportunities.[13]


Barnsley


On 15 June 2022, Duff was appointed head coach of recently relegated League One side Barnsley on a three-year deal.[14]


Career statistics



Club


Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheltenham Town
1996–97[15]
 Southern League Premier 17000—00170
1997–98[16] Football Conference 41050—00460
1998–99[17] Football Conference 41310—00423
1999–2000[18] Third Division 31220002[lower-alpha 1]0352
2000–01[19] Third Division 39520201[lower-alpha 1]0445
2001–02[20] Third Division 45350105[lower-alpha 2]0563
2002–03[21] Second Division 44230202[lower-alpha 1]0512
2003–04[22] Third Division 420301000450
Total 300152106010033715
Burnley
2004–05[23]
 Championship 4202040—480
2005–06[24]
 Championship 4101031—451
2006–07[25]
 Championship 4420010—452
2007–08[26]
 Championship 810020—101
2008–09[27]
 Championship 27130703[lower-alpha 3]0401
2009–10[28] Premier League 1102010—140
2010–11[29] Championship 2813010—321
2011–12[30] Championship 3100010—320
2012–13[31] Championship 2411030—281
2013–14[32] Championship 4110010—421
2014–15[33] Premier League 2101000—220
2015–16[34] Championship 2400010—250
Total 3427130251303838
Career total 6422234031113072023
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Three appearances in Third Division play-offs, two in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International


Source:[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 200220
200420
200530
200670
200760
200820
201220
Total240

Managerial statistics


As of match played 12 November 2022[36]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Cheltenham Town 10 September 2018 13 June 2022 203 82 60 61 040.4
Barnsley 15 June 2022 Present 23 12 3 8 052.2
Total 226 94 63 69 041.6

Honours



As a player


Cheltenham Town

Burnley


As a manager


Cheltenham Town

Individual


References


  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. "Michael Duff". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. "Wally meets Michael Duff: The only player who has taken all eight steps on stairway to football heaven". March 2014.
  4. "The Michael Duff fairytale story". This is Gloucestershire. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  5. Michael Duff | Burnley | Team | Profiles Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Duff Faces Lengthy Spell Out | Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Duff tips Dyche to manage England". Belfast Telegraph. 2 April 2015. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. "Burnley stalwart Michael Duff retires after 383 games for club". Sky Sports. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  9. Quelch, Tim (2017). From Orient to the Emirates: The Plucky Rise of Burnley FC. Pitch Publishing Ltd. p. 342. ISBN 978-1785313127.
  10. "Michael Duff: Cheltenham Town appoint Burnley Under-23 coach as manager". BBC Sport. 10 September 2018.
  11. "Sky Bet League Two: Manager and Player of the Month winners". English Football League. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. "Club statement: Michael Duff". www.ctfc.com. 13 June 2022.
  14. "REDS APPOINT DUFF AS HEAD COACH". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  15. "Games played by Mike Duff in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  16. "Games played by Mike Duff in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  17. "Games played by Mike Duff in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  18. "Games played by Mike Duff in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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  31. "Games played by Mike Duff in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  32. "Games played by Mike Duff in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  33. "Games played by Mike Duff in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  34. "Games played by Michael Duff in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  35. "Mike Duff". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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  37. "Champions Weekend: Cheltenham Town's Conference title 1999". Cheltenham Town FC. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  38. Rupert Metcalf (17 May 1998). "Football: Idyllic end for Cheltenham". The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  39. "Cheltenham crack Diamonds". BBC Sport. 6 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  40. Fletcher, Paul (25 May 2009). "Burnley 1–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  41. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  42. Anderson, John, ed. (2014). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2014–2015. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-4722-1251-1.
  43. "Cheltenham 4-1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".
  44. "September Manager of the Month winners". EFL. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  45. "Sky Bet League Two: Manager and Player of the Month winners". EFL. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2022.



На других языках

[de] Michael Duff (Fußballspieler)

Michael James Duff (* 11. Januar 1978 in Belfast) ist ein ehemaliger nordirischer Fußballspieler und aktueller -trainer. Duff war lange Jahre für Cheltenham Town und den FC Burnley aktiv. Er konnte sowohl in der Innenverteidigung als auch in der rechten Außenverteidigung spielen.
- [en] Michael Duff (footballer)

[es] Michael Duff

Michael James Duff (Belfast, Irlanda del Norte; 11 de enero de 1978) es un entrenador de fútbol norirlandés y un futbolista retirado. Dirige al Barnsley de la Football League One de Inglaterra.

[fr] Mike Duff

Michael James Duff, dit Mike Duff, est un joueur de football nord-irlandais né le 11 janvier 1978 à Belfast. Il est entraîneur de Barnsley.

[it] Michael Duff

Michael Duff (Belfast, 11 gennaio 1978) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore nordirlandese, di ruolo difensore, tecnico del Barnsley.


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