John Dungworth
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John Henry Dungworth is a football coach
.
, South Yorkshire
, England
, Dungworth began his playing career at Huddersfield Town
, where he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough
in 1972. He was then transferred to Oldham Athletic
in 1975 followed by a successful spell at Aldershot
, where he scored 66 goals in 118 games. In 1977/78 he hit 23 goals in 45 league games and was voted Supporters Player of the Year. The following season John was ever present scoring 26 times to break the all time Shots record for league goals in a season. However some of his best performances in 1978/79 were in the F.A. Cup where Aldershot lost in a 5th Round Replay, with John scoring 8 times in the clubs cup run to make him the second highest scorer in the country with 34 goals. He picked up the Adidas Golden Boot Award for being the leading marksman in the 4th Division. He joined Shrewsbury Town in October 1979, a Football League Tribunal setting the fee at £100,000, where he never hit the heights of his past scoring records. Later John moved into the back four and ended his career as a centre-half at his home town club Rotherham United.
Since he ended his playing career, he has been a coach at Sheffield United
and manager of Leeds United
's academy. Subsequently he rejoined Huddersfield Town, initially as reserve team coach, and then being appointed First Team Coach in December 2006, when Terry Yorath
resigned due to ill health. He left on 3 April 2008, announced as by 'mutual consent', following the departure of manager Andy Ritchie two days earlier. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in early 2009 with primary responsibility for coaching the reserve team, but departed in December 2009 along with manager Brian Laws.
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
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Career
Born in RotherhamRotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Dungworth began his playing career at Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
, where he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
in 1972. He was then transferred to Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
in 1975 followed by a successful spell at Aldershot
Aldershot F.C.
Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...
, where he scored 66 goals in 118 games. In 1977/78 he hit 23 goals in 45 league games and was voted Supporters Player of the Year. The following season John was ever present scoring 26 times to break the all time Shots record for league goals in a season. However some of his best performances in 1978/79 were in the F.A. Cup where Aldershot lost in a 5th Round Replay, with John scoring 8 times in the clubs cup run to make him the second highest scorer in the country with 34 goals. He picked up the Adidas Golden Boot Award for being the leading marksman in the 4th Division. He joined Shrewsbury Town in October 1979, a Football League Tribunal setting the fee at £100,000, where he never hit the heights of his past scoring records. Later John moved into the back four and ended his career as a centre-half at his home town club Rotherham United.
Since he ended his playing career, he has been a coach at Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
and manager of Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
's academy. Subsequently he rejoined Huddersfield Town, initially as reserve team coach, and then being appointed First Team Coach in December 2006, when Terry Yorath
Terry Yorath
Terence Charles Yorath is a former footballer and has been a manager at both club and international level. He is also the father of television presenter Gabby Logan....
resigned due to ill health. He left on 3 April 2008, announced as by 'mutual consent', following the departure of manager Andy Ritchie two days earlier. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in early 2009 with primary responsibility for coaching the reserve team, but departed in December 2009 along with manager Brian Laws.