Paul Ogden is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 football manager

Coach (sport)

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 and former player. He was manager of Leek Town

Leek Town F.C.

Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...

 in six separate spells, spanning nearly forty years. In June 2011 he was named as Head Scout by Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town F.C.

Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...

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Playing career

Ogden played for Leek Castle as a left-winger before he was spotted by Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

, joining them as an amateur in November 1965. He made two Football League

The Football League

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 appearances in 1965–66

1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season

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. Released in the spring of 1966, he moved into non-league football

Non-league football

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Management career

Ogden first took over at Leek Town

Leek Town F.C.

Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...

 in 1969, leaving the position six years later. After a spell as manager of Northwich Victoria

Northwich Victoria F.C.

Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...

, he returned to Leek in 1977, only to depart the following year.

In 2002 he was made caretaker-manager of Leek Town for a third time, 33 years after he was first appointed there. After John Ramshaw

John Ramshaw

John Ramshaw is a former professional football player and the manager of Shepshed Dynamo.- Career :In 1960, Ramshaw began playing for professional football clubs. Over 18 years he ended up played at several including Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Hartlepool United...

 left the post, Ogden was re-appointed as permanent manager in 2003 for what was to be a two year spell. He then became manager of Kidsgrove Athletic

Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.

Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...

. Leek had gone through three managers between 2005 and 2007 and Ogden was made manager yet again in June 2007. His final spell seemingly came to an end when he was forced to retire due to ill health six games into the 2007–08 season, however just one month later he returned to take charge for one last game prior to a permanent successor being announced. He returned to the club yet again in January 2008, to assist new player-manager Wayne Johnson. After two years out of the game, he was appointed manager of Witton Albion

Witton Albion F.C.

Witton Albion F.C. are a football club based in Northwich, England. They were founded in 1887. They have won the Cheshire Senior Cup 11 times since 1902. Their most recent success in this competition was in 2006, when they defeated Stalybridge Celtic in the final. They have also reached the FA Cup...

 in May 2010, after the resignation of Gary Finley

Gary Finley

Gary Finley is an English former professional football central defender and non-league manager. He played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and was most recently manager of Witton Albion....

. Six years previously, he had turned down the management job at Witton, a decision which he described as 'a mistake'.

On 29 June 2011, he was named as Mansfield Town's new Head Scout.