Tony Ricketts
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Tony Ricketts is a former semi-professional football player.
As a player, at 24 years old, he was offered a 2 year contact with Bristol City, which he refused.In 1979 he joined Bath City
, where he became first a coach and then manager, spending seven years at the club in all. He played 700 games at conference level in his career.
After leaving Bath, Ricketts worked for the Gloucestershire
FA running the county's representative teams, as well as the ladies and under-18s sides. From here he earned a job with the Bristol Rovers women's team
, who at the time were in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
. In his first season at Rovers the team finished runners-up to the league's only professional side, Fulham L.F.C.
, and in his second year the team cantered to the league title, winning it with a quarter of the season still to spare.
After managing the women's side he went on to manage Bristol Rovers'
under-18s' team, and was later appointed manager at Weston-super-Mare. He was largely ineffective at Weston and was eventually sacked on 1 December 2008.
As a player, at 24 years old, he was offered a 2 year contact with Bristol City, which he refused.In 1979 he joined Bath City
Bath City F.C.
Bath City Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset. They play in the Conference National league after gaining promotion from the Conference South via the play-offs in May 2010...
, where he became first a coach and then manager, spending seven years at the club in all. He played 700 games at conference level in his career.
After leaving Bath, Ricketts worked for the Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
FA running the county's representative teams, as well as the ladies and under-18s sides. From here he earned a job with the Bristol Rovers women's team
Bristol Academy W.F.C.
Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...
, who at the time were in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...
. In his first season at Rovers the team finished runners-up to the league's only professional side, Fulham L.F.C.
Fulham L.F.C.
WFC Fulham, previously known as Fulham LFC, was a Ladies Football Club formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of 16 May 2006, but were later re-established with independence from Fulham F.C....
, and in his second year the team cantered to the league title, winning it with a quarter of the season still to spare.
After managing the women's side he went on to manage Bristol Rovers'
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
under-18s' team, and was later appointed manager at Weston-super-Mare. He was largely ineffective at Weston and was eventually sacked on 1 December 2008.