Leigh Cowlishaw

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Leigh Cowlishaw
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-12-16) 16 December 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 Richmond Spiders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1999 Richmond Kickers 148 (19)
2007–2009 Richmond Kickers 4 (1)
Total152(20)
Managerial career
2000–2018 Richmond Kickers
2012 Richmond Spiders (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leigh Cowlishaw (born 16 December 1970) is an English former footballer and coach. He served as the head coach of the Richmond Kickers from 2000 until 2018.

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Career

Coaching

Cowlishaw had been manager of the Kickers since 2000, during which time he coached the team to a Central Conference title in his debut year, two USL2 regular season titles in 2006 and 2007, three US Open Cup quarter final berths in 2001, 2004 and 2007, and two USL Second division championships, in 2006 and 2009. [1] He is a two-time USL2 Coach of the Year nominee, helped guide the organisation to four USL Organization of the Year awards (1995, 2000, 2006 and 2007), the Fair Play Award in 2004, and was named FieldTurf USL2 Coach of the Year in 2006.

On June 26, 2018, Cowlishaw stepped down as the head coach of the Kickers to assume the Director of Soccer role with the club. [2]

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References

  1. Kickers claim USL-2 Championship Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Culler, Adam (26 June 2018). "Longtime Richmond Kickers coach Leigh Cowlishaw is stepping down to focus on director of soccer duties". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 July 2018.