Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 9 July 1967||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian (assistant coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bellshill Athletic | |||
Thorniewood United | |||
Wishaw | |||
Bellshill YM | |||
Blantyre Victoria | |||
Managerial career | |||
2021 | Preston North End | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frankie McAvoy (born 9 July 1967) is a Scottish professional football coach who is currently the assistant coach at Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
McAvoy was previously the head coach at EFL Championship club Preston North End.
McAvoy did not play football at a professional level, [2] instead playing junior football locally for Bellshill Athletic, Thorniewood United, Wishaw, Bellshill YM and Blantyre Victoria. [3] [4]
In 2003, McAvoy joined Dunfermline Athletic as an academy coach. In 2005, McAvoy joined Hamilton Academical in the same role, later becoming academy director. In 2013, following Alex Neil's appointment as manager, McAvoy became first team coach at Hamilton. In 2015, both McAvoy and Neil moved to Norwich City, with McAvoy once again acting as first team coach. In July 2017, the pair moved to EFL Championship club Preston North End. [5]
Following the dismissal of Neil on 21 March 2021, McAvoy was named as interim head coach of Preston until the end of the 2020–21 season. [6] On 10 May 2021, McAvoy appointed head coach permanently, after winning five of his eight matches in interim charges. [7]
On 6 December 2021, McAvoy was dismissed by Preston despite a respectable record, winning fourteen league games out of his 33 in charge. [8]
On 3 February 2022, McAvoy joined Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian as Academy Director, being given "a wide-ranging remit to oversee the youth system". [9] McAvoy became Hearts head coach in June 2023, working with Steven Naismith. [10] McAvoy was given that job title as Naismith did not have a coaching licence needed to be the lead coach for matches in European competitions. [10] In September 2023, a week after Hearts had been eliminated from the Europa Conference League, Naismith was made head coach and McAvoy his assistant. [11]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Preston North End | 21 March 2021 | 6 December 2021 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 42.4 |
Total | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 42.4 |
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The 2016–17 season is the 136th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian F.C. with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership.
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The 2017–18 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season was the 137th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian F.C. (Hearts) contesting the Scottish Premiership. Hearts were playing their third consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season. They contested the League and Scottish Cup.
The 2018–19 season was the 138th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts were playing their fourth consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season. They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish League Cup and reached the Final of the Scottish Cup.
The 2019–20 season was the 139th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) with the team participating in the Scottish Premiership. Hearts played their fifth consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2014–15 season. They reached the Semi-final of the Scottish League Cup and reached the Final of the Scottish Cup.
The 2021–22 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.
The 2020–21 EFL Championship was the 5th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.
The 2020–21 Preston North End F.C. season was the club's 141st season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. They also took part in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The 2020–21 season was the 140th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), with the team participating in the Scottish Championship. It was the club's first season of play in the second tier of Scottish football since 2015, and only the second since 1983, having been relegated from the Scottish Premiership, after the previous season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. On 10 April 2021, Hearts earned automatic promotion back to the Scottish Premiership, having been in first place for most of the season. They also competed in this season's Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup, losing in the second round of each competition respectively.
The 2021–22 EFL Championship was the 6th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.
The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season of the English Football League (EFL) and the sixth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the ninth season running, the league was sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.
The 2021–22 Preston North End F.C. season was the 142nd edition in Preston North End F.C. existence and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. They contested the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
The 2022–23 EFL Championship was the 7th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format.
The 2022–23 season was the 142nd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's second season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.
The 2023–24 season was the 143rd season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It was the club's third season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football.
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