Frankie McAvoy

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Frankie McAvoy
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-09) 9 July 1967 (age 57) [1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian (assistant coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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McAvoy was previously the head coach at EFL Championship club Preston North End.

Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 3 September 2023 [6] [7] [12]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Preston North End 21 March 20216 December 20213314910042.4
Total3314910042.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Frankie McAvoy". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Who is Frankie McAvoy? PNE's interim head coach tasked with securing Championship status". Lancs Live. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "From 19 years at Royal Mail to leading Preston, Frankie McAvoy is the head coach who never dreamed of being one". The Athletic. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "THUNDER RADAR THE RADAR; Quiet man who's helping Accies to become big noise". Sunday Mail. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Frankie McAvoy". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Club Statement: Alex Neil". Preston North End F.C. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Frankie McAvoy Appointed Head Coach". Preston North End F.C. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Championship: Preston sack head coach Frankie McAvoy". Sky Sports. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Frankie McAvoy appointed Academy Director | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 Coyle, Andy (7 June 2023). "Hearts confirm Steven Naismith is to remain in charge of first team at Tynecastle". STV News. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Naismith named Head Coach". heartsfc.co.uk. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Preston: Results: 2020/21". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2021.


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