John Doolan (footballer, born 1968)

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John Doolan
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Knowsley United
Mossley
Knowsley United
1992–1996 Wigan Athletic 38 (1)
Barrow
Ashton United
Accrington Stanley
Managerial career
2024– Accrington Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Doolan (born 10 November 1968) is an English football ex-player and coach. He is manager of EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.

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Born in Liverpool, he played for Wigan Athletic between 1992 and 1996. Having worked at both Liverpool and Everton Academies he was appointed as Wigan's youth team coach in November 2011, following the departure of Dave Watson. [1] In December 2013, Doolan joined the first team coaching staff following the arrival of Uwe Rosler the club made the playoffs and reached the semifinal of the F.A Cup losing to Arsenal on penalties.

In July 2014, he moved to Scottish club Hibernian as first team coach and Assistant Manager to Allan Stubbs. [2] [3] Lifting the Scottish Cup in a 3-2 win against Rangers, the first time the club had achieved this piece of silverware in 114 years.

On 1 June 2016, he and Hibs manager Alan Stubbs moved to Rotherham United. Following a poor run of form, Stubbs was sacked by Rotherham on 19 October 2016 and Doolan also left the club. [4]

In July 2017, he returned to his former club Accrington as the first team coach. [5] Doolan helped them win promotion from EFL League Two going up as Champions in his first season back. [6]

In March 2024, he was appointed interim manager of Accrington Stanley. [7] On 22 March 2024, he was given a three-year permanent contract having picked up four points from three matches in interim charge. [8]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Accrington Stanley 4 March 2024present43121120027.9 [9]
Total43121120027.9

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References

  1. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Football League Players A-Z". This Northern Soul. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "First Team Coach To Join Hibernian". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "John Doolan joins Hibernian coaching staff". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rotherham United Club Statement". Rotherham United FC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Lancashire Telegraph
  6. ↑ Brown, Anthony (14 April 2018). "Hibs cup winner John Doolan set to make history at Accrington". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "UPDATE: John Doolan named as Interim Manager". Accrington Stanley. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "APPOINTMENT: John Doolan named as First Team Manager". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Managers:John Doolan". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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