Mick McGiven

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Mick McGiven
Personal information
Full name Michael McGiven
Date of birth (1951-02-07) 7 February 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea (match observer scout)
Youth career
– Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1974 Sunderland 113 (9)
1974–1978 West Ham United 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mick McGiven (born 7 February 1951 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Sunderland and West Ham United. [2] After retiring as a player he joined the coaching staff at West Ham United, then worked with Chelsea's youth team and served as assistant manager of Ipswich Town under John Lyall from 1990, helping Ipswich win promotion to the new FA Premier League as Second Division champions in 1992.

For the 1993-94 season, McGiven was named as head coach of Ipswich, although Lyall was still officially the club's manager. Ipswich started the season reasonably well, a notable success coming towards the end of November, when they travelled to Old Trafford to face defending champions and eventual double winners Manchester United in the league, and held the hosts to a goalless draw. However, Ipswich picked up just three points from their final 11 league games and only narrowly avoided relegation. For the 1994-95 season, Lyall reverted to having control of the first team, with McGiven once again serving as Lyall's assistant, but by the end of 1994 Lyall had resigned and McGiven had followed suit, as Ipswich headed towards relegation. [3]

He later returned to Chelsea where he performed a variety of roles with reserves and first-team, and as of 2009 is a match observer/scout. [4] [5]

Mick retired from Chelsea FC in October 2018. His son, Paul, who previously worked as a fitness coach at West Ham United under Gianfranco Zola, remains a key part of the Chelsea FC scouting staff.

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 388. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ "Mick McGiven". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Remembering when Gabriel Batistuta almost signed for Ipswich Town". February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mick McGiven - Match observer scout". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Trainers & Coaches". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 22 October 2009.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/11/27/happy-retirement-mick

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2014/08/12/changes-made-to-backroom-team


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