Ryan Austin (footballer)

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Ryan Austin
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Austin in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-15) 15 November 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Burton Albion (loan) 30 (0)
2005–2012 Burton Albion 191 (4)
2012–2013 Kidderminster Harriers 5 (0)
2012 → Brackley Town (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2016 Brackley Town 108 (1)
2016–2020 Kidsgrove Athletic
International career
2006 England C 2 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2020 Kidsgrove Athletic (player-manager)
2020–2021 Congleton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Austin (born 15 November 1984) is an English professional football manager and former player. [1]

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Playing career

Austin was born in Stoke-on-Trent. After starting out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 2004 he was later promoted to the first-team. He then had a successful loan spell at Burton Albion impressing manager Nigel Clough. In August 2004, he signed for Burton Albion on a free transfer from Crewe. A regular for Burton in the Football Conference, Austin made his Football League debut on 8 August 2009 in a 3–1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town. [2] Austin has also played for the England C national football team at semi-professional level. [3]

Austin was ruled out until the end of the 2009–10 season with a torn knee ligament. He made his return to the side after injury against Rotherham United on 11 September 2010. Austin was released by Burton Albion at the end of the 2011–12 campaign. [4] In July 2012 he joined Kidderminster Harriers. [5] In October 2012 he joined Brackley Town on loan. [6] In January 2013, Austin joined Brackley on a permanent deal.

Coaching career

In August 2016 Austin joined Kidsgrove Athletic as a player-manager, replacing Peter Ward. [7] Due to bad results, he was fired on 19 March 2020. [8]

On 29 March 2020, Austin was appointed manager of Congleton Town. [9] Due to a change of personal circumstances, Austin left the club on 24 May 2021. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2013). Non-League Club Directory 2014. Tony Williams Publications. p. 1006. ISBN   978-1-869833-72-5.
  2. ↑ Shrewsbury 3 – 1 Burton Albion
  3. ↑ "Latest NGXI Squad". The Football Association. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Burton Albion release quartet but Nathan Stanton agrees deal". BBC Sport. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kidderminster Harriers sign Burton defender Ryan Austin". BBC Sport. 4 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Harriers Austin Loaned to Brackley". Football Conference. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Kidsgrove Athletic appoint new manager after poor start to season". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Kidsgrove Athletic part company with manager Ryan Austin, stokesentinel.co.uk, 19 March 2020
  9. ↑ Former Kidsgrove boss and ex Port Vale players are new Congleton management team, stokesentinel.co.uk, 29 March 2020
  10. ↑ Congleton Town manager Ryan Austin steps down to be replaced by Richard Duffy, moorlandsradio.co.uk, 24 May 2020
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