Travis Binnion

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Travis Binnion
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United (interim assistant manager)
Manchester United U21 (head coach)
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2008 → IFK Mariehamn 6 (0)
International career
2007 Republic of Ireland U19 5 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2016 Sheffield United U18 (assistant)
2016–2019 Sheffield United U21
2021–2023 Manchester United U18
2023– Manchester United U21
2026– Manchester United (interim assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Travis Binnion (born 10 November 1986) is a professional football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the interim assistant manager of Premier League club Manchester United. Binnion also serves as the head coach of the Manchester United Under-21s. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

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Born in Derby, England, he began his career with Sheffield United and played for IFK Mariehamn in the Veikkausliiga. After retiring from playing through injury he was manager of the Sheffield United Academy. [2]

Football career

Playing career

Coming through the ranks at the Blades Academy, Binnion came back from a career threatening hip injury to break into the reserve team at Bramall Lane during the 2006–07 season. [3] In April 2008 he was signed by IFK Mariehamn in Finland to further progress his career. [4]

Coaching career

Having failed to find regular first team football Binnion retired from playing and took up a coaching role at his former club, Sheffield United. [5] In June 2016 it was announced he would be taking over as Academy manager from Nick Cox who moved to Manchester United. [2] In 2019, he moved to Manchester United, where he was appointed as the Head of Player Development for the Under 14s-Under 16s phase, before being appointed as the head coach for the Under-18s in 2021. [6]

Cricket career

Binnion played a single List A match for the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board against Cumberland in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. [7] In his only List A match, during which he scored 20 runs and took a single catch. [8]

Honours

Manchester United U18

References

  1. ↑ "Travis Binnion". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Academy staff" . Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Blades Profile". Sheffield United F.C. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Youngsters head North". Sheffield United F.C. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Weir wants to create a culture of opportunity". The Sheffield Star. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Academy Coaching Update". Manchester United F. C. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "List A Matches played by Travis Binnion". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Travis Binnion". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Man Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Home side clinch FA Youth Cup in front of record crowd at Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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