John Gorman (footballer)
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John Gorman (born August 16, 1949 in Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland) is a former football player and coach.
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[edit] Playing career
He began his career at Celtic, but failed to break into the first team. He was released and signed for Carlisle United and was almost ever present in their one season in the old First Division. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1976 before injury as a result of a tackle by Jimmy Case lost him his place. He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL for four seasons (1979-1982) alongside Rodney Marsh and Manny Andruszewski.
[edit] Coaching and management career
His coaching career has often been intertwined with his longtime friend Glenn Hoddle, starting when Gorman became Hoddle's assistant at Swindon Town. When Hoddle left for Chelsea, Gorman became full-time manager at Swindon. His spell as manager was unsuccessful, with Gorman receiving some unkind nicknames (such as "John Gormless") from fans and the side finishing bottom of the Premiership in 1993-94. Gorman was sacked halfway through the 1994-95 season, with Swindon on the verge of a second successive relegation (which his successor, Steve McMahon was unable to prevent).
Despite being Scottish, he later rejoined Hoddle as his assistant when Hoddle became England manager. After Hoddle's dismissal Gorman became assistant manager at Reading. Since then, he has also worked with Hoddle at Southampton and Tottenham. After leaving Tottenham in 2003 he was briefly caretaker manager at Wycombe but was passed over in favour of Tony Adams. He was taken on as an assistant to Andy Hessenthaler at Gillingham, and acted as caretaker manager after Hessenthaler stepped down before returning to Wycombe as manager after Adams' resignation in late 2004.
After turning around Wycombe's poor form, the club finished the 2004-05 season strongly and only just missed out on a play-off place. At the start of the 2005-06 season, he set a new club record by going 21 consecutive league games unbeaten. Towards the end of the season it was announced that Gorman would be taking a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons, his wife Myra having died from cancer a few weeks earlier. However it was announced on May 26 that the club and manager had parted company permanently.
On Monday June 5 2006 Gorman was announced as the new manager of Northampton Town replacing Colin Calderwood. Calderwood was given the Nottingham Forest position after Northampton finished 2nd in League Two and were promoted. On December 20, Gorman resigned citing personal reasons. He later attributed his departure to stress[1]. He had been in charge for 22 league games, which saw five wins, with just one at home all season.
[edit] Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Swindon Town |  |
June 4, 1993 | November 21, 1994 | 68 | 14 | 34 | 20 | 20.58 |
| West Bromwich Albion | |
July 27, 1999 | August 3, 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | |
October 2, 2003 | November 5, 2003 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25.00 |
| Gillingham | |
November 23, 2004 | November 30, 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | |
November 30, 2004 | June 5, 2006 | 82 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 36.58 |
| Northampton Town | |
June 5, 2006 | December 20, 2006 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22.22 |
[edit] References
- ^ Pressure was too much for Gorman. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on December 22, 2006.
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| Preceded by Glenn Hoddle |
Swindon Town F.C. manager 1993-1994 |
Succeeded by Steve McMahon |
| Preceded by Bryan Robson |
England Assistant Manager 1996-1999 |
Succeeded by Arthur Cox |
| Preceded by Denis Smith |
West Bromwich Albion F.C. manager Jul-Aug 1999 (caretaker, with Cyrille Regis) |
Succeeded by Brian Little |
| Preceded by Lawrie Sanchez |
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. manager Oct-Nov 2003 (caretaker) |
Succeeded by Tony Adams |
| Preceded by Andy Hessenthaler |
Gillingham F.C. manager Nov 2004 (caretaker) |
Succeeded by Stan Ternent |
| Preceded by Steve Brown (caretaker) |
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. manager 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by Paul Lambert |
| Preceded by Colin Calderwood |
Northampton Town F.C. manager 2006 |
Succeeded by Jim Barron and Ian Sampson (caretakers) |
Categories: 1949 births | Living people | People from West Lothian | Scottish footballers | Carlisle United F.C. players | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players | NASL players | Tampa Bay Rowdies players | Scottish football managers | FA Premier League managers | Gillingham F.C. managers | Swindon Town F.C. managers | Wycombe Wanderers F.C. managers | Northampton Town F.C. managers
