| Alan Buckley | ||
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Peter Buckley | |
| Date of birth | April 20 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Grimsby Town | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1967–1973 1973–1978 1978–1979 1979–1984 |
Nottingham Forest Walsall Birmingham City Walsall Stourbridge Tamworth |
18 (1) 241 (125) 28 (8) 178 (49) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1978 1979–1981 1981–1982 1982–1986 1986–1988 1988–1994 1994–1997 1997–2000 2001–2002 2003 2006– |
Walsall (caretaker) Walsall Walsall (joint with Neil Martin) Walsall Kettering Town Grimsby Town West Bromwich Albion Grimsby Town Lincoln City Rochdale Grimsby Town |
|
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951 in Mansfield, England) is an English football manager for League Two side Grimsby Town and is a former football player.
Contents |
Football career
Buckley began his career with Nottingham Forest, but was transferred to Walsall in 1973 having never managed to win a regular place in the first team. He became a prolific striker at Fellows Park, before he was transferred briefly to Birmingham City in October 1979. He returned to Walsall as their record signing (£175,000) in June 1979. He began his managerial career with 'The Saddlers', initially as player/manager and briefly as co-manager with Neil Martin. This was an era that became a hallmark for some of the most attractive football seen in Walsall. Buckley also gained something of a reputation as a giant killer during his time in the Black Country, scoring against Manchester United as a player during an FA Cup upset in January 1975, and leading his Walsall side as a manager to victories against the likes of Arsenal, and a draw at Anfield during a League Cup run which took them to the semi-finals, just '90 Minutes From Europe'. He was sacked in August 1986, as enigmatic millionaire Terry Ramsden bought the club, installing his own managerial team. Later as a manager, after a spell with non-league Kettering Town, he guided Grimsby Town to promotion from the Fourth Division in 1990 and they reached the Second Division a year later - where they spent all but one of the next 12 seasons. Buckley remained at Blundell Park until the autumn of 1994 when he joined Grimsby's Division One rivals West Bromwich Albion. His spell at the Hawthorns lasted two-and-a-half years before he was sacked for failing to get Albion anywhere near a promotion challenge. Soon after being sacked by Albion, Buckley returned to Grimsby for his second spell as manager. They had just been relegated to Division Two but he took them back to Division One at the first time of asking, and he remained in charge for one season after that. Two brief, short-lived spells in Division Three followed - first with Lincoln City. He arrived at Sincil Bank in January 2001.[1] Buckley left Lincoln in April 2002, with the club staing that financial reasons were behind his departure.[2] He then took charge of Rochdale in June 2003,[3] but left by mutual consent in December of the same year after failing to revive the club's fortunes.[4] On 9 November 2006 Buckley was appointed manager of Grimsby for a third time.[5] Buckley is one of only 14 managers to have reached 1,000 matches in charge of a league team. Buckley is however the only one of the 14 never to have managed a team in the Premiership or its predecessor, the First Division. He also played for Tamworth and many more lower league clubs. He is the older brother of former Borrowash Victoria, Burton Albion, Luton Town and Derby County full-back, Steve Buckley.
Honours as a player
Walsall
- All time scoring record: 202 goals in all major competitions
- Most expensive signing: £175,000 from Birmingham City in June 1979
Honours as a manager
Kettering Town
- GMAC Cup winner: 1987
Grimsby Town
- Division Four runners up, Promoted: 1990
- Division Three 3rd place, Promoted: 1991
- Auto Windscreens Shield winner: 1998
- Second Division playoff winner: 1998
Managerial stats
As of 24 May 2007.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Walsall |  |
June 27 1979 | July 1 1981 | 93 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 38.70 |
| Walsall | |
July 1 1981 | January 1 1982 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 |
| Walsall | |
July 1 1982 | August 1 1986 | 201 | 87 | 66 | 48 | 43.28 |
| Grimsby Town | |
June 6 1988 | October 20 1994 | 327 | 130 | 109 | 88 | 39.75 |
| West Bromwich Albion | |
October 20 1994 | January 22 1997 | 118 | 39 | 45 | 34 | 33.05 |
| Grimsby Town | |
May 21 1997 | August 22 2000 | 175 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 38.28 |
| Lincoln City | |
February 28 2001 | April 25 2002 | 69 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 23.18 |
| Rochdale | |
June 1 2003 | December 30 2003 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 28.57 |
| Grimsby Town | |
November 9 2006 | Present | 31 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 41.93 |
References
- ^ "Lincoln look to Buckley", BBC Sport, 2001-02-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Buckley leaves Lincoln", BBC Sport, 2002-04-25. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Rochdale get Buckley", BBC Sport, 2003-06-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Buckley leaves Rochdale", BBC Sport, 2003-12-30. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Grimsby unveil Buckley as manager", BBC Sport, 2006-11-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
External links
- Alan Buckley management career stats at Soccerbase
- sporting-heroes.net - Alan Buckley, Birmingham City FC, 1978-1979
- Saddlers World - Player profile
- BBC Sport - Walsall Cult heroes
|
|
|---|
|
Smallwood (1888–91) • Burton (1891–93) • Robinson (1893–95) • Ailso (1895–96) • Parsloe (1896–97) • Ford (1897–98) • Hughes (1898–99) • Ford (1899–1901) • Shutt (1908–13) • Price (1914–20) • Burchell (1921–26) • Ashworth (1926–27) • Torrance (1927–28) • Kerr (1928–29) • Scholey (1929–30) • O'Rourke (1930–32) • Slade (1932–34) • Wilson (1934–37) • Lowes (1937–44) • Hibbs (1944–51) • McPhee (1951) • Fletcher (1952–53) • Buckley (1953–55) • Love (1955–57) • Moore (1957–64) • Wood (1964) • Shaw (1964–68) • Graham (1968) • Lewin (1968–69) • Moore (1969–72) • Smith (1972–73) • Allen (1973) • Fraser (1974–77) • Mackay (1977–78) • Ashman (1978) • Sibley (1979) • Buckley (1979–82) • Martin (1981–82) • Buckley (1982–86) • Coakley (1986–88) • Barnwell (1989–90) • Hibbitt (1990–94) • Nicholl (1994–97) • Sørensen (1997–98) • Graydon (1998–2002) • Lee (2002–04) • Merson (2004–06) • Halsall (2006) • Broadhurst (2006) • Kinsella (2006) • Money (2006–) |
|
|
|---|
|
York (1922–24) • Matthews (1924–25) • Collier (1925–30) • Cawthorne (1930) • Dainty (1931–32) • Loasby (1932–35) • Potter (1937–38) • Riches (1938–39) • Molloy (1945–47) • Riches (1948–49) • Calder (1950–56) • Lawton (1956–57) • Mather (1957–58) • Froggatt (1958–61) • Akers (1961–63) • Lawton (1963–64) • White (1964–65) • Swindlin (1965) • Gammon (1965–71) • Atkinson (1971–74) • Vowden (1974–75) • Dougan (1975–77) • Jones (1977–79) • Clarke (1979–82) • Conde (1982–83) • Masson (1983) • Needham (1983–86) • Buckley (1986–88) • Morris (1988–92) • Cusack (1992) • Carr (1992–95) • Johnson (1995–96) • Berry (1996–98) • Morris (1998–2001) • Shutt (2001–03) • Genovese (2003) • Platnauer (2003) • Wilson (2003–05) • Gascoigne (2005) • Wilson (2005–06) • Maison (2006–07) • Westley (2007) • Cooper (2007–) |
|
|
|---|
|
Ford (1890–92) • Jackson (1892–94) • Stephenson (1894–95) • Keys (1895–96) • Heaven (1896–1902) • Everiss (1902–48) • J. Smith (1948–52) • Carver (1952–53) • Buckingham (1953–59) • Clark (1959–61) • Macaulay (1961–63) • Hagan (1963–67) • Ashman (1967–71) • Howe (1971–75) • Giles (1975–77) • Allen (1977) • Atkinson (1978–81) • Allen (1981–82) • Wylie (1982–84) • Giles (1984–85) • Stiles (1985–86) • Saunders (1986–87) • Atkinson (1987–88) • Talbot (1988–91) • Gould (1991–92) • Ardiles (1992–93) • Burkinshaw (1993–94) • Buckley (1994–97) • Harford (1997) • D. Smith (1997–99) • Little (1999–2000) • Megson (2000–04) • Robson (2004–06) • Mowbray (2006–) |
|
|
|---|
|
Calderhead, Snr. (1900–07) • Henry (1907–14) • Fraser (1919–21) • Calderhead, Jnr. (1921–24) • Henshall (1924–27) • Parkes (1927–36) • McClelland (1936–46) • Anderson (1946–65) • Chapman (1965–66) • Gray (1966–70) • Loxley (1970–71) • Herd (1971–72) • Taylor (1972–77) • Kerr (1977) • Bell (1977–78) • Murphy (1978–85) • Pickering (1985) • Kerr (1985–87) • Daniel (1987) • Murphy (1987–90) • Clarke (1990) • Thompson (1990–93) • Alexander (1993–94) • Ellis (1994–95) • Wicks (1995) • Beck (1995–97) • Westley (1997–98) • Reames (1998–2000) • Stant (2000–01) • Buckley (2001–02) • Alexander (2002–06) • Schofield (2006–07) • Brown (2007) • Jackson (2007–) |
|
|
|---|
|
Bradshaw (1920) • Wilson (1922–23) • Peart (1923–30) • Cameron (1930–31) • Hopkinson (1932–34) • Smith (1934–35) • Nixon (1935–37) • Jennings (1937–38) • Goodier (1938–52) • Warner (1952–53) • Catterick (1953–58) • Marshall (1958–60) • Collins (1960–67) • Stokoe (1967–68) • Richley (1968–70) • Conner (1970–73) • Joyce (1973–76) • Green (1976–77) • Ferguson (1977–78) • Collins (1979) • Stokoe (1979–80) • Madden (1980–83) • Greenhoff (1983–84) • Halom (1984–86) • Gray (1986–88) • Bergara (1988–89) • Dolan (1989–91) • Sutton (1991–94) • Docherty (1995–96) • Barrow (1996–99) • Hamilton (1999) • Parkin (1999–2001) • Hoyland (2001) • Hamilton (2001) • Hollins (2001–02) • Simpson (2002–03) • Buckley (2003) • Parkin (2003–06) • Hill (2006–) |
|
|
|---|
|
Hickson (1902–20) • Price (1920) • Fraser (1921–24) • Gillow (1924–32) • Womack (1932–36) • Spencer (1937–51) • Shankly (1951–53) • Walsh (1954–55) • Chilton (1955–59) • Ward (1960–62) • Johnston (1962–64) • McGuigan (1964–67) • McEvoy (1967–68) • Harvey (1968–69) • Kennedy (1969–71) • McMenemy (1971–73) • Ashman (1973–75) • Casey (1975–76) • Newman (1976–79) • Kerr (1979–82) • Booth (1982–85) • Lyons (1985–87) • Roberts (1987–88) • Buckley (1988–94) • Laws (1994–96) • Cockerill (1996–96) • Swain (1996–97) • Buckley (1997–00) • Cockerill (2000) • Lawrence (2000) • Groves (2001–04) • Rodger (2004) • Law (2004) • Slade (2004–06) • Rodger (2006) • Watkiss (2006) • Buckley (2006–) |
|
|
|---|
| 1 Barnes • 2 Clarke • 3 Newey • 4 Hunt • 5 Bennett • 6 Fenton • 7 Till • 8 Bolland • 9 North • 10 Toner • 11 Boshell • 13 Montgomery • 15 Whittle • 16 Rankin • 17 Hegarty • 18 Bore • 19 Jones • 20 Taylor • 21 Jarman • 22 Butler • Manager: Buckley |
