Stuart Watkiss
English football player and manager (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stuart Watkiss (born 8 May 1966) is an English football coach and former professional player who is the assistant manager of National League South club Eastbourne Borough.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1966-05-08) 8 May 1966 (age 57) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Eastbourne Borough (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1982–1984 | Willenhall Town | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Gresley | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1992 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Rushall Olympic | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Walsall | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1996 | Hereford United | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Mansfield Town | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
Mansfield Town (Youth Team) | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | Mansfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | Barnsley (Academy Manager) | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | Grimsby Town (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | Grimsby Town (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Hull City (Development / Reserve Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Grimsby Town (Youth Team) | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Bharat | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Grimsby Town (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Naxxar Lions | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Bangladesh (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Jamshedpur (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2024– | Eastbourne Borough (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a defender and notably played in the Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra, Walsall, Hereford United and Mansfield Town. He became manager of Mansfield in 2002, and later took charge Kidderminster Harriers. Since 2006, he has held strong affiliations to Grimsby Town where he has had three separate spells serving as assistant manager and youth team manager as well as acting as caretaker manager. He has also briefly managed abroad at both Bharat FC and Naxxar Lions and has held various other roles on the coaching staff's of Barnsley, Hull City and Stockport County.