| Brian Horton | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Brian Horton | |
| Date of birth | February 4, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Hednesford, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1970-1976 1976-1981 1981-1984 1984-1986 |
Port Vale Brighton and Hove Albion Luton Town Hull City |
236 (33) 218 (33) 118 (8) 38 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1984–1988 1988–1993 1993–1995 1995–1997 1998–1999 1999–2004 2004–2006 |
Hull City Oxford United Manchester City Huddersfield Town Brighton & Hove Albion Port Vale Macclesfield Town |
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Brian Horton (born February 4, 1949 in Hednesford, Staffordshire) is an English football manager, currently working as the assistant manager at Hull City. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hednesford (pronounced " Hensford " is a small town in Staffordshire, England, within Cannock Chase district Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Horton is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games.
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Playing career
Horton was a respected journeyman midfield player who started his career as a member of Walsall's youth team. A journeyman is a term used to describe a Football (soccer player who has played for many clubs during his career or for clubs from a range of different countries Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. He never played for the Saddlers' first-team and dropped down to his non-league home town club Hednesford Town before signing for Port Vale in July 1970. Hednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Legend has it that his transfer fee was a pint of shandy, as the cash-strapped potteries club haggled with the Hednesford Town chairman by plying him with alcohol. Vale sold Horton (much to the disappointment of their fans) to Brighton and Hove Albion in March 1976 for a fee of £30,000. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.
Horton later moved to Luton Town and his most famous moment as a player was Luton's last-day relegation escape at Manchester City in 1983, in which manager David Pleat danced across the pitch in infamous jubilation. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club David Pleat (born January 15, 1945 in Nottingham) is an English former football manager and player who now provides Horton became player-manager of Hull City a year later, winning promotion to the Second Division in 1985. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
Managerial career
At Hull, Horton's reputation as a strong-minded, tactically-aware manager quickly built and he came very close to earning the club promotion to the First Division in 1986. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between He quit playing shortly afterwards to concentrate on full-time management but was sacked, to the dismay of some fans and most of the players, in early 1988 after a short run of games without a win. He then became assistant manager to Mark Lawrenson at Oxford United and took over the main job after Lawrenson was dismissed following the sale of star player Dean Saunders. Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June, 1957 in Preston, England) is a former professional football player a defender in the Liverpool For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer who played as a Striker in a professional career which lasted
Horton's own tenure at the Manor Ground lasted five years and although Oxford stayed clear of the drop from the Second Division, they never looked like gaining promotion and Horton's tenure at the club was uneventful (with the exception of the 1991-2 season in which a bankrupt Oxford, in the wake of their chairman's death and subsequent financial crisis, escaped relegation with a last-day win at Tranmere). The Manor Ground was a football stadium in Oxford, England, that was the home of Oxford United From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
In August 1993, four games after the start of the 1993–94 FA Premier League campaign, Horton resigned as Oxford manager to replace Peter Reid as manager of Manchester City, to the surprise of many supporters and commentators, who were expecting the appointment of someone more high profile. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs For the Ironman Triathlete see Peter Reid (triathlete Peter Reid (born 20 June 1956 in Huyton, Liverpool) is an City's previous three seasons in the top flight had yielded top-ten finishes but Horton struggled with injuries - key striker Niall Quinn was missing through a cruciate ligament injury - and City were 20th and bottom in mid-February. Niall John Quinn ( Irish name: Niall Seán Ó Cuinn) (Honorary MBE (b But then Horton transformed his attack by signing Uwe Rösler, Paul Walsh and Peter Beagrie, and City escaped relegation after losing only 2 of the last 14 games of the season. Uwe Rösler (born 15 November 1968 in Altenburg, East Germany) is a German football manager who as of January 2007 is Paul Anthony Walsh (born 1 October 1962 in Plumstead, London) was a diminutive and pacy centre forward who shot to fame in the Peter Sidney Beagrie (born 28 November 1965 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer who played as a left-winger
Horton played with two out and out wingers in 1994–95, Peter Beagrie and Nicky Summerbee. Peter Sidney Beagrie (born 28 November 1965 in Middlesbrough) is a former English footballer who played as a left-winger Nicky Summerbee (born 26 August 1971 in Manchester) is an English footballer who is currently unattached This led to Rösler, Walsh and Quinn scoring 47 goals between them, but also to some heavy defeats, such as the 5-0 loss to Manchester United F.C. City were sixth on 3 December and there was talk of a much-awaited return to European football, but they won only four of their remaining 25 league games, finishing just four points clear of relegation, and Horton was sacked. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation
Despite this, Horton was not regarded as "all that bad" by many City fans, and his successor Alan Ball was more heavily criticised as City were finally relegated in his first and only season as manager. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager The decline that occurred at the club under Horton was not reversed until they finished ninth in the 2003 Premier League. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
He made a swift return to management with Huddersfield Town, who had just won promotion to Division One via the Division Two playoffs under Neil Warnock. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Horton had accepted the offer to take over at the West Yorkshire club following Warnock's surprise resignation. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 1995-96 was a promising season for the Terriers. Horton seemed to have breathed new life into the club and they reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, narrowly suffering a replay defeat at home to Wimbledon. But the season ended in disappointment when Huddersfield's league form slumped and they finished eighth, just missing out on a playoff place. Despite the club record £1. 2million signing of Bristol Rovers striker Marcus Stewart, Huddersfield were unable to make a mark on Division One in 1996-97 and they finished 20th - just two places ahead of the relegation zone. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team based in Bristol. Marcus Stewart (born William Marcus Paul Stewart in Bristol on 7 November 1972) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Horton was sacked in September 1997 after a poor start to the season.
In February 1998, Horton returned to one of his old clubs as a player when he became manager of Brighton and Hove Albion who were enduring the blackest spell in their history. The previous season they had come minutes away from suffering relegation to the Conference, and things were little better this time round. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the They were second from bottom in Division Three but a large gap separated them from bottom club Doncaster Rovers. Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or informally Donny) are an English football club based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster Horton kept the Seagulls flying clear of relegation and their league form was better in 1998-99, but in January 1999 Horton left to take charge of another of his old clubs, Port Vale after the sacking of long-serving manager John Rudge. Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. John "Rudgie" Rudge (born October 21, 1944 in Wolverhampton, England) was a Professional footballer and a
Although Vale survived relegation in 1999, it only postponed the inevitable as in the following season Vale finished second from bottom in Division One and were relegated in his first full season as manager. Horton was named Division Two Manager of the Month for March 2001, after a good run of results ended fears of a second successive relegation. [1] He remained in charge at Port Vale until February 2004, when he left the club by mutual consent. [2] He was succeeded by Martin Foyle.
Horton was appointed as manager of Division Three strugglers Macclesfield Town at the start of April 2004, replacing John Askey. This was initially until the end of the season, but in May he was given the job on a permanent basis. [3] He rejuvenated a demoralised side and kept them in the Football League. Horton celebrated his 1000th game as a manager on 3 November 2004, as Macclesfield beat Mansfield 4–0 in the LDV Vans Trophy. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( [4] Many pundits were tipping the Silkmen to slip out of the newly-named Coca-Cola League Two at the end of the 2004-05 season, but Horton proved all the observers wrong as his side were in the top-seven of the division virtually all season long. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Horton also won the League Two Manager of the Month award for February. [5] Macclesfield qualified for the playoffs in sixth place, but their promotion challenge was finally ended by Lincoln City in the semi-finals. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system They were not to challenge again in 2005-06, finishing 17th.
Horton was relieved of his duties at Macclesfield Town in late September 2006 after his team failed to win any of their opening twelve League games, leaving them bottom of the Football League.
On May 23, 2007, Horton returned to Hull City as assistant manager to Phil Brown, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs on 24 May 2008, the first time Hull City will have played top-flight football in 104 years. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Philip "Phil" Brown (born 30 May, 1959 in South Shields, England) is an English former footballer, and the current This appointment came 19 years after he resigned as Hull manager. [6]
Horton lives in Cheadle Hulme, near Stockport, with his family. Cheadle Hulme is a suburban area located in the south of Greater Manchester in the North-West of England. Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt
Notes
- ^ "Horton named manager of month", BBC Sport, 2001-04-03. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
- ^ "Horton leaves Port Vale", BBC Sport, 2004-02-12. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
- ^ "Silkmen appoint Horton", BBC Sport, 2004-05-11. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
- ^ "Horton celebrates milestone win", BBC Sport, 2004-11-03. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
- ^ "Horton wins manager of the month", BBC Sport, 2005-03-03. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
- ^ "Horton will assist Brown at Hull", BBC Sport, 2007-05-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Retrieved on 2007-05-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Hull City |  |
June 1, 1984 | April 13, 1988 | 195 | 77 | 60 | 58 | 39. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 48 |
| Oxford United | |
October 25, 1988 | August 27, 1993 | 243 | 77 | 101 | 65 | 31. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 68 |
| Manchester City | |
August 28, 1993 | May 16, 1995 | 96 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 30. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 20 |
| Huddersfield Town | |
June 21, 1995 | October 6, 1997 | 120 | 39 | 46 | 35 | 32. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 50 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |
February 26, 1998 | January 22, 1999 | 43 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 32. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 55 |
| Port Vale | |
January 22, 1999 | February 12, 2004 | 262 | 84 | 111 | 67 | 32. Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 06 |
| Macclesfield Town | |
April 1, 2004 | October 1, 2006 | 131 | 47 | 49 | 35 | 35. Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team The club were formed in 1874 and are based in the small town of Macclesfield in Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 87 |
External links
- Brian Horton management career stats at Soccerbase
- Brian Horton article at Amber Nectar
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