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| Full name | Samuel Allardyce | ||
| Position(s) | Defender (retired) | ||
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| Current team | Newcastle United (manager) | ||
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born October 19 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional football player and current football manager. He is currently the manager of Newcastle United of the English Premier League. He was manager of Bolton Wanderers between 1999 and 2007, leading them to a League Cup final and guiding them to UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in their history. He is often referred to by the nickname "Big Sam".
Early life and playing career
Real name - Sam Loadeddyce
He was always destined to be a dodgy character, once robbing his own grandmother. His awful tache got him the name Porn Star Sam in the 80s. It was during this period that he started kerb crawling - he loved being in the pro-zone. He stills uses the prozone to this day.
Managerial career
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Bolton Wanderers
He remained in charge at Meadow Lane until September 1999, when he returned to Bolton Wanderers in Division One and became their new manager.
Despite being in the bottom half of the table when he took over, Bolton reached the 1999-00 Division One playoffs, losing to Ipswich Town and had an eventful run to the FA Cup semi-finals.
Bolton went one better in 2000-01 by reaching the playoff final where they beat Preston North End 3-0 to achieve promotion to the Premiership after a three-year absence. Allardyce said he planned to walk away from football at the end of his 10-year contract at Bolton Wanderers, when he would have been 56.
Bolton went top of the Premiership after gaining ten points from the first four games of the 2001-02 campaign. However, the Bolton squad was not strong enough to mount a sustained challenge and their safety was not ensured until the penultimate game of the season. They continued to struggle in 2002-03, avoiding relegation by just two points and one place.
After two years in the bottom half of the table, Bolton went on to substantially improve, and established themselves in the Premiership. 2003-04 saw Allardyce's side finish eighth and reach the Carling Cup final, losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough.
2004-05 saw Sam Allardyce and Bolton finish sixth to win qualification in the UEFA Cup for the first time in the club's history, equal on points with 2005's UEFA Champions League victors Liverpool. In the early months of 2005-06, Allardyce once again took Bolton into the top half of the Premiership and also steered them into the knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup. Bolton eventually finished eighth that season.
In early 2006 it was confirmed that Sven-Göran Eriksson would leave the England manager's job after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and as a successful English manager, Allardyce was touted as a major candidate for the post. Bolton confirmed that they would let him talk to the FA if they approached him. However he was never offered the job, which was eventually given to Steve McClaren.
Speculation arose on April 28 2007, that Allardyce would quit as Bolton manager at the end of the 2006-2007 season, a move that the board initially denied. However, Bolton announced on April 29 that Allardyce was to leave the club after eight years, effective immediately. Sammy Lee was announced as his replacement the following day.
Allardyce told the Mail on Sunday on May 13, 2007, that part of his reason for leaving Bolton was because he wanted to win silverware. Allardyce said, "I have had praise for what I've done, but there's nothing at the end of it. I want silverware. I'm determined to get it before my days are over."
Was touted as the next manager of Sunderland, but turned them down on the basis of them being a shite Yo-Yo club with no fans, leaving chairman Nail Quinn with egg on his face and having to install Roy Keane from the nearby travelers caravan site instead.
Newcastle United
After the resignation of Glenn Roeder, manager of Newcastle United, on the May 6 2007, Allardyce immediately became the leading contender with bookmakers and the media for the resulting vacancy, and it was confirmed that Allardyce had held a meeting with Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd in London. On May 15 2007 Newcastle United announced that he had signed a three-year contract to manage the club. On May 21, 2007 Sam has already axed six players from Newcastle United before the 2007-08 season has started. They included Olivier Bernard, Craig Moore, Oguchi Onyewu, Titus Bramble, Pavel Srnicek and Antoine Sibierski. He made his first signing as Newcastle United manager on June 7, 2007 by signing Austrailia internationl striker Mark Viduka from local rivals Middlesbrough on a free transfer.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Blackpool | 
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July 19 1994 | May 29 1996 | 102 | 44 | 35 | 23 | 43.13 |
| Notts County |
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January 16 1997 | October 14 1999 | 145 | 56 | 50 | 39 | 38.62 |
| Bolton Wanderers |
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October 19 1999 | April 29 2007 | 370 | 153 | 114 | 103 | 41.35 |
| Newcastle United |
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May 15 2007 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
Trivia
- At a charity auction in 2007 he paid £10,500 to purchase the first tickets for that years Glastonbury Festival, and then touted them on at a large personal profit.
- Allardyce writes a regular column for FourFourTwo magazine, on amateur football management, coaching and tactics.
Notes
- Allardyce's retirement date - BBC Sport
- Allardyce resigns as Bolton boss BBC Sport, April 29 2007
- Lee appointed manager of Bolton BBC Sport, April 30 2007
- I quit Bolton because I need to be at a club where I can win trophies Mail On Sunday, May 13 2007
- "Allardyce holds Newcastle talks". BBC News. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- "Newcastle name Allardyce as boss". BBC Sport. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Allardyce wields axe at Newcastle". World Soccer News. 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2007130414,00.html
References
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded byBilly Ayre | Blackpool F.C. manager 1994-1996 |
Succeeded byGary Megson |
| Preceded byColin Murphy | Notts County F.C. manager 1997-1999 |
Succeeded byJocky Scott |
| Preceded byColin Todd | Bolton Wanderers F.C. manager 1999-2007 |
Succeeded bySammy Lee |
| Preceded byGlenn Roeder | Newcastle United F.C. manager 2007-Present |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
| Newcastle United F.C. – current squad | |
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- English footballers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Limerick F.C. players
- English football managers
- FA Premier League managers
- Blackpool F.C. managers
- Notts County F.C. managers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. managers
- Newcastle United F.C. managers
- Football League of Ireland players
- Football League of Ireland managers
- People from Dudley
- 1954 births
- Living people