Ian Liversedge

Ian Liversedge is a sports physiotherapist who is currently working for the League One Huddersfield Town football club. He is a former professional footballer.

Career

As a player

He played for Everton and Blackpool. [http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/1999/7/20/764405.html "Clarets boss turns his back on Danish keeper"] , Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 20 July 1999, "retrieved 5 July 2008".]

As a physiotherapist

Huddersfield Town appointed him as their physiotherapist on 4 July 2008, after four years with Accrington Stanley, replacing Lee Martin. [ [http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield-town-fc/huddersfield-town-news/2008/07/04/new-physio-for-town-86081-21227912/ "New physio for Town"] , Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner, July 4 2008]

Liversedge started his physiotherapy career at Newcastle United. He subsequently worked at Oldham Athletic, Manchester United, Stoke City, Altincham and Burnley where he spent five years with Stan Ternent. [ [http://www.htafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10312~1338224,00.html "LIVERSEDGE JOINS HUDDERSFIELD"] , Huddersfield Town F.C., 4 July 2008, "retrieved 4 July 2008".] Whilst at Burnley he was given the sobriquet 'Sos'. [ [http://archive.asianimage.co.uk/2002/12/21/576680.html "Busy time of year for Liversedge"] , Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 21 December 2002] He has also worked at the Beaumont Hospital in Bolton.

He joined Accrington Stanley in June 2004, then in the Conference, with a brief to "establish the medical side of the operation ... virtually from scratch". [ [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2004/6/7/486387.html "Physio Ian Liversedge says he is looking forward to the challenge of establishing a medical set-up"] , Lancashire Evening Telegraph, 7 June 2004] When he left Chief Executive Robert Heys said "Ian played an important role in our promotion back to the Football League in 2006". [ [http://www.football.virginmedia.com/page/AccringtonStanleyDetail/0,,12555~1330704,00.html "Liversedge leaves for Terriers"] , Virgin Media, 18 June 2008, "retrieved 4 July 2008".]

Radio appearance

Liversedge took part in the BBC Radio 4 programme "Kicking Off The Dream", that looked behind the scenes at Oldham Athletic, on 4 January 1990. [ [http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/soundtrack.html "Soundtrack - Twenty Three episodes. First broadcast from 19900104 to 19971211"] , Radio Listings, "retrieved 5 July 2008".]

Disciplinary matters

The FA Regulatory Commission fined Liversedge £100 and warned him as to future conduct, on 4 October 2007, for a breach of FA Rule E3 - Improper conduct. This arose from an incident at the Accrington Stanley v Peterborough United League Two match on 1 September 2007. [ [http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/08/DisciplinaryLatest.htm "Disciplinary latest"] , Football Association, 23 April 2008, "retrieved 4 July 2008".] He was charged again, for using bad language during the Accrington Stanley v Milton Keynes Dons game on 24 March 2008. [ [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:I17yfnD7TEoJ:news.bbc.co.uk/mobile/bbc_sport/football/teams/a/accrstan/732/73229/story7322987.wml%3F%2525253Fcache_buster%3D20070327141647+%22Ian+Liversedge%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=19&gl=uk "Accrington boss handed FA charge"] , BBC Sport, 31 March 2008, "retrieved 4 July 2008".]

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