- Russell Slade
Infobox Football biography
playername = Russell Slade
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|10|10
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =England
height =
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
nickname = The Frenchman
currentclub = Yeovil Town
manageryears = Years
1994–1995
1998
1999
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006–"present"
managerclubs = Clubs
Notts County "(caretaker)"
Sheffield United "(caretaker)"
Sheffield United "(caretaker)"
Scarborough
Grimsby Town
Yeovil TownRussell Slade (born
10 October 1960 ) is an English football manager. He is currently the manager of Yeovil Town.Slade was assistant manager to
Mick Walker at Notts County, and took over as caretaker manager when Walker was sacked in September 1994. When County appointedHoward Kendall as manager in January 1995, Slade stayed on as his assistant. However both were sacked in April of the same year, and the club were eventually relegated as the bottom club in Division One. Slade later had two separate spells as caretaker manager at Sheffield United.Slade's first permanent managerial post was at
Nationwide Conference side Scarborough. When he arrived in November 2001 the club were adrift at the bottom of the Conference and looking doomed. His first match in charge resulted in a home win over Farnborough Town but the next three games yielded just one point. However a remarkable run of 39 points from the final 19 games of the season meant Scarborough finished 12th. He was hailed as a hero by the fans and his stock rose when taking the team to 4th position by Christmas in the 2002–03 season. In January 2003, two days after the club went into administration, Slade tendered his resignation. The fans presented a tearful Slade with a petition at the next game and on the Monday morning he changed his mind. But six straight defeats followed and the play-off dream faded, Scarborough eventually finishing in a creditable 7th place.The following season saw mixed league performances, but a tremendous
FA Cup run which saw victories over Hinckley United, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, and finally Southend United following a replay, meant a glamorous home tie in front ofPremier League Chelsea. Despite losing 1–0 Slade's side had put up a tremendous battle. At the end of the 2003–04 season Grimsby Town in League Two appointed him as their new manager. [cite news
title = Slade takes over at Grimsby
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/3753231.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2004-05-28
accessdate = 2007-10-14]A midtable finish ensued in the 2004–05 season but despite some disgruntled fans calling for his head, Grimsby spent most of the 2005–06 season in an automatic promotion spot in League Two, although they finished the season in 4th place and had to settle for the playoffs. Despite guiding his team to a semi-final victory over Lincoln City, Slade was unable to secure promotion, Grimsby losing 1–0 in the final against Cheltenham Town in the
Millennium Stadium .Three days after their defeat, it was announced in a joint statement that Slade had left his post. The statement cited "a failure to reach a contractual agreement" as the reason for his departure. [cite news
title = Manager Slade leaves Grimsby post
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/5034094.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2006-05-31
accessdate = 2007-10-14]Slade's success with Grimsby had attracted League One side Yeovil Town, and within a few days Slade was appointed as the
Somerset club's new manager. [cite news
title = Slade appointed new Yeovil boss
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/5049652.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2006-06-07
accessdate = 2007-10-14] Slade led Yeovil to a surprise 5th place finish play-off finish in the league, where they defeated favourites Nottingham Forest to reach the play-off final. However, Yeovil lost the final against Blackpool 2–0. [cite news
title = Yeovil 0-2 Blackpool
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6686991.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-05-27
accessdate = 2007-10-14] Slade's successful first season at Yeovil saw him win the League One manager of the year award, and he was targeted by League One rivals Carlisle United and Millwall for their managerial positions but this interest was rejected by Yeovil chairman John Fry. [cite news
title = Yeovil reject Lions move for boss
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7046804.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-10-17
accessdate = 2007-10-17]Managerial stats
References
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|id=1110|name=Russell Slade
* [http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/profile-338.html Profile] on the League Managers Association website
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