Alan Pardew

Infobox Football biography
playername = Alan Pardew


fullname = Alan Scott Pardew
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|7|18|df=y
cityofbirth = Wimbledon
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
nickname = Pards
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Charlton Athletic (manager)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =



1986–1987
1987–1991
1991–1995
1995
1995–1997
1998
clubs = fc|Whyteleafe
fc|Epsom & Ewell
fc|Corinthian Casuals
fc|Dulwich Hamlet
fc|Yeovil Town
Crystal Palace
Charlton Athletic
→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
Barnet
Reading
Total
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
128 0(8)
104 (24)
000 0(0)
067 0(0)
000 0(0)
299 (32)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England Semi-Professional
nationalcaps(goals) = 00
manageryears = 1998
1999–2003
2003–2006
2006–
managerclubs = Reading (caretaker)
Reading
West Ham United
Charlton Athletic

Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July, 1961 in Wimbledon, London) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of fc|Charlton Athletic.

His highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final twice, as a player with fc|Crystal Palace in 1990 and as a manager with fc|West Ham United in 2006, though he ended up on the losing side both times. He has also achieved promotion three times in his career, as a player with Crystal Palace and as a manager with fc|Reading and West Ham.

Playing career

Early career

Pardew started his career as a part-time player in non-league football at Whyteleafe and Epsom & Ewell, whilst working as a glazier and a cab driver. He grew up as a Fulham F.C. fan and at one stage he gave up football for six months whilst working in the Middle East,Cite web
title = Rise of the part-timer who almost quit
accessdate = 2007-11-05
url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1769561,00.html] but he returned to football at Corinthian Casuals before later having spells at Dulwich Hamlet and Yeovil Town. Pardew was also in the England Semi-Professional squad during this time.Cite web
title = Pardew's Charlton profile
accessdate = 2007-11-05
url = http://www.cafc.co.uk/coachdisplay.ink?skip=4&season=2006/2007]

Crystal Palace

Pardew moved to Second Division side Crystal Palace in 1987 for a fee of £7,500. In 1989, he helped Palace win promotion to the First Division after beating Blackburn Rovers in the play-offs. The following year, he scored the winning goal as Palace beat Liverpool 4–3 in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Villa Park, and then played in both the final and the final replay as Palace lost to Manchester United.

Later career

Pardew moved to Charlton Athletic in November 1991, and was Charlton's top scorer in the 1992–93 season with ten goals. In 1995, Pardew appeared four times on loan at Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. After rejecting an opportunity to play in Hong Kong, Pardew then moved to Barnet, and became a player-coach under manager Terry Bullivant. When Bullivant moved to Reading in 1997, he took Pardew with him as reserve-team manager.

Managerial career

Reading

Pardew's first experience as manager came in March 1998 when he was appointed as caretaker after the departure of Bullivant. After the appointment of Tommy Burns he remained as reserve team manager until the end of 1998–99 season, when Reading disbanded their reserve team. [cite web
title = Alan Pardew managerial profile
url = http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/profile-348.html
publisher = League Managers Association
date =
accessdate = 2007-09-21] Nevertheless, he was promoted to manager of the club after a successful spell as caretaker in 1999. He turned the club around from relegation fighters to promotion candidates through players, such as Jamie Cureton, and his régime to increase the fitness of the squad. Pardew also coined his motto "Tenacity, Spirit and Flair" to give his side a psychological edge. This resulted in a 3–2 Division Two playoff final defeat to Walsall at the end of the 2000–01 season, but was redeemed the next season by achieving automatic promotion to Division One. Pardew's first season in the higher division was outstanding, as the club finished 4th and lost in the play-offs once again, this time to Wolves. Pardew was on the map as one of the game's best up and coming young managers.

West Ham United

Early into the 2003–04 season, fc|West Ham United asked Reading permission to appoint Pardew as their new manager. Although Reading refused permission, Pardew resigned from his position forcing the issue. Eventually, a compromise agreement was reached allowing Pardew to become manager at West Ham.cite news
title = Pardew free to join West Ham
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3120534.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2003-09-18
accessdate = 2007-08-26]

Pardew's first season at West Ham resulted in a play-off final defeat to his former club Crystal Palace. [cite news
title = Crystal Palace 1–0 West Ham
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3750773.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-05-29
accessdate = 2007-08-26] In the 2004–05 West Ham struggled to find promotion form, with Pardew coming under pressure from the club's supporters. [cite news
title = Hammers boss feels the pressure
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/4201197.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-01-24
accessdate = 2007-08-26] West Ham eventually succeeded in gaining promotion to the Premier League after defeating Preston North End in the play-off final. [cite news
title = West Ham 1–0 Preston
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4573799.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-05-30
accessdate = 2007-08-26] Pardew guided the Hammers to a respectable start to the 2005–06 season, which culminated in an appearance in the final of the FA Cup. After drawing 3–3 with Liverpool at the end of extra-time, West Ham lost on penalties, [cite news
title = Liverpool 3–3 West Ham
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-05-13
accessdate = 2007-08-30] resulting in the second FA Cup Final defeat of Pardew's career.

In the 2006–07 season Pardew was criticised after seeing West Ham through their worst run of defeats in over 70 years which included a League Cup defeat to Chesterfield. [cite news
title = Pardew humiliated after cup exit
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6082588.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-10-25
accessdate = 2007-08-30] Although West Ham's new owners stated their support for Pardew, [cite news
title = Pardew backed by West Ham bidder
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/6041932.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-10-12
accessdate = 2007-09-21] on 11 December 2006, following a 4–0 defeat away at Bolton Wanderers the previous weekend, it was announced that Pardew had been sacked by West Ham. The club statement read "The chairman Mr Eggert Magnússon and the board have been concerned by the performances of recent weeks and feel that it is the right time to make a change in the best interests of the club." [ [http://www.whufc.com/news/?page_id=8586 West Ham United Club Statement] , December 11, 2006, retrieved December 30 2006]

Charlton Athletic

Pardew's absence from management lasted less than two weeks when he was appointed manager at Charlton Athletic on Christmas Eve 2006, signing a three-and-a-half year contract. [ [http://www.sportinglife.com/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/12/24/SOCCER_Charlton_Lead.html Reed Leaves Charlton] , Sportinglife. Retrieved on 2006-12-24. Includes link to interview in RealVideo format.] He took over with Charlton in 19th place in the Premier League, with just 12 points and a –20 goal difference, the lowest in the league. Although Charlton's form improved under Pardew, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6634445.stm Dean Kiely on Charlton's troubles] , BBC Sport website, retrieved 20 June 2007] he was unable to keep Charlton up, resulting in the first relegation of his career, both as a player and manager. [cite news
title = Pardew admits Charlton frailties
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6633503.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-05-08
accessdate = 2007-09-21]

Controversies

So far in his career, Pardew has been involved in several controversial issues and events. In 2003, the BBC described him as being a "dangerous and distant animal" in the media, referring to his public relations abilities, which has led him to making several rash comments. [Cite news
title = Pards on the table
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2003-09-18
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3099788.stm] When at West Ham, the club employed a media advisor for Pardew to help him win over sceptical fans. The following is a list of controversies Pardew has been involved in:
*In September 2003, Pardew resigned from Reading after being refused permission to become manager at West Ham. Reading's chairman John Madejski attempted to create an injunction in the High Court to prevent him from moving to West Ham. Eventually Reading's legal action was dropped, and Pardew joined West Ham after a period of gardening leave.
*In December 2005, Pardew stated a public interest in Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson, without informing Palace manager Iain Dowie. [Cite news
title = Dowie determined to keep Johnson
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2005-12-07
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/4507758.stm]
*In March 2006, Pardew had a dispute with Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, after he criticised Arsenal for failing to field an English player in their UEFA Champions League win against Real Madrid. [Cite news
title = Pardew questions Arsenal policy
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2006-03-10
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4792270.stm] Wenger suggested that Pardew was being xenophobic, [Cite news
title = Dein backs Wenger foreign policy
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2006-03-11
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4793868.stm] a claim Pardew denied, citing his marriage to a Swedish wife. [Cite news
title = Pardew insists he is not a racist
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2006-03-13
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/4802644.stm]

*In November 2006, Pardew had another dispute with Wenger after celebrating West Ham's win over Arsenal. [Cite news
title = Wenger & Pardew in touchline row
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2006-11-05
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6119136.stm] Wenger claimed he was "provoked" into pushing Pardew after Pardew's celebrations at West Ham's late win. [Cite news
title = Wenger 'provoked' in Pardew row
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2006-11-12
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6141516.stm] Wenger was later fined by the Football Association, [Cite news
title = Wenger fined for Pardew incident
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2006-12-14
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6129384.stm] whilst Pardew was cleared of the charges in January 2007. [Cite news
title = Pardew cleared of conduct charge
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2007-01-04
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6232081.stm]
*In February 2007, shortly before Pardew's new club Charlton faced West Ham, "The Sun" published a report documenting a video of one of Pardew's media training sessions he took whilst manager at West Ham. In the video, Pardew jokingly made several disparaging comments about West Ham's fans. [Cite news
title = Pardew's 4-letter fan gag
work = The Sun
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2007-02-24
url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article19476.ece]
*In October 2007, Pardew intervened on the pitch in a match against Hull City to try and break up a confrontation between Charlton and Hull players after Lloyd Sam and Ian Ashbee were sent-off. Pardew denied he made the situation worse by intervening. [Cite news
title = Hull and Charlton charged by FA
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-16
date = 2007-10-05
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7025939.stm]

Managerial honours

*with Reading:
**Division Two play-off final, runners up 2001
**Division Two, runners up 2002

*with West Ham United:
**Division One play-off final, runners up 2004
**Championship play-off final, winners 2005
**FA Cup, runners up 2006

Managerial stats

References

External links

*soccerbase|6101|Alan Pardew
*soccerbase (manager)|1337|Alan Pardew
* [http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/profile.html?managerid=348 Alan Pardew profile] at the League Managers Association

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