Born: 21 September 1930 (Prudhoe, Northumberland, England)
Died: 1 February 2004 (Hartlepool, England)
  Management Spells
29 November 1972 to 16 October 1976 (Resigned)
17 April 1987 to 18 May 1987 (Interim)
  Overall Record in First Class Competitions
Pld: 206 W: 95 D: 51 L: 60 F: 297 A: 202
  Detailed Management Record
Competition Pld   W   D   L   F   A   W   D   L   F   A
SPELL 1:
1st Class Comps 197 65 21 15 175 62 27 28 41 106 123
...League 159 53 18 10 146 47 22 21 35 85 101
...FA Cup 18 7 1 2 15 5 3 4 1 10 8
...League Cup 10 2 2 1 9 6 0 2 3 5 9
...ECWC 4 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 2
...ASC 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 3
...Texaco Cup 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Non-Comp Matches 36 2 1 3 9 8 19 4 7 72 40
...Benefit 9 1 1 2 6 7 0 1 4 7 15
...Friendly 5 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 6 6
...Tour 1973 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 7
...Tour 1974 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0
...Tour 1975 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 1
...Tour 1976a 10 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 33 9
...Tour 1976b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 2
SPELL 2:
1st Class Comps 9 2 1 2 10 10 1 1 2 6 7
...League 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 1 1 4 4
...R/P P/Off 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 2 3
  League Level Analysis
Level Pld   W   D   L   F   A   W   D   L   F   A
Top Flight 9 0 2 3 2 6 0 2 2 3 7
Tier 2 157 54 17 9 150 48 23 20 34 86 98
R/P P/Off 2 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 2 3
  Achievements in First Class Competitions
1972-73 FA Cup Winners
1975-76 League Division 2 Champions (Promoted)
1975-76 FA Cup Quarter-Finalists