Description
Ian Leslie Atkins is an English football manager and former player. Atkins amassed over 300 appearances for Shrewsbury Town, the club where he began his career. He also made appearances in the Football League for Sunderland, Everton, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City.
His first managerial role came as player-manager at Colchester United in 1990, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Football League. He also managed Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers as player-manager, and found his most notable success at Northampton Town, leading the club to promotion via the play-offs in the Third Division in 1997 and finishing as play-off runners-up in the Second Division final the following season. In addition, he has been manager of Chester City, Carlisle United, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Torquay United.
Born
January 16th, 1957 in Sheldon, West Midlands (Age 67)
Teams
Doncaster Rovers (1993-1994) | Cambridge United F.C. (1992-1993) | Birmingham City F.C. (1991-1992) | Colchester United F.C. (1990-1991) | Birmingham City F.C. (1988-1990) | Ipswich Town Football Club (1985-1988) | Everton F.C. (1984-1985) | Sunderland A.F.C. (1982-1984) | Shrewsbury Town F.C. (1975-1982) |
Last Changes
2023/10/26
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2008/10/17
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2006/10/29
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