Brian Horton (born 1948) is the manager of Macclesfield Town and is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Macclesfield Town F.C. are an English football team. ...

Horton was a respected journeyman midfield player with Brighton and Hove Albion and Luton Town, amongst others, in the 1970s and 1980s. His most famous moment as a player was Luton's last-day relegation escape at Manchester City in 1983, in which manager David Pleat ran across the pitch in infamous jubilation. Horton became player-manager of Hull City a year later. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in Brighton. ... Luton Town F.C. are a professional English football team based in the town of Luton. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Manchester City F.C. is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Pleat (born January 15, 1945 in Nottingham) is an English football manager and former player. ... Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. ...

At Hull, Horton's reputation as a strong-minded, tactically-aware manager quickly built and he came very close to earning the club promotion to the First Division. He quit playing in 1986 to concentrate on full-time management and was sacked, to the dismay of some fans and most of the players, in 1988 after a short run of games without a win. He then became assistant manager to Mark Lawrenson at Oxford United and took over the main job after Lawrenson quit in protest at the sale of star player Dean Saunders From the 1992-1993 to the 2003-2004 season, the Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League and the second-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Lawrenson (born Preston, England, June 2, 1957) was an elegant defender in the all-conquering Liverpool football team of the 1980s, who later became a successful pundit for the BBC. Lawrenson began his career with his hometown club, Preston North End, before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion where... Oxford United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. ... Dean Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) was a Welsh footballer. ...

Horton's own reign at the Manor Ground lasted five seasons and although Oxford stayed clear of the drop from the Second Division, they never looked like gaining promotion and Horton's tenure at the club was uneventful. Between the 1992-93 and 2004-05 season, the Football League Second Division was the second-highest division of The Football League and the third-highest division in the overall English football league system. ...

In August 1993, four games after the start of the 1993-94 Premier League campaign, Horton resigned as Oxford manager to replace Peter Reid as manager of Manchester City, to the surprise of many supporters and commentators, who were expecting the appointment of someone more high profile. City's previous three seasons in the top flight had yielded top-ten finishes, but their fortunes declined under Horton. They finished 16th in the final Premiership table and scored just 47 league goals, with top scorer Mike Sheron finding the net just six times in the Premiership. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Introduction Peter Reid was one of the most talented football players of the 1980s when he turned out for Everton and England. ... In Association Football (soccer), the term goal refers to both the result of a score and the physical structure that defines when a score has occurred. ...

The next year was no better as City continued to struggle, the frailty of their defence was highlighted by a 5-0 hammering away to neighbours United at Old Trafford. Horton was sacked at the end of the season after City came just two places away from relegation. Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Old Trafford (2001) Old Trafford football stadium (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is the home of Manchester United F.C., one of the most famous football clubs in the world. ... In the sports leagues — especially soccer leagues — of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (often the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ...

He made a swift return to management with Huddersfield Town, who had just won promotion to Division One via the Division Two playoffs under Neil Warnock, who had then quit. 1995-96 was a promising season for the Terriers. Horton seemed to have breathed new life into the club and they reached the fifth round of the F.A Cup, narrowly suffering a replay defeat at home to Wimbledon. But the season ended in disappointment when Huddersfield's league form slumped and they finished eighth, just missing out on a playoff place. Despite the club record £1.2million signing of Bristol Rovers striker Marcus Stewart, Huddersfield were unable to make a mark on Division One in 1996-97 and they finished 20th - just two places ahead of the relegation zone. Horton was sacked in September 1997 after a poor start to the season. Huddersfield Town Association Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Huddersfield in the county of Yorkshire. ... Neil Warnock sending instructions to his team Neil Warnock (born December 1, 1948) is the current football manager of Sheffield United. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bristol Rovers F.C. is the oldest professional football team in Bristol, England. ... Marcus Stewart, (born November 7, 1972), is an English football centre forward currently with Sunderland F.C. Formerly with Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town, Stewart has over 200 career goals to his name. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In February 1998, Horton returned to one of his old clubs as a player when he became manager of Brighton and Hove Albion who were enduring the blackest spell in their history. The previous season they had come minutes away from suffering relegation to the Conference, and things were little better this time round. They were second from bottom in Division Three but a large gap separated them from bottom club Doncaster Rovers. Horton kept the Seagulls flying clear of relegation and their league form was better in 1998-99, but in January 1999 Horton walked out on the club to take charge of Port Vale - another club for whom he had played - in Division One. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. ... Doncaster Rovers club badge Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based at Belle Vue in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Nickname Valiants Ground Vale Park Manager Martin Foyle Chairman Bill Bratt Colours Home: White shirts, black shorts, white stockings, Away: All yellow, Third Kit: Two-tone blue, Best attendance 49768: vs Aston Villa 20 February 1960 FA Cup R5 Best league win 9 - 1: vs Chesterfield 24 September 1932 Division...

He remained in charge at Port Vale until February 2004. In his first full season as manager, in 1999-2000, Vale finished second from bottom in Division One and were relegated to Division Two. He remained at the helm for the next three-and-a-half years but promotion back to Division One never looked a real possibility and he was succeeded by Martin Foyle three months before the end of the 2003-04 season. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Within a few weeks of leaving Port Vale, Brian Horton landed the manager's job at Division Three strugglers Macclesfield Town. He rejuvenated a demoralised side and kept them in the Football League, but many pundits were tipping the Silkmen to slip out of the newly-named Coca-Cola League Two at the end of the 2004-05 season. Horton proved all the observers wrong as his side were in the top-seven of the division virtually all season long before they qualified for the playoffs in sixth place. Their promotion challenge was finally ended by Lincoln City in the semi finals. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... Lincoln City can refer to: Lincoln City F.C., a football club in England Lincoln City, Oregon, a city on the Oregon Coast in the United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Horton lives in Cheadle Hulme with his family. Cheadle Hulme (population 28,952 in the 2001 census) is a small town on the southern periphery of Stockport (a large town on the southern edge of the English city of Manchester). ...