Gareth John Megson (born 2 May 1959 in Manchester) is a former English footballer and manager. He has recently been appointed as Leicester City's new manager. As a player, he is arguably best remembered from his days at Sheffield Wednesday, where his father Don Megson also played in the 1960s. As manager he enjoyed his most successful spell at West Bromwich Albion, whom he twice got promoted to the Premiership. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... “SWFC” redirects here. ... Donald Harry Megson (born Sale 12 June 1936) was an English footballer and football manager. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system...

Playing career

As a player, Megson was a tough-tackling defensive midfielder, and something of a journeyman, playing for nine different clubs. A journeyman is a term used to describe a football player who has played for many clubs during his career. ...

He began his career at Plymouth Argyle, where he quickly made his name and impressed enough for Everton to sign him for a £250,000 transfer fee. Megson struggled to establish himself in the Everton lineup, and after two unremarkable years at Goodison, he moved to his father's old stomping grounds, Sheffield Wednesday, for a fee of £130,000. Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... “SWFC” redirects here. ...

Megson immediately gained a place in Wednesday's starting lineup, and was a key member of the team that gained promotion to the top flight in 1983–84. In his three years at Hillsborough, he missed only three league games. In the summer of 1984, he was signed by Nottingham Forest, only for Brian Clough to decide he didn't need him. Megson spent five frustrating months at the City Ground, without making a single first-team appearance before being sold to Newcastle United. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ...

Megson played regularly for the Magpies for the remainder of the 1984–85 season, but lost his place in the lineup the following season, and moved back to Sheffield Wednesday. In his second spell with the Owls, Megson again established himself as an important member of the squad, and was rarely out of the starting eleven. In January 1989, he moved to Manchester City, where he spent three and a half seasons. He then moved to Norwich City in the summer of 1992, and spent three seasons at Carrow Road. In his final season at Norwich, he was also assistant manager to John Deehan. Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... John Deehan (born 1957), is a former football (soccer) player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. ...

When Deehan resigned in the Spring of 1995, Megson briefly took charge as caretaker manager, but failed to save City from the drop, losing four and drawing one of his five games in charge. In the Summer, he also left Norwich and finished his playing career with short spells at lower division sides Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town. Later the same year, he got a surprise return to Norwich when he was re-appointed manager following Martin O'Neill's sudden departure. Lincoln City F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system). ... Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football. ... Martin Hugh Michael ONeill, OBE, (born March 1, 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain who has previously managed Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City and Celtic and is currently manager of Aston Villa. ...

Managerial career

While still playing at Norwich City, Megson became assistant to manager John Deehan. He briefly left the club following Deehan's sacking in 1995, but returned to Carrow Road later the same year when new manager Martin O'Neill left to take charge at Leicester City. Megson managed the Canaries for the remainder of the 1995–96 season, but was let go at the end of the season. John Deehan (born 1957), is a former football (soccer) player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management. ... Martin Hugh Michael ONeill, OBE, (born March 1, 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain who has previously managed Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City and Celtic and is currently manager of Aston Villa. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ...

In 1996, Megson became manager at Blackpool where he recorded only 21 wins in 52 matches. At Bloomfield Road, he was assisted by the former Manchester United midfielder Mike Phelan, but the partnership failed to bring a Division Two playoff place to the Seasiders, and Megson left at the end of the season. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Blackpool Football Club are an English football club from the Lancashire seaside resort of Blackpool, who will next season be playing in The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, after winning the 2006-07 League One play-off final. ... Bloomfield Road is the home of English football club Blackpool Football Club. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Mike Phelan born September 24, 1962 in Nelson was a English football player. ...

Megson moved to Stockport County in 1997 and they came just two places short of the Division One playoffs in his first season as manager. After two reasonable seasons with Stockport, he was dismissed after the board alleged that he had applied for a manager's post elsewhere without their permission. However, he wasn't unemployed for long, taking the manager's job at Stoke City. His tenure at the Britannia Stadium was brought to an end when the club was sold to an Icelandic consortium which appointed its own man, former Iceland national-team coach Gudjon Thordarsson, to the manager's position. Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. ... Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ... The Britannia Stadium is the home of Stoke City Football Club. ... First international Iceland 0 - 3 Denmark (Reykjavík, Iceland; July 17, 1946) Biggest win Iceland 9 - 0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; July 10, 1985) Biggest defeat Denmark 14 - 2 Iceland (Copenhagen, Denmark; August 23, 1967) The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is...

West Bromwich Albion

Megson took over as manager of struggling First Division West Bromwich Albion towards the very end of the 1999–2000 season with barely time for him to organise a few key player transfers before the deadline. Albion narrowly evaded relegation by winning their final game of the season and Megson was immediately hailed as a hero. From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... The 1999-2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. ...

The following season, he took the club into the playoffs. In the 2001–02 season the club won promotion to the FA Premier League, overcoming the eleven-point lead of bitter local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the closing weeks of the campaign. This achievement earned Megson the Nationwide Division One Manager of the Year award.^[1] However, the club was barely prepared for the financial challenges of life in the top flight and a bitter quarrel soon developed between Megson and the club's chairman Paul Thompson over the latter's perceived interference in footballing matters. An undignified public showdown resulted in Thompson resigning from the board in order to forestall Megson's departure. Jeremy Peace took the opportunity to establish himself as Thompson's successor. In July 2002 Megson signed a new three-year contract with Albion.^[2] However in 2002–03 the club were relegated after just a single season in the Premier League. The 2001-2002 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux Stadium. ...

Peace's financial prudence enabled Megson to mount a successful promotion campaign, and return to the Premier League the following season – but by the summer of 2004, the relationship between the two men had become strained. With a poor start to the season, by September, Megson's job was under threat. The following month Megson, whose contract was due to end in June 2005, announced that he would not sign a new deal at the club if offered one. On 26 October, Megson was dismissed by West Brom.^[3] A settlement for the remainder of his contract was reached in November 2004.^[4] Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nottingham Forest

Within a week of being sacked at West Bromwich Albion, Gary Megson was linked with vacant manager's job at Wolverhampton Wanderers after Dave Jones was sacked – but that job went to Glenn Hoddle instead. Megson was then appointed manager of struggling Nottingham Forest on 10 January 2005. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux Stadium. ... Dave Jones (born August 17, 1956 in Liverpool) is an English football manager currently in charge of Cardiff City F.C. // Playing career Like most professional managers in the game, he enjoyed a career as a player in his early years. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

But he was unable to save them from slipping into the third tier of English football for the first time. Promotion back to the Championship was to be his priority for 2005-06, but Forest struggled, especially away from home, for most of the season. In terms of points they were nearer to the relegation zone than the playoff zone when he resigned in February 2006 after being put under a lot of pressure by the Forest fans. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...

He was linked with the Sheffield Wednesday job on 19 October 2006 alongside Nigel Pearson. Sheffield Wednesday are a football club in the English Football League. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nigel Pearson (born August 21, 1963) is a football manager, currently the caretaker of West Bromwich Albion, following the departure of Bryan Robson. ...

Leicester City

On September 13, 2007, a press conference was called by Leicester City chairman Milan Mandarić where he announced Gary Megson as the new manager of the club, citing Megson's "wealth of experience" as a deciding factor in the appointment.^[5] is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Milan Mandarić (Serbian: Милан Мандарић) is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth F.C. and Leicester City. ...

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Norwich City		December 21, 1995	July 31, 1996	27	5	13	9	18.51
Blackpool		July 5, 1996	July 1, 1997	52	21	16	15	40.38
Stockport County		July 1, 1997	June 25, 1999	102	35	40	27	34.31
Stoke City		July 14, 1999	November 15, 1999	22	9	6	7	40.90
West Bromwich Albion		March 9, 2000	October 26, 2004	221	94	77	50	42.53
Nottingham Forest		January 10, 2005	February 16, 2006	59	17	24	18	28.81
Leicester City		September 13, 2007	Present	0	0	0	0	0

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External links

• Gary Megson career stats at Soccerbase
• Gary Megson management career stats at Soccerbase
• Gary Megson profile at the League Managers Association
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk