Steve Tilson (born 27 July 1966 in Wickford, England) is manager of the English football league team Southend United, who will play in the Championship in 2006-07. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... For other uses, see Wickford (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, which plays in the Football League Championship. ...

Tilson began his footballing career with non-league side Witham Town before being signed by then Southend manager David Webb. During the 1990s, Tilson appeared in just under 250 matches and played in the side that won two consecutive promotions in the early part of the decade. Tilson played continually for Southend, except for a loan spell at Brentford, until 1998, when he signed for Canvey Island, serving as club captain during his 4-year spell with the team. Witham Town F.C. is a football club situated between Chelmsford and Colchester, England. ... David James Webb (born 9 April 1946) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. ... Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in the London suburb of Brentford. ... Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English association football club founded in 1926. ...

In 2002, Tilson moved back to Southend, this time to head a newly created "Centre of Excellence". Tilson worked to develop Southend's youth until the sacking of Steve Wignall in November 2003. With the club in danger of relegation to the Football Conference, Tilson was named caretaker-manager by chairman Ron Martin and proceeded to take Southend clear of danger. Also in the same season, Tilson lead Southend to the first ever national cup final in the club's history, losing to Blackpool 2-0 in the LDV Vans Trophy Final. In March of 2004 Tilson was offered the job of manager on a full time basis, and accepted the offer. The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... Ron Martin is Professor of Economic Geography at the Department of Geography University of Cambridge. ... Blackpool Football Club is an English football club currently playing in League One, the third tier of professional football in England. ... The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of the Football League, the official name of which is frequently changed to match changes in sponsors, and which is presently called the LDV Vans Trophy. ...

The 2004-2005 season started with Southend United again favoured to be relegated. However, Tilson led the side to 4th position in League Two and then promotion after a 2-0 victory over Lincoln City in the playoff final. The 2004-2005 season also saw Southend return to the LDV Trophy final against Wrexham, although Tilson's side lost the match 2-0 after extra time. Lincoln City F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system). ... Wrexham Association Football Club (nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) is a football team. ...

The 2005-2006 season saw even more success and silverware as Tilson guided Southend to win promotion in consecutive seasons to the Championship as champions of League One, ending their nine-year absence from the league's second tier. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or 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. ...

In addition to his duties at Southend, Steve Tilson also assisted Peter Taylor with the England national under-21's team until Taylors departure in January 07. People called Peter Taylor include: Peter Taylor (1917-1994), author, winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Peter Taylor (born 1956), Australian cricketer Peter Taylor, editor of The Bridge on the River Kwai and winner of the 1957 Academy Award for Film Editing Peter Taylor (born 1953), former winger... First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21...

In October 2006 his name was linked with the manager's job at West Bromwich Albion but the job was eventually given to Tony Mowbray. On October 9 2006, the Southend board announced that they have officially refused Norwich City permission to speak to Tilson about their managerial vacancy. West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... Tony Mowbray, (born November 22, 1963), is a former professional football player and the manager of West Bromwich Albion. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries, The Yellows, City or (archaic) The Citizens) are an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ...

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Southend United		November 20, 2003	Present	190	80	59	51	42.10

Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, which plays in the Football League Championship. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Steve Tilson career stats at Soccerbase
• Steve Tilson management career stats at Soccerbase