Ian Burchnall

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Ian Burchnall
Personal information
Full name Ian David Burchnall
Date of birth (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Club information
Current team
 Notts County (head coach)
Teams managed
Years Team
2012–2014 Sarpsborg 08 (assistant)
2015–2016 Viking (assistant)
2016–2017 Viking
2018 Östersund (caretaker)
2018–2020 Östersund
2021– Notts County

Ian David Burchnall (born 11 February 1983) is an English football manager who is head coach of Notts County. He holds the UEFA Pro Licence.

Managerial career[]

Burchnall started his coaching career at the age of 22 at the University of Leeds. He was later part of coaching staffs at Leeds United and Bradford City academies.[1][2]

Sarpsborg 08[]

In 2012, Burchnall was signed by Norwegian club Sarpsborg 08 as Brian Deane's assistant manager.[2]

Viking[]

On 22 October 2014, Burchnall accepted an offer from Viking to become Kjell Jonevret's assistant.[3] Following Jonevret's departure from the club on 14 November 2016, Burchnall was offered the job as the club's new manager. He accepted the offer and signed on 24 November 2016.[4] On 9 November 2017, he was fired from the job due to lack of results, culminating in relegation from Eliteserien.[5] The firing sparked anger amongst supporters who set up a petition and created banners of protest against the director of football, , and the club due to the turbulent conditions Burchnall had to manage during his tenure. Shortly after, Bård Wiggen left the club.[6]

Östersund[]

During his time at Leeds, Burchnall had met Graham Potter, Östersund's former coach. Through this contact, Burchnall became Potter's successor, taking over as head coach in the summer of 2018. In Burchnall's first season as manager he led the team to a 6th-place finish and 49 points, just 1 point and a place below the club record set the year before by Potter. The second season started with a club record return of points after the first 8 games. Despite challenges off the field Burchnall was widely credited with keeping the club in the Allsvenskan ensuring top flight football for the next season. In the summer of 2020 Burchnall stepped down as manager citing personal reasons to return to England and a clear difference in the clubs future vision. The supporter club hosted a party to thank Burchnall for his time in Ostersund.[7]

Notts County[]

On 25 March 2021, Burchnall was appointed as head coach of National League side Notts County.[8] In his first game in charge, on 27 March 2021, Notts County were beaten by non-league part-time team Hornchurch in the semi-final of the FA Trophy.[9] Burchnall won his first game as Notts County head coach on 2 April 2021, beating fellow National League side Wrexham.[10] During the rest of April, Notts lost four of their next 6 games, resulting in the club falling outside of the play offs positions. Results improved during May, with Notts winning 5 of their last 8 matches sending the Magpies to a 5th placed league finish.

Notts then faced local rivals Chesterfield in the National League play off quarter finals, they came from behind to win the game 3-2[11] with a late goal from defender Mark Ellis.

The play off semi finals saw Torquay FC host Notts County at Plainmoor on 12 June 2021. The game ended 2-2 meaning extra time would be needed to settle the tie. Torquay scored twice during this period and won the game 4–2.[12] Torquay advanced to the 2021 National League final whilst Notts remained in their division for the 2021/2022 Season.

Notts started the 2021/22 season well, going unbeaten throughout August and most of September, however form quickly changed after both Woking F.C and F.C. Halifax Town came from behind to beat the Magpies in the closing minutes. This left Notts outside the play off positions after their opening 10 games.

Managerial Statistics[]

As of match played 29 January 2022[13]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Viking FK 24 November 2016 9 November 2017 30 6 6 18 20.0
Östersunds FK 20 June 2018 11 July 2020 60 20 13 27 33.3
Notts County 25 March 2021 Present 46 23 10 13 50.0
Total 136 49 29 58 36.0

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the English manager following in Roy Hodgson's footsteps in Norway". thesetpieces.com. The Set Pieces. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Ian Burchnall: Ostersunds boss on succeeding Graham Potter and more". BBC Sport. 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Han er Vikings nye assistent". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Burchnall presentert som ny Viking-trener". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Burchnall har fått sparken i Viking". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Wiggen ferdig i Viking etter massiv kritikk". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Falkarnas gest – hyllade Ian Burchnall en sista gång: "Jag är verkligen rörd"". 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Burchnall appointed head coach". Notts County F.C. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "FA Trophy: Hornchurch stun Notts County on penalties to reach Wembley final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ^ Jackson, Elliott (2 April 2021). "Ellis nets late winner against Wrexham to hand Burchnall first Notts win". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Notts County 3-2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Torquay win in extra time to make final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Ian Burchnall manager profile and live statistics updates - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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