Liam Manning
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milton Keynes Dons (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Norwich City | ||
| 2002–2004 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Selfoss | ||
| 2006–2008 | Leiston | 63 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2019 | West Ham U23 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lommel SK | ||
| 2021– | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Liam Manning (born 20 August 1985) is an English football manager. He is currently the head coach of EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
Playing career[]
Manning played for the academy of his local side Norwich City before joining Ipswich Town in 2002, where he spent a year as a professional before being released in 2005.[1] He had a brief spell playing in Iceland for Selfoss and spent two years playing for non-league club Leiston between 2006 and 2008 before retiring as a player to focus on coaching.[2][3]
Management and coaching[]
Early coaching career[]
Manning worked as an academy coach at Ipswich Town before joining Premier League side West Ham United in 2015 as head coach of the club's Under-23s.[4]
In 2019 he left to join City Football Group, initially as Director of Coaching with Major League Soccer side New York City FC, and later progressed to the role of Academy Director.[5]
Lommel SK[]
Staying with City Football Group, in July 2020 Manning was named head coach of Belgian First Division B club Lommel SK, where he led the previously bottom of the table side to a third-placed finish at the end of the 2020–21 season.[4]
Milton Keynes Dons[]
On 13 August 2021, Manning joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons, becoming the club's first ever head coach.[6] On 8 October 2021, after just eleven league games in charge, Manning was named EFL League One Manager of the Month for September 2021, a month in which he led the club to an unbeaten run of five league games achieving eleven points.[7]
Coaching style[]
Manning favours a high possession, high pressing style of football.[8][9]
He has a reputation for developing young players, having spent much of his early coaching career working with the academy sides of West Ham United, Ipswich Town and New York City FC. Manning is credited as having contributed to the development of England international Declan Rice.[4]
Career statistics[]
Managerial record[]
- As of 4 January 2022
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Lommel | 
|
12 August 2020 | 11 August 2021 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 46.67 | [10] |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 
|
13 August 2021 | Present | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 44.83 | [11] |
| Total | 59 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 106 | 79 | +27 | 45.76 | ||||
Honours[]
EFL League One Manager of the Month: September 2021[7]
References[]
- ^ "Liam Manning". Tim's ITFC Player A-Z. Pride of Anglia. Tim Hodge. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ leistonfc [@leistonfc] (8 October 2021). "Everyone at Leiston FC would like to congratulate ex Blues player Liam Manning who has won League One's Manager of the Month for September. Liam played 63 league games for the club, netting 5 times, between 2006 and 2008" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Manning is plotting Town's downfall following his journey to MK - via Ipswich, Iceland, West Ham, New York and Belgium". East Anglian Daily Times. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "MK Dons confirm appointment of Liam Manning as first ever head coach". ITV. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Manchester City owners City Football Group now have reigning champions in three different countries". ESPN. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Liam Manning named Head Coach". MK Dons. 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Manning named League One's Manager of the Month". Milton Keynes Dons. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "'You don't see many teams as extreme as we are' – MK Dons boss Liam Manning on his philosophy and road to League One". The Athletic. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "LIAM MANNING OUTLINES MK DONS' UNIQUE STYLE OF PLAY". Football League World. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Belgium - Lommel SK - Results". Socccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "MK Dons Results". Soccerbase. CenturyComm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.[dead link]
External links[]
Liam Manning at Soccerway
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