Marcus Law
 Law in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus William Law[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1975[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Bristol Rovers[2] | 2 | (0) |
| → Yeovil Town (loan) | |||
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| Sacramento Knights | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2001 | Coventry Sphinx[3] | ||
| 2003–2006 | Racing Club Warwick[3] | ||
| 2006–2007 | Quorn[3] | ||
| 2007–2010 | Barwell[3] | ||
| 2010–2011 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2011–2013 | Tamworth | ||
| 2015 | Chasetown | ||
| 2015–2019 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2019 | Bradford (PA) (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Marcus William Law (born 28 September 1975) is an English former professional footballer. He has since managed several non-League clubs, including Kettering Town, Tamworth, Coventry Sphinx, Racing Club Warwick, Quorn and Barwell.[4]
Playing career[]
Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Law started his career as a goalkeeper at Bristol Rovers, making two appearances in the Football League during the 1994–95 season.[1] He then moved into non-league football, playing for Stafford Rangers, before a hip injury forced him into premature retirement whilst playing for the Sacramento Knights in America.[5]
Managerial career[]
Non-League[]
He later went on to manage non-league sides Coventry Sphinx, Racing Club Warwick, Quorn and Barwell. He also spent time coaching in the youth set-ups at Aston Villa and Coventry City. While at Barwell he won the Midland Football Alliance, the highest position they had achieved as a club in their history and started an unbeaten run that eventually stretched to 66 games.[6]
Kettering Town[]
His successful run attracted the attention of Conference National side Kettering Town and he was appointed manager on 1 October 2010.[7] Kettering finished 14th in his first season in charge of the club.[8]
Tamworth[]
After eight months as manager of Kettering, Law was appointed manager of fellow Conference club Tamworth on a three-year contract on 25 May 2011.[9] Law led Tamworth to the third round of the FA Cup in January 2012 where they lost against Premier League side Everton at Goodison Park.[10] After 19 months in charge at Tamworth, Law was sacked by the club on 14 January 2013.[11]
Forest Green Rovers[]
In August 2013, Law joined Forest Green Rovers as a coach on a part-time remit, working alongside Dave Hockaday.[12] He left the club in October 2013 following Hockaday's departure as manager. In March 2014 he revealed he had applied for the vacant job at Wrexham and was keen on a return to management.[13]
Chasetown[]
On 26 January 2015, Law joined Chasetown as their new manager giving him the return to management he desired after working as a scout with professional football clubs.[14]
Kettering Town[]
Following Kettering Town's promotion to the Southern Premier Division and the departure of joint managers Thomas Baillie and Scott Machin, the club appointed Law as manager in May 2015.[4] Despite winning the Southern League Premier Central division in 2018–19, Law left the club in June 2019.[15]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Midland Football Alliance (promotion): 2006–07
- Midland Football Alliance: 2009–10
- Premier Division Central: 2018–19
- Division One Central: 2014–15
References[]
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
- ^ Bristol Rovers 1946/47 – 2009/10, UK A–Z Transfers.
- ^ a b c d Poppies will reap rewards with Law, Northants Evening Telegraph.
- ^ a b http://www.ketteringtownfc.co.uk/story.php?story_id=1890[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marcus Law is a breed apart from the red-faced and angry cartoon caricature of non-league managerdom", Leamington Courier, March 2005, accessed 7 October 2010[dead link]
- ^ "Barwell could lose boss Law to Kettering" 28 September 2010, Accessed 7 October 2010
- ^ Kettering Town confirm Marcus Law is new boss, BBC Sport, 1 October 2010, Accessed 7 October 2010
- ^ "2010/11 English Conference Table / Standings". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Tamworth appoint Kettering's Marcus Law as new manager". BBC Sport. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Everton 2–0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Tamworth: Marcus Law sacked following FA Trophy exit". BBC Sport. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Former Tamworth boss Law takes up Forest Green Rovers role". TamworthHerald.co.uk. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Marcus Law wants management return". Non League Paper. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Chasetown appoint new manager".
- ^ Eaden Replaces Law As Poppies Look For Another Dimension National League, 15 June 2019
External links[]
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- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
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- Racing Club Warwick F.C. managers
- Quorn F.C. managers
- Barwell F.C. managers
- Tamworth F.C. managers
- Chasetown F.C. managers
- Kettering Town F.C. managers
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