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Pete Wild

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Peter Lee Wild (born 20 July 1984) is an English football coach who is the manager of Barrow.

Pete Wild
Wild (right) shaking hands with footballer Ellis Allen during his time at Oldham Athletic.
Personal information
Full name Peter Lee Wild[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Royton, England
Team information
Current team
 Barrow (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2012–2015 England Amputees
2018–2019 Oldham Athletic (caretaker)
2019 Oldham Athletic (caretaker)
2019 Oldham Athletic
2019–2022 FC Halifax Town
2022– Barrow

Early and personal life edit

Wild was born in Royton.[3] He is a lifetime fan of Oldham Athletic, attending his first game at the age of six,[4] on New Year's Day 1991.[5] Prior to becoming a football coach, Wild worked various jobs, such as: a tree surgeon, an apprentice car mechanic and working in his parents' pubs.[6]

Career edit

Oldham Athletic edit

Wild played amateur football before taking up coaching at the age of 18.[5] Wild's first job in coaching was with Oldham Council working in their sports department.[6] Before he began coaching in Oldham's academy, Wild worked as a development officer at the Manchester FA.[6] Wild also managed the England Amputee football team between 2012 and 2015.[7]

After working for the club for 10 years, including as their interim academy manager, Wild was appointed as Oldham's caretaker manager on 27 December 2018 following the sacking of Frankie Bunn.[8] He won his first two games in charge.[4] On 6 January 2019 he led the club to a "famous" FA Cup victory against Premier League club Fulham, his third straight win as manager.[8][9] Following the match he said that he was considering stepping down as caretaker manager, stating that "I've been an academy manager two minutes [...] the fairytale will come to an end at some point, reality will strike. And you've got to be prepared for that. I've got a family to support and a mortgage to pay".[10] After eight matches in charge (four wins, three losses, and one draw[11]) he was replaced as Oldham manager by Paul Scholes on 11 February 2019.[12] Wild's final game in charge was a 3–0 away victory at Crawley Town two days previously.[13][14]

In March 2019, following the resignation of Scholes, Wild returned as caretaker manager.[15] On 22 March 2019, he was appointed the club's permanent manager, on a contract until the end of the season.[16] He left the club in May 2019, for "personal reasons".[17]

FC Halifax Town edit

On 24 July 2019, Wild was appointed the manager of National League side FC Halifax Town.[18] In November 2019 he was linked with the vacant Grimsby Town manager's job,[19] but he denied receiving an approach from them.[20] In February 2022 he was linked with the vacant job at Bradford City,[21][22] and in May 2022 with the job at Barrow.[23][24][25]

Barrow edit

On 26 May 2022, Wild resigned from Halifax to pursue a new opportunity.[26] The following day he was announced as the new manager of League Two club Barrow.[27] Wild led Barrow to a 9th-place finish in his first season with the club, an improvement from 22nd in the previous season.[28][29]

An impressive run of form across the early months of the 2023–24 season saw Barrow equal a club record EFL winning run of four matches, climbing into the automatic promotion places. Wild's efforts in his team's achievement saw him awarded the EFL League Two Manager of the Month award for November 2023.[30] He won the award for the second time for March 2024 with fourteen points from six matches as Barrow remained firmly in the play-off places.[31]

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 23 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Oldham Athletic (caretaker)   27 December 2018 11 February 2019 8 4 1 3 050.00 [11]
Oldham Athletic (caretaker)   15 March 2019 22 March 2019 0 0 0 0 !— [11]
Oldham Athletic   22 March 2019 7 May 2019 9 4 2 3 044.44 [11]
FC Halifax Town   24 July 2019 26 May 2022 139 65 28 46 046.76
Barrow   27 May 2022 Present 104 39 25 40 037.50 [11]
Career total 260 112 56 92 043.08 —

Honours edit

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ Pete Wild at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "FC Halifax Town: 'We're confident that we're talking to the right people' says Wild on replacements for Byrne and Hyde". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Sneak Peek: From The Changing Room – Pete Wild". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Alyson Rudd (5 January 2019). "Pete Wild, the Oldham fan in the manager's seat who hopes to shock Claudio Ranieri's Fulham". The Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "FC Halifax Town: Profile of Town's new manager Pete Wild". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Richard Sutcliffe (24 May 2022). "Pete Wild's managerial journey: From running pubs to pushing Halifax to vie for a most unlikely promotion". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ "'It taught me a lot about life' – Halifax boss Pete Wild on his time as manager of the England amputee football team". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Pete Wild: Oldham caretaker manager's journey from fan to FA Cup giant-killer". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ^ "FC Halifax Town: Pete Wild looks back on the day he toppled Premier League Fulham in the FA Cup". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 17 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Oldham fan Pete Wild ready to step down as caretaker boss after FA Cup win over Fulham". Sky Sports. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e Pete Wild management career statistics at Soccerbase
  12. ^ "Paul Scholes: Oldham Athletic name ex-Man Utd midfielder as manager". BBC Sport. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  13. ^ Matthew Treadwell (10 February 2019). "Paul Scholes set to become Oldham boss as Pete Wild admits he may have taken final game". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  14. ^ Jon Chubb (11 February 2019). "Pete Wild signs off with impressive Latics win". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Pete Wild's back in the dugout at Boundary Park!". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Pete Wild: Oldham Athletic appoint caretaker until end of season". BBC Sport. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Pete Wild: Oldham Athletic boss leaves for personal reasons". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Pete Wild: FC Halifax Town name former Oldham Athletic boss as manager". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Pete Wild the bookies favourite for Grimsby Town job". Grimsbylive. 26 November 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  20. ^ "Links with League Two club a compliment, says Pete Wild". Grimsbylive. 28 November 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  21. ^ "FC Halifax Town: 'I'll continue to do my job at Halifax,' says Wild as Shaymen boss named among early contenders for vacancy at Bradford City". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 15 February 2022.
  22. ^ "FC Halifax Town boss Pete Wild refuses to be drawn on Bradford City talk". The 72. 16 February 2022.
  23. ^ "'I'm fully focused on the play-offs,' says Shaymen boss Wild amid speculation linking him with Barrow vacancy". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk. 17 May 2022.
  24. ^ "Barrow AFC issue key update in their search for a new manager". The Mail.
  25. ^ "Barrow AFC fans pick who their next manager should be – and it isn't favourite Pete Wild". The Mail.
  26. ^ "Pete Wild To Leave The Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Pete Wild Appointed As Barrow Manager". www.barrowafc.com. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  28. ^ Ryan Dabbs (1 August 2023). "Barrow season preview 2023/24: How the Bluebirds plan to reach the play-offs". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  29. ^ "Table & Standings". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Sky Bet League Two Player and Manager of the Month for November". www.efl.com. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Sky Bet League Two: Manager & Player of the Month: March winners". www.efl.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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