Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen John Cotterill | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Cheltenham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Forest Green Rovers (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Alvechurch | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1987 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Burton Albion | 74 | (44) |
1989–1993 | Wimbledon | 24 | (7) |
1992 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 11 | (4) |
1993–1996 | AFC Bournemouth | 55 | (18) |
Total | 164 | (73) | |
Teams managed | |||
1995–1996 | Sligo Rovers | ||
1997–2002 | Cheltenham Town | ||
2002 | Stoke City | ||
2004–2007 | Burnley | ||
2010 | Notts County | ||
2010–2011 | Portsmouth | ||
2011–2012 | Nottingham Forest | ||
2013–2016 | Bristol City | ||
2017–2018 | Birmingham City | ||
2020–2023 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
2024– | Forest Green Rovers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Stephen John Cotterill (born 20 July 1964) is a football manager and former professional football player from England. He is currently the manager of Forest Green Rovers in League Two.
Cotterill was born in Cheltenham, a spa town in Gloucestershire, South West England. When he was just 11 years old, his father died.
In January 2021, Cotterill was in intensive care with COVID-19. He left hospital after 33 days on 16 February but was sent back to hospital on 1 March after suffering from COVID-pneumonia.
When he was a player, Cotterill had a nine-year career, playing for five different clubs. He began his senior career in 1986 with his local team Cheltenham Town. In 1987, he joined Burton Albion. In 1989, he joined Wimbledon and stayed there until 1993. During his time at Wimbledon, in 1992, he went on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion after he had an injury. In 1993, he joined AFC Bournemouth before retiring in 1996.
After finishing his playing career, Cotterill became a manager. His manager career began when he was hired as manager of Sligo Rovers in Ireland. Since then, he has been the manager of Cheltenham Town, Stoke City, Burnley, Notts County, Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Forest Green Rovers.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wimbledon | 1988–89 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
1989–90 | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
1990–91 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
1991–92 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1992–93 | Premier League | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
Total | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 1992–93 | Second Division | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
AFC Bournemouth | 1993–94 | Second Division | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 15 |
1994–95 | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Total | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 18 | ||
Career total | 73 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 29 |
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Sligo Rovers | 1 July 1995 | 28 September 1996 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 47.27 |
Cheltenham Town | 1 February 1997 | 27 May 2002 | 255 | 118 | 70 | 67 | 46.27 |
Stoke City | 27 May 2002 | 10 October 2002 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23.08 |
Burnley | 3 June 2004 | 8 November 2007 | 161 | 55 | 50 | 56 | 34.16 |
Notts County | 23 February 2010 | 27 May 2010 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 77.78 |
Portsmouth | 18 June 2010 | 14 October 2011 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 29.51 |
Nottingham Forest | 14 October 2011 | 12 July 2012 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 32.43 |
Bristol City | 3 December 2013 | 14 January 2016 | 116 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 45.69 |
Birmingham City | 2 October 2017 | 3 March 2018 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25.93 |
Shrewsbury Town | 27 November 2020 | 6 June 2023 | 143 | 48 | 31 | 64 | 33.57 |
Forest Green Rovers | 25 January 2024 | present | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 |
Total | 891 | 355 | 239 | 297 | 39.84 |
Manager
Cheltenham Town
Notts County
Bristol City
Individual
December 2020[11]
It is the first time a Conference manager has won the annual award two years running.