Simon Ireland

Simon Piers Ireland (born 23 November 1971, in Barnstaple) is a former professional footballer and coach. He played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town, Wrexham, Blackburn Rovers, Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers and Boreham Wood.

Simon Ireland
Personal information
Full name Simon Piers Ireland
Date of birth (1971-11-23) 23 November 1971
Place of birth Barnstaple, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town (set-piece coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Huddersfield Town 19 (0)
1991 → Wrexham (loan) 5 (0)
1993 Blackburn Rovers 1 (0)
1993–1997 Mansfield Town 85 (10)
1997–1998 Doncaster Rovers 61 (2)
Boreham Wood
Managerial career
2019 Nottingham Forest (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

In January 2008, Ireland was appointed as assistant director, with responsibility for the U9-U12 age groups at Blackburn Rovers.[1] From 2010 to 2013, he worked as the U18 assistant academy manager.[2] In August 2013, he then became the U21 manager of Brighton & Hove Albion.[2] After 18 months, Ireland left to join Queens Park Rangers as the academy's new head of coaching and coach education on 14 February 2015.[3] After almost three years, he left on 18 January and a few days later, he joined the staff of Aitor Karanka at Nottingham Forest as a first team coach.[4] Ireland faced his first game as manager the following day against Reading which he lost 0–2.[5] On 15 January 2019, Martin O'Neill was appointed as the new manager and Ireland therefore continued as a member of the staff.[6]

On 6 August 2021, Ireland joined Darren Moore as a first-team coach at Sheffield Wednesday.[7] He left Sheffield Wednesday on 19 June 2023, with manager Darren Moore and the rest of his backroom staff.[8]

On 21 September 2023, he re-united with Moore once again as part of the new coaching staff at Championship side Huddersfield Town, re-joining the Terriers after a thirty-year absence, having previously spent three years at the club as a player in the early 1990s.[9]

References
  1. Former Town winger back at Blackburn Rovers, examinerlive.co.uk, 21 January 2008
  2. Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  3. SIMON IRELAND JOINS QPR ACADEMY, qpr.co.uk, 14 February 2015
  4. Simon Ireland will join Nottingham Forest in first team coaching role alongside Aitor Karanka, nottinghampost.com, 22 January 2018
  5. Ireland apologises after Reading defeat, nottinghamforest.co.uk, 12 January 2019
  6. Martin O'Neill confirmed as new manager of Nottingham Forest, theguardian.com, 15 January 2019
  7. "Moore bolsters coaching team". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. "Club statement". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  9. "Huddersfield appoint former Sheff Wed boss Moore". BBC Sport. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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