Sam Allardyce management career statistics, 1986–87 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Allardyce&oldid=1010298395, West Bromwich Albion F.C. [103] Allardyce's team seemed unaffected by speculation on his future or by their European exploits, and ended the season in eighth position. [97] He also brought in Senegal striker El Hadji Diouf on a season-long loan from Liverpool, whom he would eventually sign permanently for £3 million. [127][128], The club was put up for sale in summer 2010, and Allardyce was offered the job of managing Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai, but could not secure permission to leave Blackburn without paying compensation to the club and so remained in charge at Ewood Park. The Baggies have charged Sam Allardyce with repeating the feats he achieved with the likes of Blackburn and Sunderland. File image of Sam Allardyce. In November 2017, Allardyce was announced as Everton manager, guiding the Toffees to an eighth place finish before departing the club at the end of the season. MX23RW : Thursday, December 24 01:40:54| >> :120:27658:27658: Thursday, December 24 [92], Looking to avoid another relegation battle, Allardyce made a number of signings in preparation for the 2003–04 season, the most significant of which were Brazilian defender Emerson Thome, Greece international Stelios Giannakopoulos, and target-man striker Kevin Davies. Allardyce keeps up his record of never being relegated He celebrated by beating his chest and with a beer in the press room Clubs tend to fall backwards after 'Big Sam' leaves them [104] He also signed Ivory Coast defender Abdoulaye Méïté from Marseille, and in an unusual sequence of events made a £400,000 profit on Dietmar Hamann, who changed his mind about joining Bolton and signed with Manchester City a day after signing a pre-contract agreement with Bolton; Manchester City agreed to pay Bolton £400,000 in compensation. [62] Chairman Owen Oyston, while he was in a prison cell, sacked Allardyce shortly after the play-off defeat. [229] As a result of the allegation, Allardyce refused to speak to the BBC. Allardyce has … [200] Everton ended the season in eighth-position, but fans were dissatisfied with the style of play. I suppose you could say it was mutual if they didn't want me to stay either". In September 2006, he and his son, Craig, were implicated in a BBC Panorama documentary for taking bribes, allegations which they denied. [94] Bolton lost 2–1 to Middlesbrough in the final, though Allardyce blamed referee Mike Riley for not giving a late penalty for an alleged handball by Ugo Ehiogu. Allardyce returned to management more than two years later following the departure of Slaven Bilic at West Brom on 16 December 2020. [184] Later that week winger Adam Johnson was sacked by the club after pleading guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming. [5] Both parents originated from Scotland: his father from Nairn and his mother from Dumfries. [52], After his season in Ireland, Allardyce returned to England for the start of the 1992–93 season to coach at Preston North End under Les Chapman. [164] However Allardyce's plans were disrupted when Carroll picked up a long-term injury, which left Allardyce regretting the transfer, especially as he had chosen Carroll instead of signing Swansea City's Wilfried Bony, who went on to score 16 league goals in the 2013–14 campaign. [226], In May 2019, Allardyce's grandson, also named Sam, signed for Oxford United having previously been a youth team player with Manchester United and Bury. SAM ALLARDYCE goes back to where it all began tomorrow — with every indication he is heading for a fall. Having previously managed 11 clubs without relegation, Sam Allardyce appreciates his new job at West Bromwich Albion is the biggest threat yet to his unblemished record… He was signed by Bolton Wanderers from Dudley Town in 1969 and spent nine years at Bolton, helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1977–78. [210] Martin Hardy of The Independent described him as "one of the pioneers of sports science in English football". [32] He came close to joining Charlton Athletic on a free transfer in March 1983, but Charlton boss Lennie Lawrence did not complete the move before the end of the transfer deadline. [30], He was offered the chance to return to Bolton Wanderers, but manager George Mulhall was only able to offer 50% of Allardyce's wages at Sunderland. [208], Allardyce is a keen proponent of sports science and using technology and innovative techniques in coaching his teams,[209] such as computerised performance analysis and yoga. [59] Blackpool finished the 1994–95 season in 12th place after falling out of the promotion race with just one win in their final 11 games. [121][122], Blackburn were forced to sell talismanic Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City and defender Stephen Warnock to Aston Villa for a combined £21.5 million to balance the books. [68] However he held on to his job, and led the club to promotion as champions of Division Three at the end of the 1997–98 season, built upon a three-man defence and a mid-season run of ten consecutive wins. [79] On the playing front he spent £400,000 on striker Michael Ricketts and £1.5 million to bring back Frendsen from Blackburn, and also signed utility player Ian Marshall and Bradford City loanee Isaiah Rankin. Sam Allardyce admits losing his proud record of never being relegated from the Premier League would “kill” him. [219] In October 2014, Allardyce claimed his reputation for playing long ball football was "not founded in fact" and had been used as an excuse by opposing managers such as Arsène Wenger, David O'Leary, Graeme Souness and Rafael Benítez following defeats by sides managed by Allardyce. The Baggies, who host Brighton on … [137] He signed Abdoulaye Faye, Kevin Nolan, Joey O'Brien and Matt Taylor. Second-bottom Albion are 11 points from safety and looked destined to drop into the Championship with only 13 games left to climb out of the relegation zone. [167] The following month some supporters hung a banner bearing the legend "Fat Sam Out" outside the mansion owned by club chairman, David Sullivan, in Theydon Bois, Essex. The Englishman also represented Millwall, Coventry City, Preston North End and even Sunderland between 1980-81. Having turned his hand to management, Allardyce would achieve promotion to the top flight with Bolton in his second season in charge during the  2000/01 campaign. [6] He has an older sister, Mary, born in Scotland in 1939, and an older brother, Robert junior, born in 1951. Sam Allardyce rides to the rescue for West Brom – a look at his track record The Baggies have charged Allardyce with repeating the feats he achieved with the likes of Blackburn and Sunderland. [223] In addition to his football career, Allardyce has also run a number of businesses, including a motor spares firm, a fast-food restaurant, a social club, a pub, a piano bar, and a pub restaurant. [33] Graham agreed to pay Allardyce £15,000 to cancel his contract, acting under the assumption that Allardyce would struggle to find a club willing to offer him £300 a week. [178] When Allardyce was appointed, Sunderland sat 19th in the Premier League table with three points from their first eight games of the season. London (AFP) – West Brom manager Sam Allardyce’s proud managerial record of never being relegated is in peril after what he admitted was a “very damaging” defeat to fellow Premier League strugglers Sheffield United. Allardyce and Talbot were sacked in January 1991 following a defeat to Isthmian League side Woking in the FA Cup. Allardyce, as many would suggest has long been the case, represents the past. [77], In summer 2000, Guðjohnsen and Jensen were sold for £4 million each. On 25 October, in his second game as manager, he guided Sunderland to a 3–0 win against rivals and his former club Newcastle United. [30] New manager Alan Durban left Allardyce out of the team at the start of the 1981–82 campaign, leaving Allardyce's departure from Roker Park inevitable. [197] His first game in charge came two days later, when his side defeated Huddersfield Town in a 2–0 victory. [38], Upon returning to the UK he joined Bobby Gould's First Division Coventry City on a one-year £300 a week contract. Non-essential cookies help us improve the functionality of our website by collecting information and reporting on your use of the website as well as improving your user experience. London: West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce insists his reputation will not be tarnished if his struggling side are relegated from the Premier League this season. In 2011, Kean had been recorded in a bar in Hong Kong alleging that Allardyce had been sacked from his post at Blackburn Rovers because he was a "crook". [194][195] However, on 19 July 2017, Allardyce said he would be open to an international management position, but not another club job. "[233] Allardyce stated that the inquiry was a public relations exercise and that the conclusion of a "conflict of interest" was "innuendo, without any facts". [22] Bolton consolidated their top-flight status with a 17th-place finish in 1978–79. [106] However Allardyce's relationship with chairman Phil Gartside became increasingly strained as Gartside refused to sanction greater transfer spending to finance a push for UEFA Champions League qualification. They are the future. [165] Allardyce was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month for February 2014 following a run of four wins and one draw in their five Premier League games. He returned to England as youth coach at Preston North End, also serving briefly as caretaker-manager. [175] Allardyce stated that "I didn't want to stay. He took charge at Everton in November 2017 and remained in charge for a six-month period. [151] On 19 May 2012, West Ham were promoted back to the Premier League after only one season in the Championship after beating Blackpool 2–1 the play-off Final. [81] Bolton reached the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium in 2000–01, where they beat Preston North End 3–0 to achieve promotion to the Premier League after a three-year absence. Following a spell at Newcastle United from May 2007 to January 2008, Allardyce managed Blackburn Rovers for a two-year spell from December 2008. After two seasons securing Bolton’s safety in the Premier League, an eighth-place finish followed in the 2003/04 campaign. He praised Allardyce for his record in keeping teams in the division. [111] Coincidentally Newcastle then also had a change of owners, as Mike Ashley completed his takeover of the club. [70] Allardyce was eventually allowed to spend £50,000 on striker Kevin Rapley, who helped the club to steer clear of relegation at the end of the 1998–99 campaign. County broke several club and national records, winning the title by a 19-point margin and becoming the first post-war side to win promotion in March. [16] He made his Second Division debut eleven days later, in a 2–1 defeat to Notts County. He took up his first permanent management role in England at Blackpool in July 1994, but was sacked after two years having narrowly failed to achieve promotion. [54] Allardyce worked as youth team coach for 18 months, but later said the extreme long ball tactics Beck enforced upon the club were "indefensible". [119] Allardyce's first game in charge was a 3–0 victory over Stoke City at Ewood Park three days later. Allardyce is still looking for his first win at the club since taking over from Alan Pardew last month. Sam Allardyce EXCLUSIVE: Newly-appointed West Brom boss is back and ready to wind up Jurgen Klopp and co as he targets another miracle relegation escape . [51], Allardyce then took up the role of player-manager of Limerick, and guided the team to promotion into the League of Ireland Premier Division after winning the 1991–92 League of Ireland First Division. [168] Despite protests, on 20 May 2014, the club announced that Allardyce would be staying as manager and would be supported by new attacking coach Teddy Sheringham for the 2014–15 season to "ensure the team provides more entertainment" and to "improve the club's goal tally". [232] The final report of the Stevens inquiry published in June 2007 expressed concerns regarding the involvement of Craig Allardyce in a number of transactions, stating that: "The inquiry remains concerned at the conflict of interest that it believes existed between Craig Allardyce, his father Sam Allardyce—the then manager at Bolton—and the club itself. [210] Former Bolton player Kevin Davies also highlighted Allardyce's man-management skills as a strength. [114] However they then had a series of disappointing results in the run-up to Christmas, and after gaining only one point from a possible six from bottom-of-the-table Wigan and Derby. Sam Allardyce says Arsenal are "absolutely" in a relegation fight given their position in the Premier League table. It led to him taking charge of his fifth Premier League club as Sunderland were seeking a replacement for Dick Advocaat. [45] He did however possess good awareness and heading skills, and his anticipation made up for his lack of pace. [8] As a child, he supported Wolverhampton Wanderers and dreamed that one day he would play at and manage the club. [41] Bolton were then managed by Charlie Wright, who was the goalkeeper at Allardyce's first spell with the club. [57] He signed defender Darren Bradshaw, midfielder Micky Mellon and spent a club record £245,000 on Andy Morrison, who Allardyce described as a "horrible in-your-face" centre-back and a "complete nutter". [237], In September 2016, Daily Telegraph reporters posing as businessmen filmed Allardyce, who had recently been appointed the manager of the England football team, allegedly offering to give advice on how to get around on FA rules on player third party ownership and negotiating a £400,000 deal, subject to FA approval. Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson completed almost twice as many passes as the entire West Brom team put together. Football Premier League West Bromwich Albion. [14] He signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday, receiving a £125 signing on fee and wages of £14 a week. [67] He arrived too late to save them from relegation in 1996–97, and in his autobiography described how the players "would not respond" to his coaching methods as they went 18 games without a win and pressure mounted on Allardyce. [193] Allardyce announced his departure from Crystal Palace on 23 May 2017, saying he had no intention of seeking another job, in what was interpreted as a retirement announcement. [135][136] He vowed to play "attractive football" in getting West Ham back to the Premier League, according to the "traditions of the club," and rejected the claims that he played dull, long-ball football at previous clubs. [129] Allardyce was later sacked by new owners the Venky's on 13 December 2010, with Rovers placed 13th in the league. "[172][173] Allardyce was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month for October 2014 after three wins for West Ham out of four games played that month. [230] While he also stated he was going to sue the broadcaster to clear his name,[231] Allardyce failed to issue libel proceedings as he was advised that suing for damage to reputation was a costly and time-consuming process. West Brom vs Man City: Pep Guardiola labels Sam Allardyce a ‘genius’ for his relegation escapes. Appointed West Ham United manager in June 2011 after the Hammers were relegated from the Premier League, Allardyce was given the job of returning the club straight back to the top flight of English football. Sam Allardyce's West Brom had just 18% possession in the first half. [17] He impressed during this short run, winning himself the club's Young Player of the Year award. [115][116] Allardyce parted company with Newcastle United on 9 January 2008. Instead, I was told that I was being sacked. [191] He strengthened in the January transfer window by spending around £30 million on Jeffrey Schlupp, Patrick van Aanholt, and Luka Milivojević. Published: 16 December 2020 - 5.25pm. [50] He later worked as a part-time coach at Bury, but manager Mike Walsh could not afford to keep him on the staff for the 1989–90 season. [166] In April 2014, during an away game against West Bromwich Albion, a section of West Ham fans expressed their distaste at the style of football played under Allardyce by displaying a banner which read "Fat Sam Out, killing WHU". He strengthened the team by spending £2 million on Sunderland winger El Hadji Diouf and brought in defender Gaël Givet on loan from Marseille. [48] He spent most of the rest of the 1988–89 season at The Hawthorns managing and playing for the reserve team, before being promoted to first team coach in the summer, in a move that saw former first team coach Stuart Pearson demoted to reserve team coaching. City boss Guardiola recognises Allardyce has a fine track record when it comes to such rescue acts. The former England manager has been monitoring developments at … He was appointed as manager of the English national team for a brief spell in July 2016, before taking charge at Crystal Palace five months later. [93] Allardyce's side finished eighth in the league and reached the League Cup final, in what was his first major domestic final appearance as a player or manager. [3] Following the Daily Telegraph investigation, Allardyce resigned as England manager in a mutual agreement with the Football Association on 27 September. Sam Allardyce believes Arsenal are in the thick of the relegation scrap this season, alongside his new club West Brom. Sam Allardyce's team are 12 points adrift of safety and the threat of his first ever relegation from the top flight edges closer every week. [188], On 22 July 2016, Allardyce signed a two-year contract to become manager of the England national team. [89] He also brought in Spanish central defender Iván Campo on loan from Real Madrid. head-to-head record Allardyce’s teams have historically struggled against the Reds, during our 27 previous encounters. [196], Despite previously announcing his retirement from his managerial career, on 30 November 2017, Allardyce signed a contract to manage Everton until June 2019, who were thirteenth place in the Premier League table, following a poor start to the 2017–18 season. [41] Huddersfield finished in 13th place in the 1984–85 season, and at the end of the campaign accepted an offer of £15,000 from Bolton Wanderers, who offered Allardyce a three-year contract. [234], In February 2014, Daniel Taylor, chief football writer for The Guardian and The Observer, wrote that West Ham player and England prospect Ravel Morrison felt he had come "under considerable pressure" from Allardyce to sign up with football agent Mark Curtis, who represented Allardyce himself and a number of other West Ham players, including Kevin Nolan, James Tomkins, Jack Collison, Matt Jarvis, Andy Carroll, and Jussi Jääskeläinen. Sam Allardyce has insisted that “people know what [he] can do” and that having a relegation on his resume will not affect his reputation. [126] Blackburn remained mid-table for the duration of the season, and finished tenth with a final day victory away at Aston Villa. [42], Allardyce was offered the chance to join Tranmere Rovers, but instead joined Preston North End after being persuaded by manager John McGrath, who promised to make Allardyce the backbone of his team. In 2007 he was appointed Newcastle United manager after eight successful years with Bolton and although he parted company with the Magpies in January 2008, he was back in management in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers the next season. [15], Manager Jimmy Armfield gave Allardyce his debut for the "Trotters" on 6 November 1973, in a 2–1 defeat League Cup to Millwall at Burnden Park. [71] Allardyce remained in charge at Meadow Lane until 14 October 1999, when he resigned his post at Notts County to return to Bolton Wanderers. Palace had been in the bottom three before Allardyce took over, but finished the season in 14th, safely seven points ahead of the relegation zone.
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