Kevin Patrick Blackwell was born on 21 December 1958 and is an English former professional football goalkeeper who since retiring as a player has worked as a coach and a manager.
31 Facts About Kevin Blackwell
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Kevin Blackwell was most recently the manager of Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima.
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Kevin Blackwell later played in the 1978 FA Vase final for Barton Rovers and for Middlesex Wanderers before being signed by Barnet.
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Kevin Blackwell returned to Barnet in 1986 before Neil Warnock signed him for Scarborough in November the same year.
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That season saw Scarborough promoted to the Football League and Kevin Blackwell remained at the club for their first two league seasons, making 44 league appearances in addition to those made in the Conference.
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In just over 3 years at Meadow Lane, Kevin Blackwell never made a league appearance, and in January 1993, when Warnock took over at Torquay United, Kevin Blackwell followed him, playing 18 league games in a successful battle to stay in the Football League.
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Kevin Blackwell's playing opportunities were limited to three full league appearances, plus another two as a substitute.
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Warnock left in February 1997, but Kevin Blackwell remained at Argyle, working as assistant manager to Mick Jones.
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Kevin Blackwell remained registered as a player, solely as a precautionary measure, but in March 1998 returned to full-time training as emergency cover for Argyle's only keeper Jon Sheffield.
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Kevin Blackwell was never called upon and ended his career after 24 league appearances for Argyle.
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In June 1998, Jones was sacked after Plymouth's relegation, and a month later Blackwell left with new manager Kevin Hodges wanting to appoint his own management team, which was understandable given how well Hodges and Steve McCall had worked together at Torquay United the previous season.
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In October 1998, Kevin Blackwell found himself making headlines from an incident that had happened during his time at Huddersfield.
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Kevin Blackwell was taken to court by the family of a girl whose arm was broken by one of his stray shots during the warm-up.
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In September 2000, Kevin Blackwell's thoughts were turned to playing again, he was still registered as a player and due to injuries was the only cover for the Blades' first choice keeper.
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Kevin Blackwell was asked to continue his role after Warnock had departed until the appointment of Alan Pardew.
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In February 2015 Kevin Blackwell started coaching at Barnet, helping Martin Allen with the Bees' title push in the Conference Premier until the end of the season.
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In November 2015 Kevin Blackwell was brought in by Warnock, then interim manager at Queens Park Rangers, to assist him at the club.
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In February 2016, Kevin Blackwell was appointed assistant manager to Warnock at Rotherham United along with Ronnie Jepson.
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In October 2016, Kevin Blackwell again teamed up with Warnock and Jepson, as assistant manager at Cardiff City and worked alongside the duo at Middlesbrough between June 2020 and November 2021.
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Kevin Blackwell left Sheffield United for Leeds United to join Peter Reid as his Assistant Manager in 2003.
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Kevin Blackwell remained in this role under Eddie Gray following Reid's dismissal before taking over as manager of Leeds in the summer 2004 following the club's relegation from the Premiership.
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Kevin Blackwell focused on value for money, buying players that, while talented, had not made the highest grade.
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Once again Kevin Blackwell had convinced in-demand players to join Leeds.
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On 27 March 2007, Kevin Blackwell was announced as the new manager of Luton Town and began his tenure with a draw against Burnley.
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Luton were already in the bottom 3 when Kevin Blackwell took over and were 9 points from safety with 3 games to go.
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Kevin Blackwell set about rebuilding the side, his priority to get in some experience.
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Kevin Blackwell signed some younger players in Alan Goodall, Richard Jackson and Dave Edwards.
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The club entered administration in late 2007, and in January 2008 Kevin Blackwell announced he would leave Luton after working a month's notice.
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Kevin Blackwell, took the position of Sheffield United manager replacing Bryan Robson on 14 February 2008 until the end of the season.
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Kevin Blackwell was assisted by his former Luton Town assistant Sam Ellis.
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Kevin Blackwell had previously managed at Leeds United and Sheffield United, and his appointment was widely regarded as something of a coup for Bury.