Maurice Edgar Setters was an English football player and manager.
17 Facts About Maurice Setters
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Maurice Setters developed his reputation for being one of footballs 'hard men' and his combative style made him a key part of the team.
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Maurice Setters apologised to manager Tony Waddington and was allowed to travel to the United States but Palmer did not apologise and was forced to stay in England.
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Out in America, Maurice Setters played nine times for the Cleveland Stokers scoring three goals.
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Maurice Setters made 59 appearances for Coventry in just under three years at Highfield Road and ended his career with a four-month spell with Second Division Charlton Athletic from January 1970, playing in eight games.
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Maurice Setters played for England School Boys and the England Youth teams.
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Maurice Setters was included in the provisional England squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad but was not selected for the main team.
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Maurice Setters was appointed manager of Doncaster Rovers in May 1971 and remained until November 1974 when he was dismissed.
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Maurice Setters had a short break from football before becoming Jack Charlton's assistant at Sheffield Wednesday in 1977.
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When Charlton resigned on 27 May 1983, Maurice Setters stayed on as caretaker manager for four weeks, although the club played no matches during this period.
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Maurice Setters became assistant manager and coach at Rotherham United in 1983 and in 1984 was chief scout at Newcastle United.
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Maurice Setters later linked up with Jack Charlton again from 1986 to 1995 as assistant manager with the Republic of Ireland senior squad.
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Maurice Setters was Sir Bobby Charlton's best man at his wedding in 1961.
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When Charlton resigned as Ireland manager in 1995 the Football Association of Ireland assumed Maurice Setters would follow him.
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Maurice Setters was sacked but initiated a claim for unfair dismissal.
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Maurice Setters had Alzheimer's disease from around 2016 and from 2018 was in a residential care home.
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Maurice Setters became ill in mid-November 2020 and died at Doncaster Royal Infirmary on 22 November, aged 83.