15 Facts About Paul Tisdale

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Paul Robert Tisdale was born on 14 January 1973 and is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of EFL League Two club Stevenage.

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Paul Tisdale was loaned out to Northampton Town in February and March 1993, where he made five league appearances.

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Paul Tisdale eventually made his Southampton debut in a League Cup game against Huddersfield Town on 5 October 1994.

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Unfortunately, at this time Southampton were enduring frequent changes of manager and, as a result, Paul Tisdale never had a settled run in the first team.

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Paul Tisdale left Ashton Gate after just one year, and played abroad for both Finnish club FinnPa and Greek club Panionios before returning to England to spend a year with Yeovil Town.

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At Team Bath, Paul Tisdale led the club through four promotions in non-league football.

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Under his guidance the club continued their impressive form with Paul Tisdale eventually leading the club to a second-place finish and promotion to League One, becoming the first Exeter City manager in their history to lead the club to back-to-back promotions.

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On 1 June 2018, following a failure to agree a new contract, Paul Tisdale left Exeter City after twelve years at the club.

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At the time of his departure, Paul Tisdale was the longest-serving manager in English football's top four divisions.

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Paul Tisdale went on to lead Milton Keynes Dons to automatic promotion back to League One at the first attempt, achieving a third-place finish.

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On 10 February 2021, Paul Tisdale departed the club after just 12 points in 15 league matches that saw Rovers only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference.

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On 1 April 2021, Paul Tisdale joined Colchester United in an advisory role until the end of the season, assisting inexperienced head coach Hayden Mullins as Colchester attempted to stay in the Football League.

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Paul Tisdale was appointed as manager of League Two club Stevenage, taking on the role on 29 November 2021.

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Paul Tisdale left the club on 16 March 2022, with Stevenage having won three of his 21 matches as manager.

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Paul Tisdale's uncle is Game of Thrones actor James Faulkner who played Randyll Tarly in the show.