Russell Slade then had spells in charge of non-league sides Armitage and Leicester United before joining the coaching staff of Sheffield United in 1997.
31 Facts About Russell Slade
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Russell Slade had two spells as caretaker manager of The Blades in 1998 and 1999 before the appointment of Neil Warnock.
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Russell Slade left Orient to take charge of Championship side Cardiff City, and spent two years in charge of the side, finishing in 11th and 8th positions before being appointed the club's head of football.
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Russell Slade resigned from the role after only two weeks and, in June 2016, was appointed manager of Charlton Athletic.
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Russell Slade went on to manage Coventry City before returning to Grimsby Town between 2017 and 2018.
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Russell Slade developed a reputation for being an effective man manager, and a very savvy operator within the transfer market who never bought a player whilst at Leyton Orient, instead bringing in a number of players on free transfers.
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Russell Slade started out as a PE teacher at Frank Wheldon School after studying Sport at Edge Hill University.
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Russell Slade was assistant manager to Mick Walker at Notts County, and took over as caretaker manager when Walker was sacked in September 1994.
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When County appointed Howard Kendall as manager in January 1995, Russell Slade stayed on as his assistant.
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Russell Slade was then appointed manager of Midland Alliance side Armitage, then moving on to Southern Football League side Leicester United before having two separate spells as caretaker manager at Sheffield United.
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In January 2003, two days after the club went into administration, Russell Slade tendered his resignation.
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Russell Slade led Yeovil to a surprise 5th-place finish play-off finish in the league, where they defeated favourites Nottingham Forest to reach the play-off final.
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Russell Slade left his post at Yeovil on 16 February 2009, despite having won four consecutive matches immediately prior to this.
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Russell Slade had become frustrated with the club's lack of ambition, although the club chairman John Fry had previously stated that changes would be needed due to the current economic climate.
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Russell Slade signed a further two-year contract at Brighton in May 2009.
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Russell Slade was appointed manager of Leyton Orient on 5 April 2010, six matches before the end of the season.
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The club was in danger of being relegated from League One, but Russell Slade revived the club's fortunes, helping Leyton Orient to take 10 points from their last six matches, resulting in them avoiding relegation by a single point.
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On 6 October 2014, Russell Slade was appointed manager of Championship side Cardiff City on a two-year contract, replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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The job was the highest level that Russell Slade had ever managed at.
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Russell Slade was tasked with reducing the club's wage bill which was still inflated after the relegation from the Premier League in the previous season.
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Russell Slade became unpopular with a large section of supporters and crowd numbers fell dramatically during his tenure at the club as he finished 11th in his first season and 8th in his second.
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On 6 May 2016, Russell Slade was removed from his position of manager and was instead named the club's head of football.
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Paul Trollope, a member of Russell Slade's coaching staff was appointed as the new head coach of the club but did not report to Russell Slade on any first team matters.
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On 6 June 2016, Russell Slade signed a three-year contract to be manager of Charlton Athletic following their relegation to League One.
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On 21 December 2016, Russell Slade signed a contract till the end of the season to be manager of Coventry City.
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Russell Slade joined with the club sitting 23rd in the League One table amid protests by fans against the owners of the club.
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The last minute equaliser by AFC Wimbledon on 14 February 2017, meant that Russell Slade had equalled the record set by Noel Cantwell of nine games without a win at the start their reign as Coventry City manager.
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Russell Slade had managed Coventry for 16 games of which they won only three.
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On 12 April 2017, Russell Slade was appointed manager of Grimsby Town for the second time.
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Russell Slade was sacked by Grimsby on 11 February 2018 after seeing the team fail to win in 12 league games, with eight losses, he left the team 17th in League Two.
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On 20 January 2020 Russell Slade left Hereford by mutual consent.