13 Facts About Ryan Kidd

Ryan Andrew Kidd was born on 6 October 1971 and is an English former footballer who is a youth-team coach at Blackburn Rovers.

Ryan Kidd turned to coaching once his playing days finished and was briefly the manager of Darlington in June 2010.

Ryan Kidd went on to coach at Bury and was temporarily appointed joint caretaker manager in November 2016.

Ryan Kidd had played 33 games throughout the campaign, scoring at Wrexham and in both games against Chesterfield.

Ryan Kidd played every minute of the three play-off games.

Ryan Kidd joined Barnsley in January 2006, where he was the assistant to manager Simon Davey as the club reached the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley in 2008, having knocked out Liverpool at Anfield, then beating Chelsea at home in the quarter-finals.

Ryan Kidd left Barnsley in September 2009 after almost three years, following the sacking of Simon Davey.

In March 2010, Davey and Ryan Kidd again teamed up to take over at League Two side Darlington.

Davey resigned after just eleven weeks, and on 17 June 2010 Ryan Kidd took over as manager of Darlington.

On 21 December 2011, Ryan Kidd was named as assistant to Rochdale's caretaker manager Chris Beech.

Ryan Kidd later began coaching the under-16s at the Blackpool academy.

In February 2014, Ryan Kidd was appointed as the under-18's manager at Bury.

The club lost all four games before Brass was given the job on a full-time basis, with Ryan Kidd being appointed as his assistant.