Thomas Widdrington was born on 1 October 1971 and is an English former football player and manager who is manager of National League club Aldershot Town.
28 Facts About Tommy Widdrington
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Tommy Widdrington's career began at Southampton in 1990, where he spent the first six years of his career most of which were in the Premier League.
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Tommy Widdrington then spent 2005 to 2010 at non-league Salisbury City.
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Tommy Widdrington was appointed Hemel Hempstead Town manager in October 2011, before he was put it charge at Eastbourne Borough in February 2012.
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Tommy Widdrington left Eastbourne Borough in April 2017 and went on to work as head of recruitment at Coventry City and Bristol Rovers, before becoming caretaker-manager of the latter in November 2020.
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Tommy Widdrington returned to full-time management at King's Lynn Town in December 2021 and then moved on to take charge of Aldershot Town in April 2023.
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Tommy Widdrington signed a professional contract with the First Division club in May 1990.
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Tommy Widdrington decided to accept their terms and headed to Blundell Park.
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Tommy Widdrington played every game of the club's League Trophy run, but played no part in the final.
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In July 2003 he was targeted by Oxford United, but instead Tommy Widdrington made his next port of call at Macclesfield Town, managed by former boss Brian Horton.
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In January 2005, Horton put him on the transfer list, and Tommy Widdrington then decided to call it a day at Macclesfield and in a twist, joined former club Port Vale on a non-contract basis.
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Tommy Widdrington was a midfielder, but could fill in at full-back.
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Tommy Widdrington's capture from Port Vale was an integral part of the club's development under manager Nick Holmes, helping the club to the highest point in its history.
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Tommy Widdrington took over as manager in July 2009 after Nick Holmes took the role of general manager.
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Tommy Widdrington won the Conference National Manager of the Month award in April 2010.
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In July 2010, Tommy Widdrington was named assistant to new Southend United manager Paul Sturrock.
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Tommy Widdrington's employment was terminated on 15 December 2010 as Sturrock needed "a fresh impetus".
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In October 2011, Tommy Widdrington was appointed as manager of struggling Southern League side Hemel Hempstead Town.
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Tommy Widdrington's stay was short, as he found employment at a club in a higher league mid-way through the season.
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In February 2012, Tommy Widdrington was appointed as manager of Eastbourne Borough, taking over from long-serving manager Garry Wilson, with the remit of keeping the club in the Conference South.
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Tommy Widdrington left the club by mutual consent on 7 April 2017, leaving Borough 11th in the National League South table, 20 points clear of relegation and 18 adrift of the play-off places.
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Tommy Widdrington was appointed head of recruitment at Coventry City on 10 April 2017.
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Tommy Widdrington become the club's caretaker-manager following the sacking of Ben Garner on 14 November 2020, with Rovers sitting 18th in League One.
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On 10 February 2021, Tommy Widdrington was installed as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Paul Tisdale.
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On 10 December 2021, Tommy Widdrington was appointed manager of King's Lynn Town, who were second-from-bottom of the National League.
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An impressive start to life back in the sixth tier saw Tommy Widdrington awarded the National League North Manager of the Month award for August 2022 having earned sixteen points from a possible seventeen.
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Tommy Widdrington celebrated his goal for Port Vale against Brentford on 24 October 2000 with five bottles of Budweiser, and subsequently crashed his BMW into a set of traffic lights in Hanley early the following morning.
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Tommy Widdrington was charged with refusing to take part in police drink-driving tests and entered a Guilty plea.