1. Anthony Mark Mowbray was born on 22 November 1963 and is an English football manager and former footballer who is the currently manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
35 Facts About Tony Mowbray
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Tony Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic and Ipswich Town as a defender.
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Tony Mowbray began his coaching career with Ipswich Town and took his first managerial job at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian, where he won the Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year award in his first season.
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Tony Mowbray moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 2006, where he won the Football League Championship in 2008, but then suffered relegation from the Premier League the following year.
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Tony Mowbray was then appointed as manager of Celtic, but was dismissed after nine months for poor results.
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Tony Mowbray subsequently took the manager's role at another of his former clubs, Middlesbrough.
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Tony Mowbray was unable to prevent Rovers being relegated to League One, but then won promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.
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Affectionately known to Boro fans as "Mogga", Tony Mowbray became a legend in Middlesbrough for being a local lad who led the club from liquidation back into the top league of English football within two seasons.
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In 2007, Tony Mowbray was placed at number 7 in a chronological list of Middlesbrough legends compiled by local newspaper the Evening Gazette.
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The episode is recalled in Tony Mowbray's book, Kissed by an Angel.
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Tony Mowbray later moved on to Ipswich Town, where he played for five years, becoming the team captain.
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Tony Mowbray scored an equalising goal in the 2000 Division One playoff final victory against Barnsley.
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Tony Mowbray had a brief spell as caretaker manager of Ipswich, following the sacking of George Burley and prior to the appointment of Joe Royle.
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In May 2004, Tony Mowbray was appointed manager of Hibernian, replacing Bobby Williamson.
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Tony Mowbray gained much acclaim for the job he did, winning the Scottish Football Writers' Association manager of the year award in his first season.
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Just one month later Tony Mowbray moved to West Bromwich Albion.
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Tony Mowbray faced the task of returning the Baggies to the Premier League after relegation the previous season.
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Tony Mowbray replaced them by signing a total of 14 permanent and loan players in the summer transfer window, making an overall profit in the process.
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Tony Mowbray guided West Brom to the EFL Championship title, meaning promotion to the Premier League and reached the semi-final of the FA Cup.
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Tony Mowbray was still thought highly of by the fans and this was evidenced by them wearing Tony Mowbray masks at their last game of the season.
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Tony Mowbray was unveiled as Celtic manager at a press conference a day later.
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Tony Mowbray's coaching team was Neil Lennon, Peter Grant, Mark Venus, and Stevie Woods.
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Tony Mowbray decided to make significant changes to his squad during the January 2010 transfer window, selling Gary Caldwell and Barry Robson, which apparently caused disruption to the team in the immediate aftermath of those deals being completed.
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Tony Mowbray was appointed Middlesbrough manager on 26 October 2010, replacing Gordon Strachan.
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Tony Mowbray guided Boro to Championship safety, having joined the club when they were 22nd in the league.
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Tony Mowbray started giving Marvin Emnes more playing time after returning on loan from Swansea City.
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Tony Mowbray resigned from Coventry City on 29 September 2016 after a string of results without a win.
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Tony Mowbray signed a new contract that would keep him at the club until 2019, with an option of a further 12 months after that as well.
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Tony Mowbray left Blackburn at the conclusion of his contract in May 2022 and was replaced by Jon Dahl Tomasson as head coach.
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On 30 August 2022, Tony Mowbray was appointed head coach of Championship club Sunderland replacing Alex Neil.
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Tony Mowbray led the Black Cats to the play-offs, finishing sixth in his first season.
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On 4 December 2023, Tony Mowbray was dismissed by Sunderland, with the club in ninth position in the Championship.
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Tony Mowbray was appointed manager of Championship club Birmingham City on 8 January 2024, replacing Wayne Rooney; he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Tony Mowbray later confirmed that he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer.
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On 18 January 2025, Tony Mowbray was reappointed head coach of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a two-and-a-half-year contract.