Tony Mowbray

footballer and football manager (born 1963)

Anthony Mark "Tony" Mowbray (born 22 November 1963) is an English former professional football player and the current manager of Coventry City. Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic and Ipswich Town as a defender.

Tony Mowbray
Mowbray in 2009
Personal information
Full name Anthony Mark Mowbray[1]
Date of birth (1963-11-22) 22 November 1963 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Saltburn,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Sunderland (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1991 Middlesbrough 348 (26)
1991–1995 Celtic 77 (5)
1995–2000 Ipswich Town 128 (5)
Total 553 (36)
National team
1989 England B 3 (0)
Teams managed
2002 Ipswich Town (caretaker)
2004–2006 Hibernian
2006–2009 West Bromwich Albion
2009–2010 Celtic
2010–2013 Middlesbrough
2015–2016 Coventry City
2017–2022 Blackburn Rovers
2022– Sunderland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mowbray was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire. He previously managed West Bromwich Albion, Hibernian and Celtic.

Career statistics change

Source:[3]

Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1982–83 Second Division 26 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 31 0
1983–84 Second Division 35 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 39 1
1984–85 Second Division 40 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 44 3
1985–86 Second Division 35 4 0 0 2 0 1[c] 0 38 4
1986–87 Third Division 46 7 3 0 4 0 5[d] 0 58 7
1987–88 Second Division 44 3 5 1 4 1 5[e] 0 58 5
1988–89 First Division 37 3 1 0 2 0 4[c] 0 44 3
1989–90 Second Division 28 2 3 0 3 0 4[c] 0 38 2
1990–91 Second Division 40 3 3 0 6 1 4[f] 1 53 5
1991–92 Second Division 17 0 0 0 3 0 1[c] 0 21 0
Total 348 26 23 1 29 2 24 1 424 30
Celtic 1991–92 Scottish Premier Division 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 2
1992–93 Scottish Premier Division 26 1 0 0 3 0 4[g] 0 33 1
1993–94 Scottish Premier Division 21 1 1 0 0 0 2[g] 0 24 1
1994–95 Scottish Premier Division 15 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 21 1
Total 77 5 5 0 7 0 6 0 95 5
Ipswich Town 1995–96 First Division 19 2 4 0 0 0 3[h] 1 26 3
1996–97 First Division 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
1997–98 First Division 25 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 31 1
1998–99 First Division 40 2 2 0 2 0 2[i] 0 46 2
1999–2000 First Division 36 1 1 0 0 0 3[i] 1 40 2
Total 128 5 9 0 7 1 8 2 152 8
Career total 553 36 37 1 43 3 38 3 670 43
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  4. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  5. One appearance in Full Members' Cup and four appearances in Football League Second Division play-offs
  6. Two appearances and goal in Full Members' Cup and two appearances in Football League Second Division play-offs
  7. 7.0 7.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  8. Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
  9. 9.0 9.1 Appearances in First Division play-offs

Managerial statistics change

As of match played 11 November 2023[4]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Ipswich Town (caretaker) 11 October 2002 28 October 2002 4 1 1 2 025.00
Hibernian 24 May 2004 13 October 2006 108 52 16 40 048.15
West Bromwich Albion 18 October 2006 16 June 2009 140 57 32 51 040.71
Celtic 16 June 2009 25 March 2010 45 23 9 13 051.11
Middlesbrough 26 October 2010 21 October 2013 153 61 37 55 039.87
Coventry City 3 March 2015 29 September 2016 76 26 24 26 034.21
Blackburn Rovers 22 February 2017 30 May 2022 267 108 70 89 040.45
Sunderland 30 August 2022 present 62 26 17 19 041.94
Total 851 352 205 294 041.36

Honours change

Playing career change

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

Individual

Managerial career change

West Bromwich Albion

Blackburn Rovers

Individual Awards

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tony Mowbray". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Mowbray, Tony". Fitba Stats. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "Managers: Tony Mowbray". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "Ipswich triumph at last". BBC News. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Tony Mowbray (November 1981 – November 1991 and October 2010 – October 2013)". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
  8. Pearce, Steve (18 March 2016). "Hall of Fame Awards 2016". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. "Tony Mowbray: Blackburn Rovers boss set to make first return to former club West Brom". BBC Sport. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  10. Freeman, Jay (25 April 2018). "Blackburn Rovers promoted: How Tony Mowbray turned club and his own career around". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. "Meet the Championship newcomers from League One". Norwich City F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Scottish Premier League Manager, Player & Young Player of the Month Awards". My Football Facts. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  13. "Mowbray nets monthly boss award". BBC Sport. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  14. "Mowbray And Riordan Scoop Awards Again!!". Footy Mad. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  15. "BBC awards for Hartley & Mowbray". BBC. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  16. "No exodus, says boss Mowbray". The Scotsman. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  17. "BBC news video of award for sports personality of the year". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011.
  18. "Double delight for Rovers pair". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 9 December 2017.