Dennis Wise

English football player and manager (born 1966)

Dennis Wise (born 16 December 1966) is a former football player. He has played for England national team.

Dennis Wise
Wise in 2018
Personal information
Full name Dennis Frank Wise[1]
Date of birth (1966-12-16) 16 December 1966 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Kensington, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Como 1907
(President)
Youth career
1983–1985 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Wimbledon 135 (27)
1985Grebbestads IF (loan) 10 (5)
1990–2001 Chelsea 332 (53)
2001–2002 Leicester City 17 (1)
2002–2005 Millwall 85 (7)
2005–2006 Southampton 11 (1)
2006 Coventry City 13 (6)
2006 Swindon Town 0 (0)
Total 593 (95)
National team
1988 England U21 1 (0)
1989–1990 England B 3 (1)
1991–2000 England 21 (1)
Teams managed
2003–2005 Millwall
2005 Southampton (caretaker)
2006 Swindon Town
2006–2008 Leeds United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wimbledon 1984–85 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1985–86 Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1986–87 First Division 28 4 1 1 2 0 31 4
1987–88 First Division 30 10 6 2 2 0 38 12
1988–89 First Division 37 5 3 1 5 0 1[a] 0 46 6
1989–90 First Division 35 8 1 0 5 0 41 8
Total 135 27 11 4 14 0 1 0 161 31
Chelsea 1990–91 First Division 33 10 1 0 7 2 1[b] 1 42 12
1991–92 First Division 38 10 4 2 2 1 4[b] 1 48 13
1992–93 Premier League 27 3 0 0 5 1 32 4
1993–94 Premier League 35 4 4 0 2 2 41 6
1994–95 Premier League 19 6 2 0 3 0 5[c] 1 29 7
1995–96 Premier League 35 7 7 1 2 0 44 8
1996–97 Premier League 31 3 7 3 2 0 40 6
1997–98 Premier League 26 3 0 0 4 0 9[c] 0 1[a] 0 40 3
1998–99 Premier League 22 0 5 1 2 0 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 38 2
1999–2000 Premier League 30 4 5 2 0 0 15[e] 4 50 9
2000–01 Premier League 36 3 3 0 1 0 1[f] 0 1[a] 0 42 3
Total 332 53 38 9 30 6 38 6 8 2 446 76
Leicester City 2001–02 Premier League 17 1 1 0 1 0 19 1
Millwall 2002–03 First Division 29 3 0 0 0 0 29 3
2003–04 First Division 31 1 4 0 0 0 35 1
2004–05 Championship 25 3 0 0 0 0 2[f] 2 27 5
Total 85 7 4 0 0 0 2 2 91 9
Southampton 2005–06 Championship 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
Coventry City 2005–06 Championship 13 6 0 0 0 0 13 6
Career total 593 95 59 11 46 6 40 8 9 0 747 120
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

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Score and result list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Wise goal.
International goal scored by Dennis Wise
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 May 1991 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey   Turkey 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying[4]

Managerial statistics

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As of 28 January 2008[5]
Team Nat From To
P W D L Win %
Millwall   15 October 2003 9 May 2005 89 36 24 29 40.45
Swindon Town   22 May 2006 24 October 2006 17 9 5 3 52.94
Leeds United   24 October 2006 28 January 2008 69 30 12 27 43.48
Total 175 75 41 59 042.9

Include all League, Cup & European first team fixtures.

Honours

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Player

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Wimbledon

Chelsea[6]

Millwall

Individual

Manager

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Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003–2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 459. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. "Dennis Wise". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. "Dennis Wise". Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. "Turkey 0–1 England". UEFA. 1 May 1991. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. "Dennis Wise management career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Dennis Wise". EuroSport. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  7. "Glory Glory Man United". The FA. 22 May 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. "Wise men relish the first stop on their grand European tour". The Guardian. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  9. "The 2013/14 Chelsea Player of the Year awards ceremony takes place on Monday 12 May, with tickets for the event on sale now". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  10. "Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners". Football League. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  11. "Leeds boss wins prize for August". BBC Sport. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  12. "Manager Wise wins monthly prize". BBC Sport. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  13. "Wise is handed managerial honour". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2022.