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Paul Heckingbottom

English footballer and manager

Paul Heckingbottom (born 17 July 1977) is an English football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Sheffield United. Heckingbottom played as a defender for several English clubs, including Sunderland, Scarborough, Hartlepool United, Darlington, Norwich City, Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Mansfield Town.

Paul Heckingbottom
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield United (manager)
Youth career
1993–1995 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Sunderland 0 (0)
1997–1998 Scarborough (loan) 29 (0)
1998–1999 Hartlepool United 5 (1)
1999– Darlington (loan) 10 (0)
1999–2002 Darlington 105 (5)
2002–2003 Norwich City 15 (0)
2003–2004 Bradford City 43 (0)
2004–2006 Sheffield Wednesday 42 (4)
2006–2008 Barnsley 49 (1)
2007–2008 Bradford City (loan) 23 (0)
2008–2009 Bradford City 23 (0)
2009–2010 Mansfield Town 11 (1)
2010 Gateshead 15 (0)
2010–2011 Gateshead 21 (0)
2011–2012 Harrogate Town 21 (0)
Total 419 (12)
Teams managed
2015 Barnsley (caretaker)
2016 Barnsley (caretaker)
2016–2018 Barnsley
2018 Leeds United
2019 Hibernian
2021 Sheffield United (interim)
2021
2021-		 Sheffield United U23
Sheffield 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
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 1996–97[1] FA Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
1997–98[1] First Division 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
1998–99[2] First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Scarborough (loan) 1997–98[1] Third Division 29 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 30 0
Hartlepool United (loan) 1998–99[2] Third Division 5 1 — — — 5 1
Darlington (loan) 1998–99[2] Third Division 10 0 — — — 10 0
Darlington 1999–2000[3] Third Division 45 1 3 1 2 0 4[b] 0 54 2
2000–01[4] Second Division 18 1 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 23 1
2001–02[5] Third Division 42 3 4 0 0 0 2[a] 0 48 3
Total 115 5 8 1 4 0 8 0 135 6
Norwich City 2002–03[6] First Division 15 0 0 0 1 0 — 16 0
Bradford City 2003–04[7] First Division 43 0 1 0 1 0 — 45 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2004–05[8] League One 38 4 0 0 1 0 3[c] 0 42 4
2005–06[9] Championship 4 0 1 2 0 0 — 5 2
Total 42 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 47 6
Barnsley 2005–06[9] League One 18 1 — — 3[c] 0 21 1
2006–07[10] Championship 31 0 1 0 0 0 — 32 0
2007–08[11] Championship — — — — —
Total 49 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 53 1
Bradford City 2007–08[11] League Two 44 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 47 0
2008–09[12] League Two 9 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 12 0
Total 53 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 59 0
Mansfield Town 2009–10[13][14] Conference Premier 11 1 3 0 — 1[d] 0 15 1
Gateshead (loan) 2009–10[13] Conference Premier 15 0 — — — 15 0
Gateshead 2010–11[15][16] Conference Premier 21 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 22 0
Total 36 0 0 0 — 1 0 37 0
Career total 398 12 16 3 9 0 19 0 442 15
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, three in Football League Third Division play-offs
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance in FA Trophy

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 25 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Barnsley (caretaker)[17] 12 February 2015 25 February 2015 3 2 0 1 066.67
Barnsley[18] 6 February 2016 6 February 2018 105 37 28 40 035.24
Leeds United[17] 6 February 2018 1 June 2018 16 4 4 8 025.00
Hibernian[17] 13 February 2019 4 November 2019 32 11 12 9 034.38
Sheffield United (interim)[17] 13 March 2021 27 May 2021 11 3 0 8 027.27
Sheffield United[17] 25 November 2021 Present 97 49 18 30 050.52
Total 264 106 62 96 040.15

Honours

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Player

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Sheffield Wednesday

Barnsley

  • Football League One play-offs: 2006

Manager

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Barnsley

Sheffield United

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ↑ For 2009–10 FA Cup 4QR: Stephen, Paul (24 October 2009). "Mansfield Town vs Altrincham". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
    For 2009–10 FA Trophy: Stephen, Paul (12 December 2009). "Stags 0–2 Tamworth". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  16. ↑ For 2010–11 FA Trophy: Bowron, Jeff (15 December 2010). "Gateshead 2–2 Southport". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Managers: Paul Heckingbottom". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Barnsley Results 2015/16". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Hecky bags award". sufc.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Hecky claims successive awards". sufc.co.uk. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month: April winners". www.efl.com. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "LMA Manager of the Month". LMA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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