Steve Cotterill

Stephen John Cotterill (born 20 July 1964) is a football manager and former professional football player from England. He is currently the manager of Forest Green Rovers in League Two.

Steve Cotterill
Steve Cotterill, 2015
Cotterill in 2015
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Cotterill
Date of birth (1964-07-20) 20 July 1964
Place of birth Cheltenham, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers (manager)
Youth career
Alvechurch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Cheltenham Town 9 (1)
1987–1989 Burton Albion 74 (44)
1989–1993 Wimbledon 24 (7)
1992 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 11 (4)
1993–1996 AFC Bournemouth 55 (18)
Total 164 (73)
Teams managed
1995–1996 Sligo Rovers
1997–2002 Cheltenham Town
2002 Stoke City
2004–2007 Burnley
2010 Notts County
2010–2011 Portsmouth
2011–2012 Nottingham Forest
2013–2016 Bristol City
2017–2018 Birmingham City
2020–2023 Shrewsbury Town
2024– Forest Green Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Cotterill was born in Cheltenham, a spa town in Gloucestershire, South West England. When he was just 11 years old, his father died.

In January 2021, Cotterill was in intensive care with COVID-19. He left hospital after 33 days on 16 February but was sent back to hospital on 1 March after suffering from COVID-pneumonia.

Career

When he was a player, Cotterill had a nine-year career, playing for five different clubs. He began his senior career in 1986 with his local team Cheltenham Town. In 1987, he joined Burton Albion. In 1989, he joined Wimbledon and stayed there until 1993. During his time at Wimbledon, in 1992, he went on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion after he had an injury. In 1993, he joined AFC Bournemouth before retiring in 1996.

After finishing his playing career, Cotterill became a manager. His manager career began when he was hired as manager of Sligo Rovers in Ireland. Since then, he has been the manager of Cheltenham Town, Stoke City, Burnley, Notts County, Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Forest Green Rovers.

Career statistics

As a player
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wimbledon 1988–89 First Division 4100000041
1989–90 First Division 2100102051
1990–91 First Division 4100100051
1991–92 First Division 0000000000
1992–93 Premier League 73310000104
Total 176312020247
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 1992–93 Second Division 114000000114
AFC Bournemouth 1993–94 Second Division 37143140104515
1994–95 Second Division 81002200103
Total 45153162105518
Career total 73256282309029
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Full Members' Cup and the Football League Trophy.

As a manager
As of 7 May 2023[1][2]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Sligo Rovers 1 July 1995 28 September 1996 55 26 15 14 047.27
Cheltenham Town 1 February 1997 27 May 2002 255 118 70 67 046.27
Stoke City 27 May 2002 10 October 2002 13 3 5 5 023.08
Burnley 3 June 2004 8 November 2007 161 55 50 56 034.16
Notts County 23 February 2010 27 May 2010 18 14 3 1 077.78
Portsmouth 18 June 2010 14 October 2011 61 18 17 26 029.51
Nottingham Forest 14 October 2011 12 July 2012 37 12 7 18 032.43
Bristol City 3 December 2013 14 January 2016 116 53 35 28 045.69
Birmingham City 2 October 2017 3 March 2018 27 7 5 15 025.93
Shrewsbury Town 27 November 2020 6 June 2023 143 48 31 64 033.57
Forest Green Rovers 25 January 2024 present 5 1 1 3 020.00
Total 891 355 239 297 039.84

Honours

Manager

Cheltenham Town

Notts County

Bristol City

Individual

  • Championship Manager of the Month: October 2006[8]
  • League One Manager of the Month: September 2014,[9] March 2015[10]

December 2020[11]

  • Football League One Manager of the Year: 2014–15[12]
  • League Two Manager of the Month: March 2010,[8] April 2010[8]
  • Football Conference Manager of the Year: 1997–98,[13]1998–99[13]
  • Honorary Fellowship (University of Gloucestershire): 2000[14]
  • Manager Special Achievement of the Year Award: 2014–15[15]

References
  1. "Steve Cotterill". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Steve Cotterill - Managers - Manager Stats". Manager Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Steve Cotterill says pressure is off Cheltenham in play-offs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. "Cheltenham Town Legend Steve Cotterill wins for the second time at Wembley". Gloucestershire Echo. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. "S. Cotterill". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. "Sky Bet League 1 round-up". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. "Bristol City 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  8. "Steve Cotterill". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  9. "Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill has been named the Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month for September". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  10. "Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill has been named the Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month for March". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  11. "Sky Bet League One: December Manager and Player of the Month winners". English Football League. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. "Eddie Howe: Bournemouth boss is LMA manager of the year". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. "Cotterill collects award". Gloucestershire Echo (Microfilm). Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK: Local World. Gloucestershire Media. 7 June 1999. p. 41. It is the first time a Conference manager has won the annual award two years running.
  14. "Honorary Degree Recipients". University of Gloucestershire. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  15. Stockhausen, Andy. "BRISTOL CITY: Top award for boss Steve Cotterill, who is named League One manager of the year". Bristol Post. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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