Ian Atkins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Leslie Atkins | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1982 | Shrewsbury Town | 279 | (55) |
| 1982–1984 | Sunderland | 77 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | Everton | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1988 | Ipswich Town | 77 | (4) |
| 1988–1990 | Birmingham City | 93 | (6) |
| 1990–1991 | Colchester United | 41 | (7) |
| 1991–1992 | Birmingham City | 8 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Cambridge United | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 591 | (79) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1991 | Colchester United | ||
| 1992–1993 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1993–1994 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 1994–1999 | Northampton Town | ||
| 2000 | Chester City | ||
| 2000–2001 | Carlisle United | ||
| 2001–2004 | Oxford United | ||
| 2004–2005 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 2006 | Torquay United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957) is an English football manager, chief scout, and former player. Atkins amassed over 300 appearances for Shrewsbury Town, the club where he began his career. He also made appearances in the Football League for Sunderland, Everton, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City.
His first managerial role came as player-manager at Colchester United in 1990, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Football League. He also managed Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers as player-manager, and found his most notable success at Northampton Town, leading the club to promotion via the play-offs in the Third Division in 1997 and finishing as play-off runners-up in the Second Division final the following season. In addition, he has been manager of Chester City, Carlisle United, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers and Torquay United.
Atkins was born in the Sheldon district of Birmingham, where he attended Sheldon Heath School. He joined Shrewsbury Town in 1973 as an apprentice and signed a professional contract in 1975. Between 1975 and 1982, he made over 300 appearances in all competitions for Shrewsbury, helping the club to two promotions; from the Fourth Division to the Third Division and from the Third Division to the Second Division.
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