John Askey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Colin Askey | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Macclesfield Town (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Milton United | ||
| 1984–2003 | Macclesfield Town | 409 | (106) |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | England semi-pro | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2004 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| 2013– | Macclesfield Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Colin Askey (born 4 November 1964) is an English former professional footballer who is the manager of National League club Macclesfield Town. He is the son of former Port Vale player Colin Askey.
He had a 19-year playing career at Macclesfield Town, from 1984 to 2003, and was voted the club's PFA Fans' Favourites and cult hero. During this time the club spent six seasons in the Football League and won the Northern Premier League title in 1986–87, the Conference title in 1994–95 and 1996–97, and promotion out of the Third Division in 1997–98. Town also won the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, Northern Premier League President's Cup, and Conference League Cup.
He stayed on at Macclesfield Town as a coach after retiring as a player in 2003, and was appointed as manager in October 2003. He was replaced as manager in April 2004, but stayed on at the club as a coach, before he was appointed as manager for a second time in April 2013. He coached Macclesfield to the 2017 FA Trophy Final, where they were beaten by York City.
Askey was a youth player at Port Vale, but despite winning the club's Young Player of the Year award in 1982, he was never handed a first team debut. He first joined Macclesfield Town from Milton United in 1984, alongside his brother Bob, to fill a gap when the club were short of players. He scored 14 league goals in the 1990–91 campaign. He remained as a player throughout the club's Northern Premier League title win in 1986–87 and subsequent promotion to the Conference. The successful times continued and John played a part in consolidation in the Conference, including a testimonial season in 1994 which featured a game against Manchester United. He helped Sammy McIlroy's "Silkmen" to win the Conference title in 1994–95. The club were denied promotion that season, but Askey managed to add to his medal collection with a second Conference title two years later. Injury kept John out of the FA Trophy final win in 1996.
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