Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 November 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Bristol City (caretaker Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
19??–1983 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1984 | Chadderton | ||
1984–1985 | Rochdale | 1 | (0) |
1985–1988 | Crewe Alexandra | 121 | (1) |
1988–1990 | Crystal Palace | 78 | (2) |
1990–1993 | Sheffield United | 68 | (0) |
1993–1997 | Leeds United | 53 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | (0) |
Total | 322 | (3) | |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2009 | Nottingham Forest (caretaker) | ||
2010–2012 | Sheffield United Academy | ||
2013 | Bristol City (caretaker) | ||
2016 | Bristol City (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
John Pemberton (born 18 November 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer and is currently first team coach at Bristol City. He has also coached at Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, and was Academy Manager at Sheffield United.
As a player he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United. He is also the former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a brief period as interim manager of the club's first team.
He started his career as a junior at Manchester United but was released in June 1983. He signed for Chadderton F.C., then Rochdale A.F.C. before moving to Crewe Alexandra in 1985. He initially came to prominence when he joined Crystal Palace in 1988, helping them win promotion to the First Division in 1989. He appeared for Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. The initial tie was drawn 3–3 after extra time, with United winning the replay 1–0 after extra time.