John Sheridan (footballer)
Sheridan pictured in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Joseph Sheridan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Stretford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Oldham Athletic (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1989 | Leeds United | 230 | (47) |
| 1989 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | 199 | (25) |
| 1996 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | (0) |
| 1998 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Oldham Athletic | 144 | (14) |
| Total | 621 | (89) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1987 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1995 | Republic of Ireland | 34 | (5) |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | Oldham Athletic (co-caretaker) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Oldham Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2009–2012 | Chesterfield | ||
| 2013–2015 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 2015–2016 | Newport County | ||
| 2016 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2016–2017 | Notts County | ||
| 2017– | Oldham Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Joseph Sheridan (born 1 October 1964) is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of EFL League One club Oldham Athletic.
A midfielder, he began his playing career with Manchester City and then moved to Leeds United, where he scored 47 league goals in 230 appearances. He played for Nottingham Forest briefly, under the managerment of Brian Clough, and then joined Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he scored the winning goal in the 1991 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Near the end of his time with the club, he played for Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers on loan before joining the latter permanently. Sheridan made 199 league appearances for Wednesday and scored 25 goals. He won the Football League with Bolton in 1997.
Sheridan played for Doncaster Rovers after leaving Bolton and then joined Oldham Athletic, where he spent the last six years of his playing career, scoring 14 league goals in 144 appearances. He played international football for the Republic of Ireland, for whom he won 34 caps and scored five goals over a seven-year period. Having been included in the Republic's squad for UEFA Euro 1988, Sheridan went on to play one game at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and four in the 1994 tournament.
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