Maurice Setters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Edgar Setters | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Honiton, Devon, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1954 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
| 1955–1960 | West Bromwich Albion | 120 | (10) |
| 1960–1965 | Manchester United | 159 | (12) |
| 1965–1967 | Stoke City | 86 | (5) |
| 1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (guest) | 9 | (3) |
| 1967–1970 | Coventry City | 51 | (3) |
| 1970 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 434 | (31) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1974 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 1982 | Rotherham United (assistant) | ||
| 1983 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| 1986–1995 | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Maurice Edgar Setters (born 16 December 1936) is an English former football player and manager. As player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League representing Exeter City, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City, Coventry City and Charlton Athletic, and in the United Soccer Association with the Cleveland Stokers (Stoke City under another name). His favoured position was wing half. As manager, he took charge of Doncaster Rovers and (briefly) Sheffield Wednesday, and spent several years as assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland.
Setters started his career with Exeter City making his debut towards the end of the 1953–54 season. He made ten appearances for the "Grecians" in 1954–55 and impressed enough to tempt First Division West Bromwich Albion to acquire his signature in the summer of 1955. Under the guidance of Vic Buckingham Setters became a regular as the "Baggies" finished in 4th in 1957–58 5th in 1958–59 and 4th again in 1959–60. Setters was included in England's 1958 FIFA World Cup squad as a reserve player, but did not travel to the tournament or play in any matches. In January 1960, he was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of £30,000. Matt Busby signed Setters as a replacement for the injured Wilf McGuinness who had suffered a career ending leg break. Setters developed his reputation for being one of footballs 'hard men' and his combative style earned him the captaincy. A poor 1962–63 league campaign saw Manchester United nearly relegated in the Second Division but they did beat Leicester City 3–1 in the 1963 FA Cup Final. A much improved 1963–64 season brought a 2nd-place finish behind Liverpool. A 7–0 win over Aston Villa early in the 1964–65 season was Setters final game for Manchester United as he was sold to Stoke City for £30,000.
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