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max-width: 420px !important;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: 1.2em;">George Curtis</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Full name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data nickname" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> George William Curtis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1939-05-05</span>)</span>5 May 1939</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Aylesham" title="Aylesham">Aylesham</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 17 July 2021<span style="display:none">(2021-07-17)</span> (aged 82)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)<sup id="cite_ref-11v11_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11v11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)">Defender</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(<abbr title="League goals">Gls</abbr>)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Snowdown_Colliery_Welfare_F.C." title="Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.">Snowdown Colliery Welfare</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1955–1969</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 487</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (11)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1969–1972</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 51</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>538</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(14)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1956–1957</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/England_national_under-18_football_team" title="England national under-18 football team">England U18</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 4</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1986–1987</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George William Curtis</b> (5 May 1939 – 17 July 2021) was an English <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> who played in <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">the Football League</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)">defender</a> for <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>. He made 543 appearances for Coventry between 1956 and 1969, the club's record for an outfield player, winning the <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1963–64 Football League Third Division">1963–64 Third Division</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1966–67 Football League Second Division">1966–67 Second Division</a> titles and also playing in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a> from 1967 until 1969. With Aston Villa, he was part of the side which won the <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1971–72 Football League Third Division">1971–72 Third Division</a>. </p><p>After retiring from playing, Curtis returned to Coventry to work on the managerial staff, remaining there until his retirement in 1994. Between April 1986 and May 1987, he was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Coventry_City_F.C._managers" title="List of Coventry City F.C. managers">joint manager of the team</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/John_Sillett" title="John Sillett">John Sillett</a>, during which time the club won its only major honour, beating <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a> 3–2 in the <a href="/wiki/1987_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 FA Cup Final">1987 FA Cup Final</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>George William Curtis<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was born on 5 May 1939 in the Kent village of <a href="/wiki/Aylesham" title="Aylesham">Aylesham</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Kent_Coalfield" title="Kent Coalfield">Kent Coalfield</a> close to <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PersonalityCorner_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PersonalityCorner-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the second of seven children born into a <a href="/wiki/Coal_mining" title="Coal mining">coal mining</a> family whose origins were in <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a>, South Wales. As a child he played <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> for the Dover Boys and Kent Boys teams.<sup id="cite_ref-PersonalityCorner_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PersonalityCorner-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Curtis started his playing career with the <a href="/wiki/Snowdown_Colliery_Welfare_F.C." title="Snowdown Colliery Welfare F.C.">Snowdown Colliery Welfare</a> team, based close to his home, before signing for <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a> in October 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-NB_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NB-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was one of four Snowdown Colliery players to join Coventry at that time, on the recommendation of former Coventry <a href="/wiki/Captain_(association_football)" title="Captain (association football)">captain</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Barratt" title="Harry Barratt">Harry Barratt</a> who had become <a href="/wiki/Manager_(association_football)" title="Manager (association football)">manager</a> of the Kent club, the others being <a href="/wiki/Alf_Bentley_(footballer,_born_1931)" title="Alf Bentley (footballer, born 1931)">Alf Bentley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Jones_(footballer,_born_1931)" title="Eric Jones (footballer, born 1931)">Eric Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Patrick_(footballer)" title="Bill Patrick (footballer)">Bill Patrick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtis made his debut for the Coventry <a href="/wiki/Reserve_team" title="Reserve team">reserve team</a> in a <a href="/wiki/The_Football_Combination" title="The Football Combination">Football Combination</a> fixture against <a href="/wiki/Southampton_F.C." title="Southampton F.C.">Southampton</a> on 10 December 1955 at the age of 16.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his first-team league debut on 21 April 1956, playing in a 4–2 defeat against <a href="/wiki/Newport_County_A.F.C." title="Newport County A.F.C.">Newport County</a> at <a href="/wiki/Somerton_Park" title="Somerton Park">Somerton Park</a>. Coventry were competing in the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division_South" title="Football League Third Division South">Football League Third Division South</a>, which was at that time the third tier of the <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">English football league system</a>. Playing at <a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back" title="Defender (association football)">left-back</a> at the time, <i><a href="/wiki/Coventry_Evening_Telegraph" class="mw-redirect" title="Coventry Evening Telegraph">Coventry Evening Telegraph</a></i> reporter Derek Henderson, writing under the byline "Nemo",<sup id="cite_ref-cove_'MrS_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cove_'MrS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> wrote that Curtis had a "memorable" first game, and that "after a shaky opening [he] settled down to give a splendid showing after the interval".<sup id="cite_ref-brit_Hard_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit_Hard-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtis was then called up to the <a href="/wiki/England_national_under-18_football_team" title="England national under-18 football team">England national under-18 team</a> in May 1956, making his debut in a match against <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_under-19_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national under-19 football team">Northern Ireland</a> in Belfast.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went to make three more appearances for England, the last coming in 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In one game against <a href="/wiki/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C." title="Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.">Brighton</a> in October 1957, when he was playing for the injured <a href="/w/index.php?title=Roy_Kirk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roy Kirk (page does not exist)">Roy Kirk</a>, Henderson wrote that Curtis "did his best", but was "too often beaten in the air".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Towards the end of the 1957–58 season, Curtis began playing regularly in the Coventry first team, having switched position to <a href="/wiki/Centre-half" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre-half">centre-half</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In their game away against <a href="/wiki/Aldershot_F.C." title="Aldershot F.C.">Aldershot</a>, Henderson described it as the day "that George Curtis, Coventry City's boy footballer, became George Curtis the man". With Coventry in the lower half of the Third Division South, and heading towards a place in the new <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Fourth_Division" title="Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a>, Aldershot's forwards had numerous attacks on the Coventry goal, but they scored only once, which Henderson attributed to Curtis's defending alongside saves from goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ashcroft" title="Charlie Ashcroft">Charlie Ashcroft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtis then became Coventry's first-choice centre-half for the following nine seasons; between 1960 and mid-1967 he missed only two games for the club.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite an early-season blip, which saw Coventry occupy their lowest-ever league position of 91st of the 92 teams in <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">England's top four divisions</a> after three games, the club's stay in the Fourth Division was limited to just one season as they were <a href="/wiki/Promotion_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Promotion (sports)">promoted</a> back to the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Third Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1958–59 Football League Third Division">1958–59</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrassington198963_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrassington198963-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtis was then named as Coventry's captain in December 1959, when previous incumbent Kirk was dropped to the reserve team.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_Stew_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit_Stew-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, Curtis was conscripted for <a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Conscription in the United Kingdom">National Service</a>, working at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Gaydon" title="RAF Gaydon">RAF Gaydon</a> during the week while still playing games for Coventry. He also played football for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> team at the base, commenting at the time that he scarcely "breaks sweat" in those games.<sup id="cite_ref-PersonalityCorner_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PersonalityCorner-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961, Coventry appointed <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hill" title="Jimmy Hill">Jimmy Hill</a> as manager, a move which brought an era of success to the club known as the "Sky Blue Revolution".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Curtis as club captain and playing 50 games during the season, Coventry achieved promotion as <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1963–64 Football League Third Division">champions of the Third Division</a> in 1963–64.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1964–65 Football League Second Division">The following season</a> they led the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Second Division</a> after five games, eventually finishing in mid-table, before mounting a serious promotion challenge <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1965–66 Football League Second Division">in the 1965–66 Second Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrassington198970_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrassington198970-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, in <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1966–67 Football League Second Division">1966–67</a>, with Curtis still captaining the side, Coventry achieved promotion to the <a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a> as Second Division champions.<sup id="cite_ref-11v11_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11v11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evaluating the season after promotion had been secured, Henderson mentioned in particular Curtis's performance in a 1–0 win at <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C." title="Blackburn Rovers F.C.">Blackburn Rovers</a> in March. Noting that it was "not a day when one could admire the football", Henderson labelled Curtis's defending as "quite the most magnificent performance I have seen him give".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtis himself was optimistic about the club's prospects in the top division, commenting in May 1967 that "a lot of people – most of them I will say, outside Coventry – are forecasting that we will be out of place in the First Division". He went on to say that the club's aim was not just to avoid <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">relegation</a>, but to achieve qualification for <a href="/wiki/UEFA_competitions" title="UEFA competitions">European competitions</a> and to win the league title.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Curtis suffered a broken leg in Coventry's second game in the First Division, and did not return to the team until Easter of 1968. He came on as a <a href="/wiki/Substitute_(association_football)" title="Substitute (association football)">substitute</a> in a game at <a href="/wiki/Highfield_Road" title="Highfield Road">Highfield Road</a> against <a href="/wiki/Stoke_City_F.C." title="Stoke City F.C.">Stoke City</a>, before making his first start since the injury in an away game, also against Stoke City, the next day. He suffered a recurrence of the injury and did not play again until October 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He continued to play for Coventry for the next year, including scoring in a 2–1 win over <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> in April 1969,<sup id="cite_ref-brit_Cove_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit_Cove-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but at the age of 30, he eventually lost his regular place in the side to <a href="/wiki/Roy_Barry" title="Roy Barry">Roy Barry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VillaGetCurtis_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VillaGetCurtis-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last appearance for Coventry was as a substitute against <a href="/wiki/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley</a> in November 1969. His 543 games in all competitions was a club record at the time, and although it was eventually surpassed by goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ogrizovic" title="Steve Ogrizovic">Steve Ogrizovic</a>, it remains the highest for an outfield player as of 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Curtis's next club was Second Division club <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>, who signed him in December 1969 for £30,000 (approximately £500,000 as of 2021, adjusted for inflation).<sup id="cite_ref-VillaGetCurtis_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VillaGetCurtis-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored in his debut match for the club, a 1–1 draw against <a href="/wiki/Swindon_Town_F.C." title="Swindon Town F.C.">Swindon Town</a>, although Aston Villa went on to be relegated at the end of the <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1969–70 Aston Villa F.C. season">1969–70 season</a>. In their second season in the third tier, the <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1971–72 Aston Villa F.C. season">1971–72 season</a>, Aston Villa were promoted back to the Second Division as champions, with the club's official website later crediting Curtis as being a "key member" of that team, with 24 appearances in the season. He broke his nose in a match at <a href="/wiki/Notts_County_F.C." title="Notts County F.C.">Notts County</a> in March 1972, after which he played only one more game, retiring from the game shortly afterwards under medical advice.<sup id="cite_ref-avfc_Asto_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-avfc_Asto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managerial_career">Managerial career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Managerial career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retirement as a player, Curtis became commercial manager at Coventry City in 1972, going on to become an executive director at the club and then managing director, in September 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1986, with the club facing their third successive relegation battle, and having gone eight games without a win, manager <a href="/wiki/Don_Mackay" title="Don Mackay">Don Mackay</a> left the club.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown199899–100_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown199899–100-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The board asked Curtis and youth-team coach <a href="/wiki/John_Sillett" title="John Sillett">John Sillett</a> to take charge for the final three games. Coventry won two of those three, and escaped relegation. The pair remained in charge for the <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Coventry_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Coventry City F.C. season">1986–87 season</a>; officially Curtis was the manager, while Sillett was first-team coach, but the two were effectively joint managers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1998102_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1998102-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team achieved a 10th-place finish that season, while also winning the <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup" title="1986–87 FA Cup">1986–87 FA Cup</a>, which is as of 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the only major trophy Coventry have won.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_Club_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_Club-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cup run began with a home win over <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C." title="Bolton Wanderers F.C.">Bolton Wanderers</a>, followed by away victories over Manchester United, Stoke City and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C." title="Sheffield Wednesday F.C.">Sheffield Wednesday</a>, with the semi-final being a 3–2 win over <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a> at the neutral venue <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_Stadium" title="Hillsborough Stadium">Hillsborough</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_ONTH_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_ONTH-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1998104–105_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1998104–105-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the Manchester United game, in January 1987, Curtis told reporters that "our name is on the cup".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrassington1989111_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrassington1989111-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a match regarded by many pundits as one of the greatest finals in the history of the competition,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pleasure_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pleasure-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coventry beat <a href="/wiki/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C." title="Tottenham Hotspur F.C.">Tottenham Hotspur</a> 3–2 in the <a href="/wiki/1987_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 FA Cup Final">1987 FA Cup Final</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown1998104–105_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown1998104–105-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sillett became Coventry's sole manager from the 1987–88 season onwards, although as he had led the team onto the field for the FA Cup final, the club gave Curtis that honour when they returned to Wembley for the season's curtain-raiser, the <a href="/wiki/1987_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1987 FA Charity Shield">1987 FA Charity Shield</a> against <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtis returned to the managing director role, working on matters not related to the day-to-day running of the team. He remained in that role until his retirement in May 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy_and_death">Legacy and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legacy and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Curtis was honoured with the naming of a lounge after him at Coventry's Highfield Road stadium. When that ground closed and they moved to the newly built <a href="/wiki/Ricoh_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricoh Arena">Ricoh Arena</a> in 2005, the club made a "Wall of Fame" which was named after him. He then became one of the club's life presidents in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-ccfc_OBIT_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ccfc_OBIT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Curtis died on 17 July 2021, aged 82.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_player">As a player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: As a player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Coventry City</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Third_Division" title="Football League Third Division">Football League Third Division</a>: <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1963–64 Football League Third Division">1963–64</a><sup id="cite_ref-11v11_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11v11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_League_Second_Division" title="Football League Second Division">Football League Second Division</a>: <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1966–67 Football League Second Division">1966–67</a><sup id="cite_ref-11v11_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11v11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Aston Villa</b> </p> <ul><li>Football League Third Division: <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1971–72 Football League Third Division">1971–72</a><sup id="cite_ref-11v11_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11v11-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_manager">As a manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: As a manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Coventry City</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup" title="1986–87 FA Cup">1986–87</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+Sport&rft.atitle=George+Curtis%3A+Former+Coventry+City+captain+and+manager+dies%2C+aged+82&rft.date=2021-07-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2F57880067&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Curtis+%28footballer%2C+born+1939%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHornby2018" class="citation web cs1">Hornby, Mark (16 May 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2018/may/on-this-day-sky-blues-lift-the-fa-cup-in-1987-at-wembley/">"On this day: Sky Blues lift the FA Cup in 1987 at Wembley!"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City F.C.</a><span class="reference-accessdate"> Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 July</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=On+this+day%3A+Sky+Blues+lift+the+FA+Cup+in+1987+at+Wembley%21&rft.pub=Coventry+City+F.C.&rft.date=2018-05-16&rft.aulast=Hornby&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccfc.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2018%2Fmay%2Fon-this-day-sky-blues-lift-the-fa-cup-in-1987-at-wembley%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Curtis+%28footballer%2C+born+1939%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_bibliography">General bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: General bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrassington1989" class="citation book cs1">Brassington, David (1989). <i>Singers to Sky Blues: The Story of Coventry City Football Club</i> (2nd ed.). Buckingham: Sporting and Leisure Press Limited. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-86023-452-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-86023-452-4"><bdi>978-0-86023-452-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Singers+to+Sky+Blues%3A+The+Story+of+Coventry+City+Football+Club&rft.place=Buckingham&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Sporting+and+Leisure+Press+Limited&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=978-0-86023-452-4&rft.aulast=Brassington&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Curtis+%28footballer%2C+born+1939%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrown1998" class="citation book cs1">Brown, Jim (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=g-L-PQAACAAJ"><i>Coventry City: The Elite Era: A Complete Record</i></a>. Westcliff-on-Sea: Desert Island Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-874287-03-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-874287-03-2"><bdi>978-1-874287-03-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Coventry+City%3A+The+Elite+Era%3A+A+Complete+Record&rft.place=Westcliff-on-Sea&rft.pub=Desert+Island+Books&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-1-874287-03-2&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dg-L-PQAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Curtis+%28footballer%2C+born+1939%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Curtis_(footballer,_born_1939)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit 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0.25em"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/William_Stanley_(football_manager)" title="William Stanley (football manager)">Stanley</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1883</span>–85)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Hathaway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Hathaway (page does not exist)">Hathaway</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1885</span>–87)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/J.G._Morgan" title="J.G. Morgan">Morgan</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1887</span>–92)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Teddy_Kirk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Teddy Kirk (page does not exist)">Kirk</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1893</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Maley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Maley (page does not exist)">Maley</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1893</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Collins_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Collins (football manager) (page does not exist)">Collins</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1893</span>–95)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Cashmore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Cashmore (page does not exist)">Cashmore</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1895</span>–1900)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._Newhall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="B. Newhall (page does not exist)">Newhall</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1900</span>–02)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_O%27Shea_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael O'Shea (football manager) (page does not exist)">O'Shea</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1902</span>–05)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Beaman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Beaman (page does not exist)">Beaman</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1905</span>–08)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Harris_(football_manager)" title="Walter Harris (football manager)">Harris</a><sup>s</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1908</span>–09)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Buckle" title="Harry Buckle">Buckle</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1909</span>–10)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Wallace_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Wallace (football manager) (page does not exist)">Wallace</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1910</span>–13)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Scott-Walford" title="Frank Scott-Walford">Scott-Walford</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1913</span>–15)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=H.Howard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H.Howard (page does not exist)">Howard</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1915</span>–17)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Clayton_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Clayton (football manager) (page does not exist)">Clayton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1919</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Pollitt_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Pollitt (football manager) (page does not exist)">Pollitt</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1919</span>–20)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Evans_(footballer,_born_1874)" title="Albert Evans (footballer, born 1874)">Evans</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1920</span>–24)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Harbourne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Harbourne (page does not exist)">Harbourne</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1924</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/James_Kerr_(football_manager)" title="James Kerr (football manager)">Kerr</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1924</span>–28)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McIntyre" title="Jimmy McIntyre">McIntyre</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1928</span>–31)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Slade" title="Bill Slade">Slade</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1931</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Storer_Jr." title="Harry Storer Jr.">Storer</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1931</span>–45)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bayliss" title="Dick Bayliss">Bayliss</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1945</span>–47)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Frith" title="Billy Frith">Frith</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1947</span>–48)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Storer_Jr." title="Harry Storer Jr.">Storer</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1948</span>–53)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Fairbrother" title="Jack Fairbrother">Fairbrother</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1953</span>–54)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Elliott" title="Charlie Elliott">Elliott</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1954</span>–55)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Carver" title="Jesse Carver">Carver</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1955</span>–56)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/George_Raynor" title="George Raynor">Raynor</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1956</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Warren_(footballer)" title="Harry Warren (footballer)">Warren</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1956</span>–57)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Frith" title="Billy Frith">Frith</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1957</span>–61)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hill" title="Jimmy Hill">Hill</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1961</span>–67)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Noel_Cantwell" title="Noel Cantwell">Cantwell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1967</span>–72)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dennison_(footballer,_born_1912)" title="Bob Dennison (footballer, born 1912)">Dennison</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1972</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mercer" title="Joe Mercer">Mercer</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1972</span>–74)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Milne" title="Gordon Milne">Milne</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1974</span>–81)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Sexton" title="Dave Sexton">Sexton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1981</span>–83)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Gould" title="Bobby Gould">Gould</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1983</span>–84)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Don_Mackay" title="Don Mackay">Mackay</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>–86)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Curtis</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>–87)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Sillett" title="John Sillett">Sillett</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1987</span>–90)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Butcher" title="Terry Butcher">Butcher</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>–92)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Don_Howe" title="Don Howe">Howe</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1992</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Gould" title="Bobby Gould">Gould</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1992</span>–93)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Neal" title="Phil Neal">Neal</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1993</span>–95)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Atkinson" title="Ron Atkinson">Atkinson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1995</span>–96)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Strachan" title="Gordon Strachan">Strachan</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1996</span>–2001)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Roland_Nilsson" title="Roland Nilsson">Nilsson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2001</span>–02)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Ogrizovic" title="Steve Ogrizovic">Ogrizovic</a> & <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Peake" title="Trevor Peake">Peake</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2002</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gary_McAllister" title="Gary McAllister">McAllister</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2002</span>–03)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Black" title="Eric Black">Black</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2003</span>–04)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Ogrizovic" title="Steve Ogrizovic">Ogrizovic</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Reid" title="Peter Reid">Reid</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>–05)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Heath" title="Adrian Heath">Heath</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Micky_Adams" title="Micky Adams">Adams</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>–07)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span 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