|
|
|
|
|
Paul JewellPaul Jewell was born in Liverpool in 1964. He began his career with Liverpool F.C but due to the dominance of Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish was unable to make a first-team appearance and pursued his career elsewhere. He retired as a player at the end of the 1997-98 season with Bradford City in Division One, and for the final three months of the season had been the team's manager following the dismissal of Chris Kamara. Jewell was rewarded for steering Bradford to safety with a permanent contract and this paid off in 1998-99 when Jewell guided the club into the Premiership as Division One runners-up - marking Bradford's return to top flight football for the first time in nearly 80 years. Bradford found Premiership life tough in 1999-2000 but their survival was secured on the last day of the season when they beat Liverpool 1-0 at home and cost their opponents a Champions League place, while the last relegation place went to Wimbledon. Jewell resigned just a few days later and shortly afterwards was given the job as manager at relegated Sheffield Wednesday. He had been hoping to mount a promotion challenge in 2000-01 but was sacked in February 2001 with the debt-ridden Hillsbrough club struggling near the foot of Division One. In June 2001, Paul Jewell made his return to management with ambitious Division Two club Wigan Athletic. In his second season as manager (2002-03) the club won the Division Two championship and entered the upper half of the English league for the first time ever. They were near the top of Division One throughout the 2003-04 season but were pipped to a playoff place on the final day of the season by Crystal Palace - who went on to win the playoffs. Wigan Athletic now look almost certain of finishing in the top three of the Coca Cola League Championship with just weeks left of the 2004-05 season, automatic promotion looks a real possibility and it will not be surprising if top flight football is played in Wigan for the first time ever next season.
|
 |
|
| Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved |
|
|