Perry Suckling

Perry Suckling
Personal information
Full name Perry John Suckling
Date of birth (1965-10-12) 12 October 1965 (age 61)
Place of birth Leyton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chelmsford City
(goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Coventry City 27 (0)
1986–1988 Manchester City 39 (0)
1988–1992 Crystal Palace 59 (0)
1989–1990 → West Ham United (loan) 6 (0)
1991 → Brentford (loan) 8 (0)
1992 Ernest Borel
1992–1994 Watford 39 (0)
1994–1996 Doncaster Rovers 30 (0)
1996–1997 Wits University
1997–1999 SuperSport United
1999–2000 Dagenham & Redbridge
2000–2001 King's Lynn
International career
1983–1984 England Youth 12 (0)
1986–1988 England U21 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Perry John Suckling (born 12 October 1965, in Leyton) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Suckling is currently goalkeeping coach at Chelmsford City.

Coaching career

In 2015 he was appointed academy manager at Queens Park Rangers. He stayed in this post for two seasons before making the switch to Tottenham Hotspur in 2017 to become the academy and goalkeeping coach. Suckling became Tottenham Women's goalkeeping coach in August 2023 but left the club in August 2024. In July 2026, after a season at Dagenham & Redbridge, Suckling joined Chelmsford City as goalkeeping coach.

Honours

Crystal Palace

Ernest Borel

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ "Perry Suckling | Football Stats | No Club | Age 52 | 1983-2010 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "PERRY SUCKLING NAMED QPR ACADEMY MANAGER". QPR. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Lyall (29 June 2017). "Tottenham appoint Wayne Burnett and Perry Suckling as academy coaches". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's first team coaching staff update". Tottenham Hotspur. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Women's first team / Coaching staff update". Tottenham Hotspur. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Backroom staff for the upcoming season". Chelmsford City F.C. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Football League Play-offs Final". English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 29 September 2026.

Perry Suckling at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database