Paul Heckingbottom

Paul Heckingbottom
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-17) 17 July 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield United (manager)
Youth career
1993–1995 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Sunderland 0 (0)
1997–1998 Scarborough (loan) 29 (0)
1998–1999 Hartlepool United 5 (1)
1999– Darlington (loan) 10 (0)
1999–2002 Darlington 105 (5)
2002–2003 Norwich City 15 (0)
2003–2004 Bradford City 43 (0)
2004–2006 Sheffield Wednesday 42 (4)
2006–2008 Barnsley 49 (1)
2007–2008 Bradford City (loan) 23 (0)
2008–2009 Bradford City 23 (0)
2009–2010 Mansfield Town 11 (1)
2010 Gateshead 15 (0)
2010–2011 Gateshead 21 (0)
2011–2012 Harrogate Town 21 (0)
Total 419 (12)
Managerial career
2015 Barnsley (caretaker)
2016 Barnsley (caretaker)
2016–2018 Barnsley
2018 Leeds United
2019 Hibernian
2021 Sheffield United (interim)
2021
2021-		 Sheffield United U23
Sheffield United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Heckingbottom (born 17 July 1977) is an English football coach and former player who is currently the manager of Preston North End. Heckingbottom played as a defender for several English clubs, including Sunderland, Scarborough, Hartlepool United, Darlington, Norwich City, Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley,Mansfield Town and Sheffield United.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 1996–97 FA Premier League 000000—00
1997–98 First Division 00—00—00
1998–99 First Division 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Scarborough (loan) 1997–98 Third Division 29000—10300
Hartlepool United (loan) 1998–99 Third Division 51———51
Darlington (loan) 1998–99 Third Division 100———100
Darlington 1999–2000 Third Division 451312040542
2000–01 Second Division 181102020231
2001–02 Third Division 423400020483
Total 11558140801356
Norwich City 2002–03 First Division 1500010—160
Bradford City 2003–04 First Division 4301010—450
Sheffield Wednesday 2004–05 League One 384001030424
2005–06 Championship 401200—52
Total 424121030476
Barnsley 2005–06 League One 181——30211
2006–07 Championship 3101000—320
2007–08 Championship —————
Total 491100030531
Bradford City 2007–08 League Two 440101010470
2008–09 League Two 90101010120
Total 530202020590
Mansfield Town 2009–10 Conference Premier 11130—10151
Gateshead (loan) 2009–10 Conference Premier 150———150
Gateshead 2010–11 Conference Premier 21000—10220
Total 36000—10370
Career total 398121639019044215
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, three in Football League Third Division play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in League One play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Barnsley (caretaker) 12 February 2015 25 February 2015 3201066.67
Barnsley 6 February 2016 6 February 2018 105372840035.24
Leeds United 6 February 2018 1 June 2018 16448025.00
Hibernian 13 February 2019 4 November 2019 3211129034.38
Sheffield United (interim) 13 March 2021 27 May 2021 11308027.27
Sheffield United 25 November 2021 Present 97491830050.52
Total 2641066296040.15

Honours

Player

Sheffield Wednesday

Barnsley

  • Football League One play-offs: 2006

Manager

Barnsley

Sheffield United

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  14. ↑ For 2009–10 FA Cup 4QR: Stephen, Paul (24 October 2009). "Mansfield Town vs Altrincham". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
    For 2009–10 FA Trophy: Stephen, Paul (12 December 2009). "Stags 0–2 Tamworth". Mansfield Town F.C. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Paul Heckingbottom in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  16. ↑ For 2010–11 FA Trophy: Bowron, Jeff (15 December 2010). "Gateshead 2–2 Southport". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Managers: Paul Heckingbottom". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Barnsley Results 2015/16". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Hecky bags award". sufc.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Hecky claims successive awards". sufc.co.uk. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month: April winners". www.efl.com. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "LMA Manager of the Month". LMA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.