Colin Todd Managerial Profile

By Mark Heys
April 12 2007

NAME: Colin Todd

BORN: 12th December 1948, Chester-le-Street, Durham, England

APPOINTED: 2nd January 1996

DEPARTED: 22nd September 1999

PLAYING CAREER: Sunderland, Derby County, Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United, Luton Town, Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada)

MANAGERIAL CAREER: Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Swindon Town, Derby County, Bradford City, Randers (Denmark)

HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION AT BOLTON: 18th in FA Premiership 1997-1998

BEST FA CUP POSITION AT BOLTON: Fourth Round 1995-1996 & 1996-1997

BEST LEAGUE CUP POSITION AT BOLTON: Fifth Round 1996-1997

ASSISTED BY: Ian Porterfield (1996), Phil Brown (1996-1999), Derek Fazackerley (1999)

PLAYERS BOUGHT: Steve Banks (Blackpool), Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United), Franz Carr (Reggiana), Neil Cox (Middlesbrough), Robbie Elliott (Newcastle United), Mark Fish (Lazio), Per Frandsen (FC Copenhagen), Jamie Fullarton (Crystal Palace), Ricardo Gardner (Harbour View), Gaetano Giallanza (FC Nantes), Eidur Gudjohnsen (KR Reykjavik), Arnar Gunnlaugsson (IA Akranes), Bo Hansen (Brondby), Dean Holdsworth (Wimbledon), Jussi Jaaskelainen (VPS Vaasa), Claus Jensen (Lyngby), Michael Johansen (FC Copenhagen), Birkir Kristinsson (Norkopping), Jon Newsome (Sheffield Wednesday), Jamie Pollock (Osasuna), John Salako (Coventry City), John Sheridan (Sheffield Wednesday), Bryan Small (Aston Villa), Luke Staton (Blackburn Rovers), Bob Taylor (West Brom), Scott Taylor (Millwall), Gavin Ward (Bradford City), Paul Warhurst (Crystal Palace), Mike Whitlow (Leicester City)

PLAYERS SOLD: Peter Beardsley (Fulham), Nathan Blake (Blackburn Rovers), Wayne Burnett (Huddersfield Town), Franz Carr (West Brom), Simon Coleman (Southend United), Sasa Curcic (Aston Villa), Fabian De Freitas (Osasuna), Chris Fairclough (Notts County), Per Frandsen (Blackburn Rovers), Scott Green (Wigan Athletic), Arnar Gunnlaugsson (Leicester City), David Lee (Wigan Athletic), Steve McAnespie (Fulham), John McGinlay (Bradford City), Mixu Paatelainen (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jamie Pollock (Manchester City), John Salako (Fulham), Scott Sellars (Huddersfield Town), John Sheridan (Doncaster Rovers), Bryan Small (Bury), Richard Sneekes (West Brom), Nicky Spooner (Charleston Battery), Alan Stubbs (Celtic), Gerry Taggart (Leicester City), Scott Taylor (Tranmere Rovers), Alan Thompson (Aston Villa), Gavin Ward (Stoke City), Stuart Whittaker (Macclesfield Town)

HONOURS: Division 1 winners 1997