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Schofield
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John Schofield

Staff
90Current ability
105Potential ability
1,250Reputation (calc)

Personal

Full name
John David Schofield
First name
John
Last name
Schofield
Common name
—
Date of birth
16 May 1965 age 54 at game start
Place of birth
Barnsley
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Doncaster Rovers
Job
Manager Reserve Team
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
7 Sep 2016
Contract starts
1 Jul 2017
Contract expires
30 Jun 2020
Weekly wage
£0
Needs work permit
—

Staff attributes

Coaching

  • Attacking12
  • Defending12
  • Fitness11
  • Mental10
  • Tactical11
  • Technical9
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)16

Mental

  • Determination13
  • Discipline13
  • Man management11
  • Motivating11

Knowledge

  • Judging player ability12
  • Judging player potential13
  • Tactical knowledge15

Board

  • Buying players10
  • Hardness of training14
  • Mind games2

Personality

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition9
  • Controversy1
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure10
  • Professionalism15
  • Sportsmanship10
  • Temperament16

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Best job (calc)
Assistant Manager First Team · 124
Coaching style
General
Preferred mentality
Attacking
Preferred playing style
Standard
Preferred pressing style
Balanced
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional

Job ratings

JobRatingStarsWants
Assistant Manager First Team12420
Coach First Team12020
Manager First Team7412
Scout7—
Data Analyst First Team7—
Director of football6—
Physio First Team6—
Fitness Coach First Team6—
Head of Youth Development6—
Sports Scientist First Team6—
Technical Director6—
Loan Manager6—
Gk Coach First Team3—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Coaching stars

Overall
Quickness
Strength
GK shot stopping
GK handling
Defending (tactical)
Defending (technical)
Possession (tactical)
Possession (technical)
Attacking (tactical)
Attacking (technical)

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them.

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking17
  • Directness9
  • Pressing12
  • Sitting back8
  • Tempo15
  • Width16
  • Depth14
  • Flamboyancy8
  • Flexibility10
  • Free roles5
  • Marking8
  • Offside trap5
  • Squad rotation6
  • Use of playmaker13
  • Use of substitutes9

Playing career

17
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2000 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 190 £0
1999 Hull City Sky Bet League Two 250 £0
1998 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two 420 £0
1997 Mansfield Town Sky Bet League Two 440 Unknown fee
1996 Doncaster Rovers Sky Bet League Two 427 £10,000
1995 Doncaster Rovers Sky Bet League Two 414 Unknown fee
1994 Doncaster Rovers Sky Bet League Two 271 Unknown fee
1994 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 121 £0
1993 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 402 Unknown fee
1992 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 400 Unknown fee
1991 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 391 Unknown fee
1990 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 423 Unknown fee
1989 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 292 Unknown fee
1988 Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two 292 Unknown fee
1988 Gainsborough Trinity English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— £10,000
1987 Gainsborough Trinity English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
1987 Matlock Town English Northern Premier League Premier Division —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows, 3 with unknown appearances left out)47123

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Staff career

19
FromToClub / nationJob
1 Jul 2017—Doncaster RoversManager Reserve Team
1 Jul 2017—Doncaster RoversManager Reserve Team
7 Sep 201630 Jun 2017Doncaster RoversCoach First Team
21 May 201514 Oct 2015York CityAssistant Manager First Team
30 Dec 201421 May 2015Lincoln CityCoach First Team
1 Jul 20148 Oct 2014Scunthorpe UnitedAssistant Manager First Team
1 Jul 201230 Jun 2014GillinghamAssistant Manager First Team
16 Apr 201118 Feb 2012Notts CountyCoach First Team
28 Jul 20101 Feb 2011Cambridge UnitedCoach First Team
22 Dec 200930 Jun 2010Cheltenham TownAssistant Manager First Team
20 Oct 200921 Dec 2009Cheltenham TownCaretaker Manager
19 Mar 200920 Oct 2009Cheltenham TownAssistant Manager First Team
10 Jan 200919 Jan 2009WalsallCaretaker Manager
1 Jul 200810 Jan 2009WalsallAssistant Manager First Team
18 Feb 200829 May 2008Scunthorpe UnitedCoach First Team
15 Jun 200615 Oct 2007Lincoln CityManager First Team
30 Jun 200515 Jun 2006Lincoln CityCoach First Team
28 Feb 200130 Jun 2005Lincoln CityManager (U18 Team)
8 Aug 200028 Feb 2001Lincoln CityPlayer/Manager (U18 Team)

Career highlights

2
5 Jun 2017PromotedDoncaster RoversSky Bet League Two
8 Nov 1988Senior Club DebutLincoln City v Burnley

Favourite people

Lee Frecklington Player90
Jack Hobbs Player80
Martin Allen Manager/Former Manager75
Steve Parkin Backroom Staff60

Favourite clubs

Lincoln City 80
Barnsley 65
Leeds United 50
Doncaster Rovers 25