Coach First Team · South Shields

Mike Williamson

Michael James Williamson · Born 8 Nov 1983 · Stoke-on-Trent (age 41)

  • England
  • Continental C License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
98 of 200
Best job (calc)
103 Manager First Team
World reputation
2,2500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
4,900
Wage
£1 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Passing
Pressing style
More Urgent
Mentality
Adventurous
Coaching style
General

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking14
  • Directness5
  • Pressing15
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo10
  • Width13
  • Depth8
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility6

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces5
  • Squad rotation5
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance13

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking13
  • Defending10
  • Fitness8
  • Mental11
  • Tactical12
  • Technical12
  • Working with youngsters11
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination13
  • Discipline8
  • Man management11
  • Motivating8

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential11
  • Judging staff ability7
  • Tactical knowledge11
  • Negotiating5
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players8
  • Hardness of training11
  • Interference—
  • Mind games2
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility6
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition11
  • Controversy4
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament15

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Strength2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (technical)3 of 5 stars3

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Manager First Team1033 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team832 of 5 stars15
Assistant Manager First Team541.5 of 5 stars10
Performance Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football50.5 of 5 stars—
Scout50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

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

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental C License
Potential ability
-65
Best job (calc)
Manager First Team
Home reputation
4,900
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Tactical knowledge4
Attacking3
Defending3
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Judging staff ability3
Mental3
Negotiating3
Tactical3
Technical3

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
Michael James Williamson
First name
Mike
Last name
Williamson
Common name
—
Date of birth
8 Nov 1983 age 41 at game start
Place of birth
Stoke-on-Trent
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Job
Coach First Team
Contract type
Non-Contract
Joined club
16 Jan 2026
Contract starts
16 Jan 2026
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£1
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
—
Retired
16 Oct 2023 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

32
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2022 Gateshead Enterprise National League 50 Unknown fee
2021 Gateshead Enterprise National League North 151 Unknown fee
2020 Gateshead Enterprise National League North 20 Unknown fee
2019 Gateshead Enterprise National League North 221 Unknown fee
2018 Gateshead Enterprise National League 320 Unknown fee
2017 Oxford United Sky Bet League One 140 £0
2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sky Bet Championship 50 £0
2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan Sky Bet Championship 50 Unknown fee
2015 Newcastle United Premier League 00 £250,000
2014 Newcastle United Premier League 311 Unknown fee
2013 Newcastle United Premier League 331 Unknown fee
2012 Newcastle United Premier League 190 Unknown fee
2011 Newcastle United Premier League 220 Unknown fee
2010 Newcastle United Premier League 290 Unknown fee
2009 Newcastle United Sky Bet Championship 160 Unknown fee
2009 Portsmouth Premier League 00 £1,800,000
2009 Watford Sky Bet Championship 41 £2,000,000
2008 Watford Sky Bet Championship 171 Unknown fee
2008 Wycombe Wanderers Sky Bet League Two 223 £150,000
2007 Wycombe Wanderers Sky Bet League Two 120 Unknown fee
2006 Wycombe Wanderers Sky Bet League Two 331 Unknown fee
2005 Wycombe Wanderers Sky Bet League Two 395 Unknown fee
2004 Wycombe Wanderers Loan Sky Bet League Two 372 Unknown fee
2004 Southampton Premier League 00 £0
2003 Doncaster Rovers Loan Sky Bet League Two 00 Unknown fee
2003 Torquay United Loan Sky Bet League Two 110 Unknown fee
2003 Southampton Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2002 Southampton Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2001 Southampton Premier League 00 Unknown fee
2001 Torquay United Sky Bet League Two 30 £100,000
2000 Torquay United Youth Sky Bet League Two 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)42832/32 recorded1732/32 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerSky Bet Championship1×2010
Runner-UpIsuzu FA Trophy1×2023

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Awards

1

Staff career

5
  1. South Shields

    16 Jan 2026 – —

    Coach First Team

  2. Rangers

    3 Jul 2025 – 5 Oct 2025

    Coach First Team

  3. Carlisle United

    19 Sep 2024 – 3 Feb 2025

    Manager First Team

  4. Milton Keynes Dons

    17 Oct 2023 – 19 Sep 2024

    Manager First Team

  5. Gateshead

    14 Jan 2019 – 17 Oct 2023

    Player/Coach First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

4
3 Feb 2025Manager Left ClubCarlisle United
21 May 2023Runner-UpGatesheadIsuzu FA Trophy
22 Sep 2001Senior Club DebutTorquay United v Luton Town
2010WinnerNewcastle UnitedSky Bet Championship

Favourite people

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Carl Magnay Backroom Staff95
Chris Bell Backroom Staff95
Macaulay Langstaff Player80
James Perch Teammate/Former Teammate50
Fabricio Coloccini Teammate/Former Teammate40

Favourite clubs

Torquay United Player25

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2025.