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Maurice Setters
English footballer and manager (1936–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maurice Edgar Setters[1] (16 December 1936 – 22 November 2020) was an English football player and manager. As a player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Exeter City, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City, Coventry City and Charlton Athletic,[2] and in the United Soccer Association with the Cleveland Stokers (Stoke City under another name).[3] Setters played in the left wing half position.[4] As manager, he took charge of Doncaster Rovers and (briefly) Sheffield Wednesday,[5] and spent several years as assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland.[6]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maurice Edgar Setters | ||
Date of birth | (1936-12-16)16 December 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Honiton, Devon, England | ||
Date of death | 22 November 2020(2020-11-22) (aged 83) | ||
Place of death | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1952–1954 | Exeter City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1955 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
1955–1960 | West Bromwich Albion | 120 | (10) |
1960–1965 | Manchester United | 159 | (12) |
1965–1967 | Stoke City | 86 | (5) |
1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (guest) | 9 | (3) |
1967–1970 | Coventry City | 51 | (3) |
1970 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (1) |
Total | 434 | (31) | |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1974 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
1983 | Rotherham United (assistant) | ||
1983 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
1986–1995 | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Setters died on 22 November 2020 at the Doncaster Royal Infirmary, aged 83.[7][8]