Mike Dodds
English football coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach, who is the head coach of EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike Smith Thomson Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2022 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2024 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2025– | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Coaching career
At the age of 18, Dodds joined Coventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring his UEFA B License whilst still at college.[1] In 2009, Dodds joined Birmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham.[2] During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduates Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray and Jude Bellingham.[1]
In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to join Sunderland as head of individual player development.[2] On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the sacking of Lee Johnson and again following the sacking of Tony Mowbray.[3] On 19 February 2024, he was once again appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Michael Beale.[4]
Wycombe Wanderers Head Coach (2025-)
On 2 February 2025, Dodds was appointed head coach of League One second-placed side Wycombe Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal.[5] His first game was the FA Cup 4th Round away to Preston North End in which Wycombe lost on penalties.
He secured his first win as Head Coach beating Bristol Rovers 2-0.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 26 April 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref | |||
| Sunderland (interim) | 2 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | [6][7] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 4 December 2023 | 18 December 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [6][7] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 19 February 2024 | 4 May 2024 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15.38 | [6][7] |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2 February 2025 | Present | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 41.18 | [6][8] |
| Total | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 31.43 | — | ||
References
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