Frankie McAvoy

Frankie McAvoy (born 9 July 1967) is a Scottish professional football manager. McAvoy was most recently the head coach at EFL Championship club Preston North End.

This article is about the Scottish football coach born in 1967. For the Scottish footballer born in 1875, see Frank McAvoy.
Frankie McAvoy
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-09) 9 July 1967[1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Teams managed
Years Team
2021 Preston North End

Career

In 2003, McAvoy, who did not play football at a professional level,[2] joined Dunfermline Athletic as an academy coach. In 2005, McAvoy joined Hamilton Academical in the same role, later becoming academy director. In 2013, following Alex Neil's appointment as manager, McAvoy became first team coach at Hamilton. In 2015, both McAvoy and Neil moved to Norwich City, with McAvoy once again acting as first team coach. In July 2017, the pair moved to EFL Championship club Preston North End.[3]

Following the dismissal of Neil on 21 March 2021, McAvoy was named as interim head coach of Preston until the end of the 2020–21 season.[4] On 10 May 2021, McAvoy appointed head coach permanently, after winning five of his eight matches in interim charges. [5]

McAvoy was dismissed as manager on 06 December 2021 following a 1-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers two days prior on 04 December 2021.

Managerial statistics
As of match played 4 December 2021[4][5][6]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Preston North End 21 March 2021 6 December 2021 33 14 9 10 042.4
Total 33 14 9 10 042.4

References
  1. "Frankie McAvoy". Preston North End F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Who is Frankie McAvoy? PNE's interim head coach tasked with securing Championship status". Lancs Live. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. "Frankie McAvoy". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. "Club Statement: Alex Neil". Preston North End F.C. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. "Frankie McAvoy Appointed Head Coach". Preston North End F.C. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. "Preston: Results: 2020/21". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  • Profile at the Preston North End F.C. website
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