John Pemberton (footballer)

John Pemberton
Personal information
Full name John Matthew Pemberton[1]
Date of birth (1964-11-18) 18 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Oldham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
19??–1983 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Chadderton
1984–1985 Rochdale 1 (0)
1985–1988 Crewe Alexandra 121 (1)
1988–1990 Crystal Palace 78 (2)
1990–1993 Sheffield United 68 (0)
1993–1997 Leeds United 53 (0)
1997–1999 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
Total 322 (3)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Nottingham Forest (caretaker)
2010–2012 Sheffield United (academy)
2013 Bristol City (caretaker)
2016 Bristol City (caretaker)
2018–2019 Chesterfield (academy)
2018–2019 Chesterfield (caretaker)
2019 Kidderminster Harriers
2020 Chesterfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Matthew Pemberton (born 18 November 1964) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.

As a player, Pemberton played as a defender and made more than 300 appearances in The Football League and the Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United.[3] He is also a former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a brief period as interim manager of the club's first team.

He was most recently the manager of Chesterfield, where he was also the manager of the club's academy during the 2018–19 season, as well as standing in as first-team manager after the dismissal of Martin Allen. He left Chesterfield due to mutual consent in November 2020. He has also managed Kidderminster Harriers, served as caretaker manager at Nottingham Forest and Bristol City, and was Academy Manager at Sheffield United from 2010 to 2012.

  1. ^ "John Pemberton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "John Pemberton". www.premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "John Pemberton". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2009.

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