Paul Heckingbottom: English footballer and manager
Paul Heckingbottom (born 17 July 1977) is an English football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Sheffield United.
Heckingbottom played as a defender for several English clubs, including Sunderland, Scarborough, Hartlepool United, Darlington, Norwich City, Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Mansfield Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Scarborough (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Hartlepool United | 5 | (1) |
| 1999– | Darlington (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Darlington | 105 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | Norwich City | 15 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Bradford City | 43 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Barnsley | 49 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Bradford City (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Bradford City | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Mansfield Town | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Gateshead | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gateshead | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Harrogate Town | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 419 | (12) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Barnsley (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Barnsley (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Barnsley | ||
| 2018 | Leeds United | ||
| 2019 | Hibernian | ||
| 2021 | Sheffield United (interim) | ||
| 2021 2021- | Sheffield United U23 Sheffield United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1996–97 | FA Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scarborough (loan) | 1997–98 | Third Division | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 1998–99 | Third Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Darlington (loan) | 1998–99 | Third Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Darlington | 1999–2000 | Third Division | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Second Division | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | Third Division | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3 | |
| Total | 115 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 135 | 6 | ||
| Norwich City | 2002–03 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Bradford City | 2003–04 | First Division | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2004–05 | League One | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| Barnsley | 2005–06 | League One | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Championship | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Bradford City | 2007–08 | League Two | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2009–10 | Conference Premier | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2009–10 | Conference Premier | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Gateshead | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 398 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 442 | 15 | ||
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 25 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Barnsley (caretaker) | 12 February 2015 | 25 February 2015 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Barnsley | 6 February 2016 | 6 February 2018 | 105 | 37 | 28 | 40 | 35.24 |
| Leeds United | 6 February 2018 | 1 June 2018 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25.00 |
| Hibernian | 13 February 2019 | 4 November 2019 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 34.38 |
| Sheffield United (interim) | 13 March 2021 | 27 May 2021 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 27.27 |
| Sheffield United | 25 November 2021 | Present | 97 | 49 | 18 | 30 | 50.52 |
| Total | 264 | 106 | 62 | 96 | 40.15 | ||
Honours
Player
Sheffield Wednesday
- Football League One play-offs: 2005
Barnsley
- Football League One play-offs: 2006
Manager
Barnsley
- Football League One play-offs: 2016
- Football League Trophy: 2015–16
Sheffield United
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- EFL Championship Manager of the Month: August 2022, September 2022, April 2023
- League One Manager of the Month: March 2016
References
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