Warwick Rimmer
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1941-03-01) 1 March 1941 (age 83) | ||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1956–1960 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1974 | Bolton Wanderers | 469 | (17) |
1974–1979 | Crewe Alexandra | 128 | (0) |
Total | 597 | (17) | |
Managerial career | |||
1978–1979 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
1979 | Sierra Leone | ||
1987–2008 | Tranmere Rovers Youth Team | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Warwick Rimmer (born 1 March 1941) is an English former professional football player and coach. In a playing career which lasted from 1960 to 1979, Rimmer made nearly 600 professional league appearances for Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra, as a defender.
Career
Playing career
Born in Birkenhead, Rimmer signed a youth contract with Bolton Wanderers at the age of fifteen.[1] He began his professional career four years later in 1960, making a total of 469 league appearances for Bolton.[2] Rimmer later became club captain, and lifted the trophy for Bolton when they won the 1972–73 Third Division Championship.[3] Rimmer also played for Crewe Alexandra between 1974 and 1979, making 128 league appearances.[4]
Coaching career
Rimmer managed Crewe Alexandra between 1978 and 1979.[5] After retiring as a player, Rimmer became the coach of the Sierra Leone national side. Rimmer also founded the Youth Section of Tranmere Rovers in 1987.[6][7]
The young players that Rimmer has nurtured have earned Tranmere Rovers an estimated £14 million.[6]
References
- General
- Warwick Rimmer at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Specific
- ^ "WARWICK RIMMER 1960–74". Bolton Evening News. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "BOLTON WANDERERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "1960–1979". Bolton Wanderers F.C. official website. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "TRANMERE ROVERS : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ "Manager Profile". League Managers Association. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Warwick Rimmer Receives Special Award". Tranmere Rovers F.C. official website. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ^ Nick Hilton (9 February 2008). "Rovers hail Warwick Rimmer's recognition". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
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- Tetteh (2015–2017)
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- Tetteh (2019–20)
- Keister (2020–23)
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