Mike Everitt (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Dennis Everitt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Clacton-on-Sea, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1958 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Arsenal | 9 | (1) |
| 1961–1967 | Northampton Town | 207 | (15) |
| 1967–1968 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | (0) |
| 1968–1970 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | (1) |
| 1970–1971 | Plymouth City | ||
| 1971–1973 | Wimbledon | 33 | (1) |
| Total | 305 | (18) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Plymouth City (player-manager) | ||
| 1971–1973 | Wimbledon (player-manager) | ||
| 1973–1975 | Brentford | ||
| Al-Shabab | |||
| El Mokawloon | |||
| Al Ahly | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Dennis Everitt (born 16 January 1941) is an English former professional football player and manager. As a left back, Everitt made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Northampton Town and he later managed in the Football League, Africa and the Middle East.
Playing career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]A left back, Everitt began his career in the youth system at First Division club Arsenal and turned professional in February 1958.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 victory over Fulham on 15 April 1960 and scored his only goal for the club with the winner versus Preston North End on 23 August 1960.[3] He made just 9 appearances for the Gunners and departed Highbury in February 1961.[2]
Northampton Town
[edit]Everitt dropped down to the Fourth Division to join high-flying Northampton Town for a £4,000 fee in February 1961.[2] He helped the club to clinch promotion to the Third Division at the end of the 1960–61 season and was a part of the team that clinched two further promotions to secure First Division football for the first time in the club's history in 1965.[4][5] The Cobblers' stay in the top flight was fleeting and with a second-successive relegation looking likely,[4] Everitt left the County Ground in March 1967.[6] In just over six years with Northampton, Everitt made 207 league appearances and scored 15 goals.[1] For his contribution, Everitt was later named in the Northampton Town 'Team of the Century'.[7]
Later years
[edit]Everitt joined Second Division club Plymouth Argyle in March 1967, but made just 31 appearances during just over a year at Home Park,[6] before ending his League career with a two-season spell at Third Division club Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] In 1970, Everitt dropped into non-League football to end his career with Plymouth City and Wimbledon before retiring in 1973.[6]
Managerial and coaching career
[edit]Everitt began his managerial career as player-manager of Plymouth City in 1970, but his tenure was ended when the club folded midway through the 1971–72 season.[5] He took over from long-serving Les Henley at Southern League Premier Division club Wimbledon in April 1971,[8] but was unable to achieve better than two mid-table finishes before surprisingly moving up to the Football League when he was appointed as manager of newly relegated Fourth Division club Brentford in August 1973.[5] Everitt narrowly avoided a finish in the re-election places at the end of the 1973–74 season, but was sacked by incoming chairman Dan Tana in January 1975.[5] After a spell coaching at Leicester City, Everitt moved abroad and managed clubs in Egypt, Kuwait and Morocco.[5] He had particular success with El Mokawloon, winning the 1982–83 Egyptian Premier League title and two African Cup Winners' Cups.[5]
Honours
[edit]As a player
[edit]Northampton Town
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion (1): 1964–65[5]
- Football League Third Division (1): 1962–63[5]
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion (1): 1960–61[5]
As a manager
[edit]El Mokawloon
- Egyptian Premier League (1): 1982–83[5]
- African Cup Winners' Cup (2): 1982, 1983[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 1959–60[3] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 1960–61[3] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1966–67[6] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68[6] | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mike Everitt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Mike Everitt". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Northampton Town Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 180. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Northampton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Top five Dons managers". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1941 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. managers
- Brentford F.C. managers
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Southern Football League managers
- English Football League managers
- People from Clacton-on-Sea
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English expatriate football managers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- English expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- English expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Expatriate football managers in Egypt
- Expatriate football managers in Kuwait
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Egyptian Premier League managers
- Kuwait Premier League managers
- Al-Shabab SC (Kuwait) managers
- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC managers
- Al Ahly SC managers
- Leicester City F.C. non-playing staff