Pete Wild

Peter Lee Wild (born 1985) is an English football coach who manages FC Halifax Town.

Pete Wild
Personal information
Full name Peter Lee Wild[1]
Date of birth 1985 (age 34–35)[2]
Place of birth Royton, England
Club information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
2018–2019 Oldham Athletic (caretaker)
2019 Oldham Athletic (caretaker)
2019 Oldham Athletic
2019– FC Halifax Town

Early and personal life

Wild was born in Royton.[3] He is a lifetime fan of Oldham Athletic, attending his first game at the age of six,[4] on New Year's Day 1991.[5]

Career

Wild played amateur football before taking up coaching at the age of 18.[5]

After working for the club for 10 years, including as their interim academy manager, Wild was appointed as Oldham's caretaker manager on 27 December 2018 following the sacking of Frankie Bunn.[2] He won his first two games in charge.[4] On 6 January 2019 he led the club to a "famous" FA Cup victory against Premier League club Fulham, his third straight win as manager.[2][6] Following the match he said that he was considering stepping down as caretaker manager, stating that "I've been an academy manager two minutes [...] the fairytale will come to an end at some point, reality will strike. And you've got to be prepared for that. I've got a family to support and a mortgage to pay".[7] After eight matches in charge (four wins, three losses, and one draw[8]) he was replaced as Oldham manager by Paul Scholes on 11 February 2019.[9] Wild's final game in charge was a 3–0 away victory at Crawley Town two days previously.[10][11]

In March 2019, following the resignation of Scholes, Wild returned as caretaker manager.[12] On 22 March 2019, he was appointed the club's permanent manager, on a contract until the end of the season.[13] He left the club in May 2019, for "personal reasons".[14]

On 24 July 2019, Wild was appointed the manager of National League Premier side FC Halifax Town.[15] In November 2019 he was linked with the vacant Grimsby Town manager's job,[16] but he denied receiving an approach from them.[17]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 17 July 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Oldham Athletic (caretaker) 27 December 2018 11 February 2019 8 4 1 3 050.00 [8]
Oldham Athletic (caretaker) 15 March 2019 22 March 2019 0 0 0 0 !— [8]
Oldham Athletic 22 March 2019 7 May 2019 9 4 2 3 044.44 [8]
FC Halifax Town 24 July 2019 Present 42 19 7 16 045.24
Career total 59 27 10 22 045.76 —

References
  1. Pete Wild at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Pete Wild: Oldham caretaker manager's journey from fan to FA Cup giant-killer". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. "SNEAK PEEK: From The Changing Room - Pete Wild". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. Alyson Rudd (5 January 2019). "Pete Wild, the Oldham fan in the manager's seat who hopes to shock Claudio Ranieri's Fulham". The Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. "FC Halifax Town: Profile of Town's new manager Pete Wild". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  6. "FC Halifax Town: Pete Wild looks back on the day he toppled Premier League Fulham in the FA Cup". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  7. "Oldham fan Pete Wild ready to step down as caretaker boss after FA Cup win over Fulham". Sky Sports. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. Pete Wild management career statistics at Soccerbase
  9. "Paul Scholes: Oldham Athletic name ex-Man Utd midfielder as manager". BBC Sport. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  10. Matthew Treadwell (10 February 2019). "Paul Scholes set to become Oldham boss as Pete Wild admits he may have taken final game". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. Jon Chubb (11 February 2019). "Pete Wild signs off with impressive Latics win". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  12. "Pete Wild's back in the dugout at Boundary Park!". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  13. "Pete Wild: Oldham Athletic appoint caretaker until end of season". BBC Sport. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  14. "Pete Wild: Oldham Athletic boss leaves for personal reasons". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  15. "Pete Wild: FC Halifax Town name former Oldham Athletic boss as manager". 25 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. "Pete Wild the bookies favourite for Grimsby Town job". 26 November 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
  17. "Links with League Two club a compliment, says Pete Wild". 28 November 2019 – via www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.


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