Colin Suggett

Colin Suggett (born 30 December 1948) is an English former professional football player and manager. He played as a midfielder in the Football League for Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City and Newcastle United.[1]

Colin Suggett

Personal information
Full name	Colin Suggett
Date of birth	(1948-12-30) 30 December 1948
Place of birth	Chester-le-Street, England
Playing position(s)	midfielder
Youth career
	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1969	Sunderland	86	(24)
1969–1973	West Bromwich Albion	128	(20)
1973–1978	Norwich City	203	(21)
1978–?	Newcastle United	23	(0)
Total		440	(65)
National team
	England Schools
	England Youth
Teams managed
	Newcastle United (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Chester-le-Street,[1] Suggett began his career as an apprentice at Sunderland, with whom he twice won the FA Youth Cup.[2] He represented England Schools, and later the England Youth team.[1]

He moved to West Bromwich Albion in July 1969 for a club record fee of £100,000.[3] He then joined Norwich for a £70,000 fee in February 1973. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in 1975.[2]

He later worked as a youth coach at Sunderland's fierce rivals Newcastle United, coaching such players as Neil McDonald. Suggett also enjoyed a brief spell as caretaker manager at the club, following Willie McFaul's departure.

In 2006, he was working as chief scout at Carlisle United, where he again joined up with manager Neil McDonald. Prior to this he was chief scout at Ipswich Town.

References

1. "Colin Suggett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
2. Davage, Mark; Eastwood, John; Platt, Kevin (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.
3. Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987). Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. p. 294. ISBN 0-907969-23-2.