Manager Profile

David FLITCROFT

Full name
David John FLITCROFT

Date of birth
January 14th, 1974 - Bolton

First joined
June 5th, 2017 [appointed as manager]

First match managed
August 5th, 2017 vs. Carlisle United (Away)

Last match managed
February 24th, 2018 vs. Chesterfield (Away)

International eligibility
ENGLAND
No international caps.

Managerial Record


Competition Stage P W D L Penalties F A Win % SR%
Won Lost
All matches   42 21 3 18 0 0 71 66 50.00% 53.57%
English Football League   35 18 3 14 0 0 55 51 51.43% 55.71%
FA Cup   2 1 0 1 0 0 7 6 50.00% 50.00%
EFL Cup   1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0.00% 0.00%
EFL Trophy   4 2 0 2 0 0 7 6 50.00% 50.00%

Career details


Club Details
Preston North End

Preston North End
1988 (youth)
May 2nd, 1992 (signed professional contract)
Lincoln City

Lincoln City
September 17th, 1993 (loan)
Chester City

Chester
December 9th, 1993 ; transferred out (July 5th, 1999)
Rochdale

Rochdale
July 5th, 1999 (transferred in)
Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield
July 11th, 2003 
Bury

Bury
January 30th, 2004 ; released (November 2006)
Hyde United

Hyde United
November 2006 (unattached)
Rochdale

Rochdale
January 31st, 2007 (player-assistant manager)
Barnsley

Barnsley
June 1st, 2011 (appointed assistant manager)
December 29th, 2012 (appointed caretaker manager)
rptd January 13th, 2013 (appointed manager); sacked (November 30th, 2013)
Bury

Bury
December 10th, 2013 (appointed manager); sacked (November 16th, 2016)
Swindon Town

Swindon
June 5th, 2017 (appointed manager); resigned (March 1st, 2018)
Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town
March 1st, 2018 (appointed manager); sacked (May 14th, 2019)
Bolton Wanderers

Bolton
rptd August 31st, 2019 (appointed assistant manager); sacked (2019/0)
Port Vale

Port Vale
rptd February 8th, 2021 (appointed director of football)