Eric Winstanley
English association football player
About Eric Winstanley
Lived 1944 – 2021 (aged 76). Eric Winstanley was a British association football player and association football coach.
Playing career Winstanley started his career with Barnsley after signing a professional contract in May 1962, He made 410 league appearances for Barnsley He joined Chesterfield in August 1973.
Coaching career Winstanley spent over 20 years on the coaching staff at Barnsley, but was sacked in June 2001, which ended a 34-year association with the club. He had two spells as caretaker manager during this time.
Winstanley became technical director of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in 2001, before leaving in February 2004. He worked as youth-team coach at Doncaster Rovers during the 2004–05 season. Winstanley was brought into the Scarborough coaching staff as assistant manager in October 2005. He left the position in July 2006 following Mark Patterson's arrival onto the coaching staff and became the York City head of youth development in October. He worked in this role along with being Colin Walker's assistant since November 2007 until being appointed head coach following Neil Redfearn's arrival as youth-team coach in February 2008. He was dismissed as head coach alongside manager Walker on 21 November 2008.
He joined South African team SuperSport United as technical director of the club's development wing in October 2009.
Death Winstanley died on 20 May 2021 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, aged 76.
Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
1961–62 Third Division
1962–63 Third Division
1963–64 Third Division
1964–65 Third Division
1966–67 Fourth Division
1967–68 Fourth Division
1968–69 Third Division
1969–70 Third Division
1970–71 Third Division
1971–72 Third Division
1972–73 Fourth Division
1973–74 Third Division
1974–75 Third Division
1975–76 Third Division
1976–77 Third Division
Managerial statistics + Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordBarnsley (caretaker)8 November 19891 December 1989 Barnsley (caretaker)19 April 199927 May 1999 Barnsley (caretaker)19 December 20008 January 2001 Total
Honours Individual Barnsley Player of the Season: 1972–73
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Who was Eric Winstanley?
English association football player (1944–2021)
When was Eric Winstanley born?
Eric Winstanley was born on 15 November 1944 in Barnsley.
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Eric Winstanley died on 20 May 2021 in Rotherham.
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Eric Winstanley was an association football player and association football coach.
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Eric Winstanley was British.
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