Jan Mølby

Managerial career Mølby became manager of Swansea City in February 1996 but was dismissed in October 1997 along with his assistant, Billy Ayre. Mølby had taken Swansea to the Division Three playoff final five months earlier, but they lost to a last-minute goal by Northampton Town's John Frain. A dismal start to the 1997–98 season had seen Swansea struggling near the foot of the Football League, and the board decided that it was time for a new manager to be appointed, asserting that the team's good performances the previous season were more down to Mølby's qualities as a top class player, rather than as a manager.

Following Kenny Jackett's resignation as Swansea manager in early 2007, Mølby was linked with a return to the club. However, Mølby responded by saying that he is unlikely to ever return to football management.

Recent years In April 2009, Mølby was made an 'Honorary Scouser' by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool.

Mølby appears on a podcast called "Mølby on the Spot" presented by Trevor Downey.

A running gag of comedian Troy Hawke (Milo McCabe) as he performs as a street greeter is that he was sent by Mølby, the "non-consensual CEO of the Greeter's Guild." The two men met at the public unveiling of a Mølby mural in Liverpool in March 2023. Mølby made a cameo voice-only appearance as a handball commentator in the fifth episode of BBC Two comedy Small Prophets in 2026.

International career

Honours Player

Ajax Eredivisie: 1982–83 KNVB Cup: 1982–83

Liverpool Football League First Division: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90 FA Cup: 1985–86, 1991–92; runner-up: 1987–88 FA Charity Shield: 1986, 1988, 1989

Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1996–97 Third Division