Russ Wilcox

Coaching and managerial career

When Brian Laws was sacked in 2004, Wilcox took temporary control of the Glanford Park club for four games, until Laws was reinstated.

On 13 January 2010, he joined Premier League club Burnley as assistant manager, yet again moving to work under Brian Laws. He left Burnley in December 2010.

On 30 November 2011 at a fans forum, Wilcox was named as the new assistant manager of League One club AFC Bournemouth, working alongside manager Lee Bradbury. On 30 October 2012 he and Laws returned to manage League One side Scunthorpe United replacing former manager Alan Knill who was sacked following a string of poor results and poor performances. This will be the third time he and Brian Laws have worked together at Scunthorpe. Laws was dismissed on 20 November 2013 with Wilcox taking over on a caretaker basis. On 24 December 2013 Wilcox was confirmed as permanent manager of the club on a 12-month rolling contract.

On 12 April 2014, Wilcox broke the record for the longest unbeaten run at the beginning of a managerial reign, with a draw against Bury being his 26th game in charge without defeat. In total, Wilcox managed 28 consecutive games without defeat, with his first loss coming in the penultimate game of the season on 26 April 2014 away to Exeter City. Results elsewhere meant that Scunthorpe secured promotion on that day regardless. Scunthorpe won just two of their first eleven matches back in League One, which resulted in Wilcox being sacked on 8 October 2014.

A week after leaving Scunthorpe Wilcox was appointed as the new manager of League Two club York City on 15 October 2014, following the resignation of Nigel Worthington. He was sacked on 26 October 2015, with York fourth-bottom of the table after a run of nine league matches without a win.

After the departure of Paul Hurst in January 2020, Wilcox was appointed caretaker manager, and remained until the end of the season. He was appointed manager of Farsley Celtic in February 2022.

On 17 May 2023 Farsley Celtic reported that Wilcox had left his position as Manager with immediate effect.

On 19 September 2023, Wilcox was appointed manager of Northern Premier League Premier Division club Gainsborough Trinity.

Personal life His son Joe Wilcox, born 1989, is a former professional footballer, who was a trainee at Scunthorpe United before playing in non-League football.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics + Managerial record by team and tenure

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Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1994–95 Third Division, 1995–96 Third Division