Saunders, Dean

Full Name: Dean Nicholas Saunders.

Position: Manager.
Born: Swansea, 21 June 1954.

First Match: Blackburn Rovers (H) Championship, 11 January 2013.

Career

Swansea City youth, professional Jne 82, Cardiff City (loan) Mar 85, Brighton & Hove Albion Aug 85, Oxford United Mar 87, Derby County Oct 88, Liverpool Jly 91, Aston Villa Spt 92, Galatasaray Jly 95, Nottingham Forest Jly 96, Sheffield United Dec 97, Benfica 1998, Bradford City Aug 99 to 2001, Blackburn Rovers coach Nov 01, Newcastle United coach Spt 04 to Feb 06, Wales assistant manager Jne 07 to Spt 10, Wrexham manager Oct 08, Doncaster Rovers manager Spt 11, Wolves manager Jan 13 to May 13, Crawley Town manager Dec 14 to Dec 14, Chesterfield manager May 15 to Nov 15.

Highlights

Player

Aston Villa – League Cup winners 1994; Hat-trick (3) v Swindon Town (H) 12/2/94; Top Scorer 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95.
Bradford City – Premier League relegated 2000/01.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Second Division relegated 1986/87; Top Scorer 1985/86.
Cardiff City – Second Division relegated 1984/85.
Derby County – First Division relegated 1990/91; Hat-trick (3) v Cambridge United (H) FLC 4/10/89, (3) v West Bromwich Albion (a) FMC 29/11/89; (3) v Sunderland (H) 2/3/31; Top Scorer 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91.
Galatasaray – Turkish Cup winners 1996.
Liverpool – FA Cup winners 1992; Hat-trick (4) v Kuusysi (Lahti) UC (H) 18/9/91; (3) v Tirol Innsbruck UC (H) 11/12/91
Nottingham Forest – Premier League relegated 1996/97, Division One promoted [champions] 1997/98.
Oxford United – First Division relegated 1987/88; League Cup semi-final 1988; Top Scorer 1987/88.
Sheffield United – FA Cup semi-final 1998.
Swansea City – Second Division relegated 1983/84.

Manager

Crawley Town – League One relegated 2014/15.
Doncaster Rovers – League One promoted [champions] 2012/13; Championship relegated 2011/12.
Wolves – Championship relegated 2012/13.

Stats

Appearances: 713.
Goals: 238.
Sent-off: 1.
Manager: 140.

International Honours (player)

Full 75 appearances /22 goals.

Wolves Record