| Fullname | Karl Kevin Marginson[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 11 November 1970 (age 55) |
| Birth place | Manchester, England |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs 1 | Stockport County |
| Clubs 1 | Blackpool |
| Clubs 2 | Curzon Ashton |
| Clubs 3 | Droylsden |
| Years 4 | 1990–1993 |
| Clubs 4 | Ashton United |
| Caps 4 | 146 |
| Goals 4 | 62 |
| Years 5 | 1993–1995 |
| Clubs 5 | Rotherham United |
| Caps 5 | 15 |
| Goals 5 | 1 |
| Years 6 | 1995 |
| Clubs 6 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) |
| Caps 6 | 7 |
| Goals 6 | 1 |
| Years 7 | 1995 |
| Clubs 7 | Macclesfield Town |
| Caps 7 | 14 |
| Goals 7 | 1 |
| Years 8 | 1995–1997 |
| Clubs 8 | Chorley |
| Years 9 | 1996 |
| Clubs 9 | → Ashton United (loan) |
| Caps 9 | 6 |
| Goals 9 | 3 |
| Years 10 | 1997–1999 |
| Clubs 10 | Barrow |
| Years 11 | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs 11 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps 11 | 34 |
| Goals 11 | 13 |
| Years 12 | 2000 |
| Clubs 12 | Hyde United |
| Caps 12 | 13 |
| Goals 12 | 1 |
| Clubs 13 | Salford City |
| Years 14 | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs 14 | Radcliffe Borough |
| Caps 14 | 52 |
| Goals 14 | 5 |
| Years 15 | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs 15 | Flixton |
| Years 17 | 2007 |
| Clubs 17 | F.C. United of Manchester |
| Caps 17 | 1 |
| Goals 17 | 0 |
| Manageryears 1 | 2005–2017 |
| Managerclubs 1 | F.C. United of Manchester |
| Manageryears 2 | 2023–2025 |
| Managerclubs 2 | Trafford FC |
Karl Kevin Marginson (born 11 November 1970) is an English football manager and former player, who played in the Football League for Rotherham United. He was most recently the manager of Trafford Football Club.[2] He became FC United of Manchester's first manager on 22 June 2005, guiding them to four promotions to reach the National League North before leaving by mutual agreement on 24 October 2017.
Playing career
As a player, Marginson played for the Football League clubs Blackpool, Rotherham United and Macclesfield Town. He also has extensive experience of non-league football in the north-west of England having played for Salford City, Radcliffe Borough, Hyde United, Stalybridge Celtic, Barrow, Chorley, Droylsden and Curzon Ashton. He spent the 2004–05 season playing in the North West Counties Football League with First Division Bacup Borough.
In terms of silverware, his most successful period was from 1996 to 1998. In 1995–96, he won the FA Trophy at Wembley with Macclesfield Town. The following year, again with Macclesfield, he went on to win the Conference title and promotion to the football league. In 1997–98, he won the Northern Premier with Barrow AFC, scoring the title clinching goal against nearest rivals Boston Utd.
Management career
On 22 June 2005, he was appointed as the first ever manager of FC United of Manchester after one of their players, Joz Mitten, recommended him to the board and led the team to immediate success by achieving promotion in each of their first three seasons. The club currently play in the National League North, the sixth tier of English football, after gaining promotion in the 2014–15 season by winning the Northern Premier League Premier Division title. In the 2010–11 season, Marginson led them into the FA Cup proper for the first time, where they upset Rochdale to reach the second round. Marginson is regularly celebrated by fans of the club at matches, home and away, due to these achievements.[3] For the first five seasons, he led the club on a semi-professional basis but later gave up his fruit and vegetable delivery business to work full-time for FC United, a role which included involvement in the club's community work such as coaching youngsters and other groups.[4] On 24 October 2017, Marginson left his post as manager at F.C. United by mutual agreement.[5][6]
In November 2018, he was appointed Head of Football Operations at Radcliffe F.C.[7]
In October 2023, he was appointed manager of Trafford Football Club.
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| F.C. United of Manchester | June 2005 | Oct 2017 | |||||
- statistics source from www.soccerbase.com
References
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- ^ "Rotherham United - 1946/47 - 2012/13". Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Player Profile: Joz Mitten, Match programme, F.C. United of Manchester v Blackpool Mechanics, 10 September 2005, 16
- ^ Rebels up in the FA Cup Express.co.uk
- ^ "Manager Karl Marginson to leave FC United of Manchester after twelve years in charge". F.C. United. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Karl Marginson: FC United of Manchester part company with first boss after 12 years". BBC. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Radcliffe appoint Karl Marginson to new role - The BetVictor Northern Premier". Archived from the original on 2019-09-21.
- Match programme, F.C. United of Manchester v Blackpool Mechanics, 10 September 2005
- Mitten, Andy (September 2005). "Delivery for Mr Glazer...". FourFourTwo. ' (133): 84–88. Teddington: Haymarket Consumer. ISSN 1355-0276