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'''Keith Waldon''' took charge of [[Portsmouth F.C.]] in [[January 1998]]. In his time as caretaker, Waldon lost of all three his matches. |
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'''Keith Waldon''' is a [[physiotherapist]] and [[coach (sport)|sports coach]], who was assistant manager of [[Portsmouth F.C.]] under [[Terry Fenwick]]. She also acted as [[caretaker manager]] of the club in January 1998, after Fenwick's dismissal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/47266.stm |title=Portsmouth sack Venables' friend |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 January 1998 |accessdate=13 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upandrunning.org/up_and_running_clinic_staff-keith.asp |title=Up And Running - Keith Waldon |publisher=Up And Running |accessdate=13 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704134111/http://www.upandrunning.org/up_and_running_clinic_staff-keith.asp |archivedate= 4 July 2009 }}</ref> |
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==Playing career== |
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At the end of [[January]], [[Alan Ball]] took over as manager and Keith Waldon has not been in football management since. |
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Keith Waldon played for [[Chelsea F.C|Chelsea]] as a schoolboy<ref name="interview">{{cite web| url=https://superhotspur.com/2022/03/28/my-interview-with-former-spurs-youth-team-manager-keith-waldon/| title=My interview with former Spurs Youth Team manager Keith Waldon:| publisher=superhotspur| date=28 March 2022| access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref> then moved to [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] as an apprentice professional and two years later signed professional terms.<ref name="interview"/> He failed to break into the first team and moved to the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] with [[Chelmsford City F.C.|Chelmsford City]]<ref name="interview"/> then to [[South Africa]] to play for [[Berea Park F.C.|Berea Park]].<ref name="interview"/> There he sustained a broken leg which threatened to end his career but when Waldon returned to England he eventually recovered enough to play amateur football for [[Croydon F.C.|Croydon]],<ref name="interview"/> [[Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|Dulwich Hamlet]]<ref name="interview"/> and [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]].<ref name="interview"/> |
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==Coaching career== |
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Waldon had obtained his coaching badges while at Millwall and began working for the [[Football Association]], running coach education courses. He progressed to coaching foreign managers and coaches when they sought their [[UEFA]] coaching badges.<ref name="interview"/> [[David Pleat]] persuaded Waldon to join the coaching staff of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 1984, acting as assistant to youth team manager [[Keith Blunt]]. Waldon took over as youth team manager when Blunt left, and was in charge of the team that won the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 1990.<ref name="interview"/> |
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Waldon left Tottenham in 1994<ref name="interview"/> and joined Portsmouth, becoming caretaker manager in January 1998. In his time as caretaker, Waldon lost all three of his matches<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1335 |title=Keith Waldon's managerial career |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=13 October 2009}}</ref> and at the end of January, [[Alan Ball, Jr.|Alan Ball]] was appointed as manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/50319.stm |title=Ball bounces back to Portsmouth |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 January 1998 |accessdate=13 October 2009}}</ref> |
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Keith is now the owner of ''Up&Running Sports Injuries Clinics Limited'', where he acts as a director and therapist. He is also a qualified athletics and tennis coach.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://upandrunning.org/clinic-staff-keith/| title=Keith: Owner/Director & Therapist| publisher=Up&Running| access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 7 December 2024
Keith Waldon is a physiotherapist and sports coach, who was assistant manager of Portsmouth F.C. under Terry Fenwick. She also acted as caretaker manager of the club in January 1998, after Fenwick's dismissal.[1][2]
Playing career
[edit]Keith Waldon played for Chelsea as a schoolboy[3] then moved to Millwall as an apprentice professional and two years later signed professional terms.[3] He failed to break into the first team and moved to the Southern League with Chelmsford City[3] then to South Africa to play for Berea Park.[3] There he sustained a broken leg which threatened to end his career but when Waldon returned to England he eventually recovered enough to play amateur football for Croydon,[3] Dulwich Hamlet[3] and Sutton United.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Waldon had obtained his coaching badges while at Millwall and began working for the Football Association, running coach education courses. He progressed to coaching foreign managers and coaches when they sought their UEFA coaching badges.[3] David Pleat persuaded Waldon to join the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur in 1984, acting as assistant to youth team manager Keith Blunt. Waldon took over as youth team manager when Blunt left, and was in charge of the team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1990.[3]
Waldon left Tottenham in 1994[3] and joined Portsmouth, becoming caretaker manager in January 1998. In his time as caretaker, Waldon lost all three of his matches[4] and at the end of January, Alan Ball was appointed as manager.[5]
Keith is now the owner of Up&Running Sports Injuries Clinics Limited, where he acts as a director and therapist. He is also a qualified athletics and tennis coach.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Portsmouth sack Venables' friend". BBC Sport. 14 January 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Up And Running - Keith Waldon". Up And Running. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "My interview with former Spurs Youth Team manager Keith Waldon:". superhotspur. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Keith Waldon's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Ball bounces back to Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 24 January 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Keith: Owner/Director & Therapist". Up&Running. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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