New Cherries Assistant Announced

Last updated : 30 November 2011 By Bournemouth Co-Ordinator

The new assistant to Lee Bradbury has been announced as Russell Wilcox who has joined the management team at Dean Court, having signed an 18-month contract.

According to his wikipedia page ......
As a player, Wilcox turned out for Northampton Town, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End and Scunthorpe United in a career that lasted 18 years. He scored 27 goals in 481 league appearances. He notably played the majority of his career at Scunthorpe, where he was signed by Brian Laws from Preston North End in 1997. He eventually became player-assistant manager to Laws in 2002, before taking up the role as Assistant Manager on a full time basis following his retirement from playing a year later. When Laws was sacked in 2004 Wilcox took temporary control of the Glanford Park club for four games, until Laws was reinstated. In his games as active first team manager, he drew twice and lost twice. When Laws returned to the club, Wilcox reverted to his original role of assistant manager. In 2006, Laws left Scunthorpe when he was appointed manager of Sheffield Wednesday, Wilcox shortly followed him to take up the assistant manager's role at Hillsborough.

On 13 January 2010 he was announced as Assistant Manager of Burnley, yet again moving to work under Brian Laws. He left Burnley in January 2011.