John Deehan

John Deehan
Personal information
Full name John Matthew Deehan
Date of birth (1957-08-06) 6 August 1957
Place of birth Solihull, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Aston Villa 110 (40)
1979–1981 West Bromwich Albion 47 (5)
1981–1986 Norwich City 162 (62)
1986–1988 Ipswich Town 49 (11)
1988–1990 Manchester City 0 (0)
1990 Barnsley 11 (2)
Total 379 (120)
International career
1976 England Youth 2 (1)
1977–1979 England U21 7 (6)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Norwich City
1995–1998 Wigan Athletic
2002 Aston Villa (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Matthew Deehan (born 6 August 1957) is an English former football manager and player.

During his playing career he was a footballer from 1975 until 1990 and is most well known for his spells as a striker for Aston Villa and Norwich City. He also played for West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Barnsley. He was also capped seven times at England U21 level, scoring six goals.

Since retiring Deehan initially returned to Norwich as a coach and had a spell as manager during their 1994/95 Premier League campaign before later managing Wigan Athletic to a Division Three title and a caretaker spell in charge of Aston Villa. He has since held roles as the director of football of Northampton Town, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Plymouth Argyle, as well as actively being part of the coaching staff at Kettering Town and Sheffield Wednesday.