| Carlton Palmer | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlton Lloyd Palmer | |
| Date of birth | 5 December 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Rowley Regis, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth career | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1984–1989 1989–1994 1994–1997 1997–1999 1999 1999–2001 2000–2001 2001 2001–2003 2004 2005 |
West Bromwich Albion Sheffield Wednesday Leeds United Southampton Nottingham Forest Coventry City → Watford (loan) → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) Stockport County Dublin City Mansfield Town Total |
121 (4) 205 (14) 103 (5) 45 (3) 16 (1) 30 (1) 5 (0) 22 (0) 43 (4) ? (0) 1 (0) 591 (32) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1989 1990–1992 1992–1993 |
England U21 England B England |
4 (1) 5 (0) 18 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2001–2003 2004–2005 |
Stockport County (player-manager) Mansfield Town |
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Carlton Lloyd Palmer (born 5 December 1965 in Rowley Regis) is a former English professional football player who played as a midfielder, most notably for Sheffield Wednesday.
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Playing career
Palmer started his career at West Bromwich Albion, joining as an apprentice in July 1983 before turning professional in December 1984.[1] He made his league debut in September 1985, as a substitute against Newcastle United.[1] He earned a move to Sheffield Wednesday in February 1989 for £750,000, where he made his name in the Premiership. This led to him being bought by Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson for £2.6 million in June 1994.
In September 1997 he was signed by Southampton manager Dave Jones for a fee of £1.0 million. In the dressing room he was abrasive, awkward and argumentative but on the pitch he was determined, hard-working and persistent and his long legs made him difficult to play against. In January 1999 he was transferred to Nottingham Forest for a fee of £1.1 million and was replaced in Southampton's midfield by Chris Marsden.
He later played for Coventry City, who loaned him out to Watford for three months in 2000–01.[2] He also had a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday,[3], before joining Stockport County in November 2001 as player-manager. Palmer also briefly played for Dublin City in Ireland, whom he joined in August 2004.[4]
Palmer won 18 caps for the English national team, scoring once against San Marino. He was a member of the England squad that went to the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. He was also capped 5 times for the England B team.
Management career
Palmer's management career began when he was appointed player-manager of Stockport County in November 2001.[5] He was sacked by the club in September 2003, following a poor start to the season.[6]
In November 2004, events involving Mansfield Manager Keith Curle resulted in Curle being suspended. With no manager, the Mansfield Chairman rang up Carlton and asked him if he would join The Stags temporarily as manager of the club, which Carlton accepted, without being paid. Keith Curle was later dismissed and Carlton Palmer signed a contract until 2006 as manager of Mansfield Town.[7] In September 2005, after Mansfield Town were beaten 2-0 by Rochdale and close to the League Two relegation zone, Carlton Palmer resigned as manager saying "I have had a good career and I don't need to take the abuse from the crowd. Keith Haslam, the Mansfield chairman, is a good mate of mine and I want to keep it that way so I will be stepping down as manager".[8]
Post-management
Palmer now works as a pundit on the BBC show Final Score, and also provides match analysis for the Football Channel alongside Peter Reid. He represented Sheffield Wednesday in the 2006 Yorkshire Masters. He also owns the Dam House pub, near the Arts Tower in Sheffield.
Palmer owned an online estate agency in Sheffield called The Home Game which ceased trading in August 2008, and is a pundit on Ten Sports, the Mid-east Asian sports channel, that is broadcast in the UAE, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He now works for Repton school Dubai and teaches football in P.E. and is sometimes guest presenter on Showsports with Rob McCaffrey and Derek Whyte. As of March 2009 he has been starring in a Paddy Power advert.[9]
Honours
- 1993 F.A. Cup: finalist
- 1993 League Cup Final: finalist
- 1996 League Cup: finalist
External links
References
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. 170–171. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "Palmer is Watford bound". BBC Sport. 2000-12-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/1072435.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Palmer back at Hillsborough". BBC Sport. 2001-09-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/1524489.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Carlton Palmer signs with Vikings". RTÉ Sport. 2004-08-26. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2004/0826/dublincity.html. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Palmer named Stockport boss". BBC Sport. 2001-11-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/1640895.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ Template:Cite news pamler is now a football teacher at repton school dubai and his favourraite students are jahngir alvi, daniel arstal and emaad alvi
- ^ "Palmer earns permanent Stags role". BBC Sport. 2005-03-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/4333131.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Palmer resigns as Mansfield boss". BBC Sport. 2005-09-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/4256576.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ YouTube - Paddy Power TV Ad featuring Carlton Palmer
- Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
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