Mike Dodds
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers (Assistant Head Coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2022 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2024 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2025 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Mike Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach, currently serving as assistant head coach at EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
Coaching career
[edit]At the age of 18, Dodds joined Coventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring his UEFA B License whilst still at college.[1] In 2009, Dodds joined Birmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham.[2] During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduates Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray and Jude Bellingham.[1]
In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to join Sunderland as head of individual player development.[2] On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the dismissal of Lee Johnson and again following the dismissal of Tony Mowbray.[3] On 19 February 2024, Dodds was again appointed interim manager of the club until the end of the season following the dismissal of Michael Beale.[4]
In January 2026, Dodds was appointed assistant head coach of Championship club Oxford United, working under Matt Bloomfield.[5]
In June 2026, he joined Blackburn Rovers as assistant head coach to Tony Mowbray, whom Dodds had previously worked with at Sunderland.[6]
Managerial career
[edit]On 2 February 2025, Dodds was appointed head coach of League One second-placed side Wycombe Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal.[7] His first game was the FA Cup 4th Round away to Preston North End in which Wycombe lost on penalties. He secured his first win as head coach in a 2–0 victory against Bristol Rovers. Wycombe Wanderers and Dodds parted ways on 18 September 2025.[8]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 September 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref | |||
| Sunderland (interim) | 2 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | [9] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 4 December 2023 | 18 December 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [9] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 19 February 2024 | 4 May 2024 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15.38 | [9] |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2 February 2025 | 18 September 2025 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 29.03 | [9] |
| Total | 49 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 26.53 | — | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sunderland fans want to know – can Mike Dodds do it against Donny?". Roker Report. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- 1 2 "Birmingham City appoint former Nottingham Forest and Southampton coach as academy director". Birmingham Mail. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Next Sunderland manager RECAP - Mike Dodds and Michael Proctor to take interim charge against Doncaster with Grant McCann 'set for talks'". Sunderland Echo. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Mike Dodds appointed interim head coach". safc.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ "Matt Bloomfield's Coaching Team Confirmed". www.oufc.co.uk. 13 January 2026. Archived from the original on 25 February 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Mike Dodds appointed Assistant Head Coach". www.rovers.co.uk. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mike Dodds appointed Head Coach of Wycombe Wanderers". Wycombe Wanderers. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers part company with Mike Dodds". Wycombe Wanderers. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Managers: Mike Dodds". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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