Jason Wilcox

Where is Jason Wilcox now?

Former Blackburn Rovers winger Jason Wilcox finally hung up his boots in 2006 after a short spell with Blackpool.

Starting his professional career at Ewood Park having come through their youth system, he went onto make 400 first-team appearances for just four teams over a 17-year period.

Undoubtedly the highlight of his career was the 1994-95 season in which a played an important part within the successful Blackburn Rovers side that lifted the Premier League title. In a team which was put together with owner Jack Walker’s millions, Wilcox was one of the only players that had come through the club’s youth system.

Despite his domestic success with Rovers and his fantastic link-up play with regular England left-back Graeme Le Saux he surprisingly only managed to win three international caps between 1996 and 2000.

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Upon retiring from playing Wilcox joined the commentary team on BBC Radio Lancashire and wrote a regular column for the Lancashire Telegraph.

Returning to football in 2012, he was appointed manager of the Manchester City’s under-13’s academy team and after a successful season where his team beat all before them he was promoted to under-18’s manager in 2013.

Wilcox had continued success with his young charges winning the North Division under-18’s title in his first year in charge. He also helped to oversee the Manchester City academy’s relocation from their old Platt Lane training ground to its current location in east Manchester.

When Pep Guardiola joined the club in 2017, Wilcox was promoted to head of academy coaching before promotion to academy director later that year.

In 2023, he left City after six years to join Southampton in his current role as the club’s director of football.

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Jason Wilcox: Premier League Statistics

NationalityEnglish
PositionMidfielder
Appearances273
Goals31
Yellow Cards27
Red Cards5
Premier League Teams Played forBlackburn Rovers, Leeds United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 14 August 2023 by Admin