Sean Dyche
Dyche as manager of Burnley in 2013
Personal information
Full name Sean Mark Dyche[1]
Date of birth (1971-06-28) 28 June 1971 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Everton (manager)
Youth career
1987–1990 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1997 Chesterfield 231 (8)
1997–1999 Bristol City 17 (0)
1999 → Luton Town (loan) 14 (1)
1999–2002 Millwall 69 (3)
2002–2005 Watford 72 (0)
2005–2007 Northampton Town 56 (0)
Total 459 (12)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Watford
2012–2022 Burnley
2023– Everton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sean Mark Dyche (/daɪtʃ/;[3] born 28 June 1971) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Everton.

During his playing career, Dyche played as a centre-back, making his professional debut in 1990 and representing Chesterfield – whom he captained and scored for in an FA Cup semi-final. Other teams he has played for include Bristol City, Luton Town, Millwall, Watford and Northampton Town. He was promoted with three of his six clubs. After retiring as a player in 2007, he coached at Watford, including a stint as manager between June 2011 and July 2012.

After leaving Watford, Dyche signed for Burnley in October 2012. During his time there Dyche guided the club to two promotions to the Premier League in three seasons, the latter following relegation back to the Championship at the end of 2014–15. Following the relegation of Bournemouth and their manager Eddie Howe at the end of the 2019–20 season, Dyche became the longest-serving manager in the Premier League. He was dismissed by Burnley in April 2022, after they had performed poorly throughout the season. Dyche then joined Everton in January 2023.

Playing career

Dyche was a youth-team player at Nottingham Forest in the late 1980s, while Brian Clough was manager. When he joined Forest he was 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and weighed 10 stone but grew to 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and 12 stone after a year. He broke his leg early in his career, which Dyche claims held him back. It also left him with a permanent bend in his leg.[4] Dyche was present for the Hillsborough disaster, having travelled to the stadium as part of the Forest youth side.[5]

He left Forest in early 1990 without making a first-team appearance, and signed for Chesterfield, where he later became captain. Dyche was part of the team that reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1997. In the FA Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough, he scored a penalty to put his side 2–0 up in an eventual 3–3 draw. Chesterfield lost the replay 3–0.[6]

Dyche left Chesterfield for Bristol City in 1997, helping them win promotion to Division One in his first season. City were relegated the following season, during which Dyche spent time on loan at Luton Town. He moved to Millwall at the end of the campaign, where he won promotion to Division One in 2001 and came close to a Premier League place the following year, losing to eventual promotion winners Birmingham City in the play-offs. In 2002, he began a three-year spell at Watford where he was captain in his final season with the club.

He signed for Northampton Town in 2005,[7] and was involved in their 2005–06 promotion from League Two. He fell out of favour after the appointment of Stuart Gray as manager and was released at the end of the 2006–07 season.[8]

Managerial career

Watford

Having retired, following his release from Northampton, Dyche re-joined Watford as under-18s coach in 2007,[9] and was promoted to assistant manager in July 2009 when Malky Mackay was appointed Watford manager.[10] Mackay left to join Cardiff City in June 2011, and Dyche was promoted to manager.[11] Watford finished the 2011–12 season in eleventh place in the Football League Championship, the club's best finish for four years, but a change in club ownership led to his dismissal at the end of the season.[12]

Burnley

Dyche coaching Burnley in 2016

Dyche joined the England national under-21 football team as a temporary member of the backroom staff in September 2012,[13] but the following month became manager of Burnley, succeeding Eddie Howe, who had left the club to re-join Bournemouth.[14] Dyche was named Championship manager of the month for September 2013, and led Burnley to their best start to a season since they were founded in 1882. The team broke a number of long-standing club records,[which?] and won promotion to the Premier League, after a four-year absence.[15] Their spell in the top flight lasted only a single season, as they were relegated with two games to spare.[16] In February 2016, he signed a contract extension.[17] He guided Burnley to the Premier League for a second time in the 2015–16 season, with promotion sealed following a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers at Turf Moor on 2 May.[18]

In January 2018, Dyche signed a new contract with Burnley to remain as manager until the summer of 2022.[19] He had guided Burnley to seventh place in the Premier League at the time of signing his contract, an impressive start to their second successive top-flight season, after finishing 16th the season prior. The season ended with Europa League qualification for the first time for over half a century, and secured their best finish to a top flight season since a sixth-placed finish back in 1974.[20] Following qualification for Europe, 'The Princess Royal' pub was renamed 'The Royal Dyche' in honour of him.[21]

On 15 April 2022, Dyche was dismissed by Burnley after being with the club for nine and a half years. At the time of his dismissal, the club was in the relegation zone, four points behind Everton, with eight games remaining.[22] The decision to dismiss Dyche by the club's owners was widely criticised, with BBC writer Phil McNulty describing it as "blind panic" in their attempt to retain their Premier League status by appointing a new manager.[23] Mike Jackson succeeded Dyche as caretaker manager for the rest of the season, with Burnley relegated after finishing in 18th on the final day of the season.[24]

Everton

On 30 January 2023, Dyche was appointed manager of Premier League club Everton on a two-and-a-half year contract, replacing Frank Lampard.[25] In his first game in charge, Everton defeated then league leaders Arsenal 1–0.[26]

Results under Dyche were generally mixed, and going into the final day of the season on 28 May 2023, Everton held just a two-point lead in 17th over fellow relegation rivals Leicester City and Leeds United. Everton went on to win their final match 1-0 against Bournemouth, which successfully retained their Premier League status.[27]

Personal life

Dyche was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire.[2] His father was a management consultant at British Steel Corporation, working in Egypt, India, and Corby. He has two brothers.[4] Dyche and his wife Jane have two children.[28] Dyche's son, Max, plays professional football for Northampton Town.[29] Growing up, Dyche was a Liverpool supporter.[30]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1989–90[31] Fourth Division 22 2 — — 3[a] 0 25 2
1990–91[32] Fourth Division 28 2 1 0 1 0 2[b] 0 32 2
1991–92[33] Fourth Division 42 3 1 0 2 0 1[b] 0 46 3
1992–93[34] Third Division 20 1 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 22 1
1993–94[35] Third Division 20 0 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 25 0
1994–95[36] Third Division 22 0 2 0 0 0 3[c] 0 27 0
1995–96[37] Second Division 41 0 2 0 2 0 3[c] 0 48 0
1996–97[38] Second Division 36 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 44 1
Total 231 8 13 1 9 0 16 0 269 9
Bristol City 1997–98[39] Second Division 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
1998–99[40] First Division 6 0 0 0 2 0 — 8 0
Total 17 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 0
Luton Town (loan) 1998–99[40] Second Division 14 1 — — 1[c] 0 15 1
Millwall 1999–2000[41] Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2000–01[42] Second Division 33 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 36 0
2001–02[43] First Division 35 3 2 0 2 0 — 39 3
Total 69 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 76 3
Watford 2002–03[44] First Division 24 0 0 0 1 0 — 25 0
2003–04[45] First Division 25 0 1 0 1 0 — 27 0
2004–05[46] Championship 23 0 0 0 3 0 — 26 0
Total 72 0 1 0 5 0 — 78 0
Northampton Town 2005–06[47] League Two 35 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
2006–07[48] League One 21 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
Total 56 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 62 0
Career total 459 12 21 1 23 0 17 0 520 13
  1. ^ Appearances in Fourth Division play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Associate Members' Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024[49]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Watford 21 June 2011 6 July 2012 49 17 17 15 034.69
Burnley 30 October 2012 15 April 2022 425 149 118 158 035.06
Everton 30 January 2023 Present 49 17 13 19 034.69
Total 523 183 148 192 034.99

Honours

Player

Millwall

Manager

Burnley

Individual

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