| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Hull City | 129 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Rotherham United | 42 | (2) |
| 1994–2005 | Bradford City | 318 | (12) |
| 2005–2006 | Halifax Town | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 505 | (18) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Bradford City (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2011 | Bradford City (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Bradford City (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | West Bromwich Albion (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sheffield Wednesday (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wayne Jacobs (born 3 February 1969) is an English football coach and former professional player.
During his career he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Halifax Town.[1]
On 29 June 2007, it was announced that Jacobs would be returning to Bradford as assistant manager under Stuart McCall,[2][3] and on 8 February 2010 he took over as manager in a temporary capacity when McCall departed.[4] He was assistant manager under former England under 21 manager Peter Taylor but was put on gardening leave in February 2011,[5] following Taylor's departure. Following the appointment of Darren Moore as caretaker Head Coach at West Bromwich Albion, Jacobs was given a position on the club's coaching staff in an unofficial and part-time capacity. However subsequent to Moore being given the job full-time, Jacobs was appointed second assistant head coach on 5 September 2018, serving alongside first assistant head coach Graeme Jones and head coach Darren Moore.[6] On 9 March 2019, Moore was sacked as manager and Jacobs left together with him.[7] On 4 March, Darren Moore confirmed that Jacobs had joined Sheffield Wednesday as an assistant manager to work alongside Jamie Smith.[8] He left Sheffield Wednesday on 19 June 2023, with manager Darren Moore and the rest of his backroom staff.[9]
Wayne Jacobs founded the charity One In A Million which helps disadvantaged children in the city of Bradford. The One in a Million charity has also opened a free school in the city, in September 2013.[10]
He is a Christian.[11]
