Jump to content

Maurice Setters

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maurice Setters
Personal information
Full name Maurice Edgar Setters
Date of birth (1936-12-16)16 December 1936
Place of birth Honiton, Devon, England
Date of death 22 November 2020(2020-11-22) (aged 83)
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1952–1954 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1955 Exeter City 10 (0)
1955–1960 West Bromwich Albion 120 (10)
1960–1965 Manchester United 159 (12)
1965–1967 Stoke City 86 (5)
1967Cleveland Stokers (guest) 9 (3)
1967–1970 Coventry City 51 (3)
1970 Charlton Athletic 8 (1)
Total 434 (31)
Teams managed
1971–1974 Doncaster Rovers
1982 Rotherham United (assistant)
1983 Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker)
1986–1995 Republic of Ireland (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Maurice Edgar Setters[1] (16 December 1936 – 22 November 2020) was an English football player and manager.

As player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League representing Exeter City, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City, Coventry City and Charlton Athletic.

Setters died of Alzheimer's disease-related problems on 22 November 2020, aged 83.[2][3]

Career statistics

[change | change source]

Playing career

[change | change source]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 1953–54 Third Division South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1954–55 Third Division South 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
West Bromwich Albion 1955–56 First Division 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
1956–57 First Division 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
1957–58 First Division 27 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 3
1958–59 First Division 41 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 43 2
1959–60 First Division 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Total 120 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 132 10
Manchester United 1959–60 First Division 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
1960–61 First Division 40 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 4
1961–62 First Division 38 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 4
1962–63 First Division 27 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
1963–64 First Division 32 4 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 44 5
1964–65 First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 159 12 25 1 2 0 5 1 1 0 192 14
Stoke City 1964–65 First Division 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
1965–66 First Division 39 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 45 3
1966–67 First Division 28 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
1967–68 First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 86 5 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 97 5
Cleveland Stokers (loan) 1967[4] United Soccer Association 9 3 9 3
Coventry City 1967–68 First Division 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
1968–69 First Division 17 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
1969–70 First Division 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 51 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 59 3
Charlton Athletic 1969–70 Second Division 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Career Total 443 34 47 1 12 0 5 1 1 0 508 36
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield.

Managerial career

[change | change source]

Source:[5]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Doncaster Rovers 1 May 1971 15 November 1974 158 47 42 69 029.75

Manchester United

References

[change | change source]
  1. "Maurice Setters". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. "Club saddened by loss of Maurice Setters". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. Jack Charlton's right-hand man Maurice Setter has died, aged 83
  4. "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. "Managers". Manager Stats. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. "Maurice Setters, Republic of Ireland assistant to Jack Charlton, dies aged 83". The Guardian. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.