Martin Foyle

Martin Foyle
Martin Foyle
Martin Foyle York City v. AFC Telford United 1.png
Foyle as York City manager (March 2009)
Personal information
Full name Martin John Foyle[1]
Date of birth 2 May 1963 (1963-05-02) (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Salisbury, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
Bemerton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1980–1984 Southampton 13 (1)
1982 → IFK Munkfors (loan) 22 (30)
1984 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
1984–1987 Aldershot 98 (35)
1987–1991 Oxford United 126 (36)
1991–2000 Port Vale 296 (83)
Total 555 (185)
Teams managed
2004–2007 Port Vale
2008 Wrexham (caretaker)
2008–2010 York City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Martin John Foyle (born 2 May 1963) is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals. As a manager he took charge of Port Vale and York City.

He started his career with Southampton as a trainee and after spending four years at the club, during which he was loaned out on two occasions, he joined Aldershot. A move to Oxford United followed and he became Port Vale's record signing when they paid £375,000 for him in 1991. He spent nine seasons at the club, where he scored 107 goals, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer. After retiring, he managed the club's youth team and in 2004 took charge of first-team affairs, eventually leaving the club in 2007 by mutual consent. A spell as caretaker manager at Wrexham preceded his appointment as manager of York City in 2008. Foyle took York to an FA Trophy Final and Conference National play-off Final, but resigned in September 2010.

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Playing career

Southampton

Foyle was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he made his name in local football, before Football League referee Tony Glasson recommended him to Lawrie McMenemy, manager of Southampton.[2] He joined Southampton as a trainee in 1980, signing as a professional in August of that year.[2] He spent the summer of 1982 from May to October playing on loan with Swedish Division 5 side IFK Munkfors, which helped his development, scoring 30 goals in 22 appearances as Munkfors were promoted for the first time since 1959.[2][3] Shortly after his return to Southampton he made his first team debut on 15 January 1983 in a 1–1 draw at home to Coventry City.[2]

On 25 October 1983, he came on as a second-half substitute for Ian Baird in a League Cup match at home to Carlisle United.[4] His 86th minute goal brought the tie level on aggregate and was followed by the winner in extra-time.[4] In the next round, Foyle came on as a sixth minute substitute for Mark Wright, who had broken his nose in a collision with his own goalkeeper, Alastair Sperring, but was unable to prevent Southampton going out 2–1 to Rotherham United.[4]

He spent a few weeks on loan with Blackburn Rovers in March 1984, without making any first-team appearances, before joining Aldershot in August 1984 for a small fee.[2]

Aldershot

He made 98 appearances and scored 35 goals in the league for Aldershot, as the "Shots" posted mid-table finishes in the Fourth Division in 1984–85 under Chelsea legend Ron Harris. He was replaced by Len Walker for the 1985–86 campaign, and another mid-table finish ensued. The club won promotion in 1986–87 after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 in the play-off final. However Foyle missed out on the celebrations, as he was transferred to Oxford United in March 1987 for a fee of £140,000, of which Southampton received £40,000.[1][2]

Oxford United

He featured for Oxford in the First Division during two seasons and scored 44 goals in 151 appearances for Oxford.[5] The club avoided a relegation play-off in 1986–87 by two points, before a last place finish in 1987–88, after which manager Maurice Evans was replaced by Mark Lawrenson. Lawrenson resigned in October 1988, and was replaced by Brian Horton; Oxford then posted mid-table finishes in the Second Division in 1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91.

Port Vale

He signed for Port Vale in June 1991 for a club record fee of £375,000.[1][6] His first game was against former club Oxford, and he scored both goals in a 2–1 win. Although he finished as leading scorer in the 1991–92 campaign with 16 goals, the club finished bottom of the Second Division that season and were relegated.

During the following season Foyle was part of the team which won the Football League Trophy and narrowly missed out on automatic promotion before losing the play-off final against West Bromwich Albion. The 1993–94 season, with 18 goals, Foyle was again the club's leading scorer as the club finally achieved promotion in 1994. One of his 20 goals in the 1994–95 season was the winner in Vale's 1–0 victory in the Potteries derby at the Victoria Ground in 1995, and later he was voted as the club's player of the year for 1995.[7] He played in the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup Final, scoring twice as Vale lost 5–2 to Genoa. In 1998–99 the ageing striker became the club's top scorer for a fourth time, with nine goals.

During his time at Port Vale, Foyle scored 107 goals, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer.[8] Some of his important goals include a late equaliser in a League Cup tie at Liverpool in 1991, two at Brighton which sealed promotion in 1994, and one in a game at Huddersfield Town in 1998 which saved the club from relegation.

Coaching and management career

Port Vale

Persistent injuries forced him to retire from professional football in 2000,[citation needed] but he stayed at the club as manager of the youth team.[9] Foyle took over first team responsibilities at the club on 13 February 2004 after Brian Horton left by mutual consent,[10] and the team narrowly missed out on a play-off place on goal difference at the end of the 2003–04 season.[11] Following the end of the season, Foyle aimed to keep players at the club,[12] but eventually lost top scorer Stephen McPhee and midfielder Marc Bridge-Wilkinson.[13] The club also had to make massive cut backs due to having just come out of administration and when Steve Brooker was sold to Bristol City any chance of a play-off push was unlikely. Vale eventually finished 17th in a frustrating season where many players suffered injuries leaving the squad threadbare on more than one occasion. The next two seasons saw an increase in the playing budget as Vale got their house in order after administration and Foyle steered the side to 13th and 12th place finishes in League One. Two cup runs to the 4th round of the FA Cup in 2005–06 and 4th round of the League Cup in 2006–07, coupled with the selling of players such as Chris Birchall and Billy Paynter saw the club make a profit on the financial front.

Despite the improvements, the standard of football on offer was becoming a concern to some, with losses to League Two Hereford United in the FA Cup and at eventually relegated Chesterfield singled out in particular for criticism. Foyle did enough to stave off the critics at the end of the 2006–07 season with a some improved performances which saw the side finish in the top half. With a positive pre-season, which included beating a young Manchester United team and some exciting prospects signing things appeared to be looking up, with chairman Bill Bratt claiming that the club's ambition would be challenging for play off places. However, the team had a poor start to the 2007–08 campaign claiming just five points from their first seven games and scoring just three goals and also losing in the League Cup to League Two Wrexham. Foyle's tenure as Port Vale manager came to an end on 26 September 2007, as he left the club by mutual consent.[14]

Wrexham

He revealed his interest in taking the vacant managerial position at Lincoln City in October,[15] but he eventually joined Wrexham in January 2008 as first team coach to manager Brian Little and signed a new two-year contract with the club in May.[16][17] He and Brian Carey took over as joint-caretaker managers on 27 September 2008 after Little left the club during their first season in the Conference National,[18] while Foyle was placed as the bookmaker's favourites to succeed Little.[19] They were in control for the 1–1 draw against Torquay United,[20] although Foyle left the club after Dean Saunders was appointed as manager on 2 October.[21]

York City

Foyle as manager of York City in 2009

He was appointed as manager of Conference National side York City on 24 November 2008, following the club's sacking of Colin Walker.[22] Foyle's first game in charge finished in a 1–1 draw at his home town club, Salisbury City,[23] who were managed by his former Southampton teammate Nick Holmes.[24] He said he was pleased with how the players reacted to his ideas following the match,[25] although he branded some of the team as being "weak-hearted" following a 2–1 defeat to Altrincham in December.[26] He managed York to the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 2009, which was lost 2–0 to Stevenage Borough.[27]

Foyle won the Conference manager of the month award for November after York won four league games and progressed to the FA Cup third round.[28] After York finished the 2009–10 season in fifth place, he guided the team to the 2010 Conference National play-off Final at Wembley, where they were beaten 3–1 by Oxford.[29] He resigned on 24 September with York 15th in the table, 10 games into the 2010–11 season.[30] Following this, his assistant manager at York, Andy Porter, commented Foyle had been "sending his CV off everywhere" and was interviewed for the position of manager at League Two side Hereford United, being placed on a shortlist of seven.[31][32] He was placed on a four-man shortlist for the Mansfield Town managerial vacancy in December.[33]

Bristol Rovers

Foyle was appointed first team coach at League One club Bristol Rovers on 21 January 2011,[34] although he left the club on 7 March following the sacking of manager Dave Penney.[35] After being interviewed twice for the managerial vacancy at Conference club Newport County in March he failed to make a shortlist of three for the job.[36]

Personal life

He was married in his hometown Salisbury in June 1985.[37]

Managerial statistics

As of 24 September 2010.[20][22][38]
Team Nation From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win %
Port Vale  England 13 February 2004 26 September 2007 184 68 34 82 37.0
Wrexham (caretaker)  Wales 27 September 2008 2 October 2008 1 0 1 0 0.0
York City  England 24 November 2008 24 September 2010 102 44 30 28 43.1
Total 287 112 65 110 39.0

Honours

As a player

Port Vale

As a manager

York City

References

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