Brian Atkinson

Brian Atkinson (born 19 January 1971) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder , either on the wing or as a central midfielder . Atkinson began his career with Sunderland and played in the 1992 FA Cup Final . After 141 appearances he lost his first team place in 1996 and was loaned to Carlisle United . Later in the year he joined Darlington , where he remained until his retirement from professional football in 2002. His 13-year playing career brought almost 400 league and cup appearances and 6 England caps at under-21 level . He made his debut coming on as a substitute for Mark Blake in a friendly against Wales on 5 December 1991 at Prenton Park . [ 3 ] He was also part of the England under-21 team that won the 1991 Toulon Tournament , beating the hosts, France , 1–0 in the final. [ 3 ] Atkinson had a brief spell working for Darlington's Centre of Excellence [ citation needed ] before spending five seasons as assistant manager of Northern League Division One club Newton Aycliffe . He was appointed assistant manager at Spennymoor Town in February 2012, [ 4 ] and took up the corresponding role at Darlington 1883 (now Darlington) three months later. [ 5 ] Atkinson stepped up to take charge of first team affairs on 1 October 2017 following the resignation of manager Martin Gray . This role was short-lived, and in November 2017, he re-joined Gray at York City as matchday analyst. [ 6 ] — Wikipedia

Position

MF

Nationality

Canada

Birthplace

Darlington

Born

19 Jan 1971

Height

175 cm