Editing Colin Addison (section)

=== Management at the Touchline ===
Addison carried on playing until November 1973, but with a broken leg, he proceeded as manager until 1974 when he left to manage South African side [[Durban City F.C.]] To mark his achievements at Hereford, an area north of the [[Edgar Street|Edgar Street football ground]] was named ''Addison Court'' in his honour.

He returned to England in December 1975, joining [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] as assistant to [[Ron Fenton|Ronnie Fenton]]. His next managerial position was at [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] achieving the 'Great Escape' of the [[1976–77 Newport County A.F.C. season|1976–77 season]]<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39804433 Newport County Great Escape]</ref> before he returned to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] as assistant manager to [[Ron Atkinson]].

After two seasons in charge at [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] Addison departed in 1982, returning to [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] where he led the team to their highest post-war league finish in the 1982–83 season. In May 1985 Addison left the Welsh side, moving to Qatar to guide [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al-Ahli]] to second position in the Qatari league. Subsequently, Addison took the reins in Spain, where he took [[Celta Vigo]] into 'La Liga' First Division in his first season in charge.

A second spell at [[West Bromwich Albion]] as assistant manager to Ron Atkinson followed, before he and Ron departed for [[Atlético Madrid]] in October 1988. However, Atkinson left [[Los Colchoneros]] after only two months, with Addison taking over the leadership of the club. Addison departed [[Atlético Madrid]] leaving the capital's side 5th in La Liga First Division, moving to [[Cádiz CF]] where he garnered a string of victories to ensure Cadiz's position in [[La Liga]] First Division. Addison then moved to Kuwait where he won the league with [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]], finishing above second-placed team managed by Felipe Scolari. Returning to the UK, Addison once again took up the reins at [[Hereford United]].

Further management callings in the UK followed, with a succession of clubs including [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/addison-colin.asp|title=Colin Addison – an appreciation|publisher=Ciderspace|access-date=23 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2995870/On-the-Spot-Colin-Addison.html|title=On the Spot: Colin Addison|date=5 January 2001|work=The Telegraph|access-date=23 August 2009}}</ref> [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] and [[Conference National]] side [[Forest Green Rovers]], leading the club to what was their highest ever league finish, at the time. He was manager of [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] in the [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]] season, when goalkeeper [[Jimmy Glass]] scored an astonishing and memorable goal for [[Carlisle United]], which changed the course of the season in the dying minutes, subsequently relegating Scarborough.<ref>{{cite web 
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-scarborough-stunned-into-silent-disbelief--scarborough--1-peterborough-united--------1-1092697.html
|title=Scarborough stunned into silent disbelief – Scarborough 1 Peterborough United 1
|work=The Independent 
|date=10 May 1999 |access-date=30 December 2014}}</ref>