Editing Terry Venables (section)

==Managerial career==

===Crystal Palace===
Venables worked as Malcolm Allison's coach for the 1975–76 season, when Palace reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup; however they lost the semi-final tie with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and their subsequent league form suffered as they slipped back to fifth-place.<ref name="page 172">{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=172}}</ref> Venables succeeded Allison as manager in June 1976.<ref name="g-factfile">{{cite news |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,751390,00.html |title=Terry Venables factfile |date=8 July 2002 |access-date=2 July 2009 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |archive-date=23 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123131229/http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,751390,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It proved to be a busy month for Venables, as he turned down the surprise offer to walk out on Palace to succeed [[Bertie Mee]] as Arsenal manager and also had a para-sailing accident in [[Majorca]] which required 40 stitches.<ref name="page 184">{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=184}}</ref>

As Crystal Palace manager, Venables built a young team of mostly youth team players and free transfer signings which the media dubbed the "Team of the Eighties".<ref name="page 171"/> Star winger [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] was sold on to Spurs for £200,000, but most of this sum went on balancing the club's books.<ref name="page 184"/> Venables spent £1,500 to sign striker [[Rachid Harkouk]] from [[Feltham F.C. (1946)|Feltham]], coming up with half of this sum out of his own funds on the understanding that he would receive 50% of any future transfer fee for the player.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=185}}</ref> By March 1977, the board found enough money for Venables to purchase [[Jeff Bourne]] from [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] for £30,000, and Bourne ended the 1976–77 campaign with nine goals in 15 games to help Palace to secure the third and final automatic promotion place.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=188}}</ref>

His team adjusted well to the Second Division and finished in ninth-place in 1977–78, before going on to win promotion as champions in 1978–79. They secured the title with a final day victory over Burnley in a rearranged fixture some days after all their promotion rivals had completed their fixtures; the win meant that they leapfrogged [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], and they denied their [[M23 derby]] rivals from the south coast what would have been their club's highest honour.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=193}}</ref>

His first season as a manager in the First Division, in the 1979–80 season, started successfully, and on 29 September, Crystal Palace were top of the [[English Football League]] for one week.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=194}}</ref> They ended back down in 13th-place, which was at that time [[History of Crystal Palace F.C.|the club's highest ever league finish]].

The following season started badly for Venables; expensive high-profile signings failed to gel, and by October 1980, Palace were bottom of the First Division, attendance was plummeting and the club was in financial difficulties. Venables left during October to join Second Division [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]; although the exact reasons behind his sudden departure have never been made clear.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Richard |date=26 November 2023 |title=Terry Venables obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/26/terry-venables-obituary |access-date=26 November 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126163833/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/26/terry-venables-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2021 |title=Remembering Noades' impact on 40-year anniversary – News |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/remembering-noades-impact-on-40-year-anniversary/ |access-date=26 November 2023 |website=Crystal Palace F.C. |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126170735/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/remembering-noades-impact-on-40-year-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Queens Park Rangers===
Venables left Palace, in the top division, for Queens Park Rangers, who were in the Second Division. His departure from [[Selhurst Park]] coincided with a decline in form for Palace, who were relegated at the end of the season and did not regain their top flight status for another eight years. Venables drew a number of players over to Queens Park Rangers which, as reported at the time, gave an additional financial boost to his personal earnings.

Venables took QPR back into the First Division as Second Division champions in 1983.<ref name="Team Coach"/> He also guided Rangers to the [[FA Cup]] final in 1982, whilst still a Second Division side, but lost in a replay against his former club Tottenham.<ref name="Team Coach"/>

His final season as QPR manager, [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84]], brought more success as they finished fifth in the league (their highest finish since they were runners-up in 1976) and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]].<ref name="Team Coach"/> Venables then moved to Spain to take over at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], while [[Alan Mullery]] took over from him at [[Loftus Road]] in an ill-fated arrangement that lasted just six months.

===Barcelona===
Venables gained a good reputation as a manager with his successes at Crystal Palace and QPR, and this attracted offers from some of Europe's most prestigious clubs. In 1984, Venables took the role of manager at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], earning the sobriquet "El Tel" by the English tabloid newspapers.<ref name=":4" /> He was recommended by [[Bobby Robson]] and [[Doug Ellis]] to [[Joan Gaspart]], the F.C. Barcelona vice-president at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title='A special man and trailblazer – Venables' lasting legacy at Barca' |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67538677 |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=27 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127205252/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67538677 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables used a very English system, a classic [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2]], which took advantage of outstanding defenders like [[Gerardo Miranda|Gerardo]], [[Migueli]] and [[Julio Alberto]], and a hard-working midfield led by West German [[Bernd Schuster]]. During his three seasons in [[Catalonia]], Venables led the club to the [[La Liga|Spanish league title]] in [[1984–85 La Liga|1985]] (their first since [[1973–74 La Liga|1974]]).<ref name="Team Coach"/> He also won the [[1986 Copa de la Liga]], and led them to the [[Copa del Rey]] final in 1986 losing to [[Real Zaragoza]].<ref name="Team Coach"/>

Barcelona also reached the [[1986 European Cup Final]], although they lost to [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw. It was Barcelona's first appearance in a European Cup final since 1961 and had been achieved after one of the most dramatic European Cup semi-finals in the history of the competition. Venables' side overcame a 3–0 first-leg defeat to Swedish club [[IFK Göteborg]], winning the second-leg of the 1986 semi-final at the [[Camp Nou]] in a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 aggregate score.<ref>{{cite news |title=The ten best European Cup semi-finals: Barcelona 3 Gothenburg 3, European Cup, 1986 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-european-cup-semifinals-1950330.html?action=gallery&ino=3 |access-date=7 April 2013 |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |first=Simon |last=Rice |date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218092131/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-european-cup-semifinals-1950330.html?action=gallery&ino=3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Venables brought two British strikers to Barcelona in 1986 – [[Gary Lineker]] from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Mark Hughes]] from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Lineker was a great success at the Camp Nou, scoring 21 goals during his first season, including a hat-trick in a 3–2 win over Real Madrid. Lineker spent three years at Barcelona, until Venables brought him back to England with his new club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 1989. Hughes was less successful and spent just one season in the Barcelona side, before being loaned to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mark Hughes, two games in a day, and the contrasting spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/03/31/mark-hughes-two-games-in-a-day-and-the-contrasting-spells-at-barcelona-and-bayern-munich/ |access-date=26 November 2023 |work=These Football Times |date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004630/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/03/31/mark-hughes-two-games-in-a-day-and-the-contrasting-spells-at-barcelona-and-bayern-munich/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Venables was dismissed by Barcelona in September 1987, after failing to repeat his title success at the [[Camp Nou]] and losing home and away to eventual finalists [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] in the quarter-finals of the [[1986–87 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] six months earlier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dundeeunited.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=54887 |title=Barcelona Plan Scottish Pre-Season? |date=3 March 2007 |access-date=2 July 2009 |work=Vital Football |last=Jacques |first=Arab |archive-date=15 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015040210/http://www.dundeeunited.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=54887 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Tottenham Hotspur===
On 23 November 1987, he returned to England to manage Tottenham Hotspur. His success with the Spurs team was varied, with the side finishing in mid-table for most of his tenure, though they did win the [[FA Cup]] in 1991 and finished third in the league in 1990.<ref name="Team Coach"/> Venables had brought both [[Gary Lineker]] and [[Paul Gascoigne]] to Spurs and was a favourite to replace [[Bobby Robson]] as England national football team manager when the job became vacant in 1990, but doubts about his probity led him to be passed over in favour of [[Graham Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=England Managers – Graham Taylor|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/teammgr/Mgr_TaylorG.html|website=www.englandfootballonline.com|access-date=23 August 2016|archive-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226202838/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamMgr/Mgr_TaylorG.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a failed £20m bid to take over Spurs with Larry Gillick, Venables was appointed chief executive by [[Alan Sugar]], who had won the takeover battle against [[Robert Maxwell]] in June 1991.<ref name="g-factfile"/> Over the next two seasons, the Spurs team was managed by [[Peter Shreeves]] and then the joint management team of [[Ray Clemence]] and [[Doug Livermore]], with the final arrangement seeing Venables having more involvement with the first team. A clash of personalities developed and Sugar dismissed Venables on 14 May 1993, over his business dealings. After gaining a temporary injunction, he was reinstated, but lost a three-day high court hearing and ordered to pay costs.<ref name="g-factfile"/>

===England===
Venables was appointed manager of the [[England national football team|England national team]] on 28 January 1994, having been recommended to [[The Football Association|the FA]] by [[Jimmy Armfield]].<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=10}}</ref> He came under intense scrutiny and censure in the media for his business dealings, which led MP [[Kate Hoey]] to state in Parliament that Venables was unfit for the post of national team manager.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=9}}</ref> He appointed [[Bryan Robson]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/world-cup/2018/redemption-song-gareth-southgate-semi-finals-and-football-coming-home_sto6839357/story.shtml |title=Redemption Song? Gareth Southgate, semi-finals and football coming home |first=Mike |last=Gibbons |publisher=[[TNT Sports (United Kingdom)|TNT Sports]] |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref> [[Don Howe]] and [[Mike Kelly (footballer, born 1942)|Mike Kelly]] as coaches, and put [[Dave Sexton]] in charge of the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21]] team.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=21}}</ref> He took England to a second-place finish in the [[Umbro Cup]] in June 1995, but temporarily froze [[Paul Ince]] out of the international set-up after Ince declined to play in the tournament.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=37}}</ref>

As England automatically qualified for [[UEFA Euro 1996]] as hosts, he organised friendlies to allow him to experiment and find his best squad for the tournament, and particularly to find the best tactical system to suit the players.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=39}}</ref> Venables decided to stand down at the end of Euro 1996 after the FA's International Committee chairman [[Noel White]] refused to grant Venables a contract extension in December 1995; the FA insisted on evaluating England's performances in competitive fixtures before deciding on his future.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=40}}</ref> In May 1996, [[Glenn Hoddle]] was announced as his successor, meaning that Venables would have no choice but to stand down as manager no matter how well England performed at the tournament.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=79}}</ref>

Having selected [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]] as captain during the friendly matches, Venables decided to appoint [[Tony Adams]] as captain for Euro 1996.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=55}}</ref> He stood by his players in the face of media criticism before and during the tournament, which grew particularly intense after [[Paul Gascoigne]] and several others were photographed drunk in a nightclub during a team stay in [[Hong Kong]]; Venables went so far as to accuse some reporters as being "traitors" for what he described as a "witch-hunt" against England players.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=58}}</ref> England drew with [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the opening group game before beating [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] 2–0 and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 4–1. After his retirement, Venables described the win over the Netherlands as "perfection – my most thrilling experience in football".<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=5}}</ref> England advanced past [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in the quarter-finals with a victory on penalties, before being eliminated by [[Germany national football team|Germany]] on penalties at the semi-finals following a 1–1 draw and a missed penalty by [[Gareth Southgate]].<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=78}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5HL1003fqxn9krxj0gfMpD6/euro-96-gazza-asked-me-what-are-you-doing-moller |title=Euro 96: "Gazza asked me 'what are you doing" – Moller |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409142755/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5HL1003fqxn9krxj0gfMpD6/euro-96-gazza-asked-me-what-are-you-doing-moller |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to [[Alan Shearer]], who played for Venables at Euro '96, "Terry's knowledge and tactical know-how were spot-on and he knew how to get the best out of us too. We responded to him, believed in him and played some outstanding football in that tournament."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/29/2000788/alan-shearer-fabio-capello-to-blame-for-englands-world-cup | title=Alan Shearer: Fabio Capello to blame for England's World Cup failure, not players | work=Goal | access-date=23 June 2018 | first=Zack | last=Wilson | archive-date=24 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624041246/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/29/2000788/alan-shearer-fabio-capello-to-blame-for-englands-world-cup | url-status=live }}</ref> Southgate said, "Terry opened my eyes to things that no one else has. He has fantastic tactical awareness. Every senior player in the group went away having learnt a lot from him, which is an achievement."<ref name="williams"/> On the Euro '96 team, Rob Smyth wrote in ''[[The Guardian]]'', "Under the managership of Terry Venables, this was an admirably enlightened, flexible and relaxed England side, one for the modern age; they even played a genuine 3–5–2... against Scotland and Germany. But they still weren't actually that good." Smyth argued there were "only two decent performances" by England in the tournament, against the Netherlands and Germany.<ref name="Euro 96">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/04/1 |title=On Second Thoughts: Euro 96 |work=The Guardian |date=4 July 2007 |access-date=29 March 2019 |location=London |first=Rob |last=Smyth |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329000751/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/04/1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Australia===
Venables became manager of [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in November 1996,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135855428/ |via=newspapers.com |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=19 November 1996 |title=Venables is ready to make the Grand Tour |author=William Kings |page=71 |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004628/https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard/135855428/ |url-status=live}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Eddie Thomson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-venables-on-the-verge-of-australian-adventure-1353199.html |title=Football: Venables on the verge of Australian adventure |newspaper=The Independent |first1=Nick |last1=Duxbury |first2=Alan |last2=Nixon |date=19 November 1996 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126172258/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-venables-on-the-verge-of-australian-adventure-1353199.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997 Confederations Cup]], Venables led Australia to the final before defeat to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. His side swept through the [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|Oceania World Cup qualifiers]], but were beaten in November 1997 in a [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|play-off]] by [[Iran national football team|Iran]]. The teams drew the first leg 1–1 in [[Tehran]]. Australia led the second leg 2–0 early in the second half, but they conceded two late goals to miss out on qualification for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] on the [[away goals rule]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Henden |first=Amalie |date=20 May 2020 |title=Terry Venables England coach: Why did Terry Venables quit? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1284882/Terry-Venables-England-manager-coach-Why-did-Terry-Venables-quit-Euro-96 |access-date=26 November 2023 |website=Express.co.uk |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126171417/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1284882/Terry-Venables-England-manager-coach-Why-did-Terry-Venables-quit-Euro-96 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables' tenure as Australia coach ended the following June.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/135855523/ |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |page=32 |date=8 June 1998 |title=It's an ignominious farewell for El Tel |agency=AAP and Reuters |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004629/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/135855523/ |url-status=live}}</ref> While Australia had never made the top 50 in the [[FIFA Men's World Ranking]] before his tenure, they reached the top 30 under him.<ref>{{cite news |last=James |first=Euan |title=Tournament Profile: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/tournament-profile-1997-fifa-confederations-cup |access-date=26 November 2023 |publisher=Socceroos |date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004630/https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/tournament-profile-1997-fifa-confederations-cup |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Return to Crystal Palace===
In summer 1998, he returned to Crystal Palace who had just been taken over by [[Mark Goldberg (football manager)|Mark Goldberg]]. Venables left acrimoniously in January 1999, as the south-London club went into administration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thorpe |first1=Martin |last2=Thorpe |first2=By Martin |date=6 March 1999 |title=Venables' deal cost Palace |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/mar/06/newsstory.sport5 |access-date=26 November 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126172434/https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/mar/06/newsstory.sport5 |url-status=live}}</ref> His appointment had created a media frenzy, with Goldberg boasting that he was going to turn Palace into a European force within the next five years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to hell': Palace's one-match European tour |date=2 July 2020 |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/welcome-to-hell-palaces-one-match-european-tour/ |publisher=cpfc.co.uk |access-date=27 November 2023 |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502091831/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/welcome-to-hell-palaces-one-match-european-tour/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After a spell of inconsistent results the Goldberg dream of building Palace as a force was over in January 1999 when Venables was released as the club faced financial problems and narrowly avoided going out of business, although they did at least finish in a secure position in Division One.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crystal Palace History – All about the Club |date=13 June 2023 |url=https://footbalium.com/lists/all-about-club/16387-crystal-palace-history-all-about-the-club/ |publisher=footbalium.com |access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>

===Middlesbrough===
Having been linked with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] weeks earlier,<ref>{{cite news |last=Thorpe |first=Martin |title=Zola ruled out as Chelsea take time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/sep/14/newsstory.sport2 |access-date=26 November 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=14 September 2000 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128004629/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/sep/14/newsstory.sport2 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables was appointed head coach at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in December 2000 in a bid to help the club avoid relegation.<ref name = boroappt/> Venables had initially turned down the offer due to his media and business interests, but he accepted when Middlesbrough offered him the job on a short-term basis.<ref name=boroappt>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1054641.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Robson hopes Venables stays |date=5 December 2000 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921014521/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1054641.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Incumbent manager [[Bryan Robson]] remained at the club, but Venables made team selection decisions.<ref name=boroappt/> Results improved under Venables, and the club eventually avoided relegation by finishing in 14th place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revisiting-terry-venables-middlesbrough-escape-18582658 |title=Revisiting the Terry Venables Middlesbrough escape act 20 years ago |website=Teesside Live |date=12 July 2020 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |first=Eric |last=Paylor |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126165814/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/revisiting-terry-venables-middlesbrough-escape-18582658 |url-status=live}}</ref> Venables left Middlesbrough in June 2001, soon after Robson, with the club saying that his media commitments made it impossible for him to continue.<ref name=itv2001/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/1386245.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Tel ends Boro affair |date=13 June 2001 |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> Venables had signed a new five-year contract with [[ITV Sport]] in May 2001.<ref name=itv2001>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jun/05/newsstory.sport8 |title=Robson leaves Middlesbrough |newspaper=The Guardian |date=5 June 2001 |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126165814/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jun/05/newsstory.sport8 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Leeds United===
In July 2002, Venables was released from his ITV punditry job to become [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] manager on a two-year deal, replacing the sacked [[David O'Leary]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Venables named Leeds boss |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/2107811.stm |access-date=26 November 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 July 2002 |archive-date=1 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301172733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/2107811.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Two weeks into his tenure, defender [[Rio Ferdinand]] was sold to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for £30 million as the [[Elland Road]] club sought to clear £78 million of debt.<ref name=LeedsCareer/> The team were knocked out of the [[Football League Cup]] by second-tier [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in the second round; [[Neil Warnock]]'s Sheffield United would also defeat Leeds in that season's FA Cup.<ref name=LeedsCareer/>

Leeds were further weakened in January 2003, when [[Jonathan Woodgate]] was sold to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] without Venables being informed, in an attempt to pay off mounting debts. Venables threatened to leave if Woodgate was sold, but was persuaded to stay by [[Peter Ridsdale]].<ref name=LeedsCareer>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/photo_galleries/2871585.stm |title=Venables' Leeds career |date=21 March 2003 |access-date=2 July 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=3 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040403235350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/photo_galleries/2871585.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> With the club spiralling towards relegation, and amid later substantiated rumours of further player sales by the board, Venables was sacked in March 2003.<ref name="g-bbc-sport4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/2869547.stm |title=Venables leaves Leeds |date=21 March 2003 |access-date=2 July 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903214939/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/2869547.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Later career===
Venables was linked with Australian club [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] in 2005, but his commitments in the UK prevented him from taking up a role within the club, and his agent announced that he did not sign any deal with the club. At the end of the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] season, he was linked with a return to Middlesbrough,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article719844.ece |publisher=Times Online |title=Venables in line for 'one last big job' on Teesside |date=17 May 2006 |first=George |last=Caulkin |access-date=25 May 2010 |location=London |archive-date=5 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805090044/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article719844.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref> but decided that at his age he would be unable to manage a Premier League club full-time. Later in the year, Venables returned to the England set-up as assistant to new manager [[Steve McClaren]]. He was later sacked from this role in November 2007, along with McClaren, after England failed to qualify for [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7100393.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=McClaren sacked as England coach |date=22 November 2007 |access-date=22 November 2007 |archive-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801172602/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7100393.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

Venables was later linked in the media with many managerial vacancies, including those at the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7066392.stm |title=Souness interested in Ireland job |date=28 October 2007 |access-date=2 July 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829125809/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7066392.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7145675.stm Venables on Bulgarian shortlist] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926073735/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7145675.stm |date=26 September 2008}} 15 December 2007</ref> Queen's Park Rangers, [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100322205652/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/hullcity/7451447/Terry-Venables-emerges-as-leading-contender-to-replace-Phil-Brown-at-Hull.html Terry Venables emerges as leading contender to replace Phil Brown at Hull] ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London), 16 March 2010
</ref> and [[Wales national football team|Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wales yet to advertise boss's job|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/9040390.stm|access-date=23 August 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 September 2010|archive-date=26 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126134641/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/9040390.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He turned down an offer to manage [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on a caretaker basis in September 2008, following the departure of [[Kevin Keegan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/26/england.venables/index.html |title=Venables says no to Newcastle offer |website=CNN.com |accessdate=26 November 2023 |archive-date=26 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126170204/https://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/26/england.venables/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he was hired by [[Non-League football|non-League]] club [[Wembley F.C.|Wembley]] as a technical adviser.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-England boss Terry Venables joins non-league Wembley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17538766|access-date=23 August 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 March 2012|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230015416/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17538766|url-status=live}}</ref>