Editing Sam Ricketts

{{short description|Wales international football player and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sam Ricketts
| image = Sam Ricketts.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Ricketts playing for [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in 2014
| fullname = Samuel Derek Ricketts<ref name=PFA>{{cite book |last=Hugman |first=Barry J. |title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=2005 |page=521 |isbn=1-85291-665-6}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|11|df=y}}<ref name=PFA/>
| birth_place = [[Aylesbury]], England
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/samuel-ricketts |title=Player Profile: Samuel Ricketts: Overview |publisher=Premier League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220234654/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/samuel-ricketts |archive-date=20 February 2012}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
| years1 = 2000–2003
| clubs1 = [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2002–2003
| clubs2 = → [[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]] (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2003–2004
| clubs3 = [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]]
| caps3 = 41
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2004–2006
| clubs4 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
| caps4 = 86
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2006–2009
| clubs5 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
| caps5 = 113
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2009–2013
| clubs6 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps6 = 96
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2013–2015
| clubs7 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| caps7 = 48
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = → [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] (loan)
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015–2016
| clubs9 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
| caps9 = 46
| goals9 = 1
| totalcaps = 495
| totalgoals = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football C team|England C]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2005–2014
| nationalteam2 = [[Wales national football team|Wales]]
| nationalcaps2 = 52
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2018
| managerclubs1 = [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
| manageryears2 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs2 = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
}}
'''Samuel Derek Ricketts''' (born 11 October 1981) is a professional [[Manager (association football)|football coach]] and former [[Association football|player]].

As a player, his favoured position was at [[Defender (association football)#Full back|full back]], where he was able to play either side as well as being able to operate at the centre of defence. He played over 100 games for [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] before playing [[Premier League]] football for both [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] and [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]. He left Bolton in 2013 and captained [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] to the League One title with a record points total. Furthermore, he represented  [[Wales national football team|Wales at international level]], making over 50 appearances for the national team.
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==Early life==
Ricketts was born in [[Aylesbury]], Buckinghamshire.<ref>{{Hugman|16681|access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref> His family is highly involved in equestrianism. His father is the 1978 world [[showjumping]] champion Derek Ricketts, later performance manager of the UK showjumping team from 2002 to 2010,<ref>[http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/showjumping/derek-ricketts-sacked-as-show-jumping-team-manager/ Horse and Hound, Report of dismissal, Published 13 January 2010]</ref> and his uncle is the former [[National Hunt racing|National Hunt]] champion jockey [[John Francome]]. As a teenager, Ricketts himself was a keen rider until prioritising football.<ref>{{cite web |title='If Millwall don't fancy it, then we've got a chance' says Telford's Ricketts – and he's not horsing around! |website=GiveMeFootball.com |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=3811&type=1&month=2&year=2005| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005637/http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=3811&type=1&month=2&year=2005| url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=1 July 2006}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
Ricketts began his career at [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]], making his first team debut on 8 October 2000 in a 2–1 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] defeat at rivals [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/959715.stm |title=Swindon 2–1 Oxford |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 October 2000}}</ref> He played 48 total games and scored once, in a 2–0 home win over [[Southend United]] on 22 September 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oxford 2–0 Southend |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/1554259.stm |access-date=12 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2001}}</ref>

In 2002 he was loaned to [[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]] of the [[National League (English football)|Football Conference]]. On 26 December, he was sent off in the 25th minute of a 2–1 home loss to [[Burton Albion]] for a foul on [[John Burns (Irish footballer)|John Burns]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nuneaton 1–2 Burton Albion |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2588643.stm |access-date=12 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 December 2002}}</ref> In the last of his 11 games for Nuneaton, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with leaders [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] on 25 January 2003.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam signs off in style |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/other-sport/sam-signs-off-in-style-3188818 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=27 January 2003}}</ref>

He was released from his professional contract to sign for  Conference side [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]] in the summer of [[2003–04 in English football|2003]]. His form for Telford led him to be selected for the [[England national football C team|England non-League XI]] that season. On 6 April 2004, he scored the only goal of a win against [[Shropshire]] rivals [[Shrewsbury Town]] at the [[New Bucks Head]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Telford 1–0 Shrewsbury |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3593315.stm |access-date=13 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2004}}</ref>

===Swansea City===
Telford United went out of business at the end of the [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] season, meaning Ricketts' contract was annulled. Swansea manager [[Kenny Jackett]] offered him a return to league football though, and he joined [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] on a two-year deal on 27 May 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/3753645.stm |title=Ricketts moves to Swansea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2004}}</ref>

He helped the team to promotion from [[EFL League Two|League Two]] in his first season, during which he was selected in the division's [[PFA Team of the Year#League Two|PFA Team of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/4480635.stm |title=Swans duo win PFA team accolade |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2005}}</ref> At the end of the campaign he was rewarded for his performances with a new improved contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/4114908.stm |title=Ricketts signs new Swansea deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2005}}</ref> His second season saw the team reach the [[2006 Football League One play-off final|League One Play-off Final]], but Ricketts was part of the team that lost on penalties to [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/5023110.stm |title=How Lge 1 play-off final unfolded |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2006}}</ref>

===Hull City===
[[File:Sam Ricketts Hull City v. Newcastle United 2.png|thumb|right|100px|Ricketts playing for Hull City in 2009]]
After 103 appearances in total for Swansea, Ricketts moved to [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 14 July 2006 on a three-year contract. Hull triggered his release clause by paying £300,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/5168774.stm |title=Ricketts completes move to Hull |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2006}}</ref> He started every minute of Hull's first ten games but sustained a broken cheekbone in the tenth game – a win against [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] – that required an operation, thereby ruling him out for several weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/5365482.stm |title=Ricketts faces cheekbone surgery |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2006}}</ref> He made 45 appearances during the season, and scored his only goal for Hull on 31 March 2007, in a 4–0 home win over [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6490979.stm |title=Hull 4–0 Southend |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 March 2007}}</ref>

The defender was part of the Hull team that won promotion to the [[Premier League]] for the first time in the club's history at the end of the 2007–08 season; he played in their [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-off final]] victory over [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]].<ref name=2008POF>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7416502.stm |title=Bristol City 0–1 Hull: Report |first=Phil |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2008 |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref> Hull manager [[Phil Brown (footballer, born 1959)|Phil Brown]] had stated in advance of this that he wanted to extend Ricketts' contract due to his performances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hull to offer Ricketts new deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7339348.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 April 2008}}</ref>

Ricketts made 29 league appearances for the Tigers in their inaugural top-flight campaign, as they narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of the season.<ref name=sb0809/> Following this, he entered into talks regarding a new deal with the club, but had been linked to other Premier League clubs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hull hopeful of keeping Ricketts |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/8127217.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2009}}</ref>

===Bolton Wanderers===
On 25 July 2009, fellow Premier League club [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] confirmed Ricketts had signed a three-year deal with them for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/07/24/megson-swoops-to-boost-defence-115875-21543679/ |title=Bolton edge Portsmouth in getting Sam Ricketts signature |date=24 July 2009 |newspaper=The Mirror}}</ref> He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 15 August and went on to play in every defensive position for the club.

In February 2011 he suffered a snapped Achilles tendon during an [[FA Cup]] replay against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], which put him out of first team contention until the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Ricketts ruled out for season with Achilles injury |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/9400135.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 February 2011}}</ref> He made his return on New Year's Eve 2011, where he also scored his first Bolton goal, in a 1–1 draw against his future club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16325117.stm |title=Bolton 1–1 Wolverhampton |date=31 December 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Ricketts' contract expired at the end of the 2011–12 season but, despite Bolton being relegated from the Premier League, he signed a new two-year deal with the club in the summer of 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2776253,00.html |title=Ricketts signs new deal |date=18 May 2012 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520063442/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2776253%2C00.html |archive-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> On 4 July 2013, after a season in which the team failed to make an instant return to the top flight, Bolton confirmed that his contract had been cancelled by mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/article/ricketts-departs-4.7.13-893808.aspx |title=Ricketts departs |date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-date=8 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708053507/http://www.bwfc.co.uk//news/article/ricketts-departs-4.7.13-893808.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He later expressed his disappointment at leaving Bolton Wanderers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/10794750.Sam_Ricketts_admits_disappointment_at_leaving_Bolton_Wanderers/=.aspx |title=Sam Ricketts admits disappointment at leaving Bolton Wanderers |date=8 November 2013 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110084154/http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/10794750.Sam_Ricketts_admits_disappointment_at_leaving_Bolton_Wanderers/=.aspx/ |archive-date=10 January 2016}}</ref>

===Wolverhampton Wanderers===
On the same day as his exit from Bolton, Ricketts joined [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] of [[EFL League One|League One]] as a free agent in a two-year deal, reuniting with his former Swansea manager [[Kenny Jackett]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Wolves sign Bolton Wanderers' Welsh defender |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23150405 |date=4 July 2013}}</ref> Having been appointed club captain, he made his debut on 3 August 2013 in a goalless draw at [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Preston 0–0 Wolves |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/23474880 |date=3 August 2013}}</ref> Ricketts was a regular member of the Wolves team that won the League One title that season with a record 103 points.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves 3–0 Carlisle United |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27167811 |date=3 May 2014}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 6–4 win against [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] on 18 April 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves 6–4 Rotherham |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26983300 |date=18 April 2014}}</ref>

Back in the Championship, Ricketts seldom featured for Wolves, despite remaining club captain, and in January 2015 was made available for loan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves make Sam Ricketts available for loan |newspaper=Express & Star |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2015/01/20/wolves-make-sam-ricketts-available-for-loan/ |date=20 January 2015}}</ref> Soon after he took on a coaching role at the club,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts takes on coaching role at Wolves |newspaper=Express & Star |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2015/03/05/sam-ricketts-takes-on-coaching-role-at-wolves/ |date=5 March 2015}}</ref> but on 21 March 2015, left to join League One promotion contenders [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Swindon sign Wolves defender on loan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32000628 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2015}}</ref> He helped the club to the play-off final, scoring an equaliser in the semi-final at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheffield United 1–2 Swindon Town |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32575854 |date=7 May 2015}}</ref> but the Robins lost the Wembley final 4–0 to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]], in which Ricketts came on as an early substitute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32770740 |date=24 May 2015}}</ref>

On 17 June 2015 it was announced that his contract with Wolves will not be renewed.<ref name="Release">{{cite news |title=Ricketts to leave Wolves |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/ricketts-to-leave-wolves-2496022.aspx |date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702105828/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/ricketts-to-leave-wolves-2496022.aspx |archive-date=2 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Coventry City===
Ricketts signed for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 6 July 2015 signing a one-year deal with the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33418443 |title=Sam Ricketts: Coventry City sign ex-Wolves captain |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> In July 2016 his contract was extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36745429 Ricketts extended at Coventry]</ref> On 16 November 2016, he was forced to retire from football because of a knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38001039 |title=Sam Ricketts: Coventry City skipper forced to retire by knee injury |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Although born in England, Ricketts was eligible for the [[Wales national football team]] due to a Welsh grandmother.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Biography & Statistics |publisher=FAW |url=http://www.faw.org.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=0&squadno=43404&season=12/13&seasonl=2012/2013&Playertype=p|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018230118/http://faw.org.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=0&squadno=43404&season=12/13&seasonl=2012/2013&Playertype=p|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> He made his international debut for Wales on 9 February 2005 in a friendly against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] that was [[John Toshack]]'s first game in charge after his return as manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wales 2–0 Hungary |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4241751.stm |date=9 February 2005}}</ref> On 6 September 2013, he reached the milestone of 50 caps in a 2–1 loss away to [[Macedonia national football team|Macedonia]] in [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pope |first1=Bruce |title=Macedonia 2–1 Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23964942 |access-date=13 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 September 2013}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
===Wrexham===
After his retirement from playing, Ricketts integrated into coaching, inaugurally spending a week working alongside [[Brendan Rodgers]]'s backroom staff at [[Scottish Premiership]] champions [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. Rodgers then advised Ricketts to begin coaching at academy level to gain experience, with the latter taking his advice and joined the [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Development Squad and Academy|academy coaching set-up]] at his former side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIKrnMLjhV4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/KIKrnMLjhV4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title= INTERVIEW {{!}} Sam Ricketts - Town TV |date=2018-12-03 |access-date=2020-11-26 |work=Shrewsbury Town FC via [[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A year into his role, Ricketts left to become the first team manager of [[National League (division)|National League]] club [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]], signing a three-year contract, beginning on 2 May 2018.<ref name=WrexhamIn>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43963627 |title=Sam Ricketts: Ex-Wales defender becomes new Wrexham manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref> On his managerial debut, his team won 1–0 at [[Dover Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=Rob |title='It is plain to see that there is a clear and obvious change in mentality at the Racecourse under new manager Sam Ricketts' |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/it-plain-see-clear-obvious-14992427 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Daily Post |date=5 August 2018}}</ref> During his brief spell in charge, Ricketts guided Wrexham to 13 victories out of a possible 23, with his side constantly being in the running to gain promotion to the [[EFL League Two|Football League]] throughout his tenure.<ref name=shrewsbury/>

On 1 December 2018, he was told by club officials to stay away from their [[FA Cup]] second round match against [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]], amid speculation that he was poised to be appointed the new manager of [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Shrewsbury Town]], a local rival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Ricketts: 'A lot of making up' for him to stay at Wrexham – Barrow |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 December 2018 |access-date=3 December 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/46412094}}</ref> With compensation agreed, he was subsequently appointed their manager days later; Wrexham were sat fourth in the table when he left.<ref name=shrewsbury/>

===Shrewsbury Town===
On 3 December 2018, Ricketts was appointed manager of Shrewsbury on a 2{{frac|1|2}}-year contract, leaving a Wrexham side fourth in the table.<ref name=shrewsbury>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Shrewsbury Town appoint Wrexham boss as new manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46413259 |access-date=12 March 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 December 2018}}</ref> Two days later in his first match, Shrewsbury won 2–1 against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] to reach the third round of the [[EFL Trophy]]; he was the first manager to win on his Shrewsbury debut since [[Graham Turner]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Lewis |title=Sam Ricketts: A perfect start at Shrewsbury |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2018/12/05/sam-ricketts-a-perfect-start-at-shrewsbury/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Shropshire Star |date=5 December 2018}}</ref> He brought in eight players in the January 2019 transfer window including [[Tyrese Campbell]], [[Ro-Shaun Williams]] and [[Scott Golbourne]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Lewis |title=Sam Ricketts relishing his learning curve at Shrewsbury Town |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2019/05/07/sam-ricketts-relishing-his-learning-curve-at-shrewsbury-town/ |access-date=9 May 2019 |work=Shropshire Star |date=7 May 2019}}</ref> In early 2019, Ricketts lead the club to the fourth round of the [[2018–19 FA Cup|FA Cup]]. The club's cup run ended at the hands of rivals, and one of Ricketts' former clubs, [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]. Town were 2–0 up in the original tie at [[New Meadow]] with just under 20 minutes to play, but late goals from [[Raúl Jiménez]] and [[Matt Doherty (footballer, born 1992)|Matt Doherty]] took the tie to a replay at [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sutcliffe |first1=Steve |title=Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46928652| work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=26 January 2019}}</ref> Ricketts' Shrewsbury side went 2–1 up in the replay, only to eventually lose 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Mantej |title=Wolves 3-2 Shrewsbury in FA Cup fourth-round replay |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47037238| work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=5 February 2019}}</ref> A 1–1 draw away at [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on 28 April mathematically secured [[EFL League One|League One]] survival for Ricketts and the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coventry City 1 Shrewsbury Town 1 - Richard Fletcher and Lewis Cox analysis |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2019/04/28/coventry-city-1-shrewsbury-town-1-richard-fletcher-and-lewis-cox-analysis-watch/ |access-date=21 September 2019 |publisher=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Sam Ricketts as Shrewsbury manager, 21 Sep 2019.jpg|thumb|Ricketts managing Shrewsbury in September 2019]]
In the summer of 2019, Ricketts made more notable signings to strengthen the squad for the upcoming [[2019–20 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season|2019–20 season]], bringing in players such as [[Jason Cummings]] from [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Sean Goss]] from [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]], [[Donald Love]] from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Ethan Ebanks-Landell]] from [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] and [[Aaron Pierre (footballer)|Aaron Pierre]] from [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]. Ricketts started the season with a 1–0 win at home to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on 4 August, with loanee [[Ryan Giles]] scoring the goal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Lewis |title=Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2019/08/03/shrewsbury-town-1-portsmouth-0-report-and-pictures/ |access-date=3 August 2019 |work=Shropshire Star |date=3 August 2019}}</ref> During the 2019–20 season, Ricketts lead the club to the fourth round of the [[2019–20 FA Cup|FA Cup]] for the second time during his management spell, defeating [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] along the way. The fourth round would see Ricketts and his Shrewsbury side host [[Premier League]] leaders and European and World champions [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], where Shrewsbury came from 0–2 down to draw 2–2 with 2 goals from substitute [[Jason Cummings]], forcing a replay at [[Anfield]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Liverpool |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51208528 |access-date=12 February 2020 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=26 January 2020}}</ref> In the replay, Shrewsbury fell short after a [[Shaun Whalley]] goal was disallowed by [[Video Assistant Referee|VAR]] for offside and an [[own goal]] from [[Ro-Shaun Williams]] saw the hosts win 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool 1 - 0 Shrewsbury - Match Report & Highlights |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-shrewsbury/423668 |access-date=12 February 2020 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=5 February 2020}}</ref> This cup run brought repercussions, however, as Ricketts and the club went 10 league games without a win between December 2019 and February 2020. A 2–0 home defeat to [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]] on 11 February 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Accrington Stanley - BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51366597 |access-date=12 February 2020 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> followed by another 2–0 defeat away at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on 15 February<ref>{{cite news |title= Portsmouth 2-0 Shrewsbury Town – Lewis Cox's player ratings |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/02/16/portsmouth-2-0-shrewsbury-town-lewis-coxs-player-ratings/ |access-date=21 February 2020 |last=Cox |first=Lewis |publisher=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=15 February 2020}}</ref> put Ricketts' job under severe pressure. The winless run ended a week later on 22 February after a 1–0 win at home to [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Shrewsbury Town 1 Doncaster Rovers 0 - Report and pictures |url= https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/02/22/shrewsbury-town-1-doncaster-rovers-0-report-and-pictures/ |access-date=22 February 2020 |last=Cox |first=Lewis |publisher=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=22 February 2020}}</ref> On 14 March 2020, Ricketts and his Shrewsbury side were scheduled to take on top-of-the-table [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] at [[St Andrew's (stadium)|St Andrew's]], however the match was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|outbreak of COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/matches/fixtures/first-team/201920/march/coventry-city-vs-shrewsbury-town-on-14-mar-20/ |title=Coventry City vs Shrewsbury Town - 14 March 2020 |work=Shrewsbury Town FC}}</ref> Due to the pandemic, the [[2019–20 EFL League One|2019–20 League One season]] was cut short and it was decided that final league positions would be based on a points-per-game basis. This saw the club finish 15th in the final table.

With first-team midfielder [[Josh Laurent]] leaving for [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Reading F.C.|Reading]],<ref>{{cite web |title=🖋️ Josh Laurent is a Royal! |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2020/july/josh-laurent-is-a-royal/ |website=Reading FC official site |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=28 July 2020}}</ref> Ricketts looked to strengthen his Shrewsbury squad again in the summer of 2020. The departure of Irish goalkeeper [[Joe Murphy (footballer, born 1981)|Joe Murphy]] also meant Ricketts only had 1 senior goalkeeper. On 3 August, Ricketts managed to get 3 deals over the line, bringing in striker [[Rekeil Pyke]] from [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and promising [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] winger [[Josh Daniels]] from [[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]], as well as the loan signing of young midfielder [[Scott High]], also from [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53641515 |title=Rekeil Pyke, Scott High and Josh Daniels: Shrewsbury Town complete triple transfer |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=3 August 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> The club played their first pre-season friendly of the season on 11 August, beating [[Cymru Premier]] side [[Bala Town F.C.|Bala Town]] 3–0 at [[A.F.C. Telford United|Telford United]]'s [[New Bucks Head]]. Two days later on 13 August, defender [[Omar Beckles]] rejected a new contract and subsequently also left the club, leaving a gap in Ricketts' defence.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/08/13/omar-beckles-to-leave-shrewsbury-town-after-rejecting-new-contract/ |title=Omar Beckles to leave Shrewsbury Town after rejecting new contract |last=Cox |first=Lewis |work=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=13 August 2020}}</ref> On 18 August, Ricketts won his second pre-season friendly of the season, defeating [[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]] 3–1 at home.{{efn|During the summer of 2020, the club played their pre-season home fixtures at [[A.F.C. Telford United|AFC Telford United]]'s [[New Bucks Head]] in [[Wellington, Shropshire|Wellington]] to allow pitch works at [[New Meadow]], that had been delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], to take place.}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/08/18/shrewsbury-town-3-nuneaton-borough-1-match-report/ |title=Shrewsbury Town 3 Nuneaton Borough 1 – report and pictures |last=Cox |first=Lewis |work=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=18 August 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> This was followed by a defeat 0–1 home defeat to rivals [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] on 21 August, a 5–1 defeat away at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 25 August and a 1–0 win over [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Development Squad and Academy|Wolverhampton Wanderers U23]], also on 25 August. On 28 August, Ricketts managed to strengthen his defence with the loan signing of [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]] international [[Marlon Fossey]] from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2020/august/marlon-fossey-signs-for-town/ |title=Marlon Fossey Signs For Town |work=Shrewsbury Town FC official site |date=28 August 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> The club's final pre-season friendly took place on 29 August, a 2–1 win away at [[Premier League]] club [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. On 2 September, Ricketts managed to fill the goalkeeper void, bringing in [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] international [[Matija Sarkic]] on loan from [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/09/02/shrewsbury-town-sign-wolves-goalkeeper-matija-sarkic-on-loan/ |title=Shrewsbury Town sign Wolves goalkeeper Matija Sarkic on loan |last=Cox |first=Lewis |work=[[Shropshire Star]] |date=2 September 2020|access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref>

Ricketts and the team had a steady but rocky start to the [[2020–21 EFL League One|2020–21 League One]] season, drawing 3 and losing 1 of their first 4 played games. Ricketts' first win of the season came on 17 October when a stoppage time winner from new signing [[Leon Clarke]] confirmed a 1–0 win at [[AFC Wimbledon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54488961 |title=AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Shrewsbury Town |date=2020-10-17 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Four consecutive defeats then followed, including a 5–1 defeat away at [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] on 31 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54671149 |title=Peterborough United 5-1 Shrewsbury Town |date=2020-10-31 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Two more draws and another defeat later and the club found themselves in the relegation zone and only off the bottom of the table on goal difference. A 2–2 draw at [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]], in which The Shrews led 2–0, on 24 November <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54969205 |title=Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Shrewsbury Town |date=2020-11-24 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> turned out to be the last straw as Ricketts and assistant manager [[Dean Whitehead]] were relieved of their duties a day later on 25 November. The club sat 23rd in League One after 13 league games, gaining only 9 points from a possible 39.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/11/25/sam-ricketts-sacked-by-shrewsbury-town/ |title=Sam Ricketts sacked by Shrewsbury Town |date=25 November 2020 |last=Cox |first=Lewis |work=Shropshire Star Sport|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
After leaving [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] in November 2020, Ricketts opened a builder's merchant.<ref>[https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19717781.ex-bolton-wanderers-star-sam-ricketts-allardyce-legends-game-next-step/ The Bolton News: "Ex-Bolton Wanderers star Sam Ricketts on Allardyce, Legends game and next step"]</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!scope="col"|Division
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
|[[2000–01 Oxford United F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2000|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]||14||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]]|name=statsJPT}}||0||15||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Oxford United F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2001|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]||29||1||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=statsJPT}}||0||31||1
|-
|[[2002–03 Oxford United F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref name="02-03">{{soccerbase season|18968|2002|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Third Division||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!48!!1
|-
|[[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]] (loan)
|[[2002–03 Football Conference|2002–03]]<ref name="02-03"/>
|[[Football Conference]]||11||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||1
|-
|[[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]]
|[[2003–04 Football Conference|2003–04]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2003|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Football Conference||41||4||5||1||0||0||5{{efn|name=statsJPT}}{{efn|Appearances in [[FA Trophy]]|name=statsFAT}}||1||51||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
|[[2004–05 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2004|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|[[EFL League Two|League Two]]||42||0||5||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=statsJPT}}||1||50||1
|-
|[[2005–06 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2005|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]||44||1||1||0||1||0||9{{efn|name=statsJPT}}{{efn|Appearances in [[2006 Football League play-offs]]}}||1||55||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!86!!1!!6!!0!!2!!0!!11!!2!!105!!3
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
|[[2006–07 Hull City A.F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2006|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]||40||1||2||0||3||0||0||0||45||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2007|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Championship||44||0||0||0||2||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[2008 Football League play-offs]]}}||0||49||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Hull City A.F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{soccerbase season|18968|2008|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]||29||0||6||0||0||0||0||0||35||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!113!!1!!8!!0!!5!!0!!3!!0!!129!!1
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2009–10 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2009|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League||27||0||3||0||3||0||0||0||33||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2010|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League||17||0||3||0||2||0||0||0||22||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2011|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Premier League||20||1||4||0||0||0||0||0||24||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2012|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Championship||32||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||34||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!1!!12!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!113!!1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|[[2013–14 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2013|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|League One||44||2||2||0||0||0||0||0||46||2
|-
|[[2014–15 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="14-15">{{soccerbase season|18968|2014|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|Championship||4||0||0||0||1||1||0||0||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!2!!2!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!51!!2
|-
|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] (loan)
|[[2014–15 Swindon Town F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="14-15"/>
|League One||9||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[2015 Football League play-offs]]}}||1||11||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[2015–16 Coventry City F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2015|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>
|League One||43||1||1||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=statsJPT}}||0||46||1
|-
|[[2016–17 Coventry City F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|18968|2016|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref>
|League One||3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!46!!1!!1!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!50!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!495!!12!!34!!1!!16!!1!!24!!4!!569!!18
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Wales national football team|Wales]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Ricketts |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=25371 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2005||9||0
|-
|2006||5||0
|-
|2007||11||0
|-
|2008||7||0
|-
|2009||5||0
|-
|2010||4||0
|-
|2011||1||0
|-
|2012||4||0
|-
|2013||5||0
|-
|2014||1||0
|-
!Total||52||0
|}

===Managerial===
{{updated|match played 24 November 2020}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=4772 |title=Managers: Sam Ricketts |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]{{efn|Soccerbase's total includes the [[FA Cup]] match against [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] that Wrexham told him to stay away from.}}
|align=left|2 May 2018
|align=left|3 December 2018
{{WDL|23|13|7|3|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=left|[[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
|align=left|3 December 2018
|align=left|25 November 2020
{{WDL|96|28|34|34|decimals=1}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|119|41|41|37|decimals=1}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
===As a player===
'''Swansea City'''
*[[Football League Two]] third-place promotion: [[2004–05 Football League Two|2004–05]]<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Glenda |editor1-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |editor2-last=Rollin |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005–2006 |year=2005 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-1384-6 |pages=49, 376–377}}</ref>
*[[Football League Trophy]]: [[2005–06 Football League Trophy|2005–06]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4865270.stm |title=Carlisle 1–2 Swansea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 April 2006 |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>

'''Hull City'''
*[[Football League Championship play-offs]]: [[2008 Football League play-offs#Championship|2008]]<ref name=2008POF/>

'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
*[[Football League One]]: [[2013–14 Football League One|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2014–2015 |year=2014 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-1251-1 |pages=386–387}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (2000s)#League Two|2004–05 League Two]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4475213.stm |title=Sunderland/Wigan dominate line-up |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 April 2005 |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref> [[PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#League One 5|2013–14 League One]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27180793 |title=Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker wins PFA Player of the Year award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

===As a manager===
'''Individual'''
*[[National League (division)|National League]] Manager of the Month: October 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Secures The Top Manager Award As Wrexham Power On |url=http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/sam-secures-the-top-manager-award-as-wrexham-power-53836 |publisher=Vanarama National League |author=Sam Elliott |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. managers]]
[[Category:National League (English football) managers]]
[[Category:English Football League managers]]
[[Category:English people of Welsh descent]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]