Keith Mincher

Keith Mincher is an English football coach and sports psychologist. He is most notable for a very brief spell as manager at Carlisle United in 1999.

Mincher, who played football only at amateur level, worked at Leeds United as a youth coach and was chairman Leslie Silver's choice to succeed Eddie Gray as manager. However following a dressing room revolt the plan was shelved and Doncaster Rovers manager Billy Bremner was appointed instead.^[1]

Mincher was appointed manager of Carlisle United on 18 June 1999 but departed the club on 25 June without taking charge of a game.^[2] Mincher's resignation came against a background of turmoil at the club under the chairmanship of Michael Knighton.^[3]

Mincher has subsequently worked as a sports psychologist at Nottingham Forest,^[4] Watford^[5] and Colchester United^[6] as well as with the England national under-21 football team.^[7]

References

1. Leeds United 1985-86^{[dead link]}
2. Carlisle United records Archived 2 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
3. Carlisle United reject now relaishing life in the Scottish League
4. "Careers after football: Jack Lester plans for the future". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
5. The Premiership Interview: From kitchen to keeping, Foster has the ingredients to handle heat
6. Fly on the wall to aid Colchester United's promotion push
7. McParland: Sven will make my life easier^{[dead link]}