 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike James William Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2022 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2024 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2025 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Mike Smith Thomson Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach.
Coaching career
[edit]At the age of 18, Dodds joined Coventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring his UEFA B License whilst still at college.[1] In 2009, Dodds joined Birmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham.[2] During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduates Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray and Jude Bellingham.[1]
In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to join Sunderland as head of individual player development.[2] On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the sacking of Lee Johnson and again following the sacking of Tony Mowbray.[3] On 19 February 2024, he was once again appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Michael Beale.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]On 2 February 2025, Dodds was appointed head coach of League One second-placed side Wycombe Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal.[5] His first game was the FA Cup 4th Round away to Preston North End in which Wycombe lost on penalties. He secured his first win as head coach beating Bristol Rovers 2–0. Wycombe Wanderers and Dodds parted ways on 18 September 2025.[6]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 September 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref | |||
| Sunderland (interim) | 2 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | [7] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 4 December 2023 | 18 December 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | [7] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 19 February 2024 | 4 May 2024 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15.38 | [7] |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2 February 2025 | 18 September 2025 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 29.03 | [7] |
| Total | 49 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 26.53 | — | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sunderland fans want to know – can Mike Dodds do it against Donny?". Roker Report. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Birmingham City appoint former Nottingham Forest and Southampton coach as academy director". Birmingham Mail. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Next Sunderland manager RECAP - Mike Dodds and Michael Proctor to take interim charge against Doncaster with Grant McCann 'set for talks'". Sunderland Echo. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Mike Dodds appointed interim head coach". safc.com. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Wanderers, Wycombe (2 February 2025). "Mike Dodds appointed Head Coach of Wycombe Wanderers". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Wanderers, Wycombe (18 September 2025). "Wycombe Wanderers part company with Mike Dodds". Wycombe Wanderers. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Managers: Mike Dodds". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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