Joe Palmer (football manager)
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Joe Palmer (born c. 1890 in Yorkshire) was a football manager, who was the first man to manage both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers.
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Palmer was in charge of Bristol Rovers from May 1926 until April 1929, and was manager of Bristol City between 1919 and 1921. Between these spells he was trainer of Bradford Park Avenue.
References
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- Joe Palmer management career statistics at Soccerbase