John Leonard Still (born 24 April 1950) is an English former footballer and current football club manager. He is currently in charge at Dagenham & Redbridge[1] Still has achieved a lot of success in the higher reaches of non-league football, mainly with current side Dagenham & Redbridge and under their previous guises.
[edit] Career
Born in West Ham, London, Still joined Leyton Orient as a junior, signing as an amateur for them in May 1967. He made his league debut the following season, but that was his only league appearance and he moved into non-league football with Bishop's Stortford, Ilford and Dagenham. His playing career was cut short by a knee injury and he began coaching.
His first managerial job came with Leytonstone, who subsequently merged with Ilford to become Leytonstone & Ilford, whom he took to their first Isthmian League title. He later managed Dartford where he won the Southern League title before returning to Leytonstone & Ilford.
His next post was at Maidstone United, whom he guided to the Conference title and promotion to the Football League in 1989. Still resigned soon after, having no desire to go full-time, and moved to Redbridge Forest who had been formed in 1989 by a merger of his former club Leytonstone & Ilford and Walthamstow Avenue. He guided Redbridge to the Isthmian League title and with it promotion to the Conference, remaining with the side as it merged with Dagenham to become Dagenham & Redbridge.
In August 1994 he took over as manager of Peterborough United, but left in October 1995. He subsequently coached Lincoln City before taking over as manager of Barnet in June 1997.
At Barnet he twice took the side to the Division Three play-offs, but in November 2000 became Director of Football after the appointment of Tony Cottee as manager. At the time, Barnet were riding high in Division Three, but suffered a dramatic loss of form and plunged down the table. In February 2001 Cottee left and Still returned as manager, but was unable to prevent Barnet's relegation from the Football League, a 3–2 defeat at home to Torquay United on the final day of the season sealing their fate. He remained as manager at Barnet until February 2002 when he resigned.
He was subsequently assistant manager of Bristol Rovers until January 2004, taking over as manager of Dagenham & Redbridge in April 2004. His first two seasons in charge of the club saw a pair of undistinguished mid-table finishes, but in his third season he led the club to the Conference title, taking them into the Football League for the first time.
During the 2009–10 season, Still missed a number of games due to an ongoing problem with gall stones; this kept him from going to the games and left assistant manager Terry Harris in charge for these games. At the end of this season he led Dagenham to their highest ever finish in their history, seventh in League Two; this qualified them for the play-offs. They beat Morecambe 7–2 on aggregate after their 6–0 first leg triumph. He led the team out at Wembley Stadium to face Rotherham United for a place in League One. The Daggers won 3–2 and were promoted to the third tier of English football.
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a Manager
[edit] Promotions
[edit] Titles
[edit] Manager Stats
| Team |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| G |
W |
D |
L |
Win % |
| Leytonstone & Ilford |
 |
? |
? |
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&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
!— |
| Dartford |
|
? |
February 1986 |
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&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
!— |
| Leytonstone & Ilford |
|
? |
? |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
!— |
| Maidstone United |
|
1986 |
1989 |
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&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
!— |
| Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
1989 |
1994 |
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&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
&100000000000000000000000 |
!— |
| Peterborough United |
|
1 August 1994 |
24 October 1995 |
&1000000000000006700000067 |
&1000000000000001900000019 |
&1000000000000002400000024 |
&1000000000000002400000024 |
&1000000000000002835999928.36 |
| Barnet |
|
30 June 1997 |
1 November 2000 |
&10000000000000175000000175 |
&1000000000000006600000066 |
&1000000000000004300000043 |
&1000000000000006600000066 |
&1000000000000003771000037.71 |
| Barnet |
|
16 March 2001 |
22 February 2002 |
&1000000000000005100000051 |
&1000000000000001700000017 |
&1000000000000001500000015 |
&1000000000000001900000019 |
&1000000000000003332999933.33 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
1 April 2004 |
Present |
&10000000000000398000000398 |
&10000000000000151000000151 |
&1000000000000008700000087 |
&10000000000000160000000160 |
&1000000000000003793999937.94 |
| Total |
&10000000000000691000000691 |
&10000000000000253000000253 |
&10000000000000169000000169 |
&10000000000000269000000269 |
&1000000000000003660999936.61 |
- As of 28 January 2012[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Still, John Leonard |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
Footballer; football manager |
| Date of birth |
24 April 1950 |
| Place of birth |
West Ham, London, England |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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