Ian Snodin (born 15 August 1963) is an English football manager, former professional player and sports analyst. As a player he was a

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, notably playing in the top flight for

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and Everton, appearing in the

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for the latter. He also played in the Football League with

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

, Sunderland,

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and

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. He was capped four times by the

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during the 1984–85 season. In 1998 he returned to Doncaster as player-manager but following his departure 18 months later has since worked in sports media as a TV and radio analyst.

Playing career

Snodin started his career as a trainee at

along with his brother Glynn under manager Billy Bremner, playing in midfield for the club. In September 1982, he scored a

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in a 7–5 victory over

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at Belle Vue, claiming the match ball ahead of

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who had scored four for the visitors. It would prove to be the only hat-trick of Snodin's career. Even though Doncaster were in the third division at the time, Snodin earned several call-ups to both the England Under-21s and the under-23s due to being such a strong player at such a young age. He soon caught the interest of the

manager Eddie Gray and was transferred to the club in the summer of 1985 for £200,000. Bremner soon followed Snodin to Leeds and appointed him as captain, replacing Leeds' legend

Peter Lorimer Peter Patrick Lorimer (14 December 1946 – 20 March 2021) was a Scottish professional footballer, best known for his time with Leeds United and Scotland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. An attacking midfielder and the club's youngest-ever ...

who had retired from the game. Snodin added class and bite to United's midfield and became the key player in the side.

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clubs approached Leeds for his services. Everton and

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both offered £840,000 in 1987, and cash-strapped Leeds accepted. Snodin chose Everton as his next team despite having agreed terms with Liverpool, and moved to

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in January 1987. Snodin helped his new club to win the title in his debut season. His never-say-die attitude was well received by the Everton fans, but it wasn't until Snodin played as an emergency right-back that he flourished for the club. This transformation to defender happened so quickly and with such ease that in February 1989 he was called up into the full

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squad for a friendly international against

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. Unfortunately Snodin was forced to withdraw due to injury and his problems worsened a few weeks later when he was carried off during a game against

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with a serious

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problem. Despite lengthy periods of rest and several operations, Snodin struggled to regain his fitness and spent the whole of the 1991–92 season on the sidelines. In October 1994 he spent a while on loan with Sunderland and then in January 1995 he moved to

, ending an association of nearly eight years and almost 200 first team appearances. He later played at

Managerial career

Snodin returned to Doncaster Rovers in 1998 as manager, he remained there for 18 months whilst they were part of the

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Media career

Snodin was a regular analyst on Sky Sports' coverage of the

, before taking on a similar role at

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following a change in the broadcasting rights. He also co-hosts ''Terrace Talk'', a football magazine show, with Liverpool legend

Ian St. John John "Ian" St John (; 7 June 1938 – 1 March 2021) was a Scottish professional association football, football player, coach and broadcaster. St John played as a Forward (association football), forward for Liverpool F.C., Liverpool throughout mo ...

every Saturday at midday on

music station Radio City 96.7 and City Talk 105.9 and occasionally commentates on Everton for the same radio network. He has written a weekly column for the ''

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''.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer

Glynn Snodin Glynn Snodin (born 14 February 1960) is an English football coach, and former professional player. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1977 to 1998. He played for Doncaster Rovers and later made just under 100 appearances for Leeds United an ...

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References

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