John Trewick (born 3 June 1957) is an English
football
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coach and former
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He was first team coach at
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...
from 2004 to 2009. After the relegation of Hereford United to League Two, Trewick assumed the role of manager from
Graham Turner
Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947) is an English former footballer who became a manager. His son Mark was also a professional footballer. He is third behind only Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in terms of most games managed.
After a ...
, but he was dismissed from the Hereford manager's post on 8 March 2010.
Career
Born in
Bedlington
Bedlington is a town and former civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 18,470 measured at the 2011 Census. Bedlington is an ancient market town, with a rich history of industry and innovative residents. Located roughly 1 ...
, Northumberland, Trewick started his career at
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...
and played nearly 100 league games for the club during the late 1970s. He also played six times in the UEFA Cup during the
1978–79 season, scoring one goal against
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
.
During West Brom's visit to China in 1978 he entered football history by, in reply to a question about the
Great Wall
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, remarking "Impressive, isn't it? But once you've seen one wall, you've seen them all!" Trewick maintains the TV documentary gave the wrong impression and he was merely joking.
He moved to
Newcastle United
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in 1980 for £250,000, which was a club record fee at the time for the Magpies. His time at Newcastle was somewhat affected by injury, although he enjoyed a successful loan spell at
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...
, whom he later joined on a free transfer in 1984. Trewick played in every league game for Oxford during the
1984–85 season. The following season, he was part of the team that won the
League Cup
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.
He later played for non-league
Bromsgrove Rovers, and during the
1989–90 season,
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
. After finishing his playing career in non-league football with
Gateshead
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, he moved into coaching. He coached at West Bromwich Albion from 1993, moving to
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
in 2001. After leaving Derby he worked as a coaching educator and youth coach at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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before joining Hereford United in June 2004, following the departure of former West Brom colleague Richard O'Kelly.
In his first four seasons at the club, Trewick oversaw considerable success on the field. The team finished second in the Conference in his first year with the club, but were beaten in the play-offs. His second season saw the Bulls go one better and gain promotion to
League Two
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, where in his third year they eventually finished 16th.
The
2007–08 season saw Hereford consistently place in the top five of League Two, and they secured automatic promotion with a match to spare.
Trewick has also been an unused substitute for Hereford on occasion, particularly in minor cup competitions when numbers have been short. He was also named on the bench for a Conference match away at Southport.
[
] He was offered the role of manager at Hereford, which he accepted on 24 April 2009, after
Graham Turner
Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947) is an English former footballer who became a manager. His son Mark was also a professional footballer. He is third behind only Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in terms of most games managed.
After a ...
announced his resignation.
[
] Trewick offered his resignation after failing to win any of the first seven League games in the 2009/10 season, but was persuaded to stay on by Turner. The club remained in the lower reaches of the division, with their lowest ever Football League gate of 1,266 on 23 February at home to Northampton. On 8 March 2010 Trewick was sacked, with chairman and former manager
Graham Turner
Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947) is an English former footballer who became a manager. His son Mark was also a professional footballer. He is third behind only Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in terms of most games managed.
After a ...
taking the job on a temporary basis.
Following his sale of Hereford United, Turner became manager of
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...
and hired Trewick as a "Senior Coach".
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1957 births
Living people
English footballers
Association football midfielders
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Newcastle United F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Gateshead F.C. players
Hereford United F.C. players
English football managers
West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers
Hereford United F.C. managers
Derby County F.C. non-playing staff
People from Bedlington
Footballers from Northumberland