Paul Ogden (born 18 December 1946) is an English

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and former player who is currently chief scout at Barrow. He played for

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and

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. He was manager of Leek Town in six separate spells, spanning nearly forty years, and also coached

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, Kidsgrove Athletic, and

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. He later worked as a

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and Barrow.

Playing career

Ogden played for Leek Castle as a left-winger before he was spotted by

, joining them as an amateur in November 1965. He made two

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appearances in 1965–66. Released in the spring of 1966, he moved into

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Management career

Ogden first took over at Leek Town in 1969, leaving the position six years later. After a spell as manager of

, he returned to Leek in 1977, only to depart the following year. In 2002, he was made caretaker-manager of Leek Town for a third time, 33 years after he was first appointed there. After

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left the post, Ogden was re-appointed as permanent manager in 2003 for what was to be a two-year spell. He then became manager of Kidsgrove Athletic. Leek had gone through three managers between 2005 and 2007 and Ogden was made manager yet again in June 2007. His final spell seemingly came to an end when he was forced to retire due to ill health six games into the 2007–08 season, however just one month later he returned to take charge for one last game prior to a permanent successor being announced. He returned to the club yet again in January 2008, to assist new

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Wayne Johnson. After two years out of the game, he was appointed manager of

in May 2010, after the resignation of Gary Finley. Six years previously, he had turned down the management job at Witton, a decision which he described as 'a mistake'. In June 2011, he was named as Mansfield Town's new head

by manager Paul Cox, who had played for Leek Town nine years earlier. During his time at

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Mansfield won promotion to the

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. He left the club in August 2014. Cox again employed Ogden as his chief scout in December 2015, shortly after Cox was appointed manager of Barrow. Ogden was promoted to Head of Football Operations at Barrow in August 2017, meaning he would take over responsibilities for squad planning, player acquisition and development from Cox. He resigned two months later, citing personal reasons. He returned as chief scout in May 2018.

Career statistics

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References

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