Ryan Austin (born 15 November 1984) is an English professional

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Austin was born in

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. After starting out as a trainee at

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

in 2004 he was later promoted to the first-team. He then had a successful loan spell at

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

impressing manager

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. In August 2004, he signed for Burton Albion on a free transfer from Crewe. A regular for Burton in the

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, Austin made his

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debut on 8 August 2009 in a 3–1 away defeat to

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 ...

. Austin has also played for the

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level. Austin was ruled out until the end of the 2009–10 season with a torn knee ligament. He made his return to the side after injury against Rotherham United on 11 September 2010. Austin was released by Burton Albion at the end of the 2011–12 campaign. In July 2012 he joined

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. In October 2012 he joined

Brackley Town Brackley Town Football Club is a Association football, football club in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at St. James Park. The club won the FA Trophy in 2018. History Established in 1890, the club sp ...

on loan. In January 2013, Austin joined Brackley on a permanent deal.

Coaching career

In August 2016 Austin joined Kidsgrove Athletic as a player-manager, replacing Peter Ward. Due to bad results, he was fired on 19 March 2020. On 29 March 2020, Austin was appointed manager of

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional league ...

. Due to a change of personal circumstances, Austin left the club on 24 May 2021.Congleton Town manager Ryan Austin steps down to be replaced by Richard Duffy
moorlandsradio.co.uk, 24 May 2020

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