Stuart Kettlewell (born 4 June 1984) is a Scottish

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coach and former player who is the manager of

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club

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. He played as a

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for Queen's Park, Clyde, Ross County and

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Playing career

Queen's Park

Kettlewell began his career with Queen's Park. He made 182 appearances for the ''Spiders'' in all competitions, scoring 11 goals, and held the captain's armband from 2006 until he left the club.

Clyde

Kettlewell became Clyde's first summer signing of 2008, when he joined the Broadwood side on 19 May. He made his Clyde debut in July 2008, in a 2–0 victory over Annan Athletic in the

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. In May 2013, Kettlewell signed a new contract at Ross County after the club had finished fifth in their first season in the

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. He had an operation to cure a hip injury just before his contract expired at the end of the 2013–14 season. Ross County allowed Kettlewell to remain with the club while he completed his rehabilitation, but he was then released in August 2014.

Brora Rangers

Kettlewell then signed for Highland League club

. On 2 May 2015, he scored the winning kick in a penalty shootout, after a 2–2 aggregate draw, as Brora defeated

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champions Edinburgh City in a promotion play-off. Brora then lost a promotion / relegation playoff against Montrose, who had finished last in

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Coaching career

Ross County

Kettlewell returned to Ross County to coach their under-20 team in 2016. Under his management, County won the

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. After Owen Coyle resigned in March 2018, Kettlewell and academy director Steve Ferguson were appointed co-managers at Ross County. This arrangement continued until June 2020, when Kettlewell was placed in sole control. Kettlewell was sacked on 19 December 2020, after a 2–0 defeat against

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left the club four points adrift at the bottom of the

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table.

Motherwell

On 3 October 2022, Kettlewell was appointed lead development coach at

. He became their caretaker manager in February 2023, after

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was sacked. He led them to victories in their first two games, and then became their manager on a permanent basis on 22 February.

Managerial statistics

*initially interim and appointed permanently on 22 February 2022

Honours

Player

;Ross County *

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* SFL First Division: 2011–12 ;Brora Rangers *

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: 2014–15 * North of Scotland Cup: 2014–15

Manager

;Ross County *

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: 2018-19 *

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Individual

* Scottish Championship Manager of the year: 2018-19 * Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month: February 2023 * Scottish Championship Manager of the Month (3): September 2018, October 2018, April 2019

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kettlewell, Stuart Living people 1984 births Scottish footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scottish Football League players Footballers from Glasgow Association football midfielders Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Brora Rangers F.C. players Scottish football managers Ross County F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Motherwell F.C. non-playing staff Motherwell F.C. managers Ross County F.C. non-playing staff