Timothy Alan Sherwood (born 6 February 1969) is an English professional

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and former player who played as a

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. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1987 until 2005, notably as captain of

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title-winning side in 1995. He also played for

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and

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. He made three appearances for the England national team in 1999. Sherwood began his coaching career at Tottenham Hotspur, progressing from assistant first team coach to manager in a five-year spell, then managing the club from December 2013 to his dismissal in May 2014. He resumed his managerial career at

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in February 2015, taking them to that season's

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and saving them from relegation from the

, until being sacked in October 2015. Sherwood was director of football at

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from November 2016 until June 2017.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Sherwood supported

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as a child. He made his debut for

against

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on 12 September 1987. He made a total of 32 league appearances in Division Two for Watford before moving to

in July 1989. He played 88 games scoring 13 goals for Norwich before joining

in February 1992.

Blackburn Rovers

As one of

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's first signings for Blackburn, he initially struggled to make the first team but went on to become a core player. Under his captaincy, Blackburn finished second in the Premiership in 1993–94 before winning it the following season.

Tottenham Hotspur

With Sherwood unsettled in 1999 and having family and business links in

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paid a reported fee of £3 million to bring him to Tottenham Hotspur in the first week of February 1999. He made his debut for Spurs as an 87th-minute substitute for

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in the 0–0 draw with Coventry on 6 February. He was cup-tied for their victory in the

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. Sherwood won a runners-up medal with Spurs in the 2002 League Cup Final, when they were beaten by his former club Blackburn.

Portsmouth

In January 2003, Sherwood informed the press that he had had a major argument with Spurs manager

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and that Hoddle had told him that he would never play for the club again. He left Tottenham, moving to Portsmouth on an initial four-month contract on 29 January. Upon signing he immediately became a regular in the side that went on to win the First Division Championship that season, scoring once in the process, in a 5–0 win away to

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on 1 March. Sherwood remained an important member of the Pompey squad for the first half of the

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season, scoring a brace in a 5–2 win against Third Division

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in the League Cup second round on 23 September. He broke his leg against Tottenham on 26 December, after a challenge by his former teammate Taricco. It was to be his last match for the club as, along with fellow veteran

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, he was released in the 2004 close season.

Coventry City

On 9 July 2004, Sherwood signed for

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on a two-year deal with Coventry and said that he would "desperately like to achieve promotion" with the club. Although he was the captain, he was unpopular with fans, due to his frequent injuries, high wages and decision to do television punditry during his spell. At the end of the 2004–05 season, Coventry had not been promoted and the club announced that Sherwood could leave on a free transfer. He parted company with the Sky Blues by mutual consent on 1 July 2005.

International career

During his time with Blackburn Rovers he added an England B cap to the England Under 21 honours he picked up whilst at Norwich. At the age of 30, Sherwood made his debut for

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in their 3–1

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victory over

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on 27 March 1999, under new manager

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. He earned a further two caps that year: in a 1–1 friendly draw with

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in Budapest on 28 April, and a goalless qualifying draw with

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at Wembley on 5 June.

Managerial career

Tottenham Hotspur

In October 2008, Sherwood joined

as assistant first team coach, under new manager Harry Redknapp. Sherwood became Technical Director in 2012 and in that role led Spurs' Under-21 side in the inaugural Under-21 Premier League season, guiding the side to finish top in both group and elite stages. Sherwood's side eventually lost the league final 3–2 to Manchester United. On 16 December 2013, Tottenham announced that Sherwood would "assume first team coaching duties" following the departure of

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as the manager. He lost his first game in charge, 2–1 at home to West Ham in the fifth round of the

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, but four days later managed a 3–2

win over Southampton. On 23 December, Spurs named Sherwood as their new head coach, handing him an 18-month contract until the end of the 2014–15 season. His last match as Spurs manager was a 3–0 win over

on 11 May 2014. With this win Sherwood achieved a sixth-place finish in the league with Spurs with a total of 69 league points. Tim Sherwood was best known for being on the receiving end of Jorge Jesus' famous touchline dance, when he held up 3 fingers to indicate that Benfica had just scored 3 goals during their Europa League tie in 2014. Sherwood was sacked by chairman Daniel Levy on 13 May 2014.

Aston Villa

On 14 February 2015, Sherwood was appointed as the new manager of

. The announcement was made via the club's official

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page, following the sacking of

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on 11 February. Although he attended the following day's 2–1 win over

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in the

and gave a half-time team-talk, his first game in official control of the team was at home to

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almost a week later. Villa lost the game 2–1 after a 93rd-minute penalty from

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. After also losing his second game in charge, this time going down 1–0 to

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, Sherwood's first win came on 3 March 2015 against

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rivals

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. The game finished 2–1, with

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scoring a last-minute penalty, which shadowed the decision that went against Villa in the Stoke game. Sherwood led Villa to Wembley for the first time since 2010 just four days later, after winning 2–0 in the FA cup quarter-final again against West Bromwich Albion. Sherwood then led Villa to a third straight win, a 4–0 away win over relegation rivals

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in which all goals were scored in the first half. On 19 April 2015, Aston Villa reached the

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for the first time since

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, coming from behind to defeat Liverpool 2–1 in their semi-final at

. However, they went on to lose the final 4–0 to Arsenal. After losing six consecutive matches, including a nine-game win-less run which left the team 19th in the table, Sherwood was sacked on 25 October 2015.

Swindon Town

On 10 November 2016, Sherwood was appointed director of football at

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side

. On 14 June 2017, it was confirmed that Sherwood would leave his post, following the club's relegation to

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Media work

Sherwood has often appeared as footballing pundit on

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offering comments on English football. He was also a pundit for

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for their

coverage. Most recently, Sherwood has worked as a pundit on

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's Premier League Goals Show.

Career statistics

Club

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Blackburn Rovers *

: 1994–95 Portsmouth *

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: 2002–03 Individual *

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: 1994–95 Premier League

Manager

Aston Villa *

runner-up: 2014–15

References

External links

*
Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
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