Michael Nigel Sheron (born 11 January 1972) is an English football coach and former professional

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who is under-23's head coach at

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. As a player, he was a striker who notably played in the

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for Manchester City and

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. He also played in the Football League for Bury, , Stoke City,

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, Barnsley, Blackpool,

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and

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. Sheron was capped by England at under-21 level.

Career

Sheron started his career with Manchester City, whom he joined as a schoolboy. His first league appearance came in March 1991 on loan at Bury, for whom he played five times. His Manchester City debut came in the 1991–92 season in a match against Everton. Sheron a total of 29 appearances over the course of the season, scoring seven times. The majority of Sheron's Manchester City appearances were in a striking partnership with

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, particularly in the

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season when Sheron scored 14 goals. Following the arrival of

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and

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in March 1994, Sheron's first team opportunities become limited, and in August 1994 he joined Norwich City for a fee of £1,000,000. His time at Norwich was not a happy one. Struggling with injuries, Sheron scored just two league goals for Norwich, and moved to Stoke City in October 1995 in a player exchange deal that took Keith Scott to Carrow Road. Sheron performed considerably better for Stoke, scoring 39 goals in 71 starts, including a brace in the last ever

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match at the

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. His success at Stoke prompted Queens Park Rangers to pay £2.75 million for his services. After 18 months at QPR, the club were facing financial difficulties, and as one of the highest wage earners, Sheron was sold to Barnsley for £1.5 million. Sheron spent four years at Barnsley, making more appearances for them than for any of his other clubs. Towards the end of his playing career Sheron had short spells at several lower division clubs, playing for Blackpool, Macclesfield and Shrewsbury. At Blackpool he started the

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as Blackpool won the 2003–04 Football League Trophy. After leaving Shrewsbury, Sheron signed for Warrington Town of the Northern Premier League who he briefly played for before hanging up his boots to join the club's coaching staff.

Coaching career

Sheron started his coaching career with Manchester City's Academy before moving to Bury where he served as Youth Team manager for three years. After a year working with

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, Sheron joined the coaching staff at Liverpool's Academy before making the switch to

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as academy head coach. In March 2015 he joined

as their Lead Youth Development Coach. In August 2019 Sheron was appointed head coach for Blackburn Rovers under 18s

Personal life

Sheron is the uncle of

defender Nathan Sheron.https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-graham-kavanagh-arsenal-chelsea-3970661, Better prospect than me at that age' - Ex-Stoke City star on son's link with Arsenal and Chelsea, Stoke Sentinel, 21 March 2020

Career statistics

Honours

Blackpool *

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: 2003–04 Individual * First Division PFA Team of the Year: 1996–97

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheron, Mike 1972 births Living people English footballers England under-21 international footballers Association football forwards Manchester City F.C. players Bury F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Warrington Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Footballers from Liverpool Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff Bury F.C. non-playing staff Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Rotherham United F.C. non-playing staff Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff