Paul Heckingbottom

**Paul Heckingbottom** (born 17 July 1977) is an English football coach and former player who is currently the manager of Preston North End. Heckingbottom played as a defender for several English clubs, including Sunderland, Scarborough, Hartlepool United, Darlington, Norwich City, Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley,Mansfield Town and Sheffield United.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|Sunderland|1996–97|FA Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0||
|1997–98|First Division|0|0|—|0|0|—|0|0|||||
|1998–99|First Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|—|0|0||||
|Scarborough (loan)|1997–98|Third Division|29|0|0|0|—|1|0|30|0|||
|Hartlepool United (loan)|1998–99|Third Division|5|1|—|—|—|5|1|||||
|Darlington (loan)|1998–99|Third Division|10|0|—|—|—|10|0|||||
|rowspan="4"|Darlington|1999–2000|Third Division|45|1|3|1|2|0|4|0|54|2|
|2000–01|Second Division|18|1|1|0|2|0|2|0|23|1|||
|2001–02|Third Division|42|3|4|0|0|0|2|0|48|3|||
|Norwich City|2002–03|First Division|15|0|0|0|1|0|—|16|0|||
|Bradford City|2003–04|First Division|43|0|1|0|1|0|—|45|0|||
|rowspan="3"|Sheffield Wednesday|2004–05|League One|38|4|0|0|1|0|3|0|42|4|
|2005–06|Championship|4|0|1|2|0|0|—|5|2||||
|rowspan="4"|Barnsley|2005–06|League One|18|1|—|—|3|0|21|1|||
|2006–07|Championship|31|0|1|0|0|0|—|32|0||||
|2007–08|Championship|—|—|—|—|—||||||||
|rowspan="3"|Bradford City|2007–08|League Two|44|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|47|0|
|2008–09|League Two|9|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|12|0|||
|Mansfield Town|2009–10|Conference Premier|11|1|3|0|—|1|0|15|1|||
|Gateshead (loan)|2009–10|Conference Premier|15|0|—|—|—|15|0|||||
|rowspan="2"|Gateshead|2010–11|Conference Premier|21|0|0|0|—|1|0|22|0||

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Barnsley (caretaker)|align="left"|12 February 2015|align="left"|25 February 2015|||
|align="left"|Barnsley|align="left"|6 February 2016|align="left"|6 February 2018|||
|align="left"|Leeds United|align="left"|6 February 2018|align="left"|1 June 2018|||
|align="left"|Hibernian|align="left"|13 February 2019|align="left"|4 November 2019|||
|align="left"|Sheffield United (interim)|align="left"|13 March 2021|align="left"|27 May 2021|||
|align="left"|Sheffield United|align="left"|25 November 2021|align="left"|_Present_|||

### Player

**Sheffield Wednesday**
- Football League One play-offs: 2005

**Barnsley**
- Football League One play-offs: 2006

### Manager

**Barnsley**
- Football League One play-offs: 2016
- Football League Trophy: 2015–16

**Sheffield United**
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2022–23

**Individual**
- EFL Championship Manager of the Month: August 2022, September 2022, April 2023
- League One Manager of the Month: March 2016

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Paul Heckingbottom
- **birth place**: Barnsley, England
- **height**: 1.80 m
- **position**: Defender
- **currentclub**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United (manager)
- **youthclubs1**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **youthyears1**: 1993–1995
- **years1**: 1995–1999
- **clubs1**: Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1997–1998
- **clubs2**: Scarborough F.C., Scarborough (loan)
- **caps2**: 29
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1998–1999
- **clubs3**: Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United
- **caps3**: 5
- **goals3**: 1
- **years4**: 1999–
- **clubs4**: Darlington F.C., Darlington (loan)
- **caps4**: 10
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1999–2002
- **clubs5**: Darlington F.C., Darlington
- **caps5**: 105
- **goals5**: 5
- **years6**: 2002–2003
- **clubs6**: Norwich City F.C., Norwich City
- **caps6**: 15
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2003–2004
- **clubs7**: Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City
- **caps7**: 43
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 2004–2006
- **clubs8**: Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday
- **caps8**: 42
- **goals8**: 4
- **years9**: 2006–2008
- **clubs9**: Barnsley F.C., Barnsley
- **caps9**: 49
- **goals9**: 1
- **years10**: 2007–2008
- **clubs10**: Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City (loan)
- **caps10**: 23
- **goals10**: 0
- **years11**: 2008–2009
- **clubs11**: Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City
- **caps11**: 23
- **goals11**: 0
- **years12**: 2009–2010
- **clubs12**: Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town
- **caps12**: 11
- **goals12**: 1
- **years13**: 2010
- **clubs13**: Gateshead F.C., Gateshead
- **caps13**: 15
- **goals13**: 0
- **years14**: 2010–2011
- **clubs14**: Gateshead F.C., Gateshead
- **caps14**: 21
- **goals14**: 0
- **years15**: 2011–2012
- **clubs15**: Harrogate Town A.F.C., Harrogate Town
- **caps15**: 21
- **goals15**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 419
- **totalgoals**: 12
- **manageryears1**: 2015
- **managerclubs1**: Barnsley F.C., Barnsley (caretaker)
- **manageryears2**: 2016
- **managerclubs2**: Barnsley F.C., Barnsley (caretaker)
- **manageryears3**: 2016–2018
- **managerclubs3**: Barnsley F.C., Barnsley
- **manageryears4**: 2018
- **managerclubs4**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **manageryears5**: 2019
- **managerclubs5**: Hibernian F.C., Hibernian
- **manageryears6**: 2021
- **managerclubs6**: Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United (interim)
- **manageryears7**: 2021
2021-
- **managerclubs7**: Sheffield United F.C. Reserves and Academy, Sheffield United U23
Sheffield United