Anthony Limbrick

Anthony Limbrick is an Australian football coach, currently assistant manager of Grimsby Town.

Anthony Limbrick
Personal information
Place of birth Hobart, Australia
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
(assistant manager)
Youth career
Riverside Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Riverside Olympic
Bundaberg Waves
Rochedale Rovers
2005 Northwood 2 (0)
2005–2006 Wingate & Finchley
Teams managed
2017–2018 Woking
2019 Grimsby Town (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Limbrick later moved to Launceston, attending Riverside High School. During Limbrick's time in Tasmania, he played for Riverside Olympic, before moving to Queensland on mainland Australia, playing for Bundaberg Waves and Rochedale Rovers. Limbrick later played Non-League football for Northwood and Wingate & Finchley, before a leg break ended his playing career.[1][2]

Coaching career

In 2007, Limbrick became a youth team coach at Boreham Wood. In 2007, he returned to former club Wingate & Finchley as first team coach, leaving in 2010 to join Southampton as a youth coach, working under first team managers Mauricio Pochettino and Ronald Koeman. Limbrick later was part of the coaching staff at for England under-17's and West Ham United's academy. In May 2017, Limbrick was appointed manager of National League club Woking, leading the club to the FA Cup second round, after beating Football League club Bury. In April 2018, after a nine-game winless run, Limbrick was sacked as manager of Woking. Ahead of the 2018–19 EFL League Two season, Limbrick was appointed assistant manager to Michael Jolley at Grimsby Town. In November 2019, following the departure of Jolley via mutual consent, Limbrick was named interim manager of Grimsby.[3]

References
  1. "Tasmanian Anthony Limbrick at home at Grimsby Town". The Examiner. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Anthony Limbrick". Northwood F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Who is Anthony Limbrick? A career profile on the Grimsby Town interim manager". Grimsby Telegraph. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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