Leigh Cowlishaw
Leigh Cowlishaw (born 16 December 1970) is an English former footballer and coach. He served as the head coach of the Richmond Kickers from 2000 until 2018.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Richmond Spiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Richmond Kickers | 148 | (19) |
| 2007–2009 | Richmond Kickers | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 152 | (20) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2018 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| 2012 | Richmond Spiders (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Coaching
Cowlishaw had been manager of the Kickers since 2000, during which time he coached the team to a Central Conference title in his debut year, two USL2 regular season titles in 2006 and 2007, three US Open Cup quarter final berths in 2001, 2004 and 2007, and two USL Second division championships, in 2006 and 2009.[1] He is a two-time USL2 Coach of the Year nominee, helped guide the organisation to four USL Organization of the Year awards (1995, 2000, 2006 and 2007), the Fair Play Award in 2004, and was named FieldTurf USL2 Coach of the Year in 2006.
On June 26, 2018, Cowlishaw stepped down as the head coach of the Kickers to assume the Director of Soccer role with the club.[2]
References
- Kickers claim USL-2 Championship Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Culler, Adam (26 June 2018). "Longtime Richmond Kickers coach Leigh Cowlishaw is stepping down to focus on director of soccer duties". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 July 2018.