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Preston North End v Swansea City

Deepdale 26 August 2023 15.00 hrs

Manager

Michael James Duff (born 11 January 1978) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Championship club Swansea City.

In a professional playing career spanning from 1996 to 2016, in which he made over 600 appearances, Duff played as a defender for Cheltenham Town, Cirencester Town (on loan) and Burnley, winning three Premier League promotions with the latter. He played in each of the top eight tiers of English football in ascending order. At international level, Duff earned 24 caps for Northern Ireland.

After retiring as a player, Duff coached at Burnley's academy before becoming manager of Cheltenham Town in 2018. In 2021, he led Cheltenham to their first automatic promotion from League Two as champions. He was appointed head coach of Barnsley in 2022, leading them to the League One play-off final in his first season. One month later, Duff was named head coach of Swansea City.

LAST TIME OUT





We've met before





To quote Max Boyce I know I was there

https://www.swanseacity.com/

https://www.not606.com/forums/swansea-city.55/

https://www.scfc2.co.uk/forum/

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