Maurice Setters
Maurice Edgar Setters[1] (16 December 1936 – 22 November 2020) was an English football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Edgar Setters | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Honiton, Devon, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 2020 (aged 83) | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1954 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | Exeter City | 10 | (0) |
| 1955–1960 | West Bromwich Albion | 120 | (10) |
| 1960–1965 | Manchester United | 159 | (12) |
| 1965–1967 | Stoke City | 86 | (5) |
| 1967 | → Cleveland Stokers (guest) | 9 | (3) |
| 1967–1970 | Coventry City | 51 | (3) |
| 1970 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 434 | (31) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1974 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 1982 | Rotherham United (assistant) | ||
| 1983 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| 1986–1995 | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
As player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League representing Exeter City, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City, Coventry City and Charlton Athletic.
Setters died of Alzheimer's disease-related problems on 22 November 2020, aged 83.[2][3]
Career statistics
Playing career
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[A] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 1953–54 | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1954–55 | Third Division South | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1955–56 | First Division | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1956–57 | First Division | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1957–58 | First Division | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 1958–59 | First Division | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | First Division | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 120 | 10 | 12 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 10 | |||
| Manchester United | 1959–60 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | First Division | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 1961–62 | First Division | 38 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 1962–63 | First Division | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 | |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 159 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 14 | ||
| Stoke City | 1964–65 | First Division | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 | ||
| Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 1967[4] | United Soccer Association | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Coventry City | 1967–68 | First Division | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1969–70 | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career Total | 443 | 34 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 508 | 36 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield.
Managerial career
Source:[5]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 May 1971 | 15 November 1974 | 158 | 47 | 42 | 69 | 29.75 |
Honours
Manchester United
Maurice Setters Media
Manchester United F.C. in 1960 – from the left, standing: Maurice Setters, Bill Foulkes, Ronnie Cope, Harry Gregg, Albert Scanlon, Bobby Charlton. Front row: Unknown, Albert Quixall, Dennis Viollet, Shay Brennan and Joe Carolan.
References
- ↑ "Maurice Setters". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ Club saddened by loss of Maurice Setters. Manchester United. 23 November 2020. https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/club-saddened-to-hear-of-loss-of-maurice-setters. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ Jack Charlton's right-hand man Maurice Setter has died, aged 83
- ↑ "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ "Managers". Manager Stats. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Maurice Setters, Republic of Ireland assistant to Jack Charlton, dies aged 83". The Guardian. 23 November 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/23/maurice-setters-dies-aged-83-manchester-united-republic-of-ireland. Retrieved 24 November 2020.