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Jamie Day (footballer, born 1979)

James "Jamie" Day (born 13 September 1979) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently Assistant Manager of Milton Keynes Dons and was formerly the head coach of Bangladesh national football team.

Jamie Day
Personal information
Full name James Day
Date of birth (1979-09-13) 13 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Bexley, London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons (Assistant Manager)
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Arsenal 0 (0)
1999–2001 AFC Bournemouth 20 (1)
2001–2004 Dover Athletic 25 (1)
2004 Crawley Town 1 (0)
2004–2007 Welling United 89 (12)
2007–2008 Grays Athletic 7 (1)
2007 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan)
2008–2009 Dartford
2009–2014 Welling United 114 (10)
2014–2015 Ebbsfleet United 1 (0)
2017–2018 Cray Valley Paper Mills 8 (1)
International career
England U16
England U17
England U18
Managerial career
2009–2014 Welling United
2014–2015 Ebbsfleet United
2016 Braintree Town
2016–2017 Welling United
2018–2022 Bangladesh U23
2018–2022 Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh (Manager)
Men's football
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nepal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Playing career

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Day began his playing career as a trainee at Arsenal where he earned a professional deal in 1998, although he failed to make a first team appearance, despite being named as a substitute in one first team fixture by Arsène Wenger .[1]

He joined AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £20,000 in March 1999.[2] He made his Bournemouth debut in April 1999 against Northampton Town. His first goal for the club came the following 1999-2000 season in a 2–0 away win against Cambridge United.

In the summer of 2001, he moved to Conference National side Dover Athletic. His first goal for the club came in a 2–1 loss against Hayes on 5 January 2002.[3] At the end of the 2001-2002 season, Day couldn't prevent Dover's relegation from the division.[4]

In November 2002, he was a part of the Dover side that reached the first round proper of the FA Cup, losing a first round tie against Football League club Oxford United.[5]

He left the club in the summer of 2004 and joined Welling United.[6] He remained at Welling until May 2007, when he returned to the Conference National, signing for Grays Athletic.[7] He made his Grays Athletic debut on 18 August 2007 as a substitute in a 5–1 home win over Kidderminster Harriers.[8] His first goal proved to be the winner on 3 November 2007 in a 1–0 away win over Salisbury City.[9] He was sent out on loan to Conference South sides Eastbourne Borough and Havant & Waterlooville to gain further game time.

He left Grays in the summer of 2008, and secured a move to Dartford in August 2008.[10]

Managerial career

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England

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In November 2009, he returned to Welling United having been appointed as player-manager of the Conference South club at the age of 30.[11][12] His start as manager at Park View Road was delayed however with Dartford claiming he was still registered to them as a player.[13]

Despite being docked five points at the start of the 2010-11 season for financial misconduct, Day led Welling to sixth place in the Conference South, missing out on the play-off places by one point.[14] In April 2011, he ruled out any rumours that he was set to return to his former club, Dartford, as their manager.[15]

A third-place finish at the end of the 2011-12 season saw Day lead Welling to the Conference South play-off places. His side defeated Sutton United in the play-off semi-finals, subsequently earning a play-off final tie with Dartford, however Welling missed out on promotion, suffering a 1–0 defeat.[16]

The following 2012-13 campaign however saw Day guide Welling to promotion to the Conference National as Conference South champions.[17] After reaching the 60 point mark, he led Welling to a 16th-place finish in their first season back in the Conference National.[18]

Following a five-year spell in charge at Welling, he left to return to the Conference South, being appointed manager of Ebbsfleet United in December 2014.[19][20] In April 2015, however, he was relieved of his duties alongside his assistants Barry Ashby and Dean Frost.[21]

On 11 May 2015, he was announced as the new assistant manager at Forest Green Rovers in a role that saw him link up with his former manager at Welling United, Adrian Pennock.[22]

On 21 May 2016, Day was named manager of Braintree Town.[23] He was sacked in September of the same year after only four months in charge.[24] The following month he returned to Welling United, as first-team coach.[25] In November 2016 he stepped up to replace Mark Goldberg as the manager.[26] As first-team coach in second spell at Welling United he lost the first three matches against Ebbsfleet United, Hungerford Town and Hampton & Richmond. When Goldberg stepped aside he won all six of his matches in charge, in what marked his second spell as Welling manager. Day was undefeated in December 2016 and named as National League South Manager of the Month on 6 January 2017 - two days after leaving the club.

On 4 January 2017, Day left Welling to once again link-up with Adrian Pennock, this time at Gillingham.[27]

Day left Gillingham in September 2017.[28] In October 2017 he featured for Cray Valley Paper Mills as a player, scoring in a 2–1 win against Rochester United.[29] On 12 February 2018 he reunited with Pennock once more, joining Barrow as assistant manager.

Bangladesh

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On 17 May 2018, Bangladesh Football Federation announced that they have appointed Day as the head coach of Bangladesh national football team as well as the U-23.[30] Under his guidance, Bangladesh put up its best performance ever in the 2018 Asian Games, where the team shocked by a 1–0 win over powerhouse Qatar and a draw to Thailand to reach the round of sixteen for the first time ever, which began to revive the past poupularity of football in Bangladesh.[31][32] The team performed well in the 2018 SAFF Championship, Jamie Day was to keep his duty, where he coached Bangladesh U-23 team to have an acceptable third-place finish in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, even though the team could not qualify, Bangladesh played good and only fell by minimal goal to Palestine and Bahrain.

Under Day's guidance, Bangladesh reached the third Round of 2023 AFC qualifiers, as one of the three best fifth-position teams. Day's long ball and counter-attacking tactics, were effective against lower ranked sides, although the team barely kept possession against better opposition. Nonetheless, Day's tactics did help Bangladesh earn hard fought draws against India and Afghanistan during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2022 World Cup joint qualifiers[33] Day also led the Bangladesh to qualification to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round as one of the three best fifth-positioned teams.[34]

In September 2021, Bangladesh took part in the 2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan), the team lost all 3 games, conceding a total of 9 goals and only managing to score 3. These results led to Day being "put on leave" just before the 2021 SAFF Championship, held in Maldives. To date, Day is the longest serving Bangladesh national team head coach.[35]

Return to England

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On 23 June 2022, Day was appointed assistant coach of League Two club Swindon Town.[36][37] In January 2023, Day followed manager Scott Lindsey to join Crawley Town.[38] In September 2024, he once again followed Lindsey, returning to League Two with Milton Keynes Dons.[39]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 29 March 2022
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Welling United 8 November 2009[citation needed] 10 December 2014[citation needed] 250 122 71 57 048.80 [40]
Ebbsfleet United 14 December 2014[citation needed] 21 April 2015[citation needed] 25 10 5 10 040.00 [41]
Braintree Town 21 May 2016[citation needed] 25 September 2016[citation needed] 12 2 3 7 016.67 [42]
Welling United 24 November 2016[citation needed] 5 January 2017[citation needed] 6 6 0 0 100.00 [40]
Bangladesh 17 May 2018 15 Jan 2022 29 9 5 15 031.03 [43][44]
Bangladesh U23 17 May 2018 15 Jan 2022 10 3 2 5 030.00
Total 340 155 90 95 045.59

Honours

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Crawley Town Fc

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Welling United

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Bangladesh

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References

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  2. ^ "Ex-Cherries star Day on Kent battles". Bournemouth Echo. 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Tempers flair as Dover lose tight battle". Kent Online. 10 January 2002.
  4. ^ "Whites drop out of the Conference". Kent Online. 18 April 2002.
  5. ^ "Dover 0-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 16 November 2002.
  6. ^ "Wings sign former Charlton youngster". Kent Online. 2 July 2004.
  7. ^ "Grays sign Welling midfielder Day". BBC Sport. 15 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Suicidal defending ensures a Grays day". Kidderminster Shuttle. 22 August 2007.
  9. ^ "Salisbury City 0-1 Grays". Sky Sports. 3 November 2007.
  10. ^ "Burman celebrates happy Day". newsshopper.co.uk. 27 August 2008.
  11. ^ "Jamie Day appointed new Welling United manager". Kent Online. 4 November 2009.
  12. ^ "Day named as new Welling boss". Kent News. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Day's appointment as Wings boss hits snag". Kent News. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Welling Utd are docked points over financial misconduct". BBC Sport. 17 September 2010.
  15. ^ "Welling United manager Jamie Day dismisses rumours linking him with Dartford return". Kent Online. 17 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Dartford 1-0 Welling United". BBC Sport. 13 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Welling United seal Blue Square Bet South title". BBC Sport. 23 April 2013.
  18. ^ "2013-14 Football Conference". Football Club History Database.
  19. ^ "Ebbsfleet United appoint Jamie Day as their new manager after he ended five-year spell in charge at Welling United". Kent Online. 10 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Jamie Day leaves Welling to become Ebbsfleet United boss". BBC Sport. 10 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Ebbsfleet United sack manager Jamie Day". Kent Online. 21 April 2015.
  22. ^ "Jamie Day named Forest Green Rovers assistant manager". BBC Sport. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  24. ^ "Braintree manager Day leaves club". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ "Former Welling United manager Jamie Day returns to Park View Road". Kent News. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Day & Pennock Take Charge at Welling". The National League Official Website. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Pennock, Lovell and Day join The Gills". Gillingham F.C. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  28. ^ "Gillingham head coach Ady Pennock leaves by mutual consent".
  29. ^ "Jamie Day scores for Cray Valley in the Southern Counties East following Gillingham exit". Kent Online. 8 October 2017.
  30. ^ "Jamie Day takes helm of national team, press meet on May 19". Bangladesh Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  31. ^ "Asian Games Football: Bangladesh force Thailand to play 1-1 draw".
  32. ^ "Bangladesh beat Qatar in Asian Games football".
  33. ^ Anam, Atique (16 June 2021). "Bangladesh into final round of Asian Cup Qualifiers". The Daily Star.
  34. ^ Anam, Atique (16 June 2021). "Bangladesh into final round of Asian Cup Qualifiers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  35. ^ "প্রবাসী খেলোয়াড় ডাকায় জেমির ওপর খেপেছেন সালাউদ্দিন". Prothomalo. 18 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Town appoint Jamie Day as assistant". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  37. ^ Leighfield, Jonny (23 June 2022). "Former Bangladesh manager Jamie Day appointed Swindon Town assistant coach". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  38. ^ "SCOTT LINDSEY APPOINTED AS MANAGER". www.crawleytownfc.com. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  39. ^ "Scott Lindsey joins MK Dons as Head Coach". www.mkdons.com. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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  44. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jamie Day (Coach)". www.national-football-teams.com.
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