Back: Neil Warnock
(Picture: Getty Images)Neil Warnock has agreed a stunning return to management with Huddersfield Town, less than a year after retiring from the game.
The journeyman head coach left Middlesbrough by mutual consent in November 2021 and five months later, in April 2022, called time on a 42-year managerial career to spend more time with his family and wife, Sharon.
However, 10 months on, Warnock is making a remarkable return to the dugout with Huddersfield, who he previously managed between 1993-95, in a short-term contract until the end of the season.
“I’m really excited about this challenge,” he told the club’s official website.
“My first spell at Huddersfield Town had everything; we went to Wembley twice, moved into the new stadium, and really built the club from nothing. It was a special time.
“I’m coming back to help the club, but also [Huddersfield chairman] Dean Hoyle. I know what he has done behind-the-scenes and I’ve always had a lot of time for him.
“I’ve looked at the fixtures and we’ve got some fantastic games to come. I want to come back and put smiles on faces!”
Warnock is Huddersfield’s fourth manager in seven months after Carlos Corberan, who resigned, and the sackings of both Danny Schofield and Mark Fotheringham.
Huddersfield are off the bottom of the Championship table on goal difference alone, leaving Warnock with a tough task.
Stoke City visit the John Smith's Stadium on Wednesday, which may come too soon for the incoming manager, who is reportedly flying in from the United States to finalise the deal.
Warnock has managed 16 different clubs, including his previous spell with Huddersfield in the 1990s, where he oversaw promotion. He also spent two separate spells in charge of Crystal Palace and another two in post at Queens Park Rangers.
