Maurice Setters
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
Maurice Edgar Setters[1] (16 December 1936 – 22 November 2020) was an English football player and manager.
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
[change | change source]Playing career
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Manchester United
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Maurice Setters". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ↑ "Club saddened by loss of Maurice Setters". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 23 November 2020. 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. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
