Clubs as Player:

Alfreton Town
Boston United
Buxton
Mossley
Frickley Athletic

Buxton (Manager)

Richard Bate, born on 25th June 1946, was a Sheffield schoolteacher who spent his early playing career with Alfreton Town before joining Boston United where he made a name for himself as an accomplished centre half under player-manager Howard Wilkinson and also took coaching badges.

When Wilkinson moved to Mossley in December 1976 Bate had already been appointed player-manager of Buxton. When Wilkinson resigned as Mossley manager the following May he recommended Bate to Mossley and he was appointed Player-Manager in June 1977. It was hoped that Bate would carry on the good work started by Wilkinson but his defensive style of play didn't suit the Mossley fans and he soon became a target of abuse.

He did however, help the team through to the first round proper of the FA Cup for only the third time in the Club's history and played in the 0-3 defeat at Rotherham United. However, his days at Mossley were numbered and he was dismissed following a 2-2 draw against Frickley on 2nd January 1978. Bate made 34 appearances for Mossley and scored 5 goals.

Bate then had a spell with Frickley Athletic before he joined Sheffield Wednesday as a youth team coach in 1978 before succeeding his mentor Howard Wilkinson as Football Association North West Regional FA, Staff Coach in 1980, a post he held until 1985 when he joined Notts County as chief coach.

In June 1987, Bate was appointed manager of Southend United by the club's chairman Vic Jobson without consulting his fellow board members. He reign lasted just ten games with a solitary victory in the Football League Cup and he departed with the worst record of any Southend manager in history.

Bate moved on to join Lincoln City as assistant manager to Colin Murphy, helping the club regain its Football League status at the end of the 1987–88 season. He moved on to rejoin Wilkinson at Leeds United acting as a coach between 1988 and 1992.

He moved to Malaysia as Technical Director, a role he held from 1992–1995, before joining the coaching staff of Hereford United.

In 1998, he became the coach of the England youth set-up working with the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 teams. He was caretaker manager of the England women's national football team for a match against Italy in April 1998; between the resignation of Ted Copeland and appointment of Hope Powell.

In September 2005, the appointment of Bate as the Canadian Soccer Association's Technical Director was announced with the role commencing on 14 October 2005. He held the role for ten months before resigning in order to join Watford.

In July 2006, Bate was appointed Technical Director at Watford with the Hornet's then manager Aidy Boothroyd being quoted as saying "I want Watford Football Club to have the best Academy in the world and I believe we have captured the best developer of talent in the world in the shape of Richard."

On 2 November 2012, it was confirmed that Bate was to take on the role of the Head of the youth Academy for Cardiff City, replacing the departing Neal Ardley.

More recently Bate worked with Burnley on a consultancy basis during the clubs redevelopment of the Barnfield Training Centre.

Dick bate passed away on 25th April 2018.

Clubs as Player:

Chesterfield
Matlock Town

John 'Jack' Detchon was born on 30 December 1937 in Northumberland.

A highly respected Derbyshire based coach he joined Mossley as assistant to Howard Wilkinson in December 1976 and remained with the Lilywhites through Dick Bate's tenure the following season.

Detchon later became FA North West rtegional Coach and later coached at Kenyon College in Ohio before his retirement.

Jack Detchon passed away on 25th April 2016.