16 December 2020

The career of new West Brom boss Sam Allardyce in pictures

By NewsChain Sport
16 December 2020

Sam Allardyce is back in management after being named the new boss of West Brom

The 66-year-old, whose last job at Everton ended in 2018, has replaced Slaven Bilic on an 18-month contract.

Here, the PA news agency looks at his managerial career in pictures.

Sam Allardyce managed Notts County from 1997-1999 (PA Archive)
Allardyce was appointed Bolton manager in 1999 and won promotion to the top flight in 2001 (PA Archive)
Allardyce brought the likes of World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff to Bolton (PA Archive)
Allardyce lasted less than a year as Newcastle manager (PA Archive)
Allardyce spent two years as Blackburn before the club's new owners the Venky's brought .his reign to an end (PA Archive)
Allardyce struggled to win over the West Ham fans (PA Archive)
Allardyce defied the odds to keep Sunderland in the Premier League (PA Archive)
Allardyce was appointed England manager in 2016 (PA Media)
But he took charge of just one game, a 1-0 win over Slovakia, before he lost his job following comments he made in an undercover newspaper sting (PA Archive)
Allardyce was back in management that same year at Crystal Palace (PA Archive)
Allardyce reversed his decision to retire from manager by joining Everton in 2017, but fans did not take to his style of play (PA Archive)

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