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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
So here it is, my journey into the world of football (manager). To start with, I've created my pro as a player in FM20 with that player then going on to manage in FM21. For realism purposes, 2019/20 in FM20 will become the 1999/00 season with the aid of the FMRetroGroup 99/00 database.
I'm going to keep this opening post free to keep a record of my career.
Playing Career (League Matches)
1999/00 -
2000/01 -
2001/02 -
2002/03 -
2003/04 -
2004/05 -
2005/06 -
2006/07 -
2007/08 -
2008/09 -
2009/10 -
2010/11 -
2011/12 -
2012/13 -
2013/14 -
2014/15 -
2015/16 -
2016/17 -
All-Time Record - | Apps: 326 | Goals: 220 | Assists: 59 | POM: 60 | Average Rating: 7.75 |
Managerial Career
2020/21 -
MrTini23
John Warrington - A Footballing Journey
The start of the Journey
Oh my word, is this even real life? After being at the club since the age of eleven, I've finally signed a professional deal at Premier League side Liverpool. I am now officially a professional footballer. The goal is to play in the Premier League for Liverpool and play for England in a World Cup but I know I've got a lot of hard work ahead of me to even get close to that.
With my signing a contract for Liverpool, I'm now included on Football Manager for the first time! How exciting. They've even given me wonderkid status which means I'm more likely to have a good career in the game. My mate Sheeny says I signed for Barca in 2005 which is outrageous. I just hope I can live up to the billing and have a great career. It's going to be an exciting ride, either way, bring it on.
MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
1999/00 Season
League Position: 4th in the Premier League
FA Cup: Winners
League Cup: 4th Round vs Chelsea
So, my first full season in professional football and I'm reasonably happy with the way it went. In the league, we finished 4th whilst Man Utd won the league and we also won the FA Cup. During the season, I made my first professional appearance, though I'm still waiting for my first goal. For the U23's I scored 20 in 29 appearances. The objective for next season is to hopefully play a few more first-team games and score my first goal.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2000/01 Season
League Position: 5th in the Premier League
FA Cup: Runners Up vs Arsenal
League Cup: Winners vs Chelsea
UEFA Cup: Runners Up vs Leeds
Merseyside Derby on the opening day and I score my first goal for Liverpool. What a proud moment. The season itself was a good one with me scoring 4 goals in 9 Premier League appearances as well as 4 goals in the UEFA Cup. It's especially good given that I lost two months of it due to a broken leg in October. Thankfully it's all healed up now but it's hard to break in with Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen playing so well. In the league, we came 5th with Leeds winning it. Leeds also beat us in the UEFA Cup final. We also finished as runners up in the FA Cup but we did manage to win the Worthington Cup.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2001/02 Season
League Position: 2nd in the Premier League
FA Cup: Quarter Final vs Leeds
League Cup: Quarter Final vs Tottenham
UEFA Cup: Winners v Newcastle
I'm not going to lie, I'm disappointed. I want to be playing more games than I am at the moment. I made 20 appearances in all competitions for the first team and scored 11 goals. For the U23's I scored 33 in 38 games. I've also scored 14 goals in 8 England U21 games, what do I need to do to get a fair shot. In terms of the season, we finished 2nd in the league behind Arsenal and won the UEFA cup.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2002/03 Season
League Position: 3rd in the Premier League
FA Cup: Semi Final vs Man Utd
League Cup: 4th Round vs Man Utd
Champions League: Semi Final vs Real Madrid
This is more like it. I finally got a chance to show what I can do and ended up scoring 14 goals in 28 Premier League games along with 7 in 11 Champions League games. We were unlucky not to win any trophies this season, coming 3rd in the Premier League behind winners Man Utd and Arsenal and losing in the semi-finals of the Champions League and FA Cup.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2003/04 Season
League Position: 5th in the Premier League
FA Cup: 3rd Round vs Chelsea
League Cup: Semi Final vs Chelsea
Champions League: 1st Knockout Round vs Juventus
I don't know what to say. After last season I thought I was finally getting my chance to shine but then I only played 15 games this season. I did still score 8 goals mind you. I'm disappointed to be transfer listed but I think it's for the best, I need to be somewhere I can be appreciated. The big highlight of the season was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream by making my England debut and scoring. What an honour and I hope this is the start of a successful international career.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2004/05 Season
League Position: 1st in the Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Dortmund
Champions League: 1st Knockout Round vs AC Milan
Bye-bye Anfield. I've finally said goodbye to my first club Liverpool to officially join Bayern Munich for £8.75m. However, this move hasn't really changed anything. I only made 10 Bundesliga appearances during the season, scoring 4 goals, though we did win the league and cup double.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2005/06 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Werder Bremen
Champions League: 1st knockout Round vs Barcelona
I'm really happy with the way the season went. I scored 18 league goals in 26 appearances which I'm more than chuffed with. I also regained my place in the England squad because of this form. To top it all off, we once again did the league and cup double.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2006/07 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs RB Leipzig
Champions League: Runners Up vs Arsenal
Another fantastic season, probably my best yet. We came so close to doing the treble, losing to Arsenal in the Champions League final. Personally, it was a great season with me scoring 20 goals in 26 games and being named as the Supporters Player of the Year. My main aim now is for us to win the Champions League.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2007/08 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Dortmund
Champions League: Quarter Final vs Juventus
Another season comes to an end with us winning the league and cup double. Unfortunately, we came up short in the Champions League again. In the league, I scored 17 in 29 games which was a good return with a further 9 goals in the Champions League. Now onto Euro 2008 with England.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2008/09 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Runners Up vs Dortmund
Champions League: 1st Knockout Round vs Man Utd
What a season for me. In the summer we only went and won Euro 2008 by beating Scotland 3-0 in the final. Absolutely fantastic, hopefully the World Cup next. In the Bundesliga, I scored 25 in 29 appearances as we once again won the league but unfortunately we missed out in both cup competitions.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2009/10 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Bayer Leverkusen
Champions League: Winners vs Lazio
We finally did it! Bayern Munich are European Champions and it's a treble to boot. What a season, I can't put into words how happy I am right now. During the season I scored 19 goals in 23 Bundesliga games and 9 goals in 12 Champions League games. A great return if you ask me. Now the focus switches to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2010/11 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Mainz
Champions League: Quarter Final vs AC Milan
The 2010/11 season was nowhere near as good as last season but we did end up winning the double yet again. Not only that, I was named Footballer of the Year and was 2nd in the Balon D'or, a tremendous honour. During the season I scored 33 goals in all competitions, including 23 in 26 Bundesliga appearances.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2011/12 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Werder Bremen
Champions League: Quarter Final vs PSG
Another fantastic season for both myself personally and the team, even if we didn't win the Champions League. We did win the league and cup double once again. I ended up with 37 goals in all competitions, 24 of which came in the Bundesliga. Not bad for a 31-year-old. I've also started on getting my coaching badges as I plan to coach once I finish my playing career.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2012/13 Season
League Position: Winners
DFB-Pokal: Quarter Final vs Werder Bremen
Champions League: 1st Knockout Round vs PSG
A bit of a disappointing season for the team, only winning the Bundesliga....I know I know that's still pretty good but it's always nice winning one of the cups. On a personal level, it was a great season with me scoring 29 goals in 38 games in all competitions. 20 off those goals came in the Bundesliga with 2 in the DFB-Pokal and 7 in the Champions League.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2013/14 Season
League Position: 3rd
DFB-Pokal: Semi Final vs Bayer Leverkusen
Champions League: Quarter Final vs Liverpool
Yikes, a season with no silverware, unless you count the Super Cup. We've finally lost our hold on the Bundesliga title. We had a new manager come in at the start of the season and I've played less games under Luis Fernandez. I only played 17 games in the Bundesliga scoring 13 goals. I hope this isn't the beginning of the end at Bayern. I may be 33 but I still have plenty left to give.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2014/15 Season
League Position: 3rd
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Hoffenheim
Champions League: Winners vs Leeds
I said last season that I was worried that it was the beginning of the end and I was right. I played even less this season even though my goals to game ratio was pretty good. I think it's time I moved on to a fresh challenge. On the bright side, we won both the Champions League and the DFB-Pokal. I played 20 games during the season, scoring 12 goals. I also made my 100th England appearance, a feat I'm very proud of.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2015/16 Season
League Position: 5th
DFB-Pokal: 2nd Round vs Hoffenheim
Champions League: Winners vs Man Utd
Could it be time to retire? I only ended up playing 6 games during the season. It was great to see the lads win the Champions League again though.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
2016/17 Season
League Position: 2nd
DFB-Pokal: Winners vs Dortmund
Champions League: Quarter Final vs AC Milan
I gave it one more season but the time has come. I'll officially be retiring from playing at the end of the season and beginning my coaching career.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
The Next Chapter
Now I've retired here's a look back at my playing career. I'm really pleased with how it's gone and I'm looking forward to starting my managerial career at some point in the future. Before then though I need to do more work on my coaching badges. The plan is to spend four years doing just that then go into management around the year 2020 or 2021.
MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
An Update
So the last I updated you all was a very long time ago, over three years ago infact. When I retired in 2017 after a very successful playing career, I knew that I wanted to go into management. However, the first thing I did following my retirement was to move back home to the Wirral where I grew up as a kid. Since then I have been busy working on obtaining my coaching badges and I currently hold a continental B license.
A year after moving back to the Wirral I received an invite from Tranmere Rovers manager Micky Mellon to go down to Tranmere's Solar Campus training ground to get involved in a coaching capacity. I was delighted and for the last two season's I've been working alongside Micky and his assistant Mike Jackson behind the scenes. This all changed in the summer when Micky left Tranmere to become the manager of Dundee United in Scotland.
With Micky's departure, his assistant Mike Jackson took over as manager of Tranmere and told me that he did not want me as part of the backroom team at the club anymore. To tell you the truth I was gutted, as my hometown club I loved Tranmere but to be booted out without a warning left a bitter taste in the mouth. This leads me to the present day where I've just received a text from my Southport supporting friend telling me their manager has been sacked. He thinks I should apply and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
The Journey Begins
In my previous update I managed that I was going to apply for the Southport job on the recommendation of my Southport supporting friend and I'm delighted to say that the application was successful. I now have my first management job in the word of football, albeit a little lower down the leagues than I was expecting to start off with.
For those that don't know, Southport are currently playing in the National League North following relegation a few seasons ago. The club is a semi-professional club and is extremely basic in terms of facilities.
The board are looking for me to guide the club to a mid-table this season but my personal aim is for us to push for the playoffs.
The Stadium
Southport play their home games at Haig Avenue which holds 6,000 people. It's not a massive stadium but it suits the level that the club is currently at.
Facilities
As you'd expect for a semi-professional side, our facilities are either basic or at best poor. Given that I want to be able to bring in young players from our development squads, improving our youth set-up will definitely be one of my priorities moving forward.
The Squad
Finally we move onto the current squad. It's not a bad squad for this level but in my opinion its not anywhere near the level I want. My plan is to completely overhaul it in the next few months before the season starts in October.
MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
Squad Update
Well to say pre-season was hectic would be an understatement! Not only have we managed to overhaul the squad, our pre-season results have been fantastic. I am really optimistic that we can push for the playoffs, maybe even promotion if we're lucky.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
October 2020
An excellent start to my reign as Southport boss. I would have liked us to win by a lot more but a win is a win and it means a safe passage through to the next round of the FA Cup.
5th October
Southport drawn away at Needham Market in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round
Another 1-0 win, this time in our first National League North game. This win was extremely impressive as AFC Fylde is never an easy place to go as Tranmere found a few years back. It's also great to kick the season off with three points.
I was a little disappointed to lose the clean sheet right at the end but I'm more than happy with the three points and a good performance.
I would have liked to have won by more goals but job done in the FA Cup, onwards into the 4th qualifying round.
15th October
Southport drawn at home against Altrincham in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round
A really good result away at Chorley but losing Zehn Mohammed for 5 weeks - 2 months with a hamstring strain is far from ideal.
23rd October
Goalkeeper Cameron Gregory joins on loan from Shrewsbury.
YESSSSSSSSSS! Unbelievable. Cameron Gregory has made himself a hero already, saving a penalty in normal time and pulling off a string of top draw saves before then saving two in the shootout. What a guy!
26th October
Southport drawn away at Scunthorpe in the FA Cup 1st Round
Another solid performance and another three points. Interestingly, I checked the league odds and following our signings we are now favourites to win the league!
A solid 1-0 win at Latimer Park to round off the month and we continue our 100% record so far.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
November 2020
What an effort by the lads. We took a League Two side all the way to penalties away from home but unfortunately, it wasn't to be. I can't fault the lads.
7th November
Sam Gibson ruled out for 5 months with a broken foot
9th November
Southport drawn away at Alfreton in the FA Trophy 2nd Round
A very disappointing result this one. We could and should have won but if you don't take your chances that's what happens.
Exactly the same as the Farsley game. Very frustrating even after switching to our back-up two up front formation.
16th November
A bit of good news as the board agree to fund my next coaching course
17th November
Striker Tom Heardman signs on a free transfer.
That's more like it! A comfortable win and three points in the bag.
A 4-2 win against Gateshead at home but honestly, we could have had 8 or 9. We were superb and thoroughly deserved the win.
Another very good win at home against Telford. The lads are playing really well after that blip earlier in the month.
A poor defensive performance but when you're out scoring the opposition can you really complain? Another good result.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
December 2020
A great start to the month, an easy 2-0 win over Boston.
We got out of jail massively here. I made 9 changes and it almost backfired. Luckily we were able to equalise in stoppage time before winning the tie in extra time.
7th December
Southport draw Spennymoor at home in the FA Trophy Third Round.
Back in league action and a solid 3-0 win at home against Brackley.
Phew, again I made 9 changes for the FA Trophy and it almost cost us. The red card at 0-2 changed the game and luckily we managed to battle back to pick up the win.
21st December
Southport draw Weymouth away in the FA Trophy 4th Round
Another easy win in a match we dominated. The lads are playing some great stuff and morale is high in the dressing room.
A disappointing way to end the year with the red card costing us dearly. That said, I'd have taken top spot going into the new year at the start of the season.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
January 2021
A very good win to start the month and the perfect response to the draw at Gloucester.
6th January
Shane Blaney joins Derry for a fee of 16k.
This was our hardest game so far on paper and it showed. We couldn't get anything going and we eventually fell to our first defeat of the season.
13th January
Midfielder Sam Perry and defender Joe Dunne join on loan from Walsall and Rochdale respectively.
Safely through round 5, job done.
18th January
Southport to travel to Chester in the FA Trophy 5th Round.
Bolton have pulled the rug from underneath us and recalled Harry Brockbank because we played him as a ball-playing defender. Wanky Wanderers indeed.
It took us a while but it was great to get the win, especially after going down to ten.
A poor first half but we came alive in the second half to gain all three points. Can't argue with that.
25th January
Well, this isn't ideal, Zehn Mohammed rejects an extension to his loan.
24th January
Defender Troy Brown joins on a free transfer.
How the hell have we lost this? We were by far the better team. Frustrating.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
February 2021
A really good win at home against Bradford PA and a good way to bounce back after that Chester game.
Revenge! This is what should have happened in the league game last month.
8th February
Southport drawn at home to Chesterfield in the FA Trophy Quarter-Final
We left it a bit later than I'd like but we eventually got the job done with two late goals.
Given that Chorley are 4th, I should be happy with a draw but our second-half performance was nowhere near good enough. It was probably the worse we've played and I made sure the lads knew how unacceptable it was.
8 shots to 25 and we've not won the game. I'm angry. Defensively we were woeful and we should have taken more chances.
It was a tough game against a team from the league above but the lads showed superb character and heart to come from behind and win the game in extra time and put us into the FA Trophy semi-finals. I'm proud of the lads today.
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MrTini23
John Warrington: A Footballing Journey
March 2021
1st March
Southport to travel to Chelmsford City is the FA Trophy semi-finals
Get the **** IN. Tom Heardman you beauty! I took a risk for this game going with a different formation for this game and Tom popped up with a hat-trick. We were a bit poor defensively in the second half admittedly but it's something to work with.
I feared the worst when Leamington equalised against the run of play with 70 minutes gone but two goals in four minutes meant we deservedly went away with all three points.
Another game where we didn't take our chances but we managed to take one and keep Telford out and that's all that matters.
Domination! Not much more to say really.
Another quality performance from the lads. Three goals and they didn't even have a shot on target. It's only a matter of time until we reach the National League.
Only a 1-0 win but at the end of the day a win is a win.
We needed extra time but there's absolutely no one out there that can say we didn't deserve to win and go through to the final. We were by far the better side.
27th March
Southport to play Barnet in the FA Trophy final
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