Chris Wilder

Club

Sheffield United

Position

Manager

Nationality

England

Date of birth

1967-09-23

Birthplace

Stocksbridge, England

Height

5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Christopher John Wilder (born 23 September 1967) is an English professional football manager who formerly played as a right back. He is the manager of Premier League club Sheffield United.

His extensive professional playing career saw spells at Sheffield United (twice), Rotherham United, Notts County, Bradford City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Halifax Town. He also had loan spells at five clubs.

After retiring, he became a manager and was in charge of Alfreton Town, Halifax Town (their last manager before liquidation), Oxford United and Northampton Town before his appointment at Sheffield United. He won promotion from the Conference Premier with Oxford via the play-offs in 2010, from League Two as champions with Northampton in 2016, from League One with Sheffield United as champions in 2017, and from the Championship with the same club two years later.