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Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

Among the current 20 managers of the Premier League are Gerrard and Lampard, two former England internationals, in fact, there are six former England internationals in the sub-league as managers.

Scott Parker (Bournemouth)

Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

After retiring in 2017, Parker first coached Atttenham Under 18, then became assistant coach at Fulham a year later and officially became manager in February 2019, when the team failed to be relegated. He returned to the Premier League a year later, leaving Fulham last June to become the manager of Championship Bournemouth and is currently keen to lead the team to the Premier League.

Lee Bower (Birmingham)

Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

The "bad guy" Boyer only made one appearance for the England national team, and after retiring he joined the Charlton coaching staff, became acting manager in March 2018, and successfully regularized at the beginning of the 18-19 season, leading the team to promotion to League One. He left Charlton to become Manager of Birmingham, which has only finished 18th in the Championship this season.

Looney (Derbyshire)

Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

This one is all too familiar to everyone, he joined Derby County as a player and coach in January 2020, became acting manager in November of the same year, and after two months of regularization, Rooney also officially announced his retirement, focusing on the work of the coach. Derby County have been fined 21 points for financial problems this season, and the relegation situation is extremely serious.

Paul Ince (Reading)

Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

On the 20th of this month, Ince became the acting manager of The Championship Reading, and compared with the glory of the player era, his coaching experience is very bad, the coaching time has not been more than a season, and the last time he coached was blackpool eight years ago. Reading is currently 21st, eight points higher than the relegation zone, and ensuring the team doesn't relegate is the minimum requirement for Ince.

Joey Barton (Bristol Rangers)

Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

As a well-known football "villain", Barton's coaching career began in June 2018, coaching Fleetwood in League One, left office last January, and became the manager of Bristol Wanderers in League One a month later, but the team was relegated and is currently in ninth place this season.

Nigel-Clough (Mansfield)

Six former England internationals who played as manager in the England second division

He joined Burton in July 1998 as a player and coach, then in the Seventh Division, coaching Derby County in January 2009, then Sheffield United in October 2013 and returning to Burton in December 2015 to lead the team to the Championship for the first time in its history. Mansfield, who left office again in May 2020 and coached League Two in November of the same year, is currently six points behind the promotion zone in the case of minor matches and is expected to advance to League One.

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