Duncan Wilde

Duncan Wilde is an English soccer manager who is currently the manager of the Oakville Blue Devils FC of League1 Ontario.

Duncan Wilde
Personal information
Full name Duncan Wilde
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Manager
Teams managed
Years Team
2003 Hamilton Thunder
2004 Toronto Lynx
2005 Oakville Blue Devils
2006–2015 Toronto Lynx
2015– Oakville Blue Devils FC

Managerial career

On May 15, 2003 at the Canadian Professional Soccer League press conference the Hamilton Thunder announced Wilde as the new head coach for the 2003 season.[1] After leading the Thunder to a six-game undefeated streak, Wilde resigned from his post as head coach after a team meeting with Hamilton owner Italo Ferrari on July 22, 2003.[2] For the remainder of the year Wilde ran his summer camps at his Premier Soccer Academy. The following year he signed a contract with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League.[3] After failing to qualify for the post season, Wilde resigned as head coach at the conclusion of the season to resume his coaching responsibilities with the Lynx Youth Academy.[4]

On March 30, 2005 the Oakville Soccer Club together with the Oakville-based Premier Soccer Academy, acquired the franchise rights of the Metro Lions and relocated the team to Oakville and renamed the club the Oakville Blue Devils. During the conference Wilde was announced as the team manager for the 2005 season.[5] Under the guidance of Wilde the club won the CSL Cup with a 2-1 victory over Vaughan Shooters, and finished second in the Western Conference. On February 26, 2006 the Toronto Lynx announced the return of Duncan Wilde as head coach for the 2006 USL season.[6] Though the Lynx failed to qualify for the play-offs, Wilde achieved a 10-game team record undefeated streak at home and reached the finals of the Open Canada Cup, but lost the match 2–0 against Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. In 2008 Wilde led the Lynx to the playoffs for the first time since 2000, but unfortunately for the Lynx, the Cleveland Internationals scored a late winner to take the game 2–1, sending the Lynx home early.

After spending 10 years with the Lynx, Wilde rejoined Oakville in 2015. In the 2017 season, he led them to their second League1 Ontario title.[7]

Managerial stats
Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
Hamilton Thunder 15 May 2003 22 July 2003 740357.14
Toronto Lynx 8 January 2004 18 September 2004 281016235.71
Oakville Blue Devils 30 March 2005 10 October 2005 22105745.45
Toronto Lynx 26 February 2006 Present 15246812330.26

Honours

Managerial honours
Oakville Blue Devils
2005

References
  1. Glover, Robin. "May 15, 2003 CPSL press conference in Toronto". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. Brown, Josh. "July 22, 2003 CPSL Hamilton Thunder turmoil (from Hamilton Spectator)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. Nutt, Dave. "Toronto Lynx Press Release January 8th, 2004 (2nd of the day)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. Glover, Robin. "Soccer in Toronto 2004 Review by Rocket Robin". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. "March 30, 2005 CPSL Oakville Blue Devils announcement (from Oakvill Blue Devils media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. Irwin, Rob. "February 26, 2006 Duncan Wilde returns to coach Toronto Lynx (Lynx media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. "Oakville Blue Devils History". oakvillebluedevilsfc.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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