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The image of Bob Paisley or Brian Clough grinning while clinching a huge bottle of Bell's Scotch was a familiar one from the 1970s and '80s as they racked up Manager of the Year or Manager of the Month awards. The Bell's (later Barclays) award ran from 1965-1993 and was won by managers of both English and Scottish clubs, but never by a Northern Irishman. Since then we have provided many winners of the top managerial honours in both England and Scotland... Danny Wilson - LMA Award Winner 1997 ENGLAND League Managers Association Manager of the Year (first awarded 1994) (main award) 1997 Danny Wilson (Barnsley/Division One[II]) 2014 Brendan Rodgers† (Liverpool/Premier League[I]) (divisional award) 1994 Martin O'Neill (Wycombe Wanderers/Division Three[IV]) 1996 Martin O'Neill (Leicester City/Division One[II]) 2004 Nigel Worthington (Norwich City/Division One[II]) 2007 Danny Wilson (Hartlepool United/League Two[IV]) 2021 Grant McCann (Hull City)...

M ichael O'Neill Manager 2020-date incumbent On 27th June 2020 Ian Baraclough was confirmed as new Northern Ireland manager . The former Under-21 coach succeeded Michael O'Neill who had left to manage Stoke City. He will retain Jimmy Nicholl , Austin MacPhee and Steve Harper from O'Neill's coaching team, with Damien Johnson also joining his staff. Name: Ian Robert Baraclough Born: 4 December 1970, Leicester (ENG) Playing Career: (1990-2008) Leicester City Wigan Athletic (loan) Grimsby Town (loan) Lincoln City Mansfield Town Notts County QPR Notts County Scunthorpe United Managerial Career: Scunthorpe United (2010-2011) Sligo Rovers (2012-2014) Motherwell (2014-2015) Northern Ireland Under-21 (2017-2020) Northern Ireland (2020-2022) Honours: (with Sligo) League of Ireland Premier Division (2012) ; FAI Cup  (2013) ; Setanta Cup  (2014) ; (with Motherwell) Scottish Premiership Play-Off winner (2015) . Northern Ireland Under-21 R...