Danny Cowley

Daniel Stephen Cowley (born 22 October 1978) is an English professional football coach who is head coach of Colchester United. As a player he played at semi-professional level as a midfielder, although he was in the academy at Premier League club Wimbledon. He played for Dagenham & Redbridge, Purfleet, Barking, Harlow Town, Boreham Wood, Romford, Hornchurch, Brentwood Town and Concord Rangers. He became manager of Concord Rangers in 2008 before moving on to Braintree Town. In his single season with Braintree he took them to the National League play-off semifinals where they were defeated by Grimsby Town. He then guided Lincoln City to the National League title and the quarter finals of the FA Cup the following season. He has since gone on to manage in the EFL Championship with Huddersfield Town and more recently Portsmouth.