Michael Duff (footballer)

Who is this?

Michael James Duff (born 11 January 1978) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is head coach of League One club Wycombe Wanderers. In a professional playing career spanning from 1996 to 2016, in which he made over 600 appearances, Duff played as a defender for Cheltenham Town, Cirencester Town (on loan) and Burnley, winning three Premier League promotions with the latter. He played in each of the top eight tiers of English football in ascending order. At international level, Duff earned 24 caps for Northern Ireland. After retiring as a player, Duff coached at Burnley's academy before becoming manager of Cheltenham Town in 2018. In 2021, he led Cheltenham to their first automatic promotion from League Two as champions. He was appointed head coach of Barnsley in 2022, leading them to the League One play-off final in his first season. One month later, Duff was named head coach of Swansea City before being dismissed in December 2023. He joined Huddersfield Town a year later before becoming head coach of Wycombe Wanderers in 2025.

Career

1. 1978
   Born
2. 1996
   Joined Cheltenham Town F.C.
3. 1996
   Joined Cirencester Town F.C.
4. 2002
   Joined Northern Ireland men's national association football team
5. 2003
   Joined Northern Ireland B national football team
6. 2004
   Joined Burnley F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Belfast
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football