Newcastle United announce shock departure of former Sunderland coach

Newcastle United have announced that Elliott Dickman has left his position as under-21s boss after just 14 months.

The 44-year-old was appointed in October last year as a permanent successor to Chris Hogg, who left to become assistant manager at League One side MK Dons.

Dickman arrived from local rivals Sunderland, where he had spent 26 years as a youth player and academy coach. He helped bring through the likes of England duo Jordan Henderson and Jordan Pickford.

But just over a year into his role on Tyneside, Dickman has parted ways with Newcastle. The under-21s currently sit sixth in the Premier League 2 Group Two table.

Club statement

“Newcastle United can announce that its Under-21s Lead Player Development Coach Elliott Dickman has left the club.

“The club thanks Elliott for his hard work and professionalism during his 14 months at the Academy and wishes him well for the future.

“The club has made a number of changes across the Professional Development Phase of its Academy in recent months.

“Graeme Carrick was appointed as Under-18s coach in August and was joined by assistant Chris Moore, with Peter Ramage moving to support Shola Ameobi as Loan Player Coordinator.

“Meanwhile, former under-18s assistant coach Ian Bogie returned to his role as Under-15s/16s lead coach, while Under-21s assistant Kevin Richardson left the club in October.

“The Academy’s Head of Coach Development, Neil Winskill, will oversee Under-21s’ training before the club confirms its new Under-21 coaching line-up in due course.”