Kenny Shiels Kenny Shiels Kenny Shiels (born 27 April 1956 in Magherafelt) is a Northern Irish football player and manager who last managed Derry City in the League of Ireland. He spent all of his playing career at different levels in the Irish Football League. Shiels then moved into coaching with the Northern Ireland national football team (under 17s) and English league side Tranmere Rovers (head of youth development). He moved to Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in 2010 to assist manager Mixu Paatelainen. Shiels was promoted to manager in 2011, after Paatelainen was appointed manager of Finland. Kilmarnock won the Scottish
Thomas Mitchell (football manager) the job, and although the club would reach fifth in the Second Division in 1897-98, neither he nor most of his signings stayed long with the club. Mitchell resigned as Arsenal manager on 10 March 1898. Mitchell returned to Blackburn Rovers. He died in Blackburn in 1921, aged 78. Blackburn Rovers Thomas Mitchell (football manager) Thomas Brown Mitchell (c. 1843 in Dumfries – August 1921) was a two-time FA Cup winning Scottish football manager. Thomas Mitchell was born in Dumfries but moved south of the border "c."1867. Mitchell became secretary-manager of Blackburn Rovers in 1887. The club then went on