Jan Mølby

Mølby became manager of Swansea City in February 1996 but was dismissed in October 1997 along with his assistant, Billy Ayre. Mølby had taken Swansea to the Division Three playoff final five months earlier, but they lost to a last-minute goal by Northampton Town's John Frain. A dismal start to the 1997–98 season had seen Swansea struggling near the foot of the Football League, and the board decided that it was time for a new manager to be appointed, asserting that the team's good performances the previous season were more down to Mølby's qualities as a top class player, rather than as a manager. Following Kenny Jackett's resignation as Swansea manager in early 2007, Mølby was linked with a return to the club. However, Mølby responded by saying that he is unlikely to ever return to football management.

Born in Kolding, Mølby started his senior playing career at Kolding, before joining Ajax and then Liverpool. He made his Reds debut on 25 August 1984, in a 3–3 First Division draw with Norwich City at Carrow Road, scoring his first goal for the club on 1 December of that year, in a 3–1 league defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Mølby began to establish himself as a regular and successful penalty taker, starting with two penalties converted at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the league on 28 September 1985. Other fine performances included a brace in open play in a 3–0 home win over Aston Villa in the league on 7 December, and two goals (one a penalty) as they eliminated Manchester United from the Football League Cup in a 2–1 win at Anfield in late November. Ahead of the 1987–88 season, Mølby broke his leg in pre-season training. He was then arrested for drink driving in February 1988. In 1988–89, Mølby returned to regular first team football, playing in central defence in the absence of the injured Alan Hansen, and scoring the winning goal against Manchester United at Anfield in the second league game of the season. However, in October 1988 Mølby was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for reckless driving following an incident earlier in the year. On his release, he struggled with further injuries and his general fitness. Over the first three Premier League seasons (Mølby's last), he started just over 30 games in total and all his goals came from penalties, including…

Player

Ajax

Eredivisie: 1982–83 KNVB Cup: 1982–83 Liverpool

Football League First Division: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90 FA Cup: 1985–86, 1991–92; runner-up: 1987–88 FA Charity Shield: 1986, 1988, 1989 Football League Cup runner-up: 1986–87 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1996–97 Third Division