Jason Wilcox

Blackburn Rovers

Wilcox joined Blackburn Rovers at the age of sixteen after his father wrote to the club asking for a trial. After impressing at training on Sunday, Wilcox signed a contract on the Monday, before playing in the FA Youth Cup final only weeks after. Rovers youth-team manager Jim Furnell described him as "one of the best young midfielders in English football". Wilcox would go on to score 33 goals in over 300 games with Blackburn, whom he also captained. He played an important part in the title-winning Blackburn team of 1995. Playing on the left flank with attacking fullback Graeme Le Saux behind him and Stuart Ripley on the opposite flank, they forged a strong attacking line-up with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton. Lengthy injury problems restricted Wilcox's effectiveness in subsequent seasons and, after experiencing relegation with Blackburn, he moved on to Leeds United for £4 million in December 1999. With the club having just been relegated and with the emergence of winger Damien Duff, Blackburn viewed the sale of Wilcox as good business for a successful youth product. He was Blackburn's longest-serving player at the time of joining Leeds.

Leeds United

Wilcox, who scored on his debut, played in his usual position as a left-sided midfielder at Leeds, moving Harry Kewell into a more advanced role. He helped the Yorkshire side to the semi-finals of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, where they lost to eventual winners, Galatasaray. A year later he was part…

Wilcox won his first England cap in a 3–0 win over Hungary in 1996. However, he was not included in the final squad of 22 players for Euro 96 in what Terry Venables described as one of the toughest decisions of his career. Wilcox went on to play against France in 1999 and Argentina in 2000; these turned out to be his only other full caps. Wilcox made the provisional squad for Euro 2000 but was replaced by Gareth Barry after an injury. He also made two appearances for the B team, against Chile and Hong Kong.

Manchester City

Wilcox joined the Manchester City coaching staff in 2012 as an academy coach, a year later he made the step up to the U18s as their head coach and oversaw a national championship title and two FA Youth Cup finals. In 2017 after a spell in the job on an interim basis he was appointed to the role of academy director.

Jason Malcolm Wilcox was born in Farnworth, Lancashire.