John Carver (footballer)

John Carver
Carver as Newcastle's assistant manager in 2014
Personal information
Full name John William Carver
Date of birth (1965-01-16) 16 January 1965
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Lechia Gdańsk (manager)
Scotland (assistant)
Youth career
–1983 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1985–1986 Cardiff City 13 (0)
1987–1990 Gateshead 113 (10)
Total 126 (10)
Managerial career
1988 Gateshead (caretaker)
2004 Newcastle United (caretaker)
2006 Leeds United (caretaker)
2008–2009 Toronto
2010 Sheffield United (caretaker)
2014–2015 Newcastle United (caretaker)
2015 Newcastle United (interim)
2016–2017 Omonia Nicosia
2017–2018 West Bromwich Albion (assistant)
2020– Scotland (assistant)
2024– Lechia Gdańsk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Carver (born 16 January 1965) is an English association football coach and former player. At Newcastle United, he held assistant coaching roles under Bobby Robson and Alan Pardew, and was the interim manager following Pardew's departure. Away from Newcastle, he was also assistant coach to Kevin Blackwell at Leeds United and Luton Town, as well as at Plymouth Argyle under Paul Mariner. As manager, he took charge of Toronto from 2008 to 2009 and Omonia Nicosia from 2016 to 2017. He is currently the manager of Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk and the assistant coach of the Scotland national team.