MX23RW : Wednesday, July 3 02:21:20| >> :600:536351:536351:

Michael O'Neill names Billy McKinlay as Stoke assistant

The former Watford boss was O'Neill's number two with Northern Ireland.

Michael O'Neill has appointed his former Northern Ireland number two Billy McKinlay as his assistant manager at Stoke.

The former Scotland international and Fulham coach worked alongside O'Neill during his early years at Windsor Park before leaving to become Watford boss in 2014.

That job lasted just eight days before he was sacked and he subsequently worked as part of David Moyes' backroom team at Real Sociedad. He also joined his fellow Scot at Sunderland and West Ham, also taking in a short stint in charge of Stabaek in Norway.

O'Neill told the Potters' official website: "Billy and I have known each other since the early 1990s when we were team-mates and I'm delighted to welcome him to the staff at Stoke City.

"I've seen Billy work at both club and international level and I know that he's an excellent coach who I believe is a great fit for us."

O'Neill signed off his Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with Northern Ireland with a 6-1 defeat in Germany but is ready to lead his country in March's play-offs. Until then he will focus his time and energy on reviving Stoke's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Sky Bet Championship.

ID:380084: cacheID:380084:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2114:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
James McClean pictures for Stoke in November 2019
Read Next:
James McClean looking to 'lay ghosts to bed' with Euro 2020 qualification
>
rhs 2.0
Euro 2024 fixtures header
Friday, July 5
 
5pm
Quarter-Finals
Spain
vs.
Germany
 
8pm
Quarter-Finals
Portugal
vs.
France
Saturday, July 6
 
5pm
Tuesday, July 9
Wednesday, July 10
Sunday, July 14
Tables header RHS

Group A

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

TeamPWDLPTS
Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

TeamPWDLPTS
Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!