| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mike James William Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-06-03)3 June 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2022 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2024 | Sunderland (caretaker) | ||
| 2025 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Mike Smith Thomson Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an Englishfootball coach.
At the age of 18, Dodds joinedCoventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring hisUEFA B License whilst still at college.[1] In 2009, Dodds joinedBirmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham.[2] During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduatesNathan Redmond,Demarai Gray andJude Bellingham.[1]
In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to joinSunderland as head of individual player development.[2] On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the sacking ofLee Johnson and again following the sacking ofTony Mowbray.[3] On 19 February 2024, he was once again appointed interim manager until the end of the season following the sacking ofMichael Beale.[4]
On 2 February 2025, Dodds was appointed head coach ofLeague One second-placed sideWycombe Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal.[5] His first game was the FA Cup 4th Round away toPreston North End in which Wycombe lost on penalties. He secured his first win as head coach beatingBristol Rovers 2–0. Wycombe Wanderers and Dodds parted ways on 18 September 2025.[6]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref | |||
| Sunderland (interim) | 2 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | [7] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 4 December 2023 | 18 December 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | [7] |
| Sunderland (interim) | 19 February 2024 | 4 May 2024 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 015.38 | [7] |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2 February 2025 | 18 September 2025 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 029.03 | [7] |
| Total | 49 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 026.53 | — | ||
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