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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean William Joyce | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-02-15)15 February 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Conisbrough,Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bideford (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | (2) |
| 1986 | →Exeter City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Torquay United | 158 | (15) |
| Elmore | |||
| ????–1998 | Taunton Town | ||
| 1998–???? | Bideford | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998– | Bideford | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sean William Joyce (born 15 February 1967 inConisbrough,Yorkshire)[2] is an English former professionalfootballer who made 200 appearances inthe Football League playing forDoncaster Rovers,Exeter City andTorquay United.[3] Since 1998 he has been manager ofDevon non-league sideBideford of theSouthern Football League
Sean Joyce began his career as an apprentice withDoncaster Rovers, making his debut prior to turning professional in September 1986. In November 1986 he joinedExeter City on loan to gain additional experience and returned to Doncaster, going on to make 41 appearances and score twice.
He moved toTorquay United on a free transfer in August 1988, playing atWembley Stadium in theFootball League Trophy Final againstBolton Wanderers, and again at Wembley in the 1991 play-off final victory on penalties againstBlackpool. He remained with the Gulls after their relegation the following season before leaving league football, joiningElmore, having made 158 league appearances, scoring 15 goals, for the Gulls.
He later played forTaunton Town, but was released by Taunton in April 1998 and joinedBideford, then managed by former Torquay teammateDean Edwards. In November 1998 he stepped up from club captain when he was appointed player-manager, though a knee injury soon made his role that of only being the manager, and he guided Bideford away from the danger of relegation. He made Bideford one of the top teams in the Western League and a serious challenger to Taunton Town's dominance of the competition sinceTiverton Town's promotion.
Subsequently, Bideford have been promoted to the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier, where the team are beginning to establish themselves.
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