Height 1.75 m | Years Team Role Footballer Playing position Name Brian Atkinson | |
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Date of birth (1971-01-19) 19 January 1971 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth Darlington, England |
Brian atkinson looks ahead to the start of pre season
Brian Atkinson (born 19 January 1971) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder, either on the wing or as a central midfielder.
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- Brian atkinson looks ahead to the start of pre season
- Brian atkinson ganador final tc pista la pedrera 2017
- Honours
- References

Atkinson began his career with Sunderland and played in the 1992 FA Cup Final. After 141 appearances he lost his first team place in 1996 and was loaned to Carlisle United. Later in the year he joined Darlington, where he remained until his retirement from professional football in 2002.
His 13-year playing career brought almost 400 league and cup appearances and 6 England caps at under-21 level. He made his debut coming on as a substitute for Mark Blake in a friendly against Wales on 5 December 1991 at Prenton Park. He was also part of the England under-21 team that won the 1991 Toulon Tournament, beating the hosts, France, 1–0 in the final.
Atkinson had a brief spell working for Darlington's Centre of Excellence before spending five seasons as assistant manager of Northern League Division One club Newton Aycliffe. He was appointed assistant manager at Spennymoor Town in February 2012, and took up the corresponding role at Darlington 1883 (now Darlington) three months later.
Brian atkinson ganador final tc pista la pedrera 2017
Honours
Sunderland
Darlington
England U21