Kevin Cullis
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Kevin Cullis is a former English
football
manager and a convicted fraud
ster.
Cullis' brief managerial career at the professional level came when he was appointed manager of Third Division
Swansea City on 7 February 1996 by prospective new chairman Michael Thompson. He had never played professional football and his only previous management experience was as the youth coach of non-league club Cradley Town
, then of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, and based at Cradley
in the Black Country
.
Cullis managed Swansea City for just one-and-a-half games: a 1-0 home defeat to Swindon Town
and 45 minutes of an eventual 4-0 defeat at Blackpool
. In the second match, which took place at Bloomfield Road
on 13 February 1996, Cullis' planned half-time team talk was ignored as the players took control. A senior member of the team gave the team talk and game plan instead, and Cullis resigned shortly afterwards.
In April 2003, Cullis was jailed for nine months for fraud and deception at Wolverhampton
Crown Court after falsely claiming to be a highly-paid marketing consultant. He was jailed again, for a further nine months, at the same court in September 2004 for handling a stolen insurance certificate and using it with intent to deceive.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager and a convicted fraud
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
ster.
Cullis' brief managerial career at the professional level came when he was appointed manager of Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
Swansea City on 7 February 1996 by prospective new chairman Michael Thompson. He had never played professional football and his only previous management experience was as the youth coach of non-league club Cradley Town
Cradley Town F.C.
Cradley Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, near Dudley, in the West Midlands.-History:The club was originally formed in 1970 as Albion Haden United following a merger between Haden Rangers and Albion Rovers, changing its name in 1975.In 1971 the club joined the Midland...
, then of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, and based at Cradley
Cradley, Worcestershire
Cradley is a village in the "Black Country" of Dudley, near Halesowen and the banks of the river Stour. It is unofficially known locally as Colley Gate, however Colley Gate is the name of the short road in the centre of Cradley...
in the Black Country
Black Country
The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. During the industrial revolution in the 19th century this area had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation...
.
Cullis managed Swansea City for just one-and-a-half games: a 1-0 home defeat to Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
and 45 minutes of an eventual 4-0 defeat at Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
. In the second match, which took place at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
on 13 February 1996, Cullis' planned half-time team talk was ignored as the players took control. A senior member of the team gave the team talk and game plan instead, and Cullis resigned shortly afterwards.
In April 2003, Cullis was jailed for nine months for fraud and deception at Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
Crown Court after falsely claiming to be a highly-paid marketing consultant. He was jailed again, for a further nine months, at the same court in September 2004 for handling a stolen insurance certificate and using it with intent to deceive.