English footballer and manager
Terry Bullivant
(born 23 September 1956,
Lambeth
) is an English
football
manager
. During his playing career he was a midfielder, representing
Fulham
and
Aston Villa
. Following his retirement as a player he managed
Barnet
and
Reading
, while also having a spell as
Crystal Palace
caretaker manager. After leaving his role as chief
scout
at
Millwall
, he joined
Sutton United
as their Director of Football.
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Bullivant signed as an apprentice for
Fulham
in May 1974, going on to play 115 matches for the club (7 as a substitute) scoring 2 goals. He transferred to
Aston Villa
for ￡220,000 in November 1979.
He later managed
Barnet
and
Reading
, before resigning following a run of poor results.
He then coached at
Brentford
, followed by a spell at
Crystal Palace
, where he briefly took the reins as
caretaker manager
alongside
Steve Kember
after
Steve Bruce
's resignation.
In October 2004 Bullivant left Palace to become first-team coach at
Watford
, who had lost previous incumbent
Terry Burton
to
Cardiff City
. When manager
Ray Lewington
was relieved of his duties in March 2005, Bullivant became joint caretaker manager alongside
Nigel Gibbs
. Watford appointed
Adrian Boothroyd
as Lewington's replacement, and he created a new management team. Bullivant departed without presiding over a single game.
He subsequently joined the coaching staff at
Birmingham City
, departing in June 2006 when the club undertook a clearout of backroom staff following relegation from the
Premier League
.
He returned to
Brentford
on 11 March 2008 as
Andy Scott
's assistant manager. On 22 February 2013 he was confirmed as Scott's assistant manager at
Aldershot
. On 16 October 2013 he and Scott signed contracts until June 2016.
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On 21 January 2015, Bullivant and Scott were relieved of their duties at Aldershot, after winning only won one of the previous nine matches.
After a period of time as Chief Scout at Millwall, he filled Sutton United's newly created Director of Football role
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