Mike Dodds (born 3 June 1986) is an English football coach, currently serving as assistant head coach at EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
Coaching career At the age of 18, Dodds joined Coventry City as a youth coach, after acquiring his UEFA B License whilst still at college. In 2009, Dodds joined Birmingham City's academy in a coaching capacity. In 2020, Dodds made the step up to academy manager at Birmingham. During Dodds' time at Birmingham, he was credited with having a positive impact on the development of Birmingham academy graduates Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray and Jude Bellingham.
In August 2021, Dodds left Birmingham to join Sunderland as head of individual player development. On 2 February 2022, Dodds was appointed interim manager of Sunderland, following the dismissal of Lee Johnson and again following the dismissal of Tony Mowbray. On 19 February 2024, Dodds was again appointed interim manager of the club until the end of the season following the dismissal of Michael Beale.
In January 2026, Dodds was appointed assistant head coach of Championship club Oxford United, working under Matt Bloomfield.
In June 2026, he joined Blackburn Rovers as assistant head coach to Tony Mowbray, whom Dodds had previously worked with at Sunderland.
Managerial career On 2 February 2025, Dodds was appointed head coach of League One second-placed side Wycombe Wanderers on a three-and-a-half year deal. His first game was the FA Cup 4th Round away to Preston North End in which Wycombe lost on penalties. He secured his first win as head coach in a 2–0 victory against Bristol Rovers. Wycombe Wanderers and Dodds parted ways on 18 September 2025.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordSunderland (interim)2 February 202211 February 2022Sunderland (interim)4 December 202318 December 2023Sunderland (interim)19 February 20244 May 2024Wycombe Wanderers2 February 202518 September 2025Total—
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