John Doolan (born 10 November 1968) is an English football player and coach. He is currently the First Team Coach at Accrington Stanley. Born in Liverpool, he played for Wigan Athletic between 1992 and 1996. He was appointed as Wigan's youth team coach in November 2011, following the departure of Dave Watson. In December 2013, Doolan joined the first team coaching staff following the arrival of Uwe Rosler. In July 2014, he moved to Scottish club Hibernian as first team coach. On 1 June 2016, he and Hibs manager Alan Stubbs moved to Rotherham United. Following a poor run of form, Stubbs was sacked by Rotherham on 19 October 2016 and Doolan also left the club. In July 2017, he returned to his former club Accrington as the first team coach. Doolan helped them win promotion from EFL League Two in his first season back. References External links 1968 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers Association football defenders Mossley A.F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Barrow A.F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Knowsley United F.C. players Everton F.C. non-playing staff Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Wigan Athletic F.C. non-playing staff Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff Accrington Stanley F.C. non-playing staff