a one-year contract but only made two League Cup appearances that season. He was released at the end of the 2006–07 season and retired from football. Retirement After retirement, Short returned to his sailing business on Windermere, teaching sailing to the public and corporate teams, and delivering boats to their owners. He was featured on the Sky Sports series Where are they now?. His partner Carly Barnes is a sports lawyer. He has 3 children - Beth, Ellie and Jonathan-Lucas. Return to football In September 2008, it was announced that Short had joined Sheffield United's sister club, Ferencvaros, as a player-coach to Bobby Davison. He played two games for the club, both in the Hungarian League Cup. On 30 November 2009, Ferencvaros officially signed Short as new manager; however, he left the Hungarian club because he did not possess the UEFA Pro Licence required in the Hungarian top division. On 4 June 2010, he was appointed as the new manager of Notts County. He was sacked on 24 October 2010. After a break from football, Short returned as Head of Recruitment for Derby County's academy. In 2013 Short was appointed first team coach at Blackburn Rovers where he had enjoyed a six-year spell as a player. Short was appointed to Darren Wassalls coaching staff at Derby County for the closing stages of the 2015–16 campaign. In August 2020, he was appointed assistant manager at Oxford United. Chris Short his brother, has had two spells with Oxford, as head of Sports Science. Career statistics Manager Honours Blackburn Rovers Football League Cup: 2001–02 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1992–93 First Division, 1994–95 First Division References External links 1968 births Living people People from Bridlington English footballers Scarborough F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Everton F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players English football managers Ferencvárosi TC managers Notts County F.C. managers Pickering Town F.C. players English Football League managers Derby County F.C. non-playing staff Blackburn Rovers F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate football managers Footballers from North Yorkshire Footballers from the East Riding of Yorkshire Ferencvárosi TC footballers Association football defenders Expatriate football managers in Hungary