team to top of the U21 Premier League table. Their victory over Liverpool marks a record of only 1 defeat in 22 games. With the impressive work he did with the U21 team, Stockdale was handed the role of acting head coach of the first team on 6 October 2015 after manager Dick Advocaat left. Stockdale was promoted to the position of first team coach in October 2015, following the appointment of manager Sam Allardyce. He was put in caretaker charge of the team, jointly with Billy McKinlay, in November 2017. After one game in charge, a 1–0 loss against Middlesbrough on 5 November, McKinlay left Sunderland to take a coaching position at West Ham United. Stockdale then oversaw the team as sole caretaker manager for another game, a 2–2 home draw against Millwall on 17 November. Chris Coleman was then appointed manager and Stockdale remained as first team coach. Sunderland were relegated to League One at the end of the 2017–18 season, and Coleman was sacked a week before the last game of the season. Stockdale was given the caretaker role for a third time, and guided the team to a 3–0 home victory against Championship winners Wolves. He left Sunderland on 4 June 2018 after the arrivals of new owners and new manager Jack Ross. Hibernian Stockdale was appointed to an assistant coaching position at Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in February 2019, working with Paul Heckingbottom. Stockdale and Heckingbottom left Hibernian in November 2019, with the team sitting in 10th place in the league. West Bromwich Albion Sam Allardyce recruited Stockdale to be his first team coach at West Bromwich Albion in December 2020. Rochdale On 10 July 2021, Stockdale was appointed as first team manager of Rochdale. On 18 August 2022, Stockdale was dismissed as manager following defeat in their opening four games of the 2022–23 season, with the club rooted to the bottom of League Two. Hull City On 19 October 2022, Stockdale joined Hull City as a first team coach on a temporary basis. Career statistics Player Manager See also List of Scotland international footballers born outside Scotland List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation References External links 1979 births People from Redcar Living people Association football defenders Scottish footballers England under-21 international footballers Scotland B international footballers Scotland international footballers Middlesbrough F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players West Ham United F.C.