John Vaughan: Bradford City, Barnsley FC and Huddersfield Town pay tribute after death of ex-coach at 62
Bradford City, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town have all paid tribute to John Vaughan
Former Bradford City, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town coach John Vaughan has died at the age of 62.
A goalkeeper in his playing days, Vaughan represented the likes of Fulham, Preston North End and Lincoln City during a career that spanned 18 years.
He ventured into coaching after hanging up his gloves, working as a goalkeeping coach for an array of clubs.
Vaughan spent plenty of time in Yorkshire, enjoying spells as a goalkeeping coach at Bradford, Barnsley and Huddersfield.
He worked for Huddersfield between 2006 and 2012 before moving on to Birmingham City. He returned to Yorkshire with Barnsley in 2015, spending four years with the Reds. Vaughan then joined Bradford and was a member of the Bantams coaching team until 2022.
Tributes to John Vaughan
Tributes to Vaughan have flooded social media and his former Yorkshire employers are among those to have shared condolences.
A spokesperson for Huddersfield said: “All at Huddersfield Town are saddened to learn of the passing of our former goalkeeping oach John Vaughan at the age of 62.
“Our collective thoughts are with John’s family and loved ones at this time. Once a Terrier, always a Terrier.”
Bradford, meanwhile said: “Bradford City AFC is saddened to learn of the passing of former Bantams goalkeeping coach, John Vaughan.
“Our thoughts are with John’s family and loved ones at this devastating time. Rest in peace, John.”
Vaughan worked with a number of different managers during his time at Barnsley, including current Reds boss Daniel Stendel during his first spell at the Oakwell helm.
A spokesperson for the Reds said: “Everyone at Oakwell is saddened to learn of the passing of former Reds goalkeeper coach, John Vaughan.
“John worked under Lee Johnson, Paul Heckingbottom, José Morais and Daniel Stendel. Our thoughts go to John's family, friends and colleagues. Once a Red, Always a Red.”