Pete Wild

Pete Wild (born 1985) is an English football coach who manages FC Halifax Town.

Wild was born in Royton. He is a lifetime fan of Oldham Athletic, attending his first game at the age of six, on New Year's Day 1991.

Wild played amateur football before taking up coaching at the age of 18.

After working for the club for 10 years, including as their interim academy manager, Wild was appointed as Oldham's caretaker manager on 27 December 2018 following the sacking of Frankie Bunn. He won his first two games in charge. On 6 January 2019 he led the club to a "famous" FA Cup victory against Premier League club Fulham, his third straight win as manager. Following the match he said that he was considering stepping down as caretaker manager, stating that "I've been an academy manager two minutes [...] the fairytale will come to an end at some point, reality will strike. And you've got to be prepared for that. I've got a family to support and a mortgage to pay". After eight matches in charge (four wins, three losses, and one draw) he was replaced as Oldham manager by Paul Scholes on 11 February 2019. Wild's final game in charge was a 3–0 away victory at Crawley Town two days previously.

In March 2019, following the resignation of Scholes, Wild returned as caretaker manager.

On 22 March 2019, Wild was appointed the permanent manager of Oldham Athletic, on a contract until the end of the season. He left the club in May 2019, for "personal reasons".

On 24 July 2019, Wild was appointed the manager of National League Premier side FC Halifax Town. In November 2019 he was linked with the vacant Grimsby Town manager's job, but he denied receiving an approach from them.

As of match played 1 January 2020