Christopher John Wilder (born on 23 September 1967) is an English expert football chief and the previous player who played as a right-back. He was most as of late the chief of Premier League club Sheffield United. 

His broad expert playing vocation saw spells at Sheffield United (twice), Rotherham United, Notts County, Bradford City, Brighton, and Hove Albion, and Halifax Town. He likewise had advanced spells at five clubs. 

In the wake of resigning, he turned into a chief and was responsible for Alfreton Town, Halifax Town (their last director before liquidation), Oxford United, and Northampton Town before his arrangement at Sheffield United.

He won advancement from the Conference Premier with Oxford by means of the end of the season games in 2010, from League Two as champions with Northampton in 2016, from League One with Sheffield United as champions in 2017, and from the Championship with a similar club two years after the fact. 

Early life 

Christopher John Wilder was born on 23 September 1967 in Stocksbridge, West Riding of Yorkshire. 

Playing profession 

More stunning began his football vocation as a student at Southampton and was delivered without making it into the principal group. He proceeded onward to Sheffield United in August 1986.

In December 1987, safeguard Wilder was shipped off for a rough tackle on Milwall's Jimmy Carter in a season that saw the Sheffield club consigned to the third division.

The accompanying season Wilder was in a bad way, being elbowed in the face. Swansea's Bryan Wade got a three-match boycott for vicious direct, therefore. 

During his profession, Wilder played for 11 clubs, including a long spell at Rotherham United prior to joining Halifax Town in 1999. 

Administrative profession 

Alfreton Town 

More stunning started his profession in administration at Alfreton Town. He took over at the club in late October 2001 and in the 27 weeks he was in control won four prizes: the Northern Counties (East) League Premier Division, the League Cup, the President's Cup, and the Derbyshire Senior Cup. 

Halifax Town 

More stunning got back to Halifax Town as a director on 2 July 2002. He supplanted overseer supervisor Neil Redfearn, who had, thus, supplanted Alan Little (who left on 8 April subsequent to becoming sick with a ruptured appendix in March). Halifax had been consigned to the Conference toward the finish of the period. 

More out of control was in control at Halifax for in excess of 300 games until the club went into liquidation on 30 June 2008, and he chose to join previous Halifax protector Alan Knill, as the associate chief of Bury. 

Oxford United 

After less than a half year at Gigg Lane, Wilder was delegated as the supervisor of Conference National club Oxford United on 21 December 2008 (supplanting Jim Smith who had been an overseer chief in the wake of Darren Patterson's terminating), where he just barely passed up a play-off place in his first season.

More out of control's first full season accountable for Oxford started effectively and by mid-season, they were top of the Conference table by five with a game close by.

Notwithstanding, Oxford was overwhelmed by Stevenage, who might proceed to win the title and assume the programmed advancement position, relegating the Us to the end of the season games with Luton Town, Rushden and Diamonds, and York City.

They crushed Rushden and Diamonds to arrive at the play-off last and acquired advancement to the Football League by beating York City 3–1. 

In their first season back in the Football League in four years, Wilder guided Oxford to mid-table wellbeing. The group completed twelfth, in the top portion of the table, their most noteworthy completion in seven years.

The following season Oxford completed 10th after helpless structure late in the season prompted the group to exit the play-off position they had involved in for the majority of the year. Oxford's administrator Kelvin Thomas gave Wilder his sponsorship, which means he would remain supervisor for the 2012–13 season.

Regardless of neglecting to accomplish a play-off place again in Oxford's third season back in the League, and exceptional hypothesis about his future at the club, Wilder was offered and acknowledged a further one-year contract for the 2013–14 season. 

On 26 January 2014, he surrendered as Oxford supervisor with the expectation of joining League Two opponents Northampton Town as their director. 

Northampton Town 

On 27 January 2014, Wilder was named director of Northampton Town, marking a three-and-a-half-year contract. More stunning effectively combat against assignment to the Conference, in the wake of assuming control over the club in the transfer zone in League 2.

He drove the side to a mid-table completion in the 2014–15 season, and afterward to the League Two title the accompanying season with 99 focuses, regardless of critical monetary challenges at the club bringing about players and staff not being paid during October and November 2015. 

Sheffield United 

On 12 May 2016, Wilder joined his childhood club Sheffield United as their new supervisor on a three-year contract, following the splitting of the organization with Nigel Adkins.

In the pre-season, regardless of minimal monetary support, he had the option to get some new players, a large number of which were free exchanges. He at that point made Sheffield-conceived Billy Sharp club chief.

Notwithstanding, Wilder's League One administrative presentation got off to a helpless beginning, just acquiring a solitary point from the initial four games, which left Sheffield United at the lower part of League One. Regardless of this, the club pushed on and proceeded to become League One Champions, getting 100 focuses simultaneously a club record. 

His subsequent season was loaded with highs and few lows. His administrative Championship debut against Brentford finished in a 1–0 win for Sheffield United.

At that point in September 2017, United beat city rivals Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 at Hillsborough, a record for objectives scored by United against Wednesday at Hillsborough. Before the finish of October, in the wake of beating nearby adversaries Leeds United 2–1 at Elland Road, Sheffield United was top of the Championship. 

On 28 April 2019, it was affirmed that Wilder had driven the Blades to the Premier League following closest adversary Leeds' 1–1 draw at home. This guaranteed his second advancement in only three years at the club. This accomplishment acquired him the LMA Manager of the Year grant. 

In July 2019, Wilder marked another three-year contract with the club. On 10 January 2020, Wilder marked a four-year contract augmentation with the club. Sheffield United proceeded to complete 10th in their first season back in the first class, their best since 1991–92. 

On 13 March 2021, Wilder left the club by shared assent, with the club lower part of the Premier League, with 14 focuses from 28 games.