Background
Overson was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and followed his brother Richard to Burnley after playing non-league football with Corby Town and Long Buckby.
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Vince Overson
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He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League for,, and Shrewsbury Town over a 20-year career. He turned professional in November 1979 and spent seven seasons at Turf Moor making 254 appearances scoring seven goals. He joined in June 1986 and captained Birmingham to success in the 1991 Football League Trophy where they defeated Tranmere Rovers.
After making 213 appearances for Birmingham in five seasons he followed manager Lou Macari to with a fee of £55,000 being decided at a tribunal.
He fitted in well with fellow defenders John Butler, Ian Cranson and Lee Sandford and in 1991-1992 Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Stockport County although they did beat County in the 1992 Football League Trophy Final. Overson played in 52 matches in 1993-1994 and 43 in 1994-1995.
After playing in the first 22 matches in 1995-1996 he sustained a calf injury against Sunderland and was released by the club at the end of the season after making 215 appearances. Overson then made a return to and also had short spells with Shrewsbury Town and Halifax Town.
He played for non-League team Padiham in 2002 before managing them the following year.
He then managed Ramsbottom United while working with "s Football in the Community scheme and coaching at their Centre of Excellence, and in 2004 was appointed head of youth development and Centre of Excellence manager at that club He left in 2012. He then joined Bury as head of coaching.
