Pat Rice
Northern Irish footballer and manager (born 1949)
- Fame55.2
- Momentum2.7
- Wikipedia8.2K
Source-basedStable
Born 1949 · age 77United Kingdom
United KingdomVerify ownership in 2 minutes. Keeps the profile accurate and discoverable.
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19
Patrick James Rice, MBE is a Northern Irish former football player and coach. As a player, he made nearly 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning the Double, and later made a hundred more appearances for Watford. He also won 49 caps for Northern Ireland. After retirement from playing professionally he was at the helm of Arsenal's academy teams, before serving as caretaker manager and then assistant manager, a position he held since the appointment of Arsène Wenger in 1996. Rice helped the club to two more Doubles, amongst other silverware, in that time. He announced his retirement from the post on 10 May 2012.
Gallery
Photos
1 image · refresh overdue
Deep cuts
Teams
Low confidence
- Watford F.C.1980–1984
- Northern Ireland men's national association football team1968–1979
- Arsenal F.C.1967–1980
19671984
Deep cuts
Season stats
Low confidence
| 1980–1984 | 112 | 1 |
| 1968–1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1967–1980 | 397 | 12 |
Deep cuts
Awards
Low confidence
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Where to find them
Platforms
No platforms connected yet.
Claim this profile to add yours →By the numbers
Score breakdown
The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.
Fame
Stable55.2
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum2.7
Historical21.2
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Discover
You might know
Similar profiles worth watching
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg?width=1200)
.jpg?width=1200)