{{Football manager infobox | playername = Ronnie Jepson| image = '''Ronnie Jepson'''|| fullname = Ronnie Jepson| nickname = Rocket Ronnie | dateofbirth = 12th_May 1963 | cityofbirth = Audley| countryofbirth = England | position = Striker | years = 1988
1988-1990
1989
1990-1991
1991-1993
1993-1995
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-2000 | clubs = {{fc|Nantwich Town}}
Port_Vale
Peterborough_United (loan)
Preston_North_End
Exeter_City
Huddersfield_Town
{{fc|Bury}}
Oldham_Athletic
{{fc|Burnley}} | caps(goals) = - (-)
22 (0)
18 (5)
38 (8)
54 (21)
107 (36)
47 (9)
9 (4)
59 (3) | manageryears = 2005- | managerclubs = Gillingham }} '''Ronnie Jepson''', born May_12, 1963 in Audley, England is a football manager, currently manager at Gillingham_F.C. in the Football_League_One. In 2006 he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence qualification. == History == A relative latecomer to the professional game at 25, when he transferred from {{fc|Nantwich Town}}, he started his league career at Port_Vale, and then moved on to Exeter_City where he established himself with 21 goals in 54 games. In 1993 Huddersfield_Town paid Exeter £70,000 for his services, and whilst there he formed a successful strike partnership with Andy_Booth, scoring 36 goals and helping the side to get promotion in 1995. When he was at Huddersfield he earned the nickname ''Rocket Ronnie''. Moves followed to Bury, Oldham Athletic and Burnley, where an achilles problem at the end of the 2000-2001 season ended his playing days. Stan_Ternent, who had signed Jepson at both Bury and Burnley, then appointed him to his first coaching role as reserve coach at the Clarets. In May 2004, Ternent's contract at Burnley was not renewed by the club and Jepson was let go along with him. In December of the same year, Ternent became manager at Gillingham, and Jepson joined him, again as assistant manager. Although the Gills' fortunes improved, they narrowly failed to escape relegation from the Coca Cola Championship. Ternent left the club during the summer, but Jepson remained, as assistant to new manager Neale_Cooper. == Gillingham_F.C Manager== The 2005-06 season did not start well for Gillingham, and following a run of bad results and an FA_Cup defeat to a non-league side, Burscough, Cooper resigned and Jepson was appointed manager on 15 November 2005, initially on a caretaker basis, but he signed a two year contract within the first two months, although this was not made public until several months later. Jepson turned the season around, and the Gills, having flirted with relegation danger, finally finished in 14th place with 60 points. During the close season Jepson's assistant Mick_Docherty, who had been on a short-term contract, signed a new two-year contract for the role, and Jepson was able to make long term adjustments to the playing squad. {{start box}} {{succession box| before=Neale_Cooper| title=Gillingham_F.C. Manager| years=2005–| after=''current manager'' }} {{end box}} {{Gillingham F.C. squad}} Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie Jepson, Ronnie