Frank Yallop

Yallop was born in Watford and spent his early childhood there before his father, a meat cutter by trade, joined a brother in Canada in 1974 bringing his wife and three children to Vancouver. Yallop continued playing in British Columbia, where he caught the eye of an Ipswich Town scout who invited Yallop to try out for Ipswich aged 14.{{cite news | url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/05/01/coach-frank-yallops-steady-style-guiding-san-jose-earthquakes-to-unprecedented-start/ | title=Coach Frank Yallop's steady style guiding San Jose Earthquakes to unprecedented start | date=1 May 2012 | newspaper=The Mercury News | access-date=4 January 2019 }}

In 1983, aged 19, Yallop signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town. He was part of the Ipswich squad that was relegated from the First Division in 1986 and of the squad that won the 1991–92 Second Division title promotion six years later to the inaugural season of the newly formed FA Premier League, where Ipswich stayed for three years before being relegated once again to the second tier. In the later years of his Ipswich career, he played alongside fellow Canadian Craig Forrest. In the season following the relegation, Yallop was loaned out to third-tier side Blackpool F.C. in November 1995, where he featured for the team in a few Second Division matches.{{Cite web |date=1995-11-05 |title=On the move |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/on-the-move-5641957.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Frank Yallop {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Age 60 {{!}} 1982-1996 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8740 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.soccerbase.com}} He departed the club following the conclusion of the 1995–96 season.

Two of his eight goals for the Town came in the span of three days in February 1993. The first came against Tottenham Hotspur with Yallop breaking a four-year scoring drought in a 2–0 victory. The second goal helped to push Ipswich to beat Premier League title favourites Manchester United 2–1 at Portman Road, a result which saw Ipswich occupy fourth place in the league and spark hopes of a late run to the title, but instead a slump in form followed and Ipswich finished 16th.{{Cite web |last=Halls |first=Ross |date=4 April 2024 |title=Ipswich Town: Former defender Frank Yallop turns 60 |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/24230497.ipswich-town-former-defender-frank-yallop-turns-60/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=East Anglian Daily Times}}

At the end of his time at Ipswich, Yallop amassed 385 appearances in all competitions, which puts him just outside the top ten in appearances for the club all time. Yallop was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2023, a recognition of his nearly 15 years spent with the club between academy and professional play. Yallop had collected his award in December 2022, as the March match of honor fell within the USL Championship season.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Nicholas |date=2022-12-29 |title=From Ipswich to Monterey Bay, Frank Yallop continues building his “legend” status |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1253109 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=USL Championship |language=en-us}}

After a lengthy career in England, Yallop returned to North America in 1996, when he signed with Major League Soccer and was drafted 57th overall by the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the MLS Inaugural Player Draft.{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |date=9 January 2020 |title=Greatest MLS draft of all-time? The 1996 class is still bearing fruit today {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/greatest-mls-draft-all-time-1996-class-still-bearing-fruit-today |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}} Week 23 of the season saw Frank Yallop win his first and only MLS Player of the Week award. This award was also the first for any Tampa Bay player.{{Cite web |title=Mutiny bent on dashing Clash |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/09/18/mutiny-bent-on-dashing-clash/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}} Tampa Bay would finish the inaugural MLS season with the best record, for which they'd retroactively be awarded the Supporter's Shield. However, in the playoffs Tampa would fall just short of reaching the first ever MLS Cup, losing in the Eastern Conference finals to eventual champions D.C. United.{{Cite web |title=Tampa Bay Mutiny – Sports Ecyclopedia |url=https://sportsecyclopedia.com/mls/tampa/mutiny.html |access-date=2021-08-10 |language=en-US}}

Yallop was given his only MLS All-Star honor with an appearance in the 1997 game, representing Tampa Bay on the Eastern Conference team.{{Cite web|last=mlssoccer|title=All-Star Game flashback, 1997: Valderrama named MVP, again {{!}} MLSSoccer.com|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/all-star-game-flashback-1997-valderrama-named-mvp-again|access-date=31 January 2022|website=mlssoccer|language=en}} The 1997 MLS season saw Tampa slightly regress, finishing with the third best record overall, and second best in the East behind D.C. United. Tampa would make the playoffs for the second season in a row but would fall in the first round to the Columbus Crew. The 1998 season saw yet another regression, with Tampa Bay failing to quality for the playoffs. In the final match of his MLS career, Frank Yallop scored the game winner, which was his first goal of his MLS career.{{Cite web |title=1st goal for Yallop, win for Mutiny |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/09/28/1st-goal-for-yallop-win-for-mutiny/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}

After three seasons with the Mutiny, in which he served as captain and started nearly every game, Yallop retired from professional soccer. He was released from the Mutiny roster due to MLS shrinking their foreign player limit from 5 to 4 players per team.{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Rodney |date=25 August 1999 |title=Yallop making player-to-coach transition look easy |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/08/25/yallop-making-player-to-coach-transition-look-easy/ |access-date=31 January 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}} At the time of his retirement, Yallop was second on the team all-time in games played (88), games started (84), and minutes played (7,646).

During the 1999 season the team lost Jan Eriksson and R.T. Moore to injury and retirement respectively. The Mutiny petitioned the league to sign Yallop, who was still participating in player drills and could resume his career, but the league denied the request and Yallop remained retired.

Yallop made five appearances for England's youth team in 1981–82 before switching allegiance to Canada.[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/matchrsl/MatchRslTmU18pg4.html England Youth Appearances]

He had initially been ineligible to feature for Canada and thus missed out on their first World Cup participation in 1986. After FIFA's rules changed regarding national team player eligibility, Yallop was finally able to make his official debut and start for Canada at 26 years of age on 13 May 1990, against Mexico in the 1990 North American Championship, helping Canada win the tournament.{{Cite web |title=This Day in Football from 7–13 May - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/this-day-in-football-from-7-13-may/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2020-01-20 |title=National Team Match Past - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/matches/national-team-match-past/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |language=en-CA}} Yallop had featured in Canada's first match of the tournament against the United States, however since the US sent a B-squad to the match, it did not count as a full international.{{Cite web |title=National Team Match Past – Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/matches/national-team-match-past/?matchId=310 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Canada Soccer | date=20 January 2020 |language=en-CA}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCcBoai1dNE |title=Corona 3 Nations Cup 5/6/90 USMNT VS CANADA |date=2020-02-28 |last=Patrick McCarthy |access-date=2024-07-31 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-09 |title=SANDOR: CanMNT aims to turn 'shocking' 34-year tide vs. US |url=https://canpl.ca/article/sandor-canmnt-aim-to-turn-shocking-34-year-tide-vs-us |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Canadian Premier League}}

Over his Canada career he earned 52 caps, serving as captain multiple times, and scoring no goals at the international level.{{Cite web |last=Landman |first=Brian |date=9 August 1997 |title=Yallop's worth not measured in points |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/08/09/yallop-s-worth-not-measured-in-points/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}} He represented Canada in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches across the 1994 and 1998 World Cup qualifying campaigns.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100213074340/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=94500/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] – FIFA His final international was on 16 November 1997 away to Costa Rica in Canada's final 1998 World Cup qualification match.{{Cite web |date=16 November 1997 |title=FIFA.com - 1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=892/matches/match=8566/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731122636/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/preliminaries/preliminary=892/matches/match=8566/report.html |archive-date=2012-07-31 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=FIFA.com}}

On 29 April 2005, Yallop was selected for induction into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame for his playing career.{{Cite web|title=Yallop, Miller and Denoncourt, Eight Others To Be Inducted Into Soccer Hall of Fame Saturday|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/yallop-miller-and-denoncourt-eight-others-to-be-inducted-into-soccer-hall-of-fame-saturday/|access-date=31 January 2022|website=Canada Soccer|language=en-CA}} On 24 May 2012, Yallop was selected by the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as the right back of Canada's Best XI for the 1963–2012 era.{{Cite web|title=Canada Soccer unveils The Hall's Best XIs from 100 years|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-unveils-the-halls-best-xis-from-100-years/|access-date=31 January 2022|website=Canada Soccer|language=en-CA}}

After retiring following his 1998 season with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Yallop was offered the opportunity to become an assistant coach for the club starting with the 1999 MLS season. In the interim period before the pre-season would begin, Yallop began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant-coach under Lothar Osiander with the U.S. Project-40 team, joining the team on a 5-game tour of England.{{Cite web|title=MLS: Tampa Bay Names Yallop Assistant Coach|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/21419/mls-tampa-bay-names-yallop-assistant-coach.html|access-date=31 January 2022|website=www.socceramerica.com|language=en}} Osiander joked that he brought Yallop on board because "I needed someone who knew how to drive on the other side of the road."{{Cite web|last=mlssoccer|title=Project-40: The story of the original MLS youth super team {{!}} MLSSoccer.com|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-project-40|access-date=31 January 2022|website=mlssoccer|language=en}} Following the tour, he began his duties as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny. In 2000, he became chief assistant coach for D.C. United under Thomas Rongen.{{Cite web|date=2 February 2001|title=Quakes To Name Yallop Coach|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Quakes-To-Name-Yallop-Coach-2956312.php|access-date=31 January 2022|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}} In December 2000, it had been reported that Yallop was considered as an early candidate to coach for his former team Tampa Bay Mutiny, but he did not make the final group of candidates.{{Cite web |title=Mutiny closes in on coach |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/12/05/mutiny-closes-in-on-coach/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}

In 2001, Yallop was named head coach for the San Jose Earthquakes, just three days before the MLS SuperDraft. He replaced Lothar Osiander, who he had briefly coached under just few years prior with Project-40. Yallop was the first former MLS player to become an MLS head coach after retiring.{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Celebration game rosters announced {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/celebration-game-rosters-announced |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}} During the pre-season, Yallop acquired Jeff Agoos, Landon Donovan, Dwayne DeRosario, Manny Lagos, Ramiro Corrales and Ronnie Ekelund, as well as assistant coach Dominic Kinnear.{{Cite news |last=Yannis |first=Alex |date=21 October 2001 |title=Agoos Leads San Jose Into M.L.S. Title Game |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A79320200/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=33721e1e |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=The New York Times |pages=6}} Kinnear, a former teammate of Yallop's at Tampa Bay Mutiny, initially thought he was being recruited as a player, but Yallop asked him to join the club as an assistant coach. Kinnear would end his playing career to join Yallop's coaching staff.{{Cite web |title=Lagos traded to San Jose; Kinnear retiring |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/02/06/lagos-traded-to-san-jose-kinnear-retiring/ |access-date=13 May 2022 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}} In his first year as head coach, Yallop proceeded to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to the playoffs for their second time in franchise history, the first time since the club's and league's inaugural season in 1996. The 2001 playoff run culminated with the club's first MLS Cup appearance, which ended with a win over California Clásico rivals LA Galaxy. At the season's conclusion, Yallop was named 2001 MLS Coach of the Year.{{Cite news|last=Yannis|first=Alex|date=21 October 2001|title=SOCCER; Agoos Leads San Jose Into M.L.S. Title Game|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/21/sports/soccer-agoos-leads-san-jose-into-mls-title-game.html|access-date=31 January 2022|issn=0362-4331}}

The following year the Quakes would improve their regular season performance and finish in second place overall. They set or tied records for an MLS all-time best home record (12–1–1), a then MLS record 12-game winning streak at home, and went on a 15-game home unbeaten streak that tied their previous club best from 1999 to 2000.{{Cite web |last=sjearthquakes |title=Club History |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/club/history |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=sjearthquakes.com |language=en}} However, San Jose would succumb to an upset in the first round of the 2002 MLS Playoffs against the Columbus Crew, ending their defense of the MLS Cup.{{Cite web |title=2002 Major League Soccer Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/22/75/2002-Major-League-Soccer-Stats |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=FBRef}} The season was also notable for Yallop as he coached in the 2002 MLS All-Star Game in only his second season as head coach, leading the MLS All-Stars to a 3–2 victory over the US men's national team.

In 2003, the Earthquakes yet again improved upon their regular season form and finished as the best team in the West, and just two points shy of winning the Supporters Shield as the best regular season team. Yallop would lead the team to their second MLS title through these playoffs, their second title in the span of three seasons.{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Grahme|date=24 November 2003|title=Earthquakes Win MLS Cup|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-nov-24-sp-mls24-story.html|access-date=31 January 2022|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} Beside the MLS Cup final, this Earthquakes playoff run is most known for the club completing the greatest comeback in MLS playoff history, a 5–4 aggregate win after being down 4–0 on aggregate heading into the second half of the return leg of the home and away series.{{cite magazine |last=Wahl |first=Grant |author-link=Grant Wahl |date=November 11, 2003 |title=¡¡¡Es un clásico!!! |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/grant_wahl/11/10/mls.classic/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218234623/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/grant_wahl/11/10/mls.classic/index.html |archive-date=February 18, 2004 |access-date=November 16, 2018 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{cite news |last=Carlisle |first=Jeff |date=November 25, 2015 |title=San Jose, New England top list of all-time greatest MLS playoff comebacks |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/2726933/san-jose-new-england-top-list-of-greatest-mls-comebacks |access-date=November 16, 2018 |publisher=ESPN}} MLS Cup 2003 is the Earthquakes' most recent appearance in the playoff final as well as the last time they won the MLS Cup.

On 16 December 2003 it was announced that Yallop would become head coach of the Canadian National Team starting on 1 January of the following year.{{cite news |date=16 December 2003 |title=Yallop Named Men's World Cup Team Head Coach |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/yallop-named-mens-world-cup-team-head-coach/ |access-date=30 July 2024 |newspaper=Canadian Soccer Association}} Yallop oversaw Canada's appearances at the 2003 and 2005 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, both of which featured group stage exits, as well as their qualification campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup which ended in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying out of four total rounds. On 7 June 2006, Yallop resigned as coach of the Canadian men's national soccer team, as he was announced as the new head coach of Los Angeles Galaxy.{{cite news |date=7 June 2006 |title=Galaxy hire former Earthquakes coach Yallop |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=370324&cc=5901 |access-date=1 March 2013 |newspaper=ESPN FC}} He finished with an 8-9-3 record as Canada's head coach.{{Cite web |last=CBC Sports |date=7 June 2006 |title=Canadian soccer coach bolts to MLS |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-soccer-coach-bolts-to-mls-1.624754 |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=CBC.com}} Yallop stated in a 2021 interview that his "one regret" was leaving the Earthquakes to coach Canada, "I think I maybe jumped into Canada a little bit too soon and I wasn’t ready for it anyway."{{Cite web |title=Q&A: Monterey Bay FC Head Coach Frank Yallop {{!}} NorCal Premier |url=https://norcalpremier.com/qa-monterey-bay-fc-head-coach-frank-yallop/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=norcalpremier.com}}

Yallop took the helm for the Galaxy midway through the 2006 MLS season, eventually guiding the team to finish just outside the playoffs, missing qualifications by three points. The Galaxy recruited English star David Beckham ahead of the 2007 MLS season, though he would not transfer to the club until July and did not make his first appearance until August due to lingering injuries.{{Cite web |last=Scheibe |first=John |date=2020-08-09 |title=This day in sports: David Beckham makes his debut with Galaxy in 2007 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-08-09/this-day-in-sports-david-beckham-makes-his-debut-with-galaxy-in-2007 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} The Galaxy ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs once again in 2007.{{Cite web |last=Sports |first=Yahoo |date=2007-11-05 |title=Yallop's glaring problem |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/yallops-glaring-problem-074200669--mls.html |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}} Yallop has been defended for his part in that, with forward Alan Gordon, who played on the 2007 Galaxy team, stating "it had nothing to do with Frank. We had 11 guys come in and out of there in a couple months. We had no team chemistry. We had a bunch of individuals who were trying to hang on and make the best of it."{{cite web| url = http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/soccerusa/id/473?cc=5739#| title = Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN}} Despite not making the MLS playoffs in either season, Yallop led the Galaxy to two tournament finals, the 2006 U.S. Open Cup and the 2007 North American SuperLiga, which the Galaxy lost to the Chicago Fire and Pachuca respectively.{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=LA Galaxy release Frank Yallop {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/la-galaxy-release-frank-yallop |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}

On 4 November 2007 it was revealed that Yallop was being bought out of his contract with the Galaxy to become the head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes once again for the 2008 season,[https://web.archive.org/web/20071105145941/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/11/04/earthquakes.yallop/index.html SI.com – Soccer – Jonah Freedman: Earthquakes steal Yallop back from Galaxy – Monday 5 November 2007 10:14AM][http://web.mlsnet.com/t110/news/article.jsp?content_id=11052007 The Official Site of Earthquakes Soccer, LLC – News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521090322/http://web.mlsnet.com/t110/news/article.jsp?content_id=11052007|date=21 May 2009}} with Dutchman Ruud Gullit taking his place.{{cite web |year=2007 |title=Los Angeles Galaxy appoint Gullit as coach |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480317&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109115030/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480317&cc=5901 |archive-date=9 November 2007 |access-date=5 February 2008 |publisher=ESPN FC}} The Galaxy received the Earthquakes' third-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft as compensation for Yallop's departure.{{Cite web |date=5 November 2007 |title=Frank Yallop quits Galaxy, joins Earthquakes |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/frank-yallop-quits-galaxy-joins-earthquakes-1.638720 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=CBC}}

Ahead of the 2006 MLS season, the Earthquakes were relocated to Texas to become the Houston Dynamo. Soon after the move, plans were established to revive the San Jose Earthquakes franchise, this time as an expansion team who would need to build their roster from scratch. Two weeks after it was announced Yallop would be taking over as Earthquakes head coach, the team participated in the 2007 MLS expansion draft to build out the team's roster, most notably selecting Jason Hernandez who would appear in 165 regular season matches with the club from 2008–2014.{{Cite web |last=sjearthquakes |title=San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/thisis50/jhernandez |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=sjearthquakes |language=en}} Throughout the off-season Yallop would bring some players from his first Earthquakes stint back to San Jose including Joe Cannon, Ramiro Corrales, Arturo Álvarez, and Kelly Gray. Starting off the season in poor form, the Quakes would pick up momentum in the second half with a 9 match unbeaten run. This run of form would not be enough, as they would ultimately finish last in the overall MLS standings at the conclusion of their first season, though they were tied on points with Yallop's former team and San Jose's rivals, the LA Galaxy.

The following season would see the club barely best their 2008 finish, as the Earthquakes ended second from last in the 2009 MLS season. The newly reborn club would see an upswing in their third season since their return.{{Cite web |last= |title=Club History |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/club/history |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=sjearthquakes.com |language=en}} The Earthquakes would finish the regular season 8th place overall, earning their first playoff appearance in their current incarnation. The league performance was spearheaded by Chris Wondolowski who scored 18 goals en route to becoming MLS Golden Boot winner after only becoming an MLS starter late into the 2009 campaign.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-23 |title=Earthquakes reaping benefits of deal for Wondolowski, Beitashour |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2012/08/23/san-jose-earthquakes-chris-wondolowski |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=SI |language=en-US}} Yallop would lead the club to a shocking upset of the top team in the Eastern Conference, the New York Red Bulls, keeping New York's newly acquired Thierry Henry off the scoresheet in a 3–2 aggregate victory after a 1–0 home loss in San Jose.{{Cite web |last=sjearthquakes |title=San Jose Earthquakes 3, New York Red Bulls 1 (3-2 agg) {{!}} San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-3-new-york-red-bulls-1-3-2-agg |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=sjearthquakes |language=en}} The Earthquakes would fall in the Eastern Conference final, a 1–0 loss to eventual MLS Cup champion Colorado Rapids.{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Alicia |date=2020-04-13 |title=The best that never won: 2010 San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2020/4/13/21218010/the-best-that-never-won-2010-san-jose-earthquakes-colorado-rapids-eastern-conference-final |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Center Line Soccer |language=en}} The following season would see the Earthquakes return to a near bottom of the table form, 14th out of 18 MLS clubs overall. Despite the poor form, the season and various transfers within would help to bring the team to new heights the following year.{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Alicia |date=2020-05-18 |title=2012 Earthquakes are biggest underdog success in MLS history |url=https://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2020/5/18/21260736/2012-san-jose-earthquakes-biggest-underdog-success-mls-history-wondolowski-supporters-shield-goonies |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Center Line Soccer |language=en}} The Quakes would begin the 2012 MLS season with their best start in franchise history, securing 12 points in their first 5 matches.{{Cite web |last=Kaval |first=Dave |date=9 April 2012 |title=Kaval's Kickoff: Historical start to 2012 season {{!}} San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/kavals-kickoff-historical-start-2012-season |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=sjearthquakes.com |language=en}} The good form would last throughout the regular season, propelling the team to finish with club records 66 points won and 72 goals scored. San Jose won the Supporters Shield the first trophy since their return in 2008 and second Shield overall. This shield was the first of Yallop's coaching career.{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Alicia |date=2020-05-18 |title=2012 Earthquakes are biggest underdog success in MLS history |url=https://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2020/5/18/21260736/2012-san-jose-earthquakes-biggest-underdog-success-mls-history-wondolowski-supporters-shield-goonies |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Center Line Soccer |language=en}} The club would make their second playoff appearance in two years, but could not get past the rival LA Galaxy in the Western Conference semi-finals. Yallop would win his second ever MLS Coach of the Year award, 11 years after he won the award in his first season as a professional head coach.{{Cite web |date=2012-11-27 |title=San Jose's Frank Yallop MLS Coach of the Year |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2012/11/27/san-joses-frank-yallop-mls-coach-of-the-year/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=CityNews Vancouver |language=en}}

Yallop led the new-era Earthquakes for five and a half seasons before mutually parting ways with the club on 7 June 2013.{{Cite web |last=sjearthquakes |title=Earthquakes and Frank Yallop mutually agree to part ways {{!}} San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/earthquakes-and-frank-yallop-mutually-agree-part-ways |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=sjearthquakes |language=en}} He compiled a 62–6–51 record and led the club to two postseason appearances (2010, 2012) and the 2012 Supporters' Shield.{{cite news|title=Earthquakes, Frank Yallop part ways|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1471377/san-jose-earthquakes-coach-frank-yallop-part-ways?cc=5901|access-date=7 June 2013|newspaper=ESPN FC|date=7 June 2013|agency=Associated Press}} The 2012 Shield victory is the most recent trophy the Earthquakes have won. His combined 126 wins in two stints at the club is the most in team history. He would be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in 2022, in recognition for his impact on the club, being the coach that brought them their only two MLS Cups, and three of their four trophies overall.{{Cite web |last=sjearthquakes |title=NEWS: Earthquakes to Induct Frank Yallop into Hall of Fame on April 23 {{!}} San Jose Earthquakes |url=https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/news-earthquakes-to-induct-frank-yallop-into-hall-of-fame-on-april-23 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=sjearthquakes |language=en}}

In October 2013, Yallop was named Chicago Fire's new head coach and director of soccer.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2013/10/chicago-fire-names-frank-yallop-new-head-coach-and-director-soccer|title=Chicago Fire Names Frank Yallop as New Head Coach and Director of Soccer|publisher=chicago-fire.com|date=31 October 2013}} Chicago would finish second to last in the Eastern Conference in his first season in charge. Ahead of the second season, Yallop notably kept his connections to Tottenham Hotspur from his stint with the San Jose Earthquakes, bringing in Grant Ward on loan for the 2014 season.{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Chicago Fire's Frank Yallop hopes to add trialist, Tottenham youngster Grant Ward to roster {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chicago-fires-frank-yallop-hopes-add-trialist-tottenham-youngster-grant-ward-ros |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}} The 2014 season saw the team perform even worse, and the poor form would see Yallop fired on 20 September 2015, with five matches left in the season. Chicago would finish the season worst in the East and the worst record in MLS overall. He compiled a 13–26–24 record with the Fire in what would be his last MLS coaching job to date.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/09/20/chicago-fire-part-ways-head-coach-frank-yallop-announce-nelson-rodriguez-new|title=Chicago Fire part ways with head coach Frak Yallop|publisher=mlssoccer.com|date=20 September 2015|access-date=20 September 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060422/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/09/20/chicago-fire-part-ways-head-coach-frank-yallop-announce-nelson-rodriguez-new|url-status=dead}}

Yallop was signed to a three-year contract as head coach and president of soccer operations of Arizona United SC on 23 December 2015. This was his first time managing a club in the USL, a professional league then at the third division in the United States soccer league system.{{cite web | url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210597788 | title=Two-Time MLS Cup Winner Yallop to Lead United SC | publisher=United Soccer League (USL) | date=23 December 2015 | access-date=23 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224000050/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=210597788 | archive-date=24 December 2015 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://arizonaunited.com/frank-yallop-joins-united-as-head-coach-and-president-of-soccer-ops/ | title=Frank Yallop Joins United as Head Coach and President of Soccer Ops | publisher=Arizona United SC | date=23 December 2015 | access-date=23 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224000020/http://arizonaunited.com/frank-yallop-joins-united-as-head-coach-and-president-of-soccer-ops/ | archive-date=24 December 2015 | df=dmy-all }} The team was renamed Phoenix Rising FC on 28 November 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2016/11/28/arizona-united-sc-reveals-new-name-and-logo-plus-stadium-plans-2017-season/94569050/|title=Arizona United SC reveals new name and logo, plus stadium plans for 2017 season|work=Alejandro Barahona|publisher=Arizona Republic|date=28 November 2016|access-date=28 November 2016}} After only four league matches played in the 2017 season, Yallop would resign from his positions on 24 April to rejoin his family in Northern California. Yallop would stay on to consult in the club's search for a replacement head coach.{{Cite web |author=USLSoccer com Staff |date=24 April 2017 |title=Rising FC Begins Coaching Search |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/784749-rising-fc-begins-coaching-search |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=USL Championship |language=en-us}} Frank's assistant Rick Schantz took over as interim coach before the eventual hiring of Patrice Carteron.{{Cite press release |last=Club |first=Phoenix Rising Football |title=Celebrated International Soccer Coach Patrice Carteron Joins Phoenix Rising FC as New Head Coach |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/celebrated-international-soccer-coach-patrice-carteron-joins-phoenix-rising-fc-as-new-head-coach-300461698.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}} Phoenix would finish the season in 5th place, good for their first ever playoff appearance.

Yallop was announced on 26 July 2017 as General Manager of the newly established Fresno FC, an expansion team for the 2018 USL season.{{Cite web|last=Galaviz|first=Anthony|date=7 June 2017|title=A former top MLS coach is joining Fresno's new pro team. Find out who and his role.|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/soccer/article155005119.html|access-date=30 January 2022|website=The Fresno Bee}} The team finished their inaugural season in 12th place out of 17 in the Western Conference, four places outside of a playoff spot.{{Cite web |last=Anteola |first=Bryant-Jon |date=12 October 2018 |title=Fresno FC’s first season a success based on popularity |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/soccer/article219957115.html |access-date=3 May 2025 |website=Fresno Bee}} The next season would see Fresno vastly improve in quality on the field, finishing in 3rd place out of 18 teams in the West, good for their first ever playoff appearance.{{Cite web |last=Galaviz |first=Anthony |date=22 September 2019 |title=Fresno FC clinches a USL Championship playoff berth in thrilling fashion |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/article235356657.html |access-date=3 May 2025 |website=Fresno Bee}} Fresno's playoff run ended as soon as it began, losing in an upset at home against expansion side El Paso Locomotive who had finished in 6th place.{{Cite web |last=Galaviz |first=Anthony |date=27 October 2019 |title=Fresno FC takes lead but falls short in USL Championship playoffs. What’s next? |url=https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/article236706918.html |access-date=3 May 2025 |website=Fresno Bee}} Fresno FC would fold following the end of the 2019 USL Championship season, citing an inability to find a suitable location for the club to play at long term.{{Cite web |title=Fresno FC announces it's done in Fresno, ceasing operations |url=https://abc30.com/fresno-fc-foxes-soccer-team-leaving/5656659/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=ABC30 Fresno |language=en}}

On 29 June 2020, Yallop returned to coaching for the first time since 2017 when he was hired in a caretaker role to replace Eric Wynalda as head coach of Las Vegas Lights FC, a month before the 2020 USL Championship season was set to resume. Yallop had made it official at the time of his hire that he would not pursue the head coaching role after the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Las Vegas Appoints Frank Yallop as Head Coach |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1111323 |website=USLChampionship.com |date=29 June 2020 |access-date=29 June 2020}} Wynalda had coached Las Vegas for a single match of the 2020 USL season before a pause was brought on due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=17 June 2020|title=Las Vegas Announces Departure of Wynalda as Head Coach|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1109809-las-vegas-announces-departure-of-wynalda-as-head-coach|access-date=31 January 2022|website=USL Championship|language=en-us}} Las Vegas would finish the season fifth place out of five teams in their regional group, and fifteenth of eighteen teams in the Western Conference.{{Cite web |title=2020 Standings |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/standings-2020 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=uslchampionship.com |language=en-us}}

On February 1, 2021, it was announced that Monterey Bay FC would be joining the USL Championship as an expansion side. This club was primarily owned by Ray Beshoff, and the result of Fresno FC folding two years prior. Yallop was initially announced as sporting director, a similar role to what he had held previously with Fresno.{{Cite web |author=USLChampionship com Staff |date=2021-02-01 |title=USL Championship Welcomes Monterey Bay Football Club |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1143677-usl-championship-welcomes-monterey-bay-football-club |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=USL Championship |language=en-us}} Yallop would be announced in April as taking on the additional role of head coach for Monterey Bay FC in addition to acting as sporting director. Former Earthquakes captain Ramiro Corrales would serve as Yallop's sole assistant coach. Corrales played under Yallop during both of the coach's stints with the San Jose Earthquakes.{{cite web |title=Monterey Bay FC Announces Frank Yallop as Head Coach |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1159558 |access-date=22 April 2021 |website=USLChampionship.com|date=22 April 2021 }} Monterey Bay FC began their first USL Championship season in March 2022. The club achieved their first professional win on 29 March, in their third match of the 2022 USL Championship season.{{Cite web |author=USLChampionship com Staff |date=27 March 2022 |title=Gameday Report: Boone Stars as Monterey Bay Claims 1st Win in Oakland |url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1218090-gameday-report-boone-stars-as-monterey-bay-claims-1st-win-in-oakland |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=USL Championship |language=en-us}}

Yallop and assistant coach Ramiro Corrales were both released from their positions on July 31, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Vargo |first1=Steven |title=Monterey Bay Football Club Announces Departure of Head Coach Frank Yallop and Assistant Coach Ramiro Corrales |url=https://www.montereybayfc.com/news/2024/07/31/frank-yallop-departure/ |website=MontereyBayFC.com |publisher=Monterey Bay FC |access-date=31 July 2024}}

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Ipswich Town

• Football League Second Division: 1992

Tampa Bay Mutiny

• MLS Supporters' Shield: 1996

Canada

• North American Nations Cup: 1990{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ90.html#sqd|title=North American Championship 1990 (Canada)-Squads|access-date=April 20, 2024}}

Individual

• Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1987–88{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=1278&sub=3 |title=Frank Yallop profile |publisher=Canada Soccer |access-date=26 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214015/http://canadasoccer.com/eng/nationals/_profile.asp?playerid=1278&sub=3 |archive-date=16 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}
• MLS All-Star: 1997
• 2004 MLS Celebration Game: World Legends roster
• Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame: Inducted 2005
• Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame Best XI in 50 Years: 1963-2012
• Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2023{{Cite web | url = https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2023/march/jim-magilton-marcus-stewart-and-frank-yallop-inducted-into-ipswich-town-hall-of-fame/ | title= Trio Inducted into Hall of Fame | first= Jacob |last= Henderson | date = 17 March 2023 | access-date = 24 March 2023 | publisher = Ipswich Town Official Website}}

San Jose Earthquakes

• MLS Cup: 2001, 2003
• MLS Supporters' Shield: 2012

Individual

• MLS Coach of the Year: 2001, 2012{{Cite web|last=mlssoccer|title=SJ's Yallop wins MLS Coach of the Year, his second nod {{!}} MLSSoccer.com|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/sjs-yallop-wins-mls-coach-year-his-second-nod|access-date=31 January 2022|website=mlssoccer|language=en}}
• San Jose Earthquakes Hall of Fame: Inducted 2022

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