Away from Newcastle, he was also assistant coach to Kevin Blackwell at Leeds United and Luton Town, as well as at Plymouth Argyle under Paul Mariner.

[1] Carver then spent a season at Cardiff City, making 13 appearances,[3] but a thigh injury ended his professional career at the age of 20.

[6] In July 2005, Leeds United appointed Carver as a first team coach, replacing the departed Adrian Boothroyd who left the club to be the new manager of Watford.

Carver became a caretaker manager for the second time in his career, after Leeds fired Kevin Blackwell following a poor start to the season.

[8][9] Kevin Blackwell subsequently became the manager of Luton Town, and he recruited Carver as his assistant, along with another ex-Leeds coach Sam Ellis.

With Luton going through major financial difficulties, including the administrator's decision to sell players from under the management's feet, Carver, along with Blackwell and Ellis were sacked.

Following Speed's departure from Sheffield United to become coach of the Wales national team on 14 December, Carver was appointed as caretaker manager.

Following Pardew's interest in the Crystal Palace job, Carver was put in temporary charge for Newcastle's next two matches against Burnley in the Premier League and Leicester City in the FA Cup.

Five days after Carver was named the temporary head coach until the end of the season, he won his first match on 31 January, against Hull City.

Despite such heavy losses, Carver still believed that he was "the best coach in the Premier League",[25] though he later claimed that his words were taken out of context by the media after receiving widespread hilarity for his statement.

As part of Lechia's agreement with the Scottish Football Association, he will continue in his role as an assistant of the Scotland national team until the March 2025 international break.