Brian Ainscough

Brian Ainscough is a soccer coach, who last coached the men's soccer team at Northeastern University from 2005 to 2014. He compiled a 79-80-33 overall record, including a 27-16-12 mark in conference play. He transformed the Huskies soccer program into one of the best in the CAA, posting four straight top 5 finishes in conference play. His best success came in 2009, when the team went 10–8–1, including an 8–3–1 mark in conference play. He has led the team to back-to-back finals appearances in the CAA tournament, narrowly missing the NCAA tournament both years.

Brian Ainscough
Personal information
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 New Jersey Eagles (1)
1990 Penn-Jersey Spirit
Teams managed
1991 Villanova Wildcats (assistant)
1992–1994 Boston College Eagles (assistant)
1995–1999 Providence Friars
2000–2004 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2005–2015 Northeastern Huskies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was previously the head men's soccer coach at Providence College, where he coached the Friars for four years. He turned around the Friars program, which was then considered one of the worst in the Big East, and guided them to a 9–9–1 record his final year. In 1998, his Friars made the Big East tournament for the first time in over a decade. He started his coaching career as an assistant at Villanova University in 1991. From 1992 to 1994, he coached under Ed Kelly at Boston College.


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