List of Northampton Town F.C. managers
This is a list of Northampton Town F.C. managers. Their first manager was Arthur Jones, who was appointed in 1897. There have been a total of 35 managers appointed to the role on a permanent basis and a further four have taken the position in a caretaker role. The vast majority have been English and the club had not hired a manager from outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland until 2017. Many of the managerial changes have taken place in recent years including seven different managers between 2001 and the present day.
Dave Bowen is the club's most successful manager so far, taking the club to the First Division for the only time. Herbert Chapman was in charge during the Cobblers's crown of the Southern Football League in 1908–09 and also the runners-up spot in the Charity Shield that proceeded the title.
List of managers
- As of 22 August 2019
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | L | D | Win %[1] | Notes |
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Arthur Jones | ![]() |
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Herbert Chapman | ![]() |
September 1907 | April 1912 | 212 | 106 | 62 | 44 | 52% | |
Walter Bull | ![]() |
September 1912 | April 1913 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 32% | |
Fred Lessons | ![]() |
September 1913 | May 1915 | 76 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 39% | |
Bob Hewison | ![]() |
May 1920 | May 1925 | 226 | 89 | 86 | 51 | 39% | [2] |
Jack Tresadern | ![]() |
May 1925 | October 1930 | 235 | 108 | 49 | 78 | 46% | [3] |
Jack English | ![]() |
February 1931 | March 1935 | 193 | 76 | 74 | 43 | 37% | [4] |
Syd Puddefoot | ![]() |
March 1935 | March 1937 | 98 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 45% | [5] |
Warney Cresswell | ![]() |
April 1937 | September 1939 | 97 | 36 | 42 | 19 | 39% | [6] |
Tom Smith | ![]() |
August 1939 | March 1949 | 125 | 42 | 51 | 32 | 33% | [7] |
Bob Dennison | ![]() |
March 1949 | July 1954 | 254 | 108 | 87 | 59 | 42% | [8] |
Dave Smith[9] | ![]() |
July 1954 | July 1959 | 241 | 103 | 99 | 39 | 42% | [10] |
Dave Bowen | ![]() |
July 1959 | September 1967 | 375 | 159 | 129 | 87 | 42% | [11] |
Tony Marchi | ![]() |
September 1967 | May 1968 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 30% | [12] |
Ron Flowers | ![]() |
May 1968 | May 1969 | 52 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 30% | [13] |
Dave Bowen | ![]() |
May 1969 | May 1972 | 143 | 49 | 55 | 39 | 34% | [14] |
Billy Baxter | ![]() |
May 1972 | May 1973 | 48 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 22% | [15] |
Bill Dodgin Jnr | ![]() |
June 1973 | June 1976 | 138 | 64 | 40 | 34 | 46% | [16] |
Pat Crerand | ![]() |
August 1976 | January 1977 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 19% | [17] |
John Petts | ![]() |
August 1977 | January 1978 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36% | [18] |
Bill Dodgin Jnr | ![]() |
January 1977 | July 1977 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 36% | [19] |
Mike Keen | ![]() |
February 1978 | March 1979 | 53 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 32% | [20] |
Clive Walker | ![]() |
May 1979 | October 1980 | 55 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 35% | [21] |
Bill Dodgin Jnr | ![]() |
October 1980 | February 1982 | 59 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 29% | [22] |
Clive Walker | ![]() |
May 1982 | May 1984 | 96 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 28% | [23] |
Tony Barton | ![]() |
July 1984 | April 1985 | 49 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 24% | [24] |
Graham Carr | ![]() |
April 1985 | May 1990 | 278 | 114 | 99 | 68 | 42% | [25] |
Theo Foley | ![]() |
May 1990 | April 1992 | 97 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 35% | [26] |
Phil Chard | ![]() |
April 1992 | September 1993 | 59 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 24% | [27] |
John Barnwell | ![]() |
September 1993 | December 1994 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32% | [28] |
Ian Atkins | ![]() |
January 1995 | October 1999 | 254 | 93 | 89 | 72 | 36% | [29] |
Kevin Wilson | ![]() |
October 1999 | September 2001 | 102 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 41% | [30] |
Kevan Broadhurst | ![]() |
September 2001 | January 2003 | 72 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 32% | [31] |
Terry Fenwick | ![]() |
January 2003 | February 2003 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | [32] |
Martin Wilkinson | ![]() |
February 2003 | September 2003 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 26% | [33] |
Colin Calderwood | ![]() |
October 2003 | May 2006 | 153 | 73 | 40 | 40 | 48% | [34] |
John Gorman | ![]() |
June 2006 | December 2006 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23% | [35] |
Stuart Gray | ![]() |
January 2007 | September 2009 | 134 | 44 | 52 | 38 | 34% | [36] |
Ian Sampson | ![]() |
September 2009 | March 2011 | 84 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 35% | [37] |
Gary Johnson | ![]() |
March 2011 | November 2011 | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 20% | [38] |
Aidy Boothroyd | ![]() |
November 2011 | December 2013 | 108 | 39 | 43 | 26 | 35% | [39] |
Chris Wilder | ![]() |
January 2014 | May 2016 | 126 | 61 | 37 | 28 | 49% | [40] |
Rob Page | ![]() |
May 2016 | January 2017 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 31% | [41] |
Justin Edinburgh | ![]() |
January 2017 | August 2017 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23% | [42] |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ![]() |
September 2017 | April 2018 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 23.8% | [43] |
Dean Austin | ![]() |
May 2018 | September 2018 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8.33% | [44] |
Keith Curle | ![]() |
October 2018 | 91 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 41.7% | [45] |
List of caretakers
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | L | D | Win %[46] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Bowen | ![]() |
January 1978 | February 1978 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | [47] |
Kevin Wilson Kevan Broadhurst |
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October 1999 | September 2001 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% | [48][49] |
Richard Hill | ![]() |
September 2003 | October 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | [50] |
Ian Sampson Jim Barron |
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December 2006 | January 2007 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25% | [51][52] |
Andy King | ![]() |
December 2013 | January 2014 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20% | [53] |
Paul Wilkinson | ![]() |
January 2017 | January 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
Dean Austin | ![]() |
April 2018 | May 2018 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40% | [54] |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; D = Matches drawn; Won % = Percentage of matches played that resulted in a win
References
- Win% is rounded to a whole number.
- Bob Hewison's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Jack Tresadern's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Jack English's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Syd Puddlefoot's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Warney Cresswell's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Tom Smith's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Bob Dennison's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- "Obituary: Dave Smith". The Independent. 27 January 1998. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- Dave Smith's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Dave Bowen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Tony Marchi's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Ron Flowers' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Dave Bowen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Billy Baxter's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Pat Crerand's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- John Petts' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Mike Keen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Clive Walker's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Clive Walker's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Tony Barton's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Graham Carr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Theo Foley's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Phil Chard's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- John Barnwell's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Ian Atkins's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Kevin Wilson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Kevan Broadhurst's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Terry Fenwick's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Martin Wilkinson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Colin Calderwood's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- John Gorman's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Stuart Gray's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Ian Sampson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Gary Johnson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Aidy Boothroyd's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Chris Wilder's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- Rob Page's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Justin Edinburgh's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- Dean Austin's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- Keith Curle's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- Win% is rounded to a whole number.
- Dave Bowen' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Kevin Wilson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Kevan Broadhurst's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Richard Hill's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Jim Barron's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Ian Sampson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- Andy King's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- Dean Austin's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links
- Managerial History for Northampton Town Soccerbase