List of Northampton Town F.C. managers

Northampton Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Northampton, England. The club was founded on 6 March 1897 by a group of local school teachers who got together with the local solicitor A.J "Pat" Darnell at The Princess Royal Inn, Wellingborough Road to form the town's first professional football club. Their initially chosen name was Northampton Football Club, but after objections from the town's rugby club, the club was called Northampton Town Football Club.[1]

Northampton Town have had 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. In 2017, former Dutch player Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink became the first person from outside the British Isles to manage the club. A majority of the managerial changes have taken place in recent years including fifteen between 2001 and 2021.

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

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As of 26 October 2024
Name Nationality From To P W D L Win % Honours Notes Ref
Herbert Chapman  England 1907-04April 1907 1912-05May 1912 212 106 44 62 50% Southern League winners: 1908–09
Charity Shield runners-up: 1909–10
Southern League runners-up: 1910–11 		†[2]
Walter Bull  England 1912-05May 1912 1912-12December 1912 39 12 12 15 30.7%
Fred Lessons  England 1913-08August 1913 1915-05May 1915 76 30 30 16 39.4%
Bob Hewison  England 1920-05 May 1920 1925-04 April 1925 226 89 51 86 39.3% [3]
Jack Tresadern  England 1925-05 May 1925 1930-10 October 1930 235 108 78 49 45.9% [4]
Jack English  England 1931-02 February 1931 1935-03 March 1935 193 76 43 74 39.3% [5]
Syd Puddefoot  England 1935-03 March 1935 1937-03 March 1937 98 43 16 39 43.8% [6]
Warney Cresswell  England 1937-03 March 1937 1939-09 September 1939 94 34 19 41 36.2% [7]
Tom Smith  England 1939-09 September 1939 1949-03 March 1949 131 45 32 53 34.3% [8]
Bob Dennison  England 1949-03 March 1949 1954-07 July 1954 254 108 59 87 42.5% [9]
Dave Smith  England 1954-07 July 1954 1959-07 July 1959 241 103 39 99 42.7% [10][11]
Dave Bowen  Wales 1959-07 July 1959 1967-09 September 1967 387 165 89 133 42.6% Division Four promotion: 1960–61
Division Three champions: 1962–63
Division Two runners-up: 1964–65 		[12]
Jack Jennings (interim)  England 1963-07 July 1963 1963-09 September 1963 3 3 0 0 100% †[13]
Tony Marchi  England 1967-09 September 1967 1968-05 May 1968 48 15 14 19 31.2% [14]
Ron Flowers  England 1968-05 May 1968 1969-05 May 1969 52 16 13 23 30.7% [15]
Dave Bowen  Wales 1969-05 May 1969 1972-05 May 1972 161 54 48 59 33.5% [16]
Billy Baxter  Scotland 1972-10 October 1972 1973-05 May 1973 48 10 11 27 20.8% [17]
Bill Dodgin Jr.  England 1973-06 June 1973 1976-06 June 1976 150 67 37 46 44.6% Division Four runners-up: 1975–76 [18]
Pat Crerand  Scotland 1976-09 September 1976 1977-01 January 1977 25 5 4 16 20% [19]
Committee 1977-01 January 1977 1977-07 July 1977 25 9 4 12 36% †[20]
John Petts  England 1977-09 September 1977 1978-01 January 1978 57 19 10 28 33.3% [21]
Dave Bowen (caretaker)  Wales 1978-01 January 1978 1978-02 February 1978 6 3 1 2 50% [22]
Mike Keen  England 1978-02 February 1978 1979-03 March 1979 53 17 15 21 32% [23]
Clive Walker  England 1979-05 May 1979 1980-10 October 1980 61 21 14 26 34.4% [24]
Bill Dodgin Jr.  England 1980-10 October 1980 1982-02 February 1982 70 22 18 30 31.4% [25]
Clive Walker  England 1982-05 May 1982 1984-05 May 1984 108 30 33 45 27.7% [26]
Tony Barton  England 1984-07 July 1984 1985-04 April 1985 49 11 8 30 22.4% [27]
Graham Carr  England 1985-04 April 1985 1990-05 May 1990 278 114 68 99 41% Division Four champions: 1986–87 [28]
Theo Foley  Ireland 1990-05 May 1990 1992-04 April 1992 97 32 29 36 32.9% [29]
Phil Chard  England 1992-04 April 1992 1993-09 September 1993 59 17 9 33 28.8% [30]
John Barnwell  England 1993-09 September 1993 1994-12 December 1994 22 7 6 9 31.8% [31]
Ian Atkins  England 1995-01 January 1995 1999-10 October 1999 254 93 72 89 36.6% Division Three play-off winners: 1996–97 [32]
Kevin Wilson
Kevan Broadhurst (caretakers) 		 England 1999-10 October 1999 5 2 1 2 40% [33][34]
Kevin Wilson  England 1999-10 October 1999 2001-09 September 2001 102 42 19 41 41.1% Division Three promotion: 1999–2000 [35]
Kevan Broadhurst  England 2001-09 September 2001 2003-01 January 2003 72 24 13 35 33.3% [36]
Terry Fenwick  England 2003-01 January 2003 2003-02 February 2003 7 0 2 5 0% [37]
Martin Wilkinson  England 2003-02 February 2003 2003-09 September 2003 25 7 3 15 28% †[38] [39]
Richard Hill (caretaker)  England 2003-09 September 2003 2003-10 October 2003 2 0 1 1 0% [40]
Colin Calderwood  Scotland 2003-10 October 2003 2006-05 May 2006 153 73 40 40 47.7% League Two runners-up: 2005–06 [41]
John Gorman  Scotland 2006-06 June 2006 2006-12 December 2006 27 6 11 10 22.2% [42]
Ian Sampson
Jim Barron (caretakers) 		 England 2006-12 December 2006 2007-01 January 2007 4 1 1 2 25% [43][44]
Stuart Gray  England 2007-01 January 2007 2009-09 September 2009 134 44 38 52 32.8% [45]
Ian Sampson  England 2009-09 September 2009 2011-03 March 2011 84 29 27 28 34.5% †[46] [47]
Gary Johnson  England 2011-03 March 2011 2011-11 November 2011 34 7 10 17 20.5% [48]
David Lee (caretaker)  England 2017-11 November 2011 1 0 0 1 0% [49]
Tim Flowers (caretaker)  England 2017-11 November 2011 1 0 0 1 0% [50]
Aidy Boothroyd  England 2011-11 November 2011 2013-12 December 2013 108 39 26 43 36.1% [51]
Andy King (caretaker)  England 2013-12 December 2013 2014-01 January 2014 5 1 1 3 20% [52]
Chris Wilder  England 2014-01 January 2014 2016-05 May 2016 126 61 28 37 48.4% League Two champions: 2015–16 [53]
Rob Page  Wales 2016-05 May 2016 2017-01 January 2017 34 10 8 16 29.4% [54]
Paul Wilkinson (caretaker)  England 2017-01 January 2017 1 0 0 1 0%
Justin Edinburgh  England 2017-01 January 2017 2017-08 August 2017 25 6 6 13 24% [55]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  Netherlands 2017-09 September 2017 2018-04 April 2018 42 10 13 19 23.8% [56]
Dean Austin  England 2018-04 April 2018 2018-09 September 2018 17 3 6 8 17.6% †[57] [58]
Keith Curle  England 2018-10 October 2018 2021-02 February 2021 125 47 32 46 37.6% League Two play-off winners: 2019–20 [59]
Jon Brady  Australia 2021-02 February 2021 Present 191 74 47 70 38.7% League Two promotion: 2022–23 †[60] [61]

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; D = Matches drawn; Won % = Percentage of matches played that resulted in a win

Footnotes and references

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  1. ^ "Club History". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ First full-time manager.
  3. ^ Bob Hewison's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  4. ^ Jack Tresadern's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  5. ^ Jack English's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  6. ^ Syd Puddlefoot's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  7. ^ Warney Cresswell's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  8. ^ Tom Smith's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  9. ^ Bob Dennison's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  10. ^ "Obituary: Dave Smith". The Independent. 27 January 1998. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. ^ Dave Smith's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  12. ^ Dave Bowen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  13. ^ Jennings took over from Dave Bowen on a temporary basis, who had stated that he'd taken the club as far as he could. He reverted his decision 3 games into the 1963–64 season.
  14. ^ Tony Marchi's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  15. ^ Ron Flowers' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  16. ^ Dave Bowen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  17. ^ Billy Baxter's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  18. ^ Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  19. ^ Pat Crerand's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  20. ^ Following the resignation of Pat Crerand, Chairman Neville Ronson announced a committee would be set up, consisting of himself, the coach and three senior players.
  21. ^ John Petts' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  22. ^ Dave Bowen' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  23. ^ Mike Keen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  24. ^ Clive Walker's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  25. ^ Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  26. ^ Clive Walker's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  27. ^ Tony Barton's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  28. ^ Graham Carr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  29. ^ Theo Foley's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  30. ^ Phil Chard's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  31. ^ John Barnwell's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  32. ^ Ian Atkins's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  33. ^ Kevin Wilson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  34. ^ Kevan Broadhurst's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  35. ^ Kevin Wilson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  36. ^ Kevan Broadhurst's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  37. ^ Terry Fenwick's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  38. ^ Wilkinson initially took over as caretaker manager.
  39. ^ Martin Wilkinson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  40. ^ Richard Hill's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  41. ^ Colin Calderwood's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  42. ^ John Gorman's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  43. ^ Jim Barron's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  44. ^ Ian Sampson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  45. ^ Stuart Gray's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  46. ^ Sampson initially took over as caretaker on September 8, before being officially appointed as manager on October 5, 2009. Record as caretaker P5 W1 D2 L2. Win% 20%.
  47. ^ Ian Sampson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  48. ^ Gary Johnson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  49. ^ David Lee's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  50. ^ Tim Flowers' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  51. ^ Aidy Boothroyd's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  52. ^ Andy King's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  53. ^ Chris Wilder's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  54. ^ Rob Page's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  55. ^ Justin Edinburgh's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  56. ^ Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  57. ^ Austin initially took over as caretaker before being officially appointed as manager at the end of the 2017–18 season. Record as caretaker P5 W2 D1 L2. Win% 40%.
  58. ^ Dean Austin's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  59. ^ Keith Curle's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  60. ^ Brady initially took over as caretaker before being officially appointed as manager before the final game of the 2020–21 season. Record as caretaker P19 W5 D5 L9. Win% 26.3%.
  61. ^ Jon Brady's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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