Accrington Stanley F.C. was founded in October 1968 as a successor to the original Accrington Stanley which had collapsed in 1966. It is based in the Lancashire town of Accrington.
Managerial history
editThe clubs first manager was Jimmy Hinksman.
Following the departure of manager Leam Richardson on 30 April 2013, then player-coach James Beattie expressed an interest in taking the position.[1] On 13 May 2013, Beattie was appointed Stanley's new manager.[2] After 16 months in the post, Beattie left by mutual consent on 12 September 2014.[3] He managed for 58 matches with a win ratio of 27.6%.
Paul Stephenson was appointed caretaker manager who oversaw a victory against AFC Wimbledon.[4] On 18 September 2014, John Coleman was confirmed as manager of Accrington for his second spell with the club.[5]
List of managers
editInformation correct after match played on 9 November 2021.[6][7] Only competitive matches are counted, except the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season and matches in Wartime Leagues and Cups.
- Key
- Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and the names of caretaker managers are highlighted in italics and marked with an asterisk (*).
- Names of player-managers are supplied where known, and are marked with a double-dagger (‡).
Name | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn[a] | Lost | Win%[b] | Honours | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Hinksman | 1968 | 1975 | ||||||||
Don Bramley | 1975 | 1978 | ||||||||
Dave Baron | 1978 | 1982 | ||||||||
Micky Finn | England | 1982 | 1982 | |||||||
Dennis Cook | 1982 | 1983 | ||||||||
Pat Lynch | 1983 | 1984 | ||||||||
Gerry Keenan ‡ | England | 1984 | 1985 | |||||||
Frank O'Kane | 1985 | 1986 | ||||||||
Eric Whalley | 1986 | 1988 | ||||||||
Gary Pierce | England | 1988 | 1989 | |||||||
David Thornley | 1989 | 1990 | ||||||||
Phil Staley | 1990 | 1993 | ||||||||
Ken Wright | 1993 | 1994 | ||||||||
Eric Whalley | 1994 | 1995 | ||||||||
Stan Allan | 1995 | 1996 | ||||||||
Tony Greenwood | 1996 | 1997 | ||||||||
Leighton James | Wales | 29 September 1997 | 1998 | |||||||
Billy Rodaway | England | 1998 | 1999 | |||||||
John Coleman | England | 1 May 1999 | 23 January 2012 | 587 | 236 | 148 | 203 | 40.20 | 1999–2000: Northern Premier League Division One Champions (promotion to Northern Premier) 2002–03: Northern Premier Champions (promotion to Football Conference) 2005–06: Conference Premier Champions (promotion to League Two) |
[8][9] |
Leam Richardson* | England | 23 January 2012 | 13 February 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [10][11] | |
Paul Cook | England | 13 February 2012 | 25 October 2012 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24.24 | [12][13] | |
Leam Richardson* | England | 25 October 2012 | 1 November 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [14][15] | |
Leam Richardson | England | 1 November 2012 | 30 April 2013 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 25.71 | [16][17] | |
James Beattie | England | 13 May 2013 | 12 September 2014 | 58 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 27.59 | [18][19] | |
Paul Stephenson* | England | 12 September 2014 | 18 September 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [20] | |
John Coleman | England | 18 September 2014 | 3 March 2024 | 376 | 156 | 95 | 125 | 41.49 | 2017–18: League Two Champions (promotion to League One) | [21][22] |
John Doolan | England | 3 March 2024 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Drawn matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
- ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places.
References
edit- ^ "James Beattie interested in Accrington Stanley manager's job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "James Beattie is Accrington Stanley's new manager". BBC Sport. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "James Beattie: Accrington Stanley part company with boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Stephenson leaves club". Accrington Stanley F.C. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley: John Coleman returns as manager". BBC Sport. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley Managers List". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley Managers List stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "John Coleman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "John Coleman stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Leam Richardson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Paul Cook". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Paul Cook stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Leam Richardson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Leam Richardson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "James Beattie". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "James Beattie stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Paul Stephenson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "John Coleman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "John Coleman stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.