Calum McFarlane

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Calum McFarlane
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-13) 13 November 1985 (age 40) [1]
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2023–2025 Southampton U18
2025 Southampton U21
2025– Chelsea U21
2025– Chelsea U19
2026– Chelsea (interim)

Calum McFarlane (born 13 November 1985) is an English professional football coach who is currently the caretaker manager of Premier League club Chelsea. He also serves as the head coach of the Chelsea under-21 and under-19 team.

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Prior to his time at Chelsea, McFarlane held youth team positions at Manchester City and Southampton.

Career

McFarlane was assistant manager of non-league side Croydon. In 2018, first team head coach Harry Hudson departed for Whyteleafe, taking McFarlane with him. [2] In 2020, Whyteleafe announced that McFarlane would be departing for Manchester City. [3] He served an assistant role in the Manchester City Academy until 2023. [4]

McFarlane left City to join the Southampton Academy, leading the under-18 team until 2025. In February 2025, he became head coach of the club's under-21 team. [5] [6]

McFarlane departed Southampton in July 2025 when he became the coach of Chelsea's under-21 team, while also leading the under-19 team during their 2025–26 UEFA Youth League campaign. [7] [4] On 2 January 2026, a day after first team manager Enzo Maresca left Chelsea by mutual consent, [8] McFarlane became the interim head coach of the club ahead of their Premier League fixture against Manchester City, resulting in a 1–1 draw. [9] [10] [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2026
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
Chelsea 2 January 2026present1010000.0 [12]
Career total1010000.0

References

  1. ↑ Calum McFarlane at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Croydon FC rocked as Whyteleafe poach manager Hudson". Inside Croydon. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Pride of East Surrey". Whyteleafe Football Club. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 Laurens, Julien; Olley, James (2 January 2026). "Who is Calum McFarlane? What is Chelsea caretaker manager's link to Man City?". ESPN.com. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tonda Eckert appointed Under-21s Head Coach". Southampton FC Official Site. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Robert (2 January 2026). "Calum McFarlane had to disappoint his family to take Chelsea interim role". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Calum McFarlane". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Kinsella, Nizaar (1 January 2026). "Enzo Maresca: Chelsea manager leaves with Blues fifth in Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Chelsea's Calum McFarlane ready to step up for Manchester City showdown". Sky Sports. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Smith, Dom (2 January 2026). "Chelsea: Calum McFarlane insists Blues have 'everything we need' to beat Man City despite manager chaos". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Mackey, Ed (1 January 2026). "Enzo Fernandez snatches late draw for Chelsea away to Manchester City: Live updates and reaction". New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  12. ↑ Calum McFarlane management career statistics at Soccerbase
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