List of Accrington Stanley F.C. managers

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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.

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Managerial history

The 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

Information correct after match played on 19 November 2024. [6] [7] Only competitive matches are counted, except the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season and matches in Wartime Leagues and Cups.

Key
List of Accrington Stanley F.C. managers
NameNationalityFromToMatchesWonDrawn [a] LostWin% [b] HonoursRefs.
Jimmy Hinksman 19681975
Don Bramley 19751978
Dave Baron 19781982
Micky Finn Flag of England.svg  England 19821982
Dennis Cook 19821983
Pat Lynch 19831984
Gerry Keenan ‡Flag of England.svg  England 19841985
Frank O'Kane 19851986
Eric Whalley 19861988
Gary Pierce Flag of England.svg  England 19881989
David Thornley 19891990
Phil Staley 19901993
Ken Wright 19931994
Eric Whalley 19941995
Stan Allan 19951996
Tony Greenwood 19961997
Leighton James Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29 September 19971998
Billy Rodaway Flag of England.svg  England 19981999
John Coleman Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 199923 January 2012587236148203040.20 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 *Flag of England.svg  England 23 January 201213 February 20121100100.00 [10] [11]
Paul Cook Flag of England.svg  England 13 February 201225 October 2012338718024.24 [12] [13]
Leam Richardson *Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 20121 November 20121100100.00 [14] [15]
Leam Richardson Flag of England.svg  England 1 November 201230 April 20133591115025.71 [16] [17]
James Beattie Flag of England.svg  England 13 May 201312 September 201458161626027.59 [18] [19]
Paul Stephenson *Flag of England.svg  England 12 September 201418 September 20142101050.00 [20]
John Coleman Flag of England.svg  England 18 September 20143 March 2024511200128183039.14 2017–18: League Two Champions (promotion to League One) [21] [22]
John Doolan Flag of England.svg  England 3 March 2024329815028.13

Notes

  1. ↑ Drawn matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
  2. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places.

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References

  1. ↑ "James Beattie interested in Accrington Stanley manager's job". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "James Beattie is Accrington Stanley's new manager". BBC Sport. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "James Beattie: Accrington Stanley part company with boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Stephenson leaves club". Accrington Stanley F.C. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Accrington Stanley: John Coleman returns as manager". BBC Sport. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Accrington Stanley Managers List". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Accrington Stanley Managers List stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "John Coleman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "John Coleman stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Paul Cook". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Paul Cook stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Leam Richardson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Leam Richardson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "James Beattie". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "James Beattie stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Paul Stephenson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  21. ↑ "John Coleman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "John Coleman stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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