List of Accrington Stanley F.C. managers

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

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 22 March 2025. ^{[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 (‡).

List of Accrington Stanley F.C. managers

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	040.20	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	024.24		[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	025.71		[16] [17]
James Beattie	England	13 May 2013	12 September 2014	58	16	16	26	027.59		[18] [19]
Paul Stephenson *	England	12 September 2014	18 September 2014	2	1	0	1	050.00		[20]
John Coleman	England	18 September 2014	3 March 2024	511	200	128	183	039.14	2017–18: League Two Champions (promotion to League One)	[21] [22]
John Doolan	England	3 March 2024		56	15	15	26	026.79

Notes

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

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.
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10. "Leam Richardson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
11. "Leam Richardson stats". managerstats.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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.