List of Essendon Football Club coaches

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The following is a list of coaches who have coached the Essendon Football Club at a game of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly the VFL. [1] Key:

C = Coached
W = Won
L = Lost
D = Drew
* = Caretaker coach

Statistics current to the end of round 11, 2024.

No.CoachCWLDCareer Span
1 Dave Smith 39261301908–1909
2 Allan Belcher 1912701910
3 Jack Worrall 2431568521911–1915, 1918–1920
4 Percy Ogden 2031521920–1921
5 Sid Barker 43311111922–1924
6 Sam Gravenall 127411922
7 Frank Maher 56322311925–1927
8 Charlie Hardy 54302311928–1930
9 Garnet Campbell 54223201931–1933
10 Charlie May 36122401934–1935
11 Jack Baggott 60223801936–1939
12 Dick Reynolds 41527513461939–1960
13 Harry Hunter 22001939
14 Les Griggs*10101941
15 Elton Plummer*74211944
16 Cec Ruddell*20201945–1946
17 Alan Thaw*11001959
18 John Coleman 133904031961–1967
19 Greg Sewell*11001965
20 Jack Clarke 65333021968–1970
21 John Birt 2241711971
22 Des Tuddenham 90474301972–1975
23 Bill Stephen 44162711976–1977
24 Barry Davis 67303611978–1980
25 Kevin Sheedy 63438624241981–2007
26 Gary O'Donnell*10012006
27 Matthew Knights 67254112008–2010
28 James Hird 85414312011–2013; 2015
29 Simon Goodwin*10102013
30 Mark Thompson 23121012014
31 Matthew Egan*31202015
32 John Worsfold 107456112016–2020
33 Ben Rutten 44172702021–2022
34 Brad Scott 34191412023-Present

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Tables – Essendon – Coaches". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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