List of St Kilda Football Club coaches

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The following is a list of coaches who have coached the St Kilda Football Club at a game of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League (AFL), formerly the VFL.

No.CoachPWLDW%Years
1 Alex Hall 1349030.771906
2 Mick Grace 19109052.631908
3 Jimmy Smith 491633032.651909, 1915, 1918
4 Eddie Drohan 18216011.111911
5 George Sparrow 633726058.731913, 1920, 1928–29
6 Dave McNamara 502226246.001914, 1922–23
7 Wels Eicke 321121034.381919, 1924
8 Charlie Ricketts 27521120.371920–21
9 Norm Clark 351421040.001925–26
10 George Heinz 18810044.441927
11 Bill Cubbins 18810044.441930
12 Charlie Hardy 25916036.001931–32
13 Stuart King 1129018.181932
14 Col Deane 18612033.331933
15 Colin Watson 1899050.001934
16 Dan Minogue 543024055.561935–37
17 Ansell Clarke 552827050.911938–40
18 Bill Patterson 10100.001938
19 Jack Knight 18315016.671941
20 Reg Garvin 24716131.251942–43
21 Hugh Thomas 38828223.681944–45
22 Allan Hird 38532114.471946–47
23 Fred Froude 561441125.891948–50
24 Fred Green 18513027.781951
25 Col Williamson 37730018.921952–53
26 Les Foote 36530115.281954–55
27 Alan Killigrew 541934136.111956–58
28 Jim Francis 361818050.001959–60
29 Allan Jeans 332193138158.281961–76
30 Eric Guy 633050.001972, 1974
31 Ross G. Smith 22317218.181977
32 Mike Patterson 461431131.521978–80
33 Alex Jesaulenko 641349221.881980–82
34 Tony Jewell 26521019.231983–84
35 Graeme Gellie 621052016.131984–86
36 Darrel Baldock 621844029.031987–89
37 Allan Davis 422050.001987
38 Ken Sheldon 894840154.491990–93
39 Stan Alves 1155559148.261994–98
40 Tim Watson 441231128.411999–2000
41 Malcolm Blight 15312020.002001
42 Grant Thomas 1236359151.632001–06
43 Ross Lyon 1217641464.462007–11
44 Scott Watters 441727038.642012–13
45 Alan Richardson 1264381234.122014–19
46 Brett Ratten 472423050.002019–

Key:

P = Played
W = Won
L = Lost
D = Drew
W% = Win percentage

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