Northampton Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Northampton, England. The club was founded on 6 March 1897 by a group of local school teachers who got together with the local solicitor A.J "Pat" Darnell at The Princess Royal Inn, Wellingborough Road to form the town's first professional football club. Their initially chosen name was Northampton Football Club, but after objections from the town's rugby club, the club was called Northampton Town Football Club.[1]

Northampton Town have had 35 managers appointed to the role on a permanent basis and a further four have taken the position in a caretaker role. The vast majority have been English. In 2017, former Dutch player Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink became the first person from outside the British Isles to manage the club. A majority of the managerial changes have taken place in recent years including fifteen between 2001 and 2021.

Dave Bowen is the club's most successful manager so far, taking the club to the First Division for the only time. Herbert Chapman was in charge during the Cobblers's crown of the Southern Football League in 1908–09 and also the runners-up spot in the Charity Shield that proceeded the title.

List of managers

As of 13 January 2024
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin %HonoursNotesRef
Herbert Chapman  England April 1907 May 1912 212 106 44 62 50% Southern League winners: 1908–09
Charity Shield runners-up: 1909–10
Southern League runners-up: 1910–11		 †[2]
Walter Bull  England May 1912 December 1912 39 12 12 15 30.7%
Fred Lessons  England August 1913 May 1915 76 30 30 16 39.4%
Bob Hewison  England May 1920 April 1925 226 89 51 86 39.3% [3]
Jack Tresadern  England May 1925 October 1930 235 108 78 49 45.9% [4]
Jack English  England February 1931 March 1935 193 76 43 74 39.3% [5]
Syd Puddefoot  England March 1935 March 1937 98 43 16 39 43.8% [6]
Warney Cresswell  England March 1937 September 1939 94 34 19 41 36.2% [7]
Tom Smith  England September 1939 March 1949 131 45 32 53 34.3% [8]
Bob Dennison  England March 1949 July 1954 254 108 59 87 42.5% [9]
Dave Smith  England July 1954 July 1959 241 103 39 99 42.7% [10][11]
Dave Bowen  Wales July 1959 September 1967 387 165 89 133 42.6% Division Four promotion: 1960–61
Division Three champions: 1962–63
Division Two runners-up: 1964–65		 [12]
Jack Jennings (interim)  England July 1963 September 1963 3 3 0 0 100% †[13]
Tony Marchi  England September 1967 May 1968 48 15 14 19 31.2% [14]
Ron Flowers  England May 1968 May 1969 52 16 13 23 30.7% [15]
Dave Bowen  Wales May 1969 May 1972 161 54 48 59 33.5% [16]
Billy Baxter  Scotland October 1972 May 1973 48 10 11 27 20.8% [17]
Bill Dodgin Jr.  England June 1973 June 1976 150 67 37 46 44.6% Division Four runners-up: 1975–76 [18]
Pat Crerand  Scotland September 1976 January 1977 25 5 4 16 20% [19]
Committee January 1977 July 1977 25 9 4 12 36% †[20]
John Petts  England September 1977 January 1978 57 19 10 28 33.3% [21]
Dave Bowen (caretaker)  Wales January 1978 February 1978 6 3 1 2 50% [22]
Mike Keen  England February 1978 March 1979 53 17 15 21 32% [23]
Clive Walker  England May 1979 October 1980 61 21 14 26 34.4% [24]
Bill Dodgin Jr.  England October 1980 February 1982 70 22 18 30 31.4% [25]
Clive Walker  England May 1982 May 1984 108 30 33 45 27.7% [26]
Tony Barton  England July 1984 April 1985 49 11 8 30 22.4% [27]
Graham Carr  England April 1985 May 1990 278 114 68 99 41% Division Four champions: 1986–87 [28]
Theo Foley  Ireland May 1990 April 1992 97 32 29 36 32.9% [29]
Phil Chard  England April 1992 September 1993 59 17 9 33 28.8% [30]
John Barnwell  England September 1993 December 1994 22 7 6 9 31.8% [31]
Ian Atkins  England January 1995 October 1999 254 93 72 89 36.6% Division Three play-off winners: 1996–97 [32]
Kevin Wilson
Kevan Broadhurst (caretakers)		  England October 1999 October 1999 5 2 1 2 40% [33][34]
Kevin Wilson  England October 1999 September 2001 102 42 19 41 41.1% Division Three promotion: 1999–2000 [35]
Kevan Broadhurst  England September 2001 January 2003 72 24 13 35 33.3% [36]
Terry Fenwick  England January 2003 February 2003 7 0 2 5 0% [37]
Martin Wilkinson  England February 2003 September 2003 25 7 3 15 28% †[38] [39]
Richard Hill (caretaker)  England September 2003 October 2003 2 0 1 1 0% [40]
Colin Calderwood  Scotland October 2003 May 2006 153 73 40 40 47.7% League Two runners-up: 2005–06 [41]
John Gorman  Scotland June 2006 December 2006 27 6 11 10 22.2% [42]
Ian Sampson
Jim Barron (caretakers)		  England December 2006 January 2007 4 1 1 2 25% [43][44]
Stuart Gray  England January 2007 September 2009 134 44 38 52 32.8% [45]
Ian Sampson  England September 2009 March 2011 84 29 27 28 34.5% †[46] [47]
Gary Johnson  England March 2011 November 2011 34 7 10 17 20.5% [48]
David Lee (caretaker)  England November 2011 November 2011 1 0 0 1 0% [49]
Tim Flowers (caretaker)  England November 2011 November 2011 1 0 0 1 0% [50]
Aidy Boothroyd  England November 2011 December 2013 108 39 26 43 36.1% [51]
Andy King (caretaker)  England December 2013 January 2014 5 1 1 3 20% [52]
Chris Wilder  England January 2014 May 2016 126 61 28 37 48.4% League Two champions: 2015–16 [53]
Rob Page  Wales May 2016 January 2017 34 10 8 16 29.4% [54]
Paul Wilkinson (caretaker)  England January 2017 January 2017 1 0 0 1 0%
Justin Edinburgh  England January 2017 August 2017 25 6 6 13 24% [55]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink  Netherlands September 2017 April 2018 42 10 13 19 23.8% [56]
Dean Austin  England April 2018 September 2018 17 3 6 8 17.6% †[57] [58]
Keith Curle  England October 2018 February 2021 125 47 32 46 37.6% League Two play-off winners: 2019–20 [59]
Jon Brady  Australia February 2021 Present 157 63 39 55 40.1% League Two promotion: 2022–23 †[60] [61]

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; D = Matches drawn; Won % = Percentage of matches played that resulted in a win

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ "Club History". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ↑ First full-time manager.
  3. ↑ Bob Hewison's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Jack Tresadern's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  5. ↑ Jack English's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Syd Puddlefoot's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  7. ↑ Warney Cresswell's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  8. ↑ Tom Smith's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Bob Dennison's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  10. ↑ "Obituary: Dave Smith". The Independent. 27 January 1998. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  11. ↑ Dave Smith's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  12. ↑ Dave Bowen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  13. ↑ Jennings took over from Dave Bowen on a temporary basis, who had stated that he'd taken the club as far as he could. He reverted his decision 3 games into the 1963–64 season.
  14. ↑ Tony Marchi's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  15. ↑ Ron Flowers' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  16. ↑ Dave Bowen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  17. ↑ Billy Baxter's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  18. ↑ Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  19. ↑ Pat Crerand's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  20. ↑ Following the resignation of Pat Crerand, Chairman Neville Ronson announced a committee would be set up, consisting of himself, the coach and three senior players.
  21. ↑ John Petts' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  22. ↑ Dave Bowen' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  23. ↑ Mike Keen's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  24. ↑ Clive Walker's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  25. ↑ Bill Dodgin Jnr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  26. ↑ Clive Walker's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  27. ↑ Tony Barton's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  28. ↑ Graham Carr's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  29. ↑ Theo Foley's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  30. ↑ Phil Chard's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  31. ↑ John Barnwell's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  32. ↑ Ian Atkins's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  33. ↑ Kevin Wilson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  34. ↑ Kevan Broadhurst's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  35. ↑ Kevin Wilson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  36. ↑ Kevan Broadhurst's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  37. ↑ Terry Fenwick's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  38. ↑ Wilkinson initially took over as caretaker manager.
  39. ↑ Martin Wilkinson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  40. ↑ Richard Hill's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  41. ↑ Colin Calderwood's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  42. ↑ John Gorman's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  43. ↑ Jim Barron's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  44. ↑ Ian Sampson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  45. ↑ Stuart Gray's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  46. ↑ Sampson initially took over as caretaker on September 8, before being officially appointed as manager on October 5, 2009. Record as caretaker P5 W1 D2 L2. Win% 20%.
  47. ↑ Ian Sampson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  48. ↑ Gary Johnson's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  49. ↑ David Lee's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  50. ↑ Tim Flowers' managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  51. ↑ Aidy Boothroyd's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  52. ↑ Andy King's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  53. ↑ Chris Wilder's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  54. ↑ Rob Page's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  55. ↑ Justin Edinburgh's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  56. ↑ Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  57. ↑ Austin initially took over as caretaker before being officially appointed as manager at the end of the 2017–18 season. Record as caretaker P5 W2 D1 L2. Win% 40%.
  58. ↑ Dean Austin's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  59. ↑ Keith Curle's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  60. ↑ Brady initially took over as caretaker before being officially appointed as manager before the final game of the 2020–21 season. Record as caretaker P19 W5 D5 L9. Win% 26.3%.
  61. ↑ Jon Brady's managerial stats Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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