List of Accrington Stanley F.C. managers explained

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 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

• 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	Lost	Win%	Honours
				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]
					[10] [11]
					[12] [13]
					[14] [15]
					[16] [17]
					[18] [19]
					[20]
				2017–18 League Two Champions (promotion to League One)	[21] [22]

Notes and References

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