John Coleman (footballer born 1962)

John Coleman

Personal information
Full name	John Coleman
Date of birth	12 October 1962 (1962-10-12)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Rochdale (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1982	Kirkby Town
1983–1984	Burscough
1984–1985	Marine
1985–1988	Southport	89	(49)
1988	Runcorn	6	(1)
1988	Macclesfield Town	11	(1)
1988–1989	Rhyl
1989–1990	Witton Albion
1990–1996	Morecambe
1996–1997	Lancaster City
1997–1999	Ashton United
Teams managed
1997–1999	Ashton United
1999–2012	Accrington Stanley
2012–	Rochdale
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Coleman (born 12 October 1962) is an English football manager and former player. He is currently manager of League One side Rochdale.

Coleman had a long playing career, mainly in non-league football for Kirkby Town, Burscough, Marine, Southport, Runcorn F.C. Halton, Macclesfield Town, Morecambe, Lancaster City and Ashton United. He also had a short spell in Wales with Rhyl. He was one of the most prolific non-league goalscorers in history, with over 500 goals to his name in a career spanning almost two decades. This success saw him play for the England National Game XI (the England team for semi-professional players) and receive many Player of the Year awards from the clubs he played for.

He was appointed player-manager of Ashton United in 1997. After two years, he joined Accrington Stanley then playing in the Northern Premier League First Division. His 12-and-a-half year tenure saw the club win three promotions as champions to enter the Football League in 2006. He was also the club's longest ever serving manager. At the time of his departure to Rochdale, Coleman was the third longest serving manager in England, behind Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger.

On 24 January 2012, Coleman and his assistant Jimmy Bell were appointed by Rochdale to replace Steve Eyre, who had left the club the previous month.

Managerial stats

As of 6 March 2012.

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Accrington Stanley		10 August 1999	24 January 2012	&10000000000000587000000587	&10000000000000236000000236	&10000000000000148000000148	&10000000000000203000000203	&1000000000000004020000040.20
Rochdale		24 January 2012	Incumbent	&100000000000000080000008	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000030000003	&1000000000000002500000025.00

Honours

As a Manager

Promotions

• 1999–2000: Northern Premier League Division One Champion (promotion to Northern Premier) – Accrington Stanley
• 2002–03: Northern Premier Champion (promotion to Football Conference) – Accrington Stanley
• 2005–06: Conference Premier Champion (promotion to League Two) – Accrington Stanley

External links

• John Coleman's management career stats at Soccerbase