Jonathan Edmund Alexander Brady (born 14 January 1975) is an Australian soccer coach and former player who is the manager of English club Northampton Town.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Edmund Alexander Brady[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1991 | Adamstown Rosebud | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1993 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
1993–1994 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
1994 | Mjølner | ||
1994–1998 | Hayes | ||
1998–2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | 127 | (17) |
2002 | Woking | 12 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Chester City | 33 | (2) |
2003–2005 | Stevenage Borough | 54 | (3) |
2005–2006 | Hereford United | 19 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Cambridge United | 53 | (4) |
2007 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Kettering Town | ||
2008–2013 | Brackley Town | ||
National team | |||
1990 | Australia U17 | ||
Teams managed | |||
2009–2015 | Brackley Town | ||
2016–2017 | Northampton Town (U16) | ||
2017–2021 | Northampton Town (U18) | ||
2021– | Northampton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After failing to break into the first team at Wycombe Wanderers,[3][4] Brady joined Hayes via a spell in Norway. He played 188 games for the Missioners in all competitions, scoring 20 goals, before transferring to Rushden & Diamonds in the summer of 1998.[5]
Brady was a Football Conference champion with Rushden & Diamonds in 2000–01, scoring the winner at his future club Chester City on the final day of the season to make promotion mathematically certain.[6] The following season saw him appear on the losing side for the Diamonds against Cheltenham Town in the Division Three play-off final at the Millennium Stadium.[7]
After a brief spell at Woking, he joined Chester City and once again suffered play-off disappointment, losing the inaugural Football Conference play-offs at the semi-final stage to Doncaster Rovers.[8] He was released from his Chester contract during their 2003–04 title winning campaign in order to join the coaching staff of Arsenal,[9] but soon resumed his playing career with Stevenage Borough.[10]
After losing the 2005 Conference play-off final to Carlisle United,[11] Brady signed for Hereford United.[12]
He subsequently joined Cambridge United, before a loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers in March 2007.[13] He signed for Conference North side Kettering Town in June 2007.[14]
Brady was appointed manager of Brackley Town in March 2009.[15]
On 6 September 2015, Brady stepped down as manager of Brackley Town.[16]
He joined Northampton Town as U16 coach in 2016 and was promoted to U18 coach in 2017.[17][18]
Following the sacking of Keith Curle on 10 February 2021, Brady was placed in temporary charge of the first team.[19] On 4 March, it was confirmed that Brady would remain in charge of the first-team until the end of the season.[20] In the penultimate match of the season, Northampton were beaten 3–0 by Blackpool, a result that saw Northampton immediately relegated back to League Two.[21] Despite the relegation however Brady was appointed permanent manager in May 2021.[22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rushden & Diamonds | 1998–99[23] | Football Conference | 37 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 47 | 5 | |
1999–2000[23] | Football Conference | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
2000–01[23] | Football Conference | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
2001–02[23] | Division Three | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 30 | 3 | |
Total | 127 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 166 | 24 | ||
Woking | 2002–03[24] | Football Conference | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Chester City | 2002–03[24] | Football Conference | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2003–04[25] | Football Conference | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
Stevenage Borough | 2003–04[10] | Football Conference | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
2004–05[10] | Conference National | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 42 | 4 | ||
Total | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 64 | 5 | |||
Hereford United | 2005–06[26] | Conference National | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
Cambridge United | 2005–06[26] | Conference National | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
2006–07[27] | Conference National | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
Total | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2006–07[27] | Conference National | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 307 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 368 | 37 | ||
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Brackley Town | 1 March 2009 | 9 September 2015 | 306 | 132 | 76 | 98 | 043.1 | [28] |
Northampton Town | 10 February 2021 | 96 | 40 | 25 | 31 | 041.7 | ||
Total | 402 | 172 | 101 | 129 | 042.8 | — |
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