Charlton Athletic are on the search for their third permanent manager of the season following the sacking of Michael Appleton having only succeeded ex-Bristol City manager Dean Holden in September.
The 48-year-old was appointed as Addicks manager on 8th September, but, managed to win just eight of his 28 matches in charge, equating to a dismal win percentage of 28.6%, leaving Athletic 16th, just four points above the relegation zone.
League 1 | Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 57 | |
| 16 |  Charlton | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | -1 | 53 | |
| 17 |  Reading | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 53 | |
| Last updated 25/12/2024 | ||||||||
Nathan Jones is still on the lookout for a new job following his bizarre spell at Southampton in the 2022/23 season.
The Welshman’s coaching career began at Brighton in 2013, serving as an assistant manager to the likes of Oscar Garcia, Sami Hyypia and Chris Hughton.
As a manager, Jones’ main success was with Luton Town, having earned promotion from League Two with the Hatters in 2016/17 via a second-place finish. The 50-year-old also laid down the foundations for Luton in 2018/19, leaving them second in League One in January before taking the Stoke City job where he won just six of his 38 games in charge.
Jones made a shock return to Luton and turned their Championship fortunes on their head, having helped them survive from what looked like an impossible situation towards the end of 2019/20 season, before overseeing their qualification for the play-offs in 2021/22.
Nigel Pearson is a name that has cropped up among potential candidates to take over at Charlton.
The 60-year-old was sacked by Bristol City earlier on this season having managed the Robins 131 times, winning 42 and drawing 32, equating to a win percentage of 32%.
Pearson is fondly remembered by fans of Leicester City, having guided the Foxes to promotions from League One in 2008/09 and the Championship during his second spell at the King Power Stadium in 2013/14. Ultimately, he set the Foxes up with the core of their memorable Premier League title-winning side having acquired the likes of Riyad Mahrez, Danny Drinkwater, Kasper Schmeichel, Jamie Vardy and more.
Football League legend Neil Warnock has emerged as an outside to become Charlton’s next manager.
Warnock is a veteran of the English Football League when it comes to management, having earned a record eight promotions, while also managing 16 different clubs.
His last managerial role came at Huddersfield Town from February 2023 to September 2023 where he guided the Terriers to safety despite the Yorkshire club being sat in a perilous position when he joined.
Prior to this, Warnock was at Middlesbrough from June 2020 to November 2021, where he won 29 of his 75 matches in charge, before being sacked and replaced by Chris Wilder, while his last promotion came with Cardiff City in 2017/18, finishing as shock runners-up in the Championship.
During his time at Cardiff, he stabilised a club that looked relegation-threatened before earning promotion with them in the following campaign. During his time at the Cardiff City Stadium between October 2016 and November 2019, Warnock won 59 and drew 29 of his 144 matches in charge, equating to a 41% win rate.
Former Swansea City and Barnsley manager Michael Duff could be a candidate to look out for.
The ex-Burnley defender started his managerial career off with Cheltenham Town for whom he used to play. His spell with Cheltenham was a successful one, having won League Two in 2020/21 before consolidating their place in the third tier in 2021/22.
Following his success at Cheltenham, Duff made the switch to Barnsley for the 2022/23 season, of which he came agonisingly close to promotion to the Championship at the first time of asking, having lost the play-off final to a 123rd-minute goal from Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass, having seen his side controversially reduced to 10-men in the 49th-minute of the match.
Duff made the move to Swansea City for the start of the 2023/24 season, however, it never really worked out for the 46-year-old in South Wales, as he won just six of his 21 matches in charge, culminating in his sacking on 4th December 2023.
John Eustace is on the search for a new managerial job having been harshly sacked by Birmingham City on 9th October.
The 43-year-old had been linked with the vacancy at Rangers, but, had his contract at St Andrew's terminated due to their new owners Shelby Companies Limited wanting a marquee name in charge of the club, hence why Wayne Rooney was appointed as the Blues' new manager - a risky move which certainly didn't pay off.
Eustace managed to defy the odds at Birmingham last season, having led them to a 17th-placed finish in the Championship despite them being predicted to finish bottom of the table, while this season, Eustace left the Blues in sixth-place with 18 points from 11 matches.
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