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Manager dossier

Nathan Jones

Charlton Athletic· EFL Championship · Wales flagWales · Age 53

Employed4-4-2Defensive OrganisationEFL Championship hub →
GafferScore

69/ 100

Developing / mixed

18th percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated today

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 21 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

53

28 MAY 1973

Appointed

4 FEB 2024

Tenure

2Y 8M

2 years, 8 months

Contractⓘ

Rolling agreement

Expiry not publicly disclosed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

2 years, 8 months

Since 6 JAN 2016

In coaching

2 years, 8 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role
Head coach
Current base shape
4-4-2
Appointed
04 Feb 2024
Contract expiry
—
Senior managerial experience
2 years, 8 months
Date of birth
28 May 1973
Place of birth
Not available
Tactical identity
Defensive Organisation
Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Analytical summary

Nathan Jones is the head coach at Charlton Athletic. Nathan Jones makes Charlton Athletic hard to beat: a disciplined block, low-risk build-up and value taken from restarts. Provisional editorial tactical profile.

Global GafferLens rank
#213 of 260

GafferLens-covered managers

EFL Championship rank
#10 of 25

EFL Championship managers

Percentile
18th

GafferLens-covered managers

Form score
Not yet rated

Current-role match record: NOT YET AVAILABLE

Manager Last 5
LWWWL

Five most recent verified competitive senior matches, club attribution preserved

Age
53

Derived from date of birth

Defensive OrganisationLow BlockSet-Piece Threat
Tactical profile
AttackBalanced659th
DefenceAbove average7752nd
PressingModerate617th
PossessionModerate619th
Build-UpBalanced659th
TransitionBalanced7118th
Player DevelopmentBalanced7013th
Tactical FlexibilityAbove average7233rd

Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Charlton Athletic

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

126

Wins

53

Draws

35

Losses

38

Win %

42.1%

GF 162 · GA 146 · GD 16 · 2024-02-10 → 2026-08-26

Current Season — League

2 matches · 2–0–0 · 100%

Current Club — League

113 matches · 46–35–32 · 40.7%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.