Nathan Jones — Data, evidence & sources
Nathan Jones
Charlton Athletic· EFL Championship · 
Wales · Age 53
69/ 100
Developing / mixed
18th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
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
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Current Club — All Competitions
126
53
35
38
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.
Data profile
Verified career record
Aggregated from individual senior spells
Spells awaiting a verified match record: Brighton & Hove Albion (2013–2016), Luton Town (2016–2019), Stoke City (2019–2019), Luton Town (2020–2022), Southampton (2022–2023), Charlton Athletic ().
Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Charlton Athletic shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Nathan Jones (status: PLACEHOLDER).