Nathan Jones — Manager stats & performance
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
EFL Championship category ranks
Current Club — All Competitions
126
53
35
38
42.1%
GF 162 · GA 146 · GD 16 · 2024-02-10 → 2026-08-26
Current Club — League
113
46
35
32
40.7%
GF 138 · GA 122 · GD 16 · 2024-02-10 → 2026-08-22
Current Season — League
2
2
0
0
100%
GF 4 · GA 2 · GD 2 · 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-22
Current Club Form
5 competitive matches in current spell
- LCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- WCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- WCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- WCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- LCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
Manager Last 5
Five most recent verified competitive senior matches
- LCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- WCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- WCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- WCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
- LCharlton Athleticv · Competitive ·
Each result stays attributed to the club managed at the time; previous-club matches are never presented as current-club results.
Source: api_football. Dataset CHAMPIONSHIP_2026_V_20260828004536. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.
Career record
Data not yet available
GafferLens has not yet verified a match-by-match record for Nathan Jones. Rather than publish estimated figures, performance statistics stay empty until a licensed data source is connected. The tactical profile on this page is a provisional editorial reading.
Strengths
Structure without the ball
Distances between units stay short for long periods.
Restart value
Set pieces are a genuine, repeatable source of goals.
Considerations
Chance creation
Open-play volume is limited when the team has to lead a game.
Pressure absorption
Long spells defending increase the chance of a late concession.
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).