Calum McFarlane (born 13 November 1985) is an English professionalfootball coach who is currently a coaching assistant ofPremier League clubChelsea. He briefly served as caretaker manager of Chelsea's first team in January 2026.

Prior to his time at Chelsea, McFarlane held youth team positions atManchester City andSouthampton.

McFarlane was assistant manager of non-league sideCroydon. In 2018, first team head coach Harry Hudson departed forWhyteleafe, taking McFarlane with him.^[2] In 2020, Whyteleafe announced that McFarlane would be departing forManchester City.^[3] He served an assistant role in theManchester City Academy until 2023.^[4]

McFarlane left City to join theSouthampton Academy, leading theUnder-18s until 2025. In February 2025, he became head coach of the club'sUnder-21s.^[5][6]

McFarlane departed Southampton in July 2025 when he became the coach ofChelsea's Under-21s, while also leading the Under-19s during their2025–26 UEFA Youth League campaign.^[7][4] On 2 January 2026, a day after first team managerEnzo Maresca leftChelsea by mutual consent,^[8] McFarlane became the caretaker head coach of the club ahead of theirPremier League fixture against Manchester City, resulting in a 1–1 draw.^[9][10][11] On 6 January, Chelsea namedLiam Rosenior as their full-time manager.^[12] However, McFarlane remained in charge of Chelsea's league match againstFulham.^[13]

On 8 January 2026, it was announced that McFarlane would join the backroom staff of new head coach Liam Rosenior.^[14]

As of 8 January 2026

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record								Ref.
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Chelsea (caretaker)		1 January 2026	8 January 2026	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00	[15]
Career Total				2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00

• Calum McFarlane at Chelsea F.C.
• Calum McFarlane at Soccerway

• 1985 births
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• English football coaches
• Southampton F.C. non-playing staff
• Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff
• Chelsea F.C. managers
• English football managers
• Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff
• Premier League managers

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