| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Edmund Alexander Brady[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-01-14)14 January 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle,New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | Adamstown Rosebud | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Mjølner | ||
| 1994–1998 | Hayes | ||
| 1998–2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | 127 | (17) |
| 2002 | Woking | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Chester City | 33 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Stevenage Borough | 54 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Hereford United | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Cambridge United | 53 | (4) |
| 2007 | →Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Kettering Town | 41 | (6) |
| 2008–2013 | Brackley Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Australia U17 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Brackley Town | ||
| 2021–2024 | Northampton Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jonathan Edmund Alexander Brady (born 14 January 1975) is an Australiansoccer coach and former player who was most recently the manager of English clubNorthampton Town.
After failing to break into the first team atWycombe Wanderers,[2][3] Brady joinedHayes via a spell in Norway. He played 188 games for the Missioners in all competitions, scoring 20 goals, and part of the team which won the Isthmian League title in 1996, before transferring toRushden & Diamonds in the summer of 1998.[4]
Brady was aFootball Conference champion with Rushden & Diamonds in2000–01, scoring the winner at his future clubChester City on the final day of the season to make promotion mathematically certain.[5] The following season saw him appear on the losing side for the Diamonds againstCheltenham Town in theDivision Three play-off final at theMillennium Stadium.[6]
After a brief spell atWoking, he joined Chester City and once again suffered play-off disappointment, losing the inauguralFootball Conference play-offs at the semi-final stage toDoncaster Rovers.[7] He was released from his Chester contract during their2003–04 title winning campaign in order to join the coaching staff ofArsenal,[8] but soon resumed his playing career withStevenage Borough.[9]
After losing the2005 Conference play-off final toCarlisle United,[10] Brady signed forHereford United.[11]
He subsequently joinedCambridge United, before a loan spell withKidderminster Harriers in March 2007.[12] He signed forConference North sideKettering Town in June 2007.[13]
Brady was appointed manager ofBrackley Town in March 2009.[14]
On 6 September 2015, Brady stepped down as manager ofBrackley Town.[15]
He joined Northampton Town as U16 coach in 2016 and was promoted to U18 coach in 2017.[16][17]
Following the sacking ofKeith Curle on 10 February 2021, Brady was placed in temporary charge of the first team.[18] On 4 March, it was confirmed that Brady would remain in charge of the first-team until the end of the season.[19] In the penultimate match of the season, Northampton were beaten 3–0 byBlackpool, a result that saw Northampton immediately relegated back toLeague Two.[20] Despite the relegation however Brady was appointed permanent manager in May 2021.[21]
Brady and his side were in a good position for an immediate return to the third tier throughout the season with the automatic promotion race going down to the final day. Despite beatingBarrow 3–1,[22]Bristol Rovers beat already relegatedScunthorpe United 7–0 to move into third place on goals scored having needed to better Northampton's result by a five-goal margin prior to the day.[23] They were subsequently defeated over two legs byMansfield Town in theEFL League Two play-offs.[24]
He was awarded theEFL League Two Manager of the Month award for March 2023 having led his side to thirteen points from five matches.[25] At the end of the2022–23 season, Northampton were promoted to League One automatically in third place.[26] On 19 January 2024, Brady renewed his rolling contract with the club on improved terms with the side in ninth position in League One.[27]
On 5 December 2024, the club announced that they had accepted Brady's resignation. In his time he finished fourth in League Two followed by a third place the year after, which sealed promotion to League One, where he then guided the team to a respectable 14th place finish.[28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rushden & Diamonds | 1998–99[29] | Football Conference | 37 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 47 | 5 | |
| 1999–2000[29] | Football Conference | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 8[b] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2000–01[29] | Football Conference | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 48 | 11 | ||
| 2001–02[29] | Division Three | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 2 | 30 | 3 | |
| Total | 127 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 166 | 24 | ||
| Woking | 2002–03[30] | Football Conference | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Chester City | 2002–03[30] | Football Conference | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2003–04[31] | Football Conference | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Stevenage Borough | 2003–04[9] | Football Conference | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2004–05[9] | Conference National | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[h] | 1 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 64 | 5 | |||
| Hereford United | 2005–06[32] | Conference National | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Cambridge United | 2005–06[32] | Conference National | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2006–07[33] | Conference National | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2006–07[33] | Conference National | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 307 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 368 | 37 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Brackley Town | 1 March 2009 | 9 September 2015 | 306 | 132 | 76 | 98 | 043.1 | [34] |
| Northampton Town | 10 February 2021 | 5 December 2024 | 200 | 75 | 50 | 75 | 037.5 | [34] |
| Total | 506 | 207 | 126 | 173 | 040.9 | |||
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