List of Essendon Coaches
Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Essendon in a premiership.
VFL/AFL Coach List (1897-2025)
Coaches who have coached in at least one match for Essendon in a VFL/AFL premiership.
| No. | Coach | Seasons | Matches | Finals | Wins | Draws | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Smith | 1908-1909 | 39 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Allan Belcher | 1910 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Jack Worrall | 1911-1920 | 135 | 5 | 65 | 3 | 67 |
| 4 | Percy Ogden | 1920-1921 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Sam Gravenall | 1922 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Syd Barker | 1922-1926 | 81 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Frank Maher | 1927 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Charlie Hardy | 1928-1930 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Garnet Campbell | 1931-1933 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Charlie May | 1934-1935 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Jack Baggott | 1936-1939 | 60 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | Dick Reynolds | 1939-1960 | 415 | 37 | 275 | 6 | 134 |
| 13 | Harry Hunter | 1939 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Les Griggs | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Elton Plummer | 1944 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Cec Ruddell | 1945-1946 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Alan Thaw | 1959 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | John Coleman | 1961-1967 | 133 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 40 |
| 19 | Greg Sewell | 1965 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jack Clarke | 1968-1970 | 65 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 30 |
| 21 | Johnny Birt | 1971 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 22 | Des Tuddenham | 1972-1975 | 90 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 43 |
| 23 | Bill Stephen | 1976-1977 | 44 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 24 | Barry Davis | 1978-1980 | 67 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 36 |
| 25 | Kevin Sheedy | 1981-2007 | 634 | 43 | 386 | 6 | 242 |
| 26 | Gary O'Donnell | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Matthew Knights | 2008-2010 | 67 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 41 |
| 28 | James Hird | 2011-2015 | 85 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 43 |
| 29 | Simon Goodwin | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Mark Thompson | 2014 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 31 | Matthew Egan | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | John Worsfold | 2016-2020 | 107 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 61 |
| 33 | Ben Rutten | 2021-2022 | 44 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 34 | Blake Caracella | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Brad Scott | 2023-2025 | 69 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 40 |