List of St Kilda Coaches
Coaches who have coached in at least one match for St Kilda in a premiership.
VFL/AFL Coach List (1897-2024)
Coaches who have coached in at least one match for St Kilda in a VFL/AFL premiership.
| No. | Coach | Seasons | Matches | Finals | Wins | Draws | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alec Hall | 1906 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Mick Grace | 1908 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Jimmy Smith | 1909-1918 | 49 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Eddie Drohan | 1911 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | George Sparrow | 1913-1929 | 63 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Dave McNamara | 1914-1923 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Wels Eicke | 1919-1924 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Charlie Ricketts | 1920-1921 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Norm Clark | 1925-1926 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | George Heinz | 1927 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Bill Cubbins | 1930 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Charlie Hardy | 1931-1932 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Stuart King | 1932 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Col Deane | 1933 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Colin Watson | 1934 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Dan Minogue | 1935-1937 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Ansell Clarke | 1938-1940 | 55 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Bill Patterson | 1938 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Jack Knight | 1941 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Reg Garvin | 1942-1943 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 21 | Hughie Thomas | 1944-1945 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| 22 | Allan Hird | 1946-1947 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
| 23 | Fred Froude | 1948-1950 | 56 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 41 |
| 24 | Fred Green | 1951 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 25 | Col Williamson | 1952-1953 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| 26 | Les Foote | 1954-1955 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 27 | Alan Killigrew | 1956-1958 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| 28 | Jim Francis | 1959-1960 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 29 | Allan Jeans | 1961-1976 | 333 | 18 | 193 | 1 | 139 |
| 30 | Eric Guy | 1972-1974 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Ross Smith | 1977 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 32 | Mike Patterson | 1978-1980 | 46 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 33 | Alex Jesaulenko | 1980-1982 | 64 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 49 |
| 34 | Tony Jewell | 1983-1984 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 35 | Graeme Gellie | 1984-1986 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 |
| 36 | Darrel Baldock | 1987-1989 | 62 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 44 |
| 37 | Allan Davis | 1987 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Ken Sheldon | 1990-1993 | 89 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 40 |
| 39 | Stan Alves | 1994-1998 | 115 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 59 |
| 40 | Tim Watson | 1999-2000 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 41 | Malcolm Blight | 2001 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 42 | Grant Thomas | 2001-2006 | 123 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 59 |
| 43 | Ross Lyon | 2007-2024 | 168 | 12 | 100 | 4 | 64 |
| 44 | Scott Watters | 2012-2013 | 44 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 45 | Alan Richardson | 2014-2019 | 126 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 81 |
| 46 | Brett Ratten | 2019-2022 | 68 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 47 | Brendon Lade | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |