Jon Edmund Alexander Brady (born 14 January 1975) is an Australian

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coach and former player who was most recently the manager of English club

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Playing career

After failing to break into the first team at

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, Brady joined

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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 to

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

in the summer of 1998. Brady was a

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champion with Rushden & Diamonds in 2000–01, scoring the winner at his future club Chester City on the final day of the season to make promotion mathematically certain. The following season saw him appear on the losing side for the Diamonds against

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in the Division Three play-off final at the

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. After a brief spell at

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, he joined Chester City and once again suffered play-off disappointment, losing the inaugural Football Conference play-offs at the semi-final stage to

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. He was released from his Chester contract during their 2003–04 title winning campaign in order to join the coaching staff of

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, but soon resumed his playing career with

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third level of the Engli ...

. After losing the 2005 Conference play-off final to

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

, Brady signed for

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

. He subsequently joined

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

, before a loan spell with

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in March 2007. He signed for

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side

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

in June 2007.

Coaching career

Brady was appointed manager of

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in March 2009. On 6 September 2015, Brady stepped down as manager of

Northampton Town

He joined Northampton Town as U16 coach in 2016 and was promoted to U18 coach in 2017. Following the sacking of

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on 10 February 2021, Brady was placed in temporary charge of the first team. On 4 March, it was confirmed that Brady would remain in charge of the first-team until the end of the season. In the penultimate match of the season, Northampton were beaten 3–0 by

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, a result that saw Northampton immediately relegated back to League Two. Despite the relegation however Brady was appointed permanent manager in May 2021. 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 beating Barrow 3–1,

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beat already relegated

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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. They were subsequently defeated over two legs by

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in the

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. He was awarded the EFL League Two Manager of the Month award for March 2023 having led his side to thirteen points from five matches. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Northampton were promoted to League One automatically in third place. On 19 January 2024, Brady renewed his rolling contract with the club on improved terms with the side in ninth position in League One. 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.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a manager

Brackley Town * Southern Premier Division: 2011–12 Northampton Town *

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third-place promotion:

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Individual * EFL League Two Manager of the Month: March 2023

References

External links

OzFootball profile
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