David Horseman

English football coach

David Horseman
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 40)[1]
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers (first-team coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2019–2023 Southampton B
2023 Forest Green Rovers

David Horseman (born 26 December 1983) is an English football coach who is a first-team coach at Bristol Rovers.

Career

Horseman joined Southampton in August 2019 after coaching Bristol City and Watford.[2] He managed Southampton B, but was also involved with their first team.[3]

On 17 July 2023, he was appointed as head coach of Forest Green Rovers, replacing caretaker manager Hannah Dingley.[4][5] He said he was "incredibly proud" to take up the role.[6] After winning only two of their first seven games, Horseman said the players had to deal with their nerves.[7] On 20 December 2023, Forest Green Rovers parted ways with him by mutual consent.[8]

On 1 July 2024, Horseman was appointed first-team coach at League One side Bristol Rovers.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 19 December 2023[10]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Forest Green Rovers 17 July 2023 20 December 2023 29 7 6 16 024.1
Total 29 7 6 16 024.1

References

  1. ^ "England - D. Horseman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Dave Horseman". Southampton FC Official Site. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ Wyatt, Mark (21 February 2023). "Dave Horseman thanks Ruben Selles and first team staff after Chelsea experience". Hampshire Live.
  4. ^ "Hannah Dingley's spell as interim head coach at Forest Green to end as David Horseman hired to replace Duncan Ferguson". Sky Sports.
  5. ^ "Forest Green choose Horseman ahead of Dingley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-07-25/new-forest-green-rovers-boss-david-horseman-speaks-ahead-of-league-two-season
  7. ^ "Nerves affecting Forest Green - Horseman" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Troy Deeney named permanent Forest Green Rovers player-head coach after David Horseman exit". Sky Sports. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Matt Taylor confirms 2024/25 first-team coaching staff". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Managers:David Horseman". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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  • B. Thomas (1955–56)
  • E. Cowley (1957–58)
  • D. Cowley (1958–60)
  • Sewell (1966–67)
  • A. Morris (1967–68)
  • Goring (1968–79)
  • T. Morris (1979–80)
  • Mursell (1980–82)
  • Hillman (1982)
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  • Je. Evans (1990)
  • Jones (1990–91)
  • Harris (1991–92)
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  • Casey (1992–94)
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  • Addison (2002–03)
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  • Lewer (2004–05)
  • Owers (2005–06)
  • Wanlessc (2006)
  • Harvey (2006–09)
  • Brownc (2009)
  • Hockaday (2009–13)
  • Sewardc (2013)
  • Bartlettc (2013)
  • Pennock (2013–16)
  • Bartlettc (2016)
  • Cooper (2016–21)
  • Ballc (2021)
  • Edwards (2021–22)
  • Burchnall (2022–23)
  • Ferguson (2023)
  • Dingleyc (2023)
  • Horseman (2023)
  • Deeney (2023–24)
  • Cotterill (2024–)
(c) = caretaker manager