Graeme Jones

Coaching career In March 2007, Jones joined the coaching staff of then-League One side Swansea City, becoming the new assistant manager of recently appointed head coach Roberto Martínez. He followed Martínez to Wigan Athletic in June 2009, where he spent a period of four seasons working alongside Martínez, during which time Wigan Athletic won the 2013 FA Cup. However, talks between Jones and the club broke down, with Michael Laudrup subsequently taking over at the Liberty Stadium.

In July 2013, Jones relocated once again to Everton, continuing as assistant manager to Martínez, after Wigan were relegated from the Premier League. He left upon Martínez's sacking in May 2016, before being announced as Martínez's assistant coach of the Belgium national team in August, working alongside former Arsenal player Thierry Henry.

After huge speculation regarding Jones' future as Belgium coach, having been linked with various managerial positions within previous months, on 1 August 2018, it was announced that Jones would join newly relegated Championship club West Bromwich Albion as assistant coach to recently appointed head coach Darren Moore, which resulted in him leaving his position with Belgium, after a two-year spell, with this move meaning that this was the first time that Jones had not coached alongside Martínez for the first time since the beginning of his coaching career in 2007. On 10 March 2019, he was relieved from his duties with immediate effect, shortly following the dismissal of Moore, after a negative run of results.

On 2 May 2019, it was confirmed that Jones had agreed to become the new permanent manager of newly promoted Championship club Luton Town, signing onto a three-year contract, taking effect from 7 May. Jones replaced caretaker manager Mick Harford, who had been in charge of the club from January whilst they were in League One, going on to finish as divisional champions, after their previous manager Nathan Jones left to take charge of Stoke City in the Championship. During the off-season, Jones brought in six new additions to his squad, including Martin Cranie, Callum McManaman, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Brendan Galloway, Simon Sluga and Jacob Butterfield. His first game as a manager came on 2 August, a 3–3 thriller against Middlesbrough. However, by the end of 2019, Luton were sat 23rd in the Championship, sitting in the relegation zone. On 24 April 2020, with football suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and having achieved only 10 league wins all season, leaving the club lying in 23rd and in the relegation zone, Jones left his post by mutual consent.

In August 2020, Jones returned to assistant coaching, when he was appointed as a first-team coach at AFC Bournemouth under newly appointed manager Jason Tindall. He left in January 2021 in order to take up the same role at Premier League side Newcastle United as part of Steve Bruce's backroom staff. On 25 May 2021, it was confirmed that Jones would join Gareth Southgate's England coaching staff for the duration of UEFA Euro 2020.

Newcastle were taken over by a new Saudi-led consortium in October 2021, and on 20 October Bruce left his position by mutual consent. Jones was subsequently appointed as interim head coach for the following match against Crystal Palace and remained in charge for the next two fixtures against Chelsea and Brighton. Eddie Howe was subsequently appointed as the club's new permanent head coach, with Jones returning to his previous role as a first-team coach.

Personal life Jones' wife, Debbie, is from Stockton-on-Tees; she and her family support local football team Middlesbrough.

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Honours Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1996–97 Third Division