Martin Foyston

Martin Foyston (born 22 September 1982) is an English football manager.

Foyston began his career as a video analyst at Fulham in 2005. Having obtained UEFA coaching licences, he moved to Sweden in 2013, and worked as assistant manager at several clubs and the Norway national team. His first senior head coach job was at Östers IF, winning promotion from Superettan in his first season in 2024, but being sacked during the Allsvenskan season in 2025. He finished the year at Sarpsborg 08, where he lost the Norwegian Football Cup final.

Career Fulham Born in Kingston upon Hull, Foyston was a youth player at hometown club Hull City before studying film and media production at college and university.

Foyston credited Roy Hodgson, who arrived as Fulham manager in late 2007, as being the best coach in England and inspiring him to become a manager. A year later, he returned to assistant duties at farm team IK Frej. He began 2021 by being appointed to an assistant job with Finland under-21, and in June he moved to BK Häcken as second-in-command to Høgmo.

Östers IF At the end of 2023, Foyston was hired in his first head coach role at a senior club, Superettan club Östers IF. On 9 November 2024, in the last fixture of the season, his side won 2–1 away to champions Degerfors IF to be promoted in second place, ending 11 years outside the Allsvenskan.

On 30 March 2025, Foyston's first top-flight game was a 4–3 loss away to IFK Norrköping. He was sacked on 4 September with the team in 14th place, in the relegation play-off position; his last game was a 4–0 loss to Hammarby.

Sarpsborg 08 On 25 September 2025, Foyston was hired as the new head coach of Eliteserien side Sarpsborg 08, until the end of the season. He was the third manager of the year as the team came 9th, short of a target to qualify for Europe. On 6 December, the club played the Norwegian Football Cup final, which they had qualified to before his appointment. They lost 3–1 to Lillestrøm SK in his last match.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordÖsters IF27 December 20234 September 2025 Sarpsborg 0825 September 20256 December 2025 Total—