Interesting table, sorted by Win/Loss ratio. I really enjoyed the Tony Barrow times and a decent record seeing as we were broke at the time.


Coach Years Matches Won Draws Lost Win %
Tony Smith 2009–Present 191 138 3 50 72%
Ces Mountford 1951-1961 433 282 13 138 65%
Tony Barrow 1986-1988 109 68 4 37 62%
Jackie Fleming 1967-1968 67 41 1 25 61%
Billy Benyon 1978-1982 154 93 6 55 60%
Alex Murphy 1971-1978 308 176 14 118 57%
Kevin Ashcroft 1982-1984 90 50 5 35 56%
Brian Johnson 1988-1996 260 140 8 112 54%
Ernie Ashcroft 1961-1967 252 133 9 110 53%
Reg Bowden 1984-1986 61 32 0 29 52%
John Dorahy 1996-1997 30 15 0 15 50%
Paul Cullen 2002-2008 179 87 2 90 49%
Peter Harvey 1970-1971 26 12 1 13 46%
Joe Egan 1968-1970 73 32 4 37 44%
James Lowes 2008-2009 16 7 0 9 44%
Van de Velde 1997-2001 140 59 3 78 42%
Steve Anderson 2001-2002 14 4 1 9 29%
David Plange 2002-2002 16 4 0 12 25%

Never waver!

What about Chris Brockbank? He was coach before the war but then again after the war until Mountford took over. We won the championship and the Challenge Cup as well as the Lancashire League several times under Brockbank. Most of Mountford's success was with the team built up by Brockbank.

Sorry I have no statistics for Chris. His first stint was 1936 and then he appears to be have been the predecessor to Cec in 1950.

Chris Brockbank was Warrington's longest-serving coach ever (1936-51). His post-war record (League matches only) was

Games: 180
Won: 139
Lost: 40
Drew: 1
Win % 77.2

This makes him our most successful coach from the post-war period - and almost certainly our most successful coach ever. Seems a pity to leave him out altogether

Awesome record.

Apologies - I accidentally omitted the 1945-46 season which was Brockbank's worst.
Including that season the figures are:

Games: 216
Won: 160
Lost 51
Drew 4
Win % 74

Even including these figures he is still our most successful coach.

Thanks Jack. Duly listed in his rightful place, top of the pile. I have also update the Wiki page.
Chris Brockbank 1936-1951 216 160 4 51 74%
Tony Smith 2009–Present 191 138 3 50 72%
Ces Mountford 1951-1961 433 282 13 138 65%
Tony Barrow 1986-1988 109 68 4 37 62%
Jackie Fleming 1967-1968 67 41 1 25 61%
Billy Benyon 1978-1982 154 93 6 55 60%
Alex Murphy 1971-1978 308 176 14 118 57%
Kevin Ashcroft 1982-1984 90 50 5 35 56%
Brian Johnson 1988-1996 260 140 8 112 54%
Ernie Ashcroft 1961-1967 252 133 9 110 53%
Reg Bowden 1984-1986 61 32 0 29 52%
John Dorahy 1996-1997 30 15 0 15 50%
Paul Cullen 2002-2008 179 87 2 90 49%
Peter Harvey 1970-1971 26 12 1 13 46%
Joe Egan 1968-1970 73 32 4 37 44%
James Lowes 2008-2009 16 7 0 9 44%
Van de Velde 1997-2001 140 59 3 78 42%
Steve Anderson 2001-2002 14 4 1 9 29%
David Plange 2002-2002 16 4 0 12 25%

If TS can go with us throughout this season with only one loss.
Then he may just go top on % then.
He cannot afford a loss in the next 25 games to do it.
That will sit fine with me.

216 games in 15 years? I know that time includes the war but even so that figure seems low?

He's only included his post war games.

I agree. I would wager that, if Mountford's coaching career was analysed it would show that the bulk of his success was gained with the team he inherited from Brockbank, a team that was allowed to age and break up without finding adequate replacements, particularly in the pack. Under his stewardship and that of the then board we went from being one of the best clubs in the RL to a bunch of selling platers. To his credit he did sign Jack Edwards, Bobby Greenough and, I think, Parry Gordon who played most of their career behind a second rate pack. If had as much of an eye for a forward as he did for half backs, he may have been more successful.

The thread specifies post-war - as did I. Chris Brockbank coached for 6 post-war seasons which averages 36 league games per season. He also coached for more than 100 games before the war, but I don't have full statistics for those games.

Genuine question. How many league titles and cups have each of them won?

Just a guess.....by how much silverware won AJ Murphy might be top of the list.