# List of Salford Red Devils coaches

This list of Salford Red Devils coaches details the records and achievements of coaches at the club.
Salford Red Devils Rugby League Football Club currently play in the Super League, a rugby league football competition. Known as Salford Rugby League until 1996 when they became Salford Reds and from 1999 to 2013 they were known as Salford City Reds. The current name change took place at the end of the 2013 and was inspired by a nickname the club had in the 1930s when they toured France.

## Coaches

This list shows the coaches who have been in charge at Salford since the 1920s, exact dates are listed where possible.
Win percentage is rounded to one decimal place. The names of any caretaker coaches are supplied where known, and these periods are highlighted in italics.

### Key

M: Matches played W: Matches won D: Matches drawn L: Matches lost
| Name | From | To | M | W | D | L | Win% | Honours and achievements | Notes |
| James Lomas | 1920 | 1928 | | | | | | | |
| Lance Todd | 1928 | 1940 | 525 | 364 | 32 | 128 | 69 | Lancashire Cup 1931–32, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37 Lancashire League 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39 Championship Champions 1932–33, 1936–37, 1938–39 Challenge Cup 1937–38 | Most Successful Salford Coach |
| Gus Risman | 1954 | 1958 | | | | | | | |
| George Parsons | 1960 | 1963 | 117 | 36 | 4 | 77 | 31 | | |
| Ted Cahill | 1963 | 1964 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 25 | | |
| Griff Jenkins | 1964 | 1970 | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Evans | 1970 | December 1973 | | | | | | | |
| Les Bettinson | December 1973 | March 1977 | | | | | | Lancashire Cup 1972–73 Championship Champions 73–74 1975–76 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1974–75 | |
| Colin Dixon | March 1977 | January 1978 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 61 | | |
| Stan McCormick | February 1978 | March 1978 | | | | | | | |
| Alex Murphy | May 1978 | November 1980 | 93 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 47 | | |
| Kevin Ashcroft | November 1980 | March 1982 | 48 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 50 | | |
| Alan McInnes | March 1982 | May 1982 | | | | | | | |
| Malcolm Aspey | May 1982 | October 1983 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 62 | | |
| Mike Coulman | October 1983 | May 1984 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 19 | | |
| Kevin Ashcroft | May 1984 | October 1989 | 175 | 85 | 3 | 87 | 49 | | |
| Kevin Tamati | October 1989 | July 1993 | | | | | | Second Division Champions 1990–91 | |
| Garry Jack | July 1993 | March 1995 | 61 | 29 | 2 | 30 | 48 | | |
| Andy Gregory | March 1995 | May 1999 | | | | | | Second Division Champions 1995–96 & First Division Champions 1996 | Coach during name change to Salford Reds |
| John Harvey | June 1999 | 22 July 2001 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 28 | | Coach during name change to Salford City Reds |
| Steve McCormack | 22 July 2001 | 22 May 2002 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 15 | | |
| Karl Harrison | June 2002 | 22 May 2007 | | | | | | NL One Champions 2003, Northern Rail Cup 2003 | |
| Steve Simms | 23 May 2007 | 10 June 2007 | | | | | | | |
| Shaun McRae | 11 June 2007 | 29 April 2011 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 17 | NL One Champions 2008, Northern Rail Cup 2008 | |
| Phil Veivers | 29 April 2011 | July 2011 | | | | | | | |
| Matt Parish | July 2011 | 17 November 2011 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | | Coached last Salford match at The Willows |
| Phil Veivers | 23 November 2011 | 3 March 2013 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 32 | 34 | | Coached first match at AJ Bell Stadium |
| Alan Hunte | March 2013 | 12 April 2013 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | | |
| Brian Noble | 13 April 2013 | 4 April 2014 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 30 | | Coach during name change to Salford Red Devils |
| Iestyn Harris | 4 April 2014 | September 2015 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 38 | | |
| Ian Watson | September 2015 | 19 November 2020 | 164 | 80 | 0 | 84 | 49 | 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat to St Helens 2020 Challenge Cup Final defeat to Leeds Rhinos | |
| Richard Marshall | 19 November 2020 | 22 September 2021 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 32 | | |
| Paul Rowley | 22 September 2021 | Incumbent | 57 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 51 | | |