Jason Ainsley

Ainsley signed for Football League Third Division side Hartlepool United from Spennymoor in June 1994. In October 1994, Ainsley scored his only professional goal for Hartlepool in a 3–1 victory against Preston. After leaving Hartlepool, Ainsley played for several English non-league sides as well as for clubs in Australia and Singapore.

In 2006, Ainsley was appointed as manager of Northern League Division Two (the tenth tier of English football) side Spennymoor. Ainsley was manager of National League North club Spennymoor Town from 2006 until 2020. Ainsley was the longest-serving manager in the top seven divisions of English football when he left Spennymoor in 2020. Ainsley won 11 trophies whilst at Spennymoor in more than 770 matches. Ainsley guided Spennymoor to the National League North (6th tier), the highest division in their history. In October 2022, Ainsley returned to Spennymoor Town as manager until the end of the 2022–23 season. Having missed out on the play-offs on the final day of the season, he returned to his role of Head of Football in May 2023.

Ainsley is also a teacher and head of year at Mortimer Community College.

Manager

Spennymoor Town

Northern League Division One: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14; runner-up: 2012–13 Northern League Division Two: 2006–07 FA Vase: 2012–13