Jon Meeney

Meeney arrived at the VBS Community Stadium ahead of the 2023/24 season from Horsham, having previously taken on roles at Worthing, Crawley Town and Hastings United. A former player who spent seven years as a youngster in the Brighton & Hove Albion academy, Meeney gained his first coaching experience when appointed assistant-manager at County League East Preston while in his early twenties, and went on to have a spell as first team coach at Worthing before accepting a similar role in Finland. He would later return to Brighton to coach the club’s youngsters before a second stint with Worthing, and remained in non-league with Eastbourne Borough and Horsham. In 2019 he joined the backroom staff at Crawley Town, where he remained until the end of the season, after which he completed his UEFA A Licence and subsequently joined Hastings United as assistant-manager, from whom he rejoined the Hornets this summer.