Below is a list of past Eastbourne Town managers. Between 1880 and 1942 they were known as secretaries.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Kimber | 29 October 1880 | 23 March 1881 |
| Thomas Sutton | 23 March 1881 | 5 October 1881 |
| Arthur Hillman | 5 October 1881 | 27 September 1887 |
| Richard Sutton | 27 September 1887 | 31 May 1890 |
| Charles Snowden | 31 May 1890 | 22 June 1892 |
| W.S. Sheldon | 22 June 1892 | 31 May 1894 |
| E.C. Cooper | 1 June 1894 | 2 April 1895 |
| George Wood | 3 April 1895 | 31 December 1897 |
| Walter Andrews | 1 January 1898 | 1 February 1900 |
| Charles Wriford | 1 February 1900 | 9 September 1906 |
| David Noakes | 10 September 1906 | 30 April 1931 |
| William Grevett | 1 May 1931 | 26 October 1939 |
| David Noakes | 27 October 1939 | 4 March 1942 |
| Ernest Collings | 5 March 1942 | 13 June 1951 |
| Robert Baker | 14 June 1951 | 20 July 1953 |
| George Duke | 21 July 1953 | 21 February 1954 |
| Alex White | 23 February 1954 | 29 June 1954 |
| George Skinner | 30 June 1954 | 29 June 1959 |
| Jock McGuire | 1 July 1959 | 14 August 1960 |
| Don Gold | 15 August 1960 | 30 April 1962 |
| Bob Mallen | 1 May 1962 | 16 May 1964 |
| Jack Boyd | 4 July 1964 | 11 September 1965 |
| Alan Cornwall | 12 September 1965 | 31 May 1966 |
| Bill Booth | 1 June 1966 | 7 May 1968 |
| Melton (Taffy) Jones | 14 May 1968 | 22 April 1972 |
| Bill Booth | 23 April 1972 | 2 February 1973 |
| Roger Savage | 3 February 1973 | 13 May 1978 |
| Melton (Taffy) Jones | 4 July 1978 | 23 May 1979 |
| Keith Giles | 23 May 1979 | 19 May 1980 |
| Peter Andrews | 16 June 1980 | 30 June 1981 |
| Doug Pearson | 6 July 1981 | 10 February 1982 |
| Roger Addems | 10 February 1982 | 30 January 1984 |
| Trevor Woods | 30 January 1984 | 16 October 1986 |
| Jeff Dyson (Caretaker) | 17 October 1986 | 12 November 1986 |
| Sammy Donnelly | 12 November 1986 | 8 May 1988 |
| Godfrey Stevens | 9 May 1988 | 6 December 1988 |
| Derek Winterton (Caretaker) | 6 December 1988 | 6 January 1989 |
| Jim Stevens | 6 January 1989 | 20 September 1989 |
| Don Guy | 20 September 1989 | 27 October 1991 |
| Roger Cooper | 27 October 1991 | 3 May 1993 |
| Peter Roberts | 17 May 1993 | 20 December 1994 |
| John Kemp | 20 December 1994 | 19 April 1995 |
| John Lambert | 14 June 1995 | 14 September 1995 |
| Rob Thorley | 16 September 1995 | 20 May 1996 |
| Peter Cherry | 20 May 1996 | 21 May 2001 |
| Dave Winterton | 29 June 2001 | 4 January 2005 |
| Jon Purdey (Caretaker) | 4 January 2005 | 22 January 2005 |
| Adrian Colwell | 22 January 2005 | 30 December 2009 |
| Danny Bloor | 30 December 2009 | 14 June 2013 |
| Kevin Launden | 14 June 2013 | 20 August 2031 |
| Tony Reid | 22 August 2013 | 10 January 2014 |
| Sammy Donnelly (Caretaker) | 10 January 2014 | 13 January 2014 |
| John Lambert | 13 January 2014 | 23 April 2022 |
| Jude Macdonald | 19 May 2022 | Present |
