Haverford College

Following an eight-year stint in the early 2000s, Don Norton Jr. returned to Haverford College as an assistant coach prior to the 2025 spring season.

Norton Jr. comes back to the sidelines of Walton Field after spending the past 12 seasons at nearby Rutgers-Camden. Assisting 2013 NSCAA National Coach of the Year Tim Oswald, he coached numerous All-American, All-Academic, All-Region, and All-Conference players while helping lead the Scarlet Raptors to NJAC titles in 2013 and 2015.

In 2013, Rutgers-Camden not only claimed the conference title but also advanced to the NCAA National Championship game. The Scarlet Raptors returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and, under Norton Jr.’s guidance, also made ECAC Tournament appearances in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021, winning the competition in 2014.

Before his time at Rutgers-Camden, Norton Jr. served on the staff of two-time NCAA Champion Dan Gilmore at Rowan University, where he coached and recruited All-Conference, All-Region, and All-Academic players from 2009 to 2013.

Norton Jr. previously spent eight seasons at Haverford College from 2002 to 2009, coaching under legendary head coach Joe Amorim. During that tenure, the Scarlet and Black became the first men’s college soccer program to record 700 wins, an achievement recognized by a feature in The New York Times.

Prior to his first stint at Haverford, Norton Jr. was the head coach at Swarthmore from 2000 to 2002, where he helped elevate a struggling program. Under his leadership, the Garnet improved from three to seven wins within two seasons, won their first conference match in years, and posted a four-game winning streak in his second year.

From 1998 to 2000, Norton Jr. was an assistant coach at Stockton University, where he helped guide the NJAC Champion Ospreys to the 1999 NCAA Division III Final Four. Stockton went on to win the NCAA Championship in 2001, with Norton Jr. playing a vital role in laying the foundation for the program’s success. During his tenure, the Ospreys broke multiple program records for wins and goals, and in 2022, the team was inducted into the Stockton University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Earlier in his career, Norton Jr. also served as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania, in addition to coaching roles at Swarthmore and Rutgers-Camden during the 1990s.

Norton Jr. holds several prestigious coaching certifications including a UEFA "A" coaching license, USSF "A" license, USC Premier Diploma and USSF National Youth License. He is a NJ and EPYSA coaching school instructor and a US Soccer Grassroots instructor. In 2022 he was selected as the NJ Youth Soccer "Coach of the Year." Norton Jr. has written numerous coaching articles for the USC Soccer Journal and was a national convention speaker for US Youth Soccer at the USC convention. 

Norton Jr. holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Gettysburg College and a Master of Arts Degree from Rowan University.