Bradford After 6 years serving in the backroom staff at the club following his retirement, he was appointed Bradford head coach in November 2000.
Wigan On 20 April 2006 Noble took up the position of head coach at
Wigan, nine days after the sacking of
Ian Millward. Brian took over at the club during a relegation battle which at one point looked as though
Wigan would lose, however he has been credited for keeping Wigan in Super League following a number of impressive performance. However, despite having just £60,000 available to spend under the salary cap, Noble bought Stuart Fielden and Michael Dobson from the Bradford Bulls for a world record £450,000. At the end of the season when the club's books were audited by the league's accountants, it was found there was an unauthorised overspend of £222,314, which led to allegations that the club cheated their way out of relegation by deliberately spending money they didn't have due to salary cap restrictions. However the club was eventually only found guilty of "breaching the spirit of the cap", by trying to restructure existing contracts. On 17 January 2007 it was announced that his contract as head coach of the British national team would not be renewed. In October 2009, after the defeat by St Helens in the semifinal play-off game, Noble announced he would be leaving to club.
Crusaders RL On 14 October 2009 Noble was confirmed as the new head coach of the
Welsh side
Crusaders.
Jon Sharp was first-team coach, and
Iestyn Harris was an assistant. In the 2010 season Noble managed to gain 13 wins, which was a vast improvement on the season before, and took them into the playoffs for the first time. In November 2010, Noble confirmed his departure from Crusaders Rugby League after only one season in charge. His last match as Head Coach was an 18–12 loss away to
Huddersfield in an Elimination Play-off tie.
Salford On 13 April 2013 Noble was appointed head coach of
Salford on an 18-month contract, but on 4 April 2014,
Marwan Koukash announced that Noble would become the
director of football at Salford, while Noble's former assistant
Iestyn Harris would become the new head coach. He departed the club soon after.
Bradford Bulls On 30 Oct 2024 Noble was appointed head coach of
Bradford Bulls in the
RFL Championship Other positions Following his departure from Salford, Noble worked in a part-time consultancy basis with
London Broncos and
Gloucestershire All Golds. He also served as director of rugby for the
Toronto Wolfpack and has regularly appeared as a pundit and occasionally as a
co-commentator on
BBC Sport's rugby league coverage. in 2019 == Honours ==