Spooner returned to Bolton Wanderers as a youth coach and initially coached the under-8s' team. In November 2011, Spooner was working as the under-16 coach, and in January 2013 he was the club's Head of Youth Development. In September 2016, he was promoted to under-18s' head coach. On 8 June 2021, he was appointed as the new Youth Team Coach at
FC Halifax Town. In February 2022, he was appointed as the new manager of
Hyde United, replacing former
Stockport County and
Port Vale manager
Jim Gannon. He resigned on 8 September 2025. ==Managerial statistics==