Biography

In 29 years at the helm, Pinkham’s teams can be found both in the state and in the national record books. From 1990-97 Gilford won 133 consecutive games, a national high school record, and Pinkham directed Gilford to 10 consecutive state titles from 1987-96, also a national record.

This year’s team finished 20-0 and won the Class M state title, Pinkham’s 13th at the school. His career record is 452-38-20. A member of the New Hampshire Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Pinkham was named the National High School Boys Soccer Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations in 2004.

Since being honored Pinkham has continued his success at Gilford. Gilford won two more state championships in 2010 and 2015, and finished second in 2009.

In 2016 Pinkham retired from his role as the Athletic Director but is continuing to lead his soccer team.