Hounsell is a former director of football programmes at St Mary's University, Twickenham, and worked at Fulham's academy before being appointed assistant manager of Burton Albion in EFL League One in June 2024.

[3] Robinson was sacked on 23 October with the club bottom, with four points from 11 games and no wins; Hounsell was named interim manager.

[4] On 9 November, his team won 2–0 at home to Shrewsbury Town to secure their first win of the season at the fourteenth attempt.

[5] On 5 December, NFG said that Hounsell was being considered for the job on a permanent basis, having taken the club off last place in the table.

[6] On 17 December 2024,[7] after a 4–0 defeat to Stevenage in the EFL Trophy a week prior,[8] and following the appointment of Gary Bowyer, Hounsell opted to leave the club.