John Pemberton (born 18 November 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer, he was most recently the manager of Kidderminster Harriers.
He has also coached at Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, and was Academy Manager at Sheffield United and Chesterfield.
As a player, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United.
He is also a former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a brief period as interim manager of the club's first team.