List of Liverpool F.C. managers
Liverpool Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Liverpool since their foundation in 1892. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge. As of the start of the 2008–09 season, Liverpool have had 17 full-time managers.
The most successful person to manage Liverpool is Bob Paisley, who won six Football League titles, five Charity Shields, three Football League Cups, three European Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Cup in his nine-year reign as manager. The club's longest-serving manager was Tom Watson, who managed the club from 1896 to 1915, totalling 19 years.
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[edit] Managerial history
The first Liverpool manager W E Barclay and John McKenna, were appointed in 1892. Barclay acted as secretary-manager, overseeing the administrative side of the club, while McKenna took charge of matters on the field. The two worked in tandem as Liverpool won promotion from the Lancashire League in the club's first season. However, in 1896, McKenna appointed Tom Watson as manager.[1] He went on to win two Football League championships. As the First World War broke out, Watson was embarking on his nineteenth season in charge at Anfield. It was to be his last, as he died in May 1915, aged 56. David Ashworth was appointed manager when football resumed after the War.[2] Ashworth won one league title, but left for Oldham Athletic soon after this. He was replaced in February 1923 by a Liverpool director, Matt McQueen, who won one league title for the club. However, this marked the beginning of a barren spell spanning more than 20 years before Liverpool finally regained the title in 1947 under the stewardship of George Kay. Kay also led Liverpool to the FA Cup Final in 1950, but lost the game 2–0 to Arsenal. He retired the following year due to ill health.[3] The next manager, Don Welsh became the first Liverpool manager to be sacked after leading the club to relegation in 1954. His successor, Phil Taylor, also failed to win a trophy or gain promotion back to the top flight during his reign as boss.
On 1 December 1959, Bill Shankly was appointed manager, beginning a fifteen-year spell as manager that brought two league titles, two FA Cups and a first European trophy in the shape of the UEFA Cup to Anfield.[4] Shankly's reign as manager is famous for the establishment of the Anfield boot room as the location for his tactical discussions with his coaches.[5] When he wasn't managing the club, Shankly was usually at his typewriter, personally replying to the letters which arrived at Melwood. Shankly even called some supporters at home to discuss the previous day's game, while the accounts of him providing tickets for fans are endless.[6] When Shankly retired in 1974, he was replaced by his assistant, Bob Paisley. During the next nine seasons, Paisley proceeded to win six league titles and three European Cups to become the most successful manager in the history of the club.[7] When Paisley retired in 1983, his assistant Joe Fagan took over, and continued the Boot Room tradition, and winning a treble of League, European Cup and League Cup in his first season. He again guided Liverpool to a European Cup Final, but the match was overshadowed by the Heysel stadium disaster, and he retired soon after.[8] Striker Kenny Dalglish was then made the club's first player-manager and in his first season in charge, Dalglish led the club to a League and FA Cup double.[9] After that great first season, Dalglish led Liverpool to a further two league titles and another FA Cup. However, Dalglish's reign was also synonymous with the Hillsborough disaster and was one of the reasons for Dalglish resigning on 22 February 1991.[10]
First-team coach Ronnie Moran took charge of team affairs for several weeks before Graeme Souness was named as Dalglish's successor. Under Souness, Liverpool won the FA Cup in 1992, but nothing else. He made way for Roy Evans, who also won just one trophy, the League Cup, before Gérard Houllier was appointed joint manager with Evans in 1998. This arrangement lasted only 18 games before Evans resigned, leaving Houllier—Liverpool's first non-British manager—in sole charge. Houllier won nothing until the treble in 2001 consisting of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Houllier underwent major heart surgery during the 2001–02 season, but the squad was unaffected and managed to hold on to a second-place finish. Although Phil Thompson stepped in as temporary manager while Houllier was recovering from heart surgery, the matches played under Thompson are included in Houllier's record.[11] Another League Cup was won in 2003, but this was to be Houllier's last trophy as Liverpool manager as he and the club parted by mutual consent at the end of the 2003–04 season,[12] to be replaced by Valencia manager, Rafael Benítez.[13]
In Benítez's first season in charge, Liverpool reached the UEFA Champions League Final, where they beat A.C. Milan on penalties, after the match finished 3–3 after extra time. The following season, Liverpool reached the FA Cup Final, where they beat West Ham United, again on penalties after a 3–3 draw. Benítez again guided Liverpool to a Champions League Final in 2007, but this time A.C. Milan beat them 2–1. On June 3rd 2010, Benitez paid the price for a disappointing 2009–10 season when Liverpool announced he had left the club by mutual consent after six years in charge. Benitez, who was one year into a five-year contract, finalised his departure after agreeing a severance payment. Benitez's assistant Sammy Lee took over the reins at Liverpool until Managing director Christian Purslow and former manager Kenny Dalglish found a replacement. On July 1, 2010, former Fulham boss Roy Hodgson was confirmed as the new manager.[14] After a poor tenure, which included Liverpool being 18th after 6 games, and only one away win during Hodgson's time in charge, Hodgson was sacked.[15] on 8th January 2011 and was replaced by former manager Kenny Dalglish the day before a 3rd Round FA Cup game against Manchester United.[16] On the 12th May 2011 Kenny Dalglish signed a three-year contract as permanent manager.
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[edit] Managers
Information correct as of 26th February 2012. Only competitive matches are counted
| Name | Nationality | From | To | M | W | D | L | %[A] | L1 | L2 | FA | FL | CS | EC | UC | US | Notes |
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| W. E. Barclay John McKenna |
 England Ireland |
15 February 1892 | 16 August 1896 | 127 | 77 | 20 | 30 | 60.63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [17][B] |
| Tom Watson | England |
17 August 1896 | 6 May 1915 | 742 | 329 | 141 | 272 | 44.34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [18] |
| David Ashworth | England |
18 December 1919 | 12 February 1923 | 139 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 50.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [19] |
| Matt McQueen |  Scotland |
13 February 1923 | 15 February 1928 | 229 | 93 | 60 | 76 | 40.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [20] |
| George Patterson | England |
7 March 1928 | 6 August 1936 | 366 | 137 | 85 | 144 | 37.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| George Kay | England |
6 August 1936 | January 1951 | 357 | 142 | 93 | 122 | 39.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [22] |
| Don Welsh | England |
23 March 1951 | 4 May 1956 | 232 | 81 | 58 | 93 | 34.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [23] |
| Phil Taylor | England |
May 1956 | 17 November 1959 | 150 | 76 | 32 | 42 | 50.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [24] |
| Bill Shankly | Scotland |
1 December 1959 | 12 July 1974 | 783 | 407 | 198 | 178 | 51.98 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [25] |
| Bob Paisley | England |
26 August 1974 | 1 July 1983 | 535 | 307 | 132 | 96 | 57.38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | [26] |
| Joe Fagan | England |
1 July 1983 | 28 May 1985 | 131 | 70 | 37 | 24 | 53.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | [27] |
| Kenny Dalglish | Scotland |
30 May 1985 | 21 February 1991 | 307 | 187 | 78 | 42 | 60.91 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [28] |
| Ronnie Moran | England |
22 February 1991 | 15 April 1991 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [29][C] |
| Graeme Souness | Scotland |
16 April 1991 | 28 January 1994 | 157 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 41.40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [30][D] |
| Roy Evans | England |
31 January 1994 | 12 November 1998 | 226 | 116 | 57 | 53 | 51.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [31] |
| Roy Evans Gérard Houllier |
England France |
16 July 1998 | 12 November 1998 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [32] |
| Gérard Houllier | France |
16 July 1998 | 24 May 2004 | 325 | 165 | 81 | 79 | 50.77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [33][E] |
| Rafael Benítez |  Spain |
16 June 2004 | 3 June 2010 | 350 | 194 | 77 | 79 | 55.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [34] |
| Roy Hodgson | England |
1 July 2010 | 8 January 2011 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [35] |
| Kenny Dalglish | Scotland |
8 January 2011 | Present day | 54 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 51.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [36] |
[edit] Notes
- A^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
- B^ The official Liverpool website lists Barclay and McKenna as joint managers. Barclay held the post of "secretary-manager" and McKenna held the post of "coach-manager"
- C^ Ronnie Moran was Caretaker manager. Source of information: lfchistory.net
- D^ Souness underwent heart surgery in April 1992, and Ronnie Moran took charge of the team until the 1992 FA Cup Final.
- E^ Houllier was absent from October 2001 to February 2002, due to illness. During this time, Phil Thompson stepped in as temporary manager (P33 W16 D12 L5). These matches are included in Houllier's record.
[edit] References
- General
- "Managers". lfcHistory.net. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers.asp. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- Specific
- ^ "William E. Barclay: 'Joint Manager' (1992-00)". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060524130643/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/managers/barclay/. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
- ^ "Tom Watson manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=2. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ "George Kay manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=6. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ "Bill Shankly manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=9. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ "The legacy of the boot room". BBC Sport. 21 December 2001. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1418093.stm. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
- ^ "Shankly – legend who forged the Liverpool way". icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk. http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/tm_objectid=17820876%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26page=2%26headline=bill%2dshankly%2d%2d%2dlegend%2dwho%2dforged%2dthe%2dliverpool%2dway-name_page.html. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
- ^ "Bob Paisley manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=10. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ "Joe Fagan manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=11. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- ^ "LFC Story". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070914044559/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/1986.htm. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ^ "The Kenny Dalglish story - an end of an era". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/player_articles_view.asp?article_id=61&player_id=287. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Gerard Houllier manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=16. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (24 May 2004). "Houllier to leave Liverpool". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3741257.stm. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
- ^ "Rafael Benítez manager profile". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=20. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Hunter, Andy (1 July 2010). "Roy Hodgson confirmed as new manager of Liverpool". Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/01/roy-hodgson-confirmed-manager-liverpool. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Hodgson leaves Liverpool". Liverpool F.C. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/hodgson-leaves-liverpool-fc. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Roy Hosgson exits and Kenny Dalglish takes over". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9350630.stm. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "John McKenna". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/1. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Tom Watson". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/2. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "David Ashworth". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/3. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Matt McQueen". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/4. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "George Patterson". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/5. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "George Kay". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/6. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Don Welsh". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/7. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Phil Taylor". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/8. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Bill Shankly". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/9. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Bob Paisley". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/10. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Joe Fagan". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/11. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Kenny Dalglish". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/12. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Ronnie Moran". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1097. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
- ^ "Graeme Souness". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/13. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Roy Evans". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/14. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Evans/Houllier". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/15. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Gérard Houllier". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/16. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Rafa Benitez". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/20. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Roy Hodgson". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/22. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Kenny Dalglish (2nd term)". LFC History. http://www.lfchistory.net/Managers/Manager/Profile/24. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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