List of Manchester City F.C. managers

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Roberto Mancini, most recent Manchester City manager, sacked May 2013

This is a chronological list of Manchester City managers, comprising all those who have held the position of manager for the first team of Manchester City F.C. and the club's predecessors West Gorton (St. Marks) and Ardwick. In the Football League era the club has appointed 34 managers; including pre-league managers and temporary caretakers more than 40 men have held responsibility for team selection.

The longest serving manager was Les McDowall, who was in charge from 1950 to 1963, a period of 13 years. The most successful Manchester City manager in terms of major trophies won is Joe Mercer, who won four trophies in six years from 1965 to 1971. Roberto Mancini was City's most recent manager; he was sacked on 13th May 2013.[1]

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History [edit]

In the era before league football, the position of manager involved many secretarial duties, such as arranging fixtures and the upkeep of the club's ground. Few accounts of the club's off-field affairs in the 1880s survive, and it is unclear who managed the club (then known as West Gorton (St. Marks)) between 1882 and 1884.[2] The club's earliest managers were also players; the first three known managers (Frederick Hopkinson, Edward Kitchen and Walter Chew) all played in West Gorton's first recorded match in 1880.[3] By 1889 the club had moved to Hyde Road and renamed itself Ardwick A.F.C. Under the management of Lawrence Furniss, the club joined the Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Second Division. Furniss became chairman a year later, and he and his successor as secretary-manager Joshua Parlby were responsible for Ardwick reforming as Manchester City F.C. in 1894.[4]

Under Sam Omerod the club achieved promotion to the First Division for the first time,[5] and five years later Tom Maley became the first Manchester City manager to win a major trophy, the 1904 FA Cup.[6] A financial scandal resulted in the Football Association suspending Maley and seventeen players in 1906,[7] leaving Harry Newbould with the task of assembling a makeshift side at short notice. In 1912 Ernest Mangnall joined City from local rivals Manchester United, but was unable to replicate the success he had enjoyed with the Reds. Upon Mangnall's departure in 1924 the roles of secretary and manager were separated, with David Ashworth appointed manager and Wilf Wild as secretary. This arrangement continued during Peter Hodge's time as manager, though the roles merged again when Wild became manager in 1932. Wild became the club's longest serving manager, winning the FA Cup and League Championship during his fourteen-year tenure. By the time Sam Cowan replaced Wild the roles of secretary and manager were separated permanently. Cowan lasted only one season, and was replaced by Jock Thomson. He gained promotion, but did not make a lasting impact at the top level.

Steve Coppell was Manchester City manager for just 32 days.

Les McDowall became manager in 1950, and managed the Blues for more league seasons than any other manager.[8] Known for his tactical awareness, McDowall's implementation of a system known as the Revie Plan resulted in two FA Cup final appearances, a defeat in 1955 and a victory in 1956.[8] McDowall resigned following relegation in 1963, and his assistant George Poyser became manager. Poyser proved unsuited to the manager's role, and was sacked in 1965. Joe Mercer was appointed, and the club's golden era began. Mercer became the club's most successful manager in terms of trophies won, winning the League Championship, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup in his six years at the helm.[9] Over time Mercer's assistant Malcolm Allison sought a progressively larger say in non-coaching matters, and in October 1971 he took sole control of the first team, with Mercer becoming "general manager".[10]

During Peter Swales' time as Manchester City chairman the tenure of managers was frequently brief, as between 1973 and 1994 eleven managers were appointed.[11] The first of these was Ron Saunders, after ill health had forced Johnny Hart to leave the post. Saunders was sacked after only six months, and club stalwart Tony Book took over. Book managed the club for five years, winning the League Cup in 1976. Malcolm Allison, who had rejoined the coaching staff in January 1979, made an ill-fated return to the manager's role later that year, a spell noted more for financial excess than on-pitch success.[12] A further six managers (John Bond, John Benson, Billy McNeill, Jimmy Frizzell, Mel Machin and Howard Kendall) were appointed in the 1980s, with none lasting more than three years amid a series of promotions and relegations. An upturn in results occurred during Peter Reid's management, the club achieving consecutive fifth place finishes, but a deterioration in Reid's relationship with the board signalled the end of his spell at the club.[13] Brian Horton arrived from Oxford to sceptical newspaper headlines of "Brian Who?",[14] but developed a reputation for attractive football.[15] Swales was replaced as chairman by former City striker Francis Lee. Lee wanted to bring in his own man, and in the 1995 close season he replaced Horton with Alan Ball, whose sole full season resulted in relegation.

Stuart Pearce, Manchester City manager from 2005–2007.

In the 1996–97 season, even the turnover rate of the Swales years was surpassed, with five managers (three permanent appointments and two caretakers) taking charge of first team affairs during the course of the season. The third of these was Steve Coppell, the shortest serving manager in the club's history,[16] who resigned on ill health grounds after 32 days as manager.[17] The final of the five, Frank Clark, saw out the season but did not last much longer, losing his job in February 1998 with the club on the brink of relegation to the third tier of English football. Joe Royle was unable to prevent relegation, but subsequently achieved successive promotions to restore top flight status, though relegation a year later resulted in his sacking. Under Royle's replacement Kevin Keegan the club changed division for a fifth successive season,[18] setting club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a season.[19] Keegan remained manager for the club's move to the City of Manchester Stadium and beyond, making him the longest serving manager since Tony Book.

On 6 July 2007, Sven-Göran Eriksson became the first Manchester City manager from outside the British Isles, replacing the sacked Stuart Pearce, who had served for two years following an initial spell as caretaker.[20] After just one season with the club, Eriksson was replaced by Mark Hughes in June 2008. On 19 December 2009, Mark Hughes was sacked and replaced by Italian Roberto Mancini. Mancini was sacked on 13th May 2013.[21]

Managers [edit]

As of 14 May 2013. Statistics include competitive matches only, pre-Football League and wartime matches excluded. Caretakers are shown in italics.

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win % Honours and/or notes
Hopkinson FrederickFrederick Hopkinson  England 01880-01-011880 01882-01-011882 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000–
Unknown 01882-01-011882 01884-01-011884 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000–
Kitchen EdwardEdward Kitchen  England 01884-01-011884 01887-01-011887 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000–
Chew WalterWalter Chew  England 01887-01-011887 01889-01-011889 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000– 5000000000000000000–
Furniss, LawrenceLawrence Furniss  England 01889-08-01 August 1889 01893-05-01 May 1893 700126000000000000026 700110000000000000010 70004000000000000004 700112000000000000012 700159000000000000059 700146000000000000046 700138460000000000038.46 –
Parlby, JoshuaJoshua Parlby  England 01893-08-01 August 1893 01895-05-01 May 1895 700159000000000000059 700122000000000000022 70005000000000000005 700132000000000000032 7002129000000000000129 7002146000000000000146 700137290000000000037.29 –
Omerod, SamSam Omerod  England 01895-08-01 August 1895 01902-07-01 July 1902 7002240000000000000240 7002111000000000000111 700150000000000000050 700179000000000000079 7002433000000000000433 7002354000000000000354 700146250000000000046.25 –
Maley, TomTom Maley  Scotland 01902-07-01 July 1902 01906-07-01 July 1906 7002150000000000000150 700189000000000000089 700122000000000000022 700139000000000000039 7002322000000000000322 7002179000000000000179 700159330000000000059.33 FA Cup 1904
Newbould, HarryHarry Newbould  England 01906-07-01 July 1906 01912-07-01 July 1912 7002245000000000000245 700193000000000000093 700161000000000000061 700191000000000000091 7002390000000000000390 7002376000000000000376 700137960000000000037.96 –
Committee 01912-07-01 July 1912 01912-09-01 September 1912 70002000000000000002 70002000000000000002 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70002000000000000002 50000000000000000000 7002100000000000000100.00 –
Mangnall, ErnestErnest Mangnall  England 01912-09-099 September 1912 01924-06-01 June 1924 7002350000000000000350 7002151000000000000151 7002117000000000000117 700182000000000000082 7002500000000000000500 7002457000000000000457 700143140000000000043.14 –
Ashworth, DavidDavid Ashworth  England 01924-07-01 July 1924 01925-11-1414 November 1925 700159000000000000059 700120000000000000020 700113000000000000013 700126000000000000026 7002113000000000000113 7002121000000000000121 700133900000000000033.90 –
Alexander, AlbertAlbert Alexander / Committee  England 01925-11-1616 November 1925 01926-04-2626 April 1926 700131000000000000031 700113000000000000013 70008000000000000008 700110000000000000010 700180000000000000080 700156000000000000056 700141940000000000041.94 –
Hodge, PeterPeter Hodge  Scotland 01926-04-2626 April 1926 01932-03-1212 March 1932 7002261000000000000261 7002122000000000000122 700159000000000000059 700180000000000000080 7002579000000000000579 7002447000000000000447 700146740000000000046.74 -
Wild, WilfWilf Wild  England 01932-03-1414 March 1932 01946-12-011 December 1946 7002352000000000000352 7002158000000000000158 700171000000000000071 7002123000000000000123 7002703000000000000703 7002562000000000000562 700144890000000000044.89 FA Cup 1934, First Division champions 1936–37
Cowan, SamSam Cowan  England 01946-12-022 December 1946 01947-06-3030 June 1947 700130000000000000030 700120000000000000020 70006000000000000006 70004000000000000004 700153000000000000053 700127000000000000027 700166670000000000066.67 Highest win percentage of any Manchester City manager
Wild, WilfWilf Wild  England 01947-08-01 August 1947 01947-11-01 November 1947 700116000000000000016 70005000000000000005 70005000000000000005 70006000000000000006 700120000000000000020 700118000000000000018 700131250000000000031.25 –
Thomson, JockJock Thomson  Scotland 01947-11-01 November 1947 01950-02-01 February 1950 7002115000000000000115 700135000000000000035 700135000000000000035 700145000000000000045 7002122000000000000122 7002156000000000000156 700130430000000000030.43 –
McDowall, LesLes McDowall  Scotland 01950-06-01 June 1950 01963-05-01 May 1963 7002592000000000000592 7002220000000000000220 7002127000000000000127 7002245000000000000245 70031049000000000001,049 70031134000000000001,134 700137160999999999937.16 FA Cup 1956
Poyser, GeorgeGeorge Poyser  England 01963-07-1212 July 1963 01965-04-01 April 1965 700189000000000000089 700138000000000000038 700117000000000000017 700134000000000000034 7002159000000000000159 7002137000000000000137 700142700000000000042.70 –
Committee 01965-04-01 April 1965 01965-05-01 May 1965 70005000000000000005 70001000000000000001 70003000000000000003 70001000000000000001 70004000000000000004 70005000000000000005 700120000000000000020.00 –
Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer  England 01965-07-1313 July 1965 01971-10-077 October 1971 7002340000000000000340 7002149000000000000149 700194000000000000094 700197000000000000097 7002518000000000000518 7002358000000000000358 700143820000000000043.82 First Division champions 1967–68, FA Cup 1969, League Cup 1970, Cup Winners' Cup 1970
Allison, MalcolmMalcolm Allison  England 01971-10-077 October 1971 01973-03-3030 March 1973 700178000000000000078 700132000000000000032 700121000000000000021 700125000000000000025 7002119000000000000119 7002106000000000000106 700141030000000000041.03 –
Hart, JohnnyJohnny Hart  England 01973-03-3030 March 1973 01973-10-2222 October 1973 700122000000000000022 700111000000000000011 70005000000000000005 70006000000000000006 700126000000000000026 700122000000000000022 700150000000000000050.00 –
Book, TonyTony Book  England 01973-10-2323 October 1973 01973-11-2222 November 1973 70007000000000000007 70002000000000000002 70003000000000000003 70002000000000000002 70007000000000000007 70003000000000000003 700128570000000000028.57 –
Saunders, RonRon Saunders  England 01973-11-2222 November 1973 01974-04-1212 April 1974 700129000000000000029 700110000000000000010 70009000000000000009 700110000000000000010 700138000000000000038 700133000000000000033 700134480999999999934.48 –
Book, TonyTony Book  England 01974-04-1212 April 1974 01979-07-01 July 1979 7002269000000000000269 7002114000000000000114 700175000000000000075 700180000000000000080 7002405000000000000405 7002309000000000000309 700142380000000000042.38 League Cup 1976
Allison, MalcolmMalcolm Allison  England 01979-07-1616 July 1979 01980-10-088 October 1980 700160000000000000060 700115000000000000015 700120000000000000020 700125000000000000025 700163000000000000063 700195000000000000095 700125000000000000025.00 –
Book, TonyTony Book  England 01980-10-099 October 1980 01980-10-1616 October 1980 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70001000000000000001 70003000000000000003 50000000000000000000.00 –
Bond, JohnJohn Bond  England 01980-10-1717 October 1980 01983-02-033 February 1983 7002123000000000000123 700151000000000000051 700132000000000000032 700140000000000000040 7002171000000000000171 7002152000000000000152 700141460000000000041.46 –
Benson, JohnJohn Benson  Scotland 01983-02-033 February 1983 01983-06-077 June 1983 700117000000000000017 70003000000000000003 70002000000000000002 700112000000000000012 700113000000000000013 700132000000000000032 700117650999990000017.65
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill  Scotland 01983-06-3030 June 1983 01986-09-2020 September 1986 7002156000000000000156 700163000000000000063 700142000000000000042 700151000000000000051 7002223000000000000223 7002183000000000000183 700140380000000000040.38 –
Frizzell, JimmyJimmy Frizzell  Scotland 01986-09-2121 September 1986 01987-05-01 May 1987 700142000000000000042 700110000000000000010 700112000000000000012 700120000000000000020 700140000000000000040 700161000000000000061 700123810000000000023.81 –
Machin, MelMel Machin  England 01987-05-01 May 1987 01989-11-2929 November 1989 7002130000000000000130 700159000000000000059 700127000000000000027 700144000000000000044 7002225000000000000225 7002179000000000000179 700145380000000000045.38 –
Book, TonyTony Book  England 01989-11-2929 November 1989 01989-12-055 December 1989 70003000000000000003 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70003000000000000003 70004000000000000004 70009000000000000009 50000000000000000000.00 –
Kendall, HowardHoward Kendall  England 01989-12-066 December 1989 01990-11-055 November 1990 700138000000000000038 700113000000000000013 700118000000000000018 70007000000000000007 700146000000000000046 700137000000000000037 700134210000000000034.21 –
Reid, PeterPeter Reid  England 01990-11-1111 November 1990 01993-08-2626 August 1993 7002136000000000000136 700159000000000000059 700131000000000000031 700146000000000000046 7002199000000000000199 7002166000000000000166 700143380000000000043.38 –
Book, TonyTony Book  England 01993-08-2727 August 1993 01993-08-2727 August 1993 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000.00 –
Horton, BrianBrian Horton  England 01993-08-2828 August 1993 01995-05-1616 May 1995 700196000000000000096 700129000000000000029 700133000000000000033 700134000000000000034 7002118000000000000118 7002130000000000000130 700130210000000000030.21 –
Ball, AlanAlan Ball  England 01995-06-3030 June 1995 01996-08-2626 August 1996 700149000000000000049 700113000000000000013 700114000000000000014 700122000000000000022 700149000000000000049 700170000000000000070 700126530000000000026.53 –
Hartford, AsaAsa Hartford  Scotland 01996-08-2626 August 1996 01996-10-077 October 1996 70008000000000000008 70003000000000000003 50000000000000000000 70005000000000000005 70008000000000000008 700113000000000000013 700137500000000000037.50 –
Coppell, SteveSteve Coppell  England 01996-10-077 October 1996 01996-11-088 November 1996 70006000000000000006 70002000000000000002 70001000000000000001 70003000000000000003 70007000000000000007 700110000000000000010 700133330000000000033.33 –
Neal, PhilPhil Neal  England 01996-11-099 November 1996 01996-12-2828 December 1996 700110000000000000010 70002000000000000002 70001000000000000001 70007000000000000007 700111000000000000011 700119000000000000019 700120000000000000020.00 –
Clark, FrankFrank Clark  England 01996-12-2929 December 1996 01998-02-1717 February 1998 700159000000000000059 700120000000000000020 700117000000000000017 700122000000000000022 700173000000000000073 700160000000000000060 700133900000000000033.90 –
Royle, JoeJoe Royle  England 01998-02-1818 February 1998 02001-05-2121 May 2001 7002171000000000000171 700174000000000000074 700146000000000000046 700151000000000000051 7002261000000000000261 7002192000000000000192 700143270000000000043.27 –
Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan  England 02001-05-2424 May 2001 02005-03-1111 March 2005 7002176000000000000176 700177000000000000077 700139000000000000039 700160000000000000060 7002299000000000000299 7002223000000000000223 700143750000000000043.75 –
Pearce, StuartStuart Pearce  England 02005-03-2121 March 2005 02007-05-1414 May 2007[22] 700196000000000000096 700134000000000000034 700119000000000000019 700143000000000000043 7002103000000000000103 7002111000000000000111 700135420000000000035.42 –
Eriksson, Sven-GöranSven-Göran Eriksson  Sweden 02007-07-066 July 2007[23] 02008-06-022 June 2008[24] 700145000000000000045 700119000000000000019 700111000000000000011 700115000000000000015 700151000000000000051 700158000000000000058 700142220000000000042.22 First foreign manager
Hughes, MarkMark Hughes  Wales 02008-06-044 June 2008[25] 02009-12-1919 December 2009[26] 700177000000000000077 700136000000000000036 700115000000000000015 700126000000000000026 7002129000000000000129 7002101000000000000101 700146750000000000046.75 –
Mancini, RobertoRoberto Mancini  Italy 02009-12-1919 December 2009[26] 13th May 2013 7002191000000000000191 7002113000000000000113 700138000000000000038 700140000000000000040 7002360000000000000360 7002173000000000000173 700159160000000000059.16 FA Cup 2011, Premier League champions 2011–12
Kidd, BrianBrian Kidd  England 02013-05-1313 May 2013 70002000000000000002 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70004000000000000004 70003000000000000003 700150000000000000050.00 –

References [edit]

  • "Managers". mcfcstats.com. Retrieved March 29, 2006. 
  • James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. 

Footnotes [edit]

  1. ^ "Roberto Mancini sacked as Manchester City manager". BBC Sport. 
  2. ^ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.  p233
  3. ^ Manchester City – The Complete Record, p20
  4. ^ Manchester City – The Complete Record, p234
  5. ^ Manchester City - The Complete Record, p235–6
  6. ^ Clayton, David (2002). Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC – and more!. Edinburgh: Mainstream publishing. ISBN 1-84018-687-9.  p136
  7. ^ James, Gary (2005). The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61282-1.  p93
  8. ^ a b Manchester City – The Complete Record, p246
  9. ^ Penney, Ian (2001). Manchester City – The Mercer-Allison Years. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-250-4.  p7
  10. ^ Penney, p144
  11. ^ "Peter Swales: Obituary". Independent. Retrieved April 1, 2007. [dead link]
  12. ^ "After all that... this". Guardian. Retrieved November 26, 2007. 
  13. ^ Everything Under the Blue Moon, p172
  14. ^ "Brian Horton". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved November 26, 2007. 
  15. ^ Blue Moon Rising, p90
  16. ^ "Roller-coaster years". BBC. 2001-05-07. Retrieved 2007-10-14. 
  17. ^ Buckley, Andy; Burgess, Richard (2000). Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City. Bury: Milo. ISBN 0-9530847-4-4.  p132
  18. ^ "Manchester City". Goal. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-11-20. 
  19. ^ Manchester City – The Complete Record, p265
  20. ^ "Hughes becomes Man City manager". BBC Sport. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  21. ^ "Roberto Mancini sacked as Manchester City manager". BBC Sport. 
  22. ^ "Pearce sacked as Man City manager". BBC News. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-08-18. 
  23. ^ "Eriksson named as Man City boss". BBC News. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-08-18. 
  24. ^ "Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves Manchester City". Manchester City FC. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-02. 
  25. ^ "Manchester City appoint Mark Hughes". Manchester City FC. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 
  26. ^ a b "Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager". BBC Sport. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-19. 
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