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Tom Watson, Liverpool's longest-serving manager

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.

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].

Managers

Information correct as of 8th January 2011. Only competitive matches are counted

Picture Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%[A] Honours Notes
W. E. Barclay
John McKenna 		 England
Ireland Ireland 		15 February 1892 16 August 1896 131 80 20 31 061.07 1 Lancashire League championship, 2 Division Two championships [15][B]
Tom Watson  England 17 August 1896 6 May 1915 742 329 141 272 044.34 2 Division One championships [16]
David Ashworth  England 18 December 1919 12 February 1923 138 70 40 28 050.72 1 Division One championship [17]
Matt McQueen  Scotland 13 February 1923 15 February 1928 229 93 60 76 040.61 1 Division One championship [18]
George Patterson  England 7 March 1928 6 August 1936 366 137 85 144 037.43 [19]
George Kay  England 6 August 1936 January 1951 357 142 93 122 039.78 1 Division One championship [20]
Don Welsh  England 23 March 1951 4 May 1956 232 81 58 93 034.91 [21]
Phil Taylor  England May 1956 17 November 1959 150 76 32 42 050.67 [22][23]
Bill Shankly  Scotland 1 December 1959 12 July 1974 783 407 198 178 051.98 3 Division One championships, 4 Charity Shields 2 FA Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 Division Two championship [24]
File:Bobpaisley1.jpg Bob Paisley  England 26 August 1974 1 July 1983 535 307 132 96 057.38 6 Division One championships, 5 Charity Shields, 3 Football League Cups, 3 European Cups, 1 European Super Cup, 1 UEFA Cup [25]
Joe Fagan  England 1 July 1983 28 May 1985 131 70 37 24 053.44 1 Division One championship, 1 European Cup, 1 Football League Cup [26]
File:Kenny Dalglish.jpg Kenny Dalglish  Scotland 30 May 1985 21 February 1991 307 187 78 42 060.91 3 Division One championships, 2 FA Cup, 4 Charity Shields (2 Shared) [27]
Ronnie Moran  England 22 February 1991 15 April 1991 10 4 1 5 040.00 [28][C]
Graeme Souness  Scotland 16 April 1991 28 January 1994 157 65 47 45 041.40 1 FA Cup [29][D]
Roy Evans  England 31 January 1994 12 November 1998 244 123 63 58 050.41 1 Football League Cup [30]
Gérard Houllier  France 16 July 1998 24 May 2004 325 165 81 79 050.77 2 Football League Cups, 1 FA Cup, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 1 Charity Shield [31][E]
Rafael Benítez  Spain 16 June 2004 3 June 2010 350 194 77 79 055.43 1 European Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 1 Community Shield [32]
Roy Hodgson  England 1 July 2010 8 January 2011 30 13 8 9 043.33
File:Kenny Dalglish.jpg Kenny Dalglish  Scotland 8 January 2011 incumbent 1 0 0 1 000.00 No honours for this term as manager.

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.

References

General

"Managers". lfcHistory.net. Retrieved 2007-09-29.

Specific
  1. ^ "William E. Barclay: 'Joint Manager' (1992-00)". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
  2. ^ "Tom Watson manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  3. ^ "George Kay manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Bill Shankly manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  5. ^ "The legacy of the boot room". BBC Sport. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
  6. ^ "Shankly - legend who forged the Liverpool way". icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Bob Paisley manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  8. ^ "Joe Fagan manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
  9. ^ "LFC Story". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  10. ^ "The Kenny Dalglish story - an end of an era". LFC History. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  11. ^ "Gerard Houllier manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  12. ^ McNulty, Phil (24 May 2004). "Houllier to leave Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  13. ^ "Rafael Benítez manager profile". LFC History. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  14. ^ Hunter, Andy (1 July 2010). "Roy Hodgson confirmed as new manager of Liverpool". Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  15. ^ "John McKenna's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  16. ^ "Tom Watson's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  17. ^ "David Ashworth's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
  18. ^ "Matt McQueen's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  19. ^ "George Patterson's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  20. ^ "George Kay's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  21. ^ "Don Welsh's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
  22. ^ "Phil Taylor's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
  23. ^ Pead, Brian. Liverpool A complete record 1892-1986. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-15-1.
  24. ^ "Bill Shankly's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  25. ^ "Bob Paisley's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  26. ^ "Joe Fagan's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  27. ^ "Kenny Dalglish's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  28. ^ "Ronnie Moran's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
  29. ^ "Graeme Souness's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
  30. ^ "Roy Evans's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
  31. ^ "Gérard Houllier's managerial career". LFChistory. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  32. ^ "The Benitez era in numbers". Liverpoolfc.tv. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

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