List of Crystal Palace F.C. managers
The following is a list of managers of Crystal Palace Football Club from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1905 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost).
The most successful manager of Crystal Palace is Steve Coppell, who during his 13-year reign as manager took the club to an FA Cup Final, third place in the top flight, won the Full Members Cup and were also twice second tier play-off winners. He is also the club's second longest-serving manager, presiding over a total of 565 games from 1984 to 2000 (over four spells). In 2005, he was voted as the manager for Palace's Centenary XI.
Statistics
- Figures correct as of 26 July 2020. Includes all competitive matches
* Player-manager
+ Caretaker manager
Name | Nationalityi | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win |
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(01) Jack Robson | England | 1905 | 1907 | 77 | 35 | 18 | 24 | 45.45 |
(02) Edmund Goodman | England | 1907 | 1925 | 613 | 242 | 166 | 205 | 39.48 |
(03) Alex Maley | Scotland | 1925 | 1927 | 83 | 36 | 16 | 31 | 43.37 |
(04) Fred Mavin | England | 1927 | 1930 | 132 | 63 | 33 | 36 | 47.73 |
(05) Jack Tresadern | England | 1930 | 1935 | 213 | 98 | 44 | 71 | 46.01 |
(06) Tom Bromilow | England | 1935 | 1936 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 52.27 |
(07) R. S. Moyes | England | 1936 | 1936 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26.09 |
(08) Tom Bromilow | England | 1937 | 1939 | 118 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 40.68 |
(09) George Irwin | England | 1939 | 1947 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 33.33 |
(10) Jack Butler | England | 1947 | 1949 | 88 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 26.14 |
(11) Ronnie Rooke | England | 1949 | 1950 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 30.65 |
(12) Fred Dawes/Charlie Slade | England | 1950 | 1951 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 20.00 |
(13) Laurie Scott | England | 1951 | 1954 | 145 | 43 | 41 | 61 | 29.66 |
(14) Cyril Spiers | England | 1954 | 1958 | 181 | 52 | 53 | 76 | 28.73 |
(15) George Smith | England | 1958 | 1960 | 100 | 42 | 27 | 31 | 42.00 |
(16) Arthur Rowe | England | 1960 | 1962 | 132 | 52 | 32 | 48 | 39.39 |
(17) Dick Graham | England | 1962 | 1966 | 150 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 45.33 |
(18) Arthur Rowe+ | England | 1966 | 1966 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57 |
(19) Bert Head | England | 1966 | 1973 | 328 | 101 | 96 | 131 | 30.79 |
(20) Malcolm Allison | England | 1973 | 1976 | 146 | 52 | 45 | 49 | 35.62 |
(21) Terry Venables | England | 1976 | 1980 | 189 | 69 | 68 | 52 | 36.51 |
(22) Ernie Walley+ | England | 1980 | 1980 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.67 |
(23) Malcolm Allison | England | 1980 | 1981 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11.11 |
(24) Dario Gradi | England | 1981 | 1981 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23.33 |
(25) Steve Kember | England | 1981 | 1982 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26.67 |
(26) Alan Mullery | England | 1982 | 1984 | 98 | 31 | 27 | 40 | 31.63 |
(27) Steve Coppell | England | 1984 | 1993 | 442 | 179 | 113 | 150 | 40.50 |
(28) Alan Smith | England | 1993 | 1995 | 108 | 48 | 25 | 35 | 44.44 |
(29) Steve Coppell | England | 1995 | 1996 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 28.13 |
(30) Dave Bassett | England | 1996 | 1997 | 60 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 48.33 |
(31) Steve Coppell | England | 1997 | 1998 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 31.37 |
(32) Attilio Lombardo* | Italy | 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.57 |
(33) Ron Noades/Ray Lewington+ | England | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
(34) Terry Venables | England | 1998 | 1999 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35.48 |
(35) Steve Coppell | England | 1999 | 2000 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 42.50 |
(36) Alan Smith | England | 2000 | 2001 | 55 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25.45 |
(37) Steve Kember+ | England | 2001 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
(38) Steve Bruce | England | 2001 | 2001 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 61.11 |
(39) Steve Kember/Terry Bullivant+ | England | 2001 | 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 |
(40) Trevor Francis | England | 2001 | 2003 | 78 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 35.90 |
(41) Steve Kember | England | 2003 | 2003 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30.43 |
(42) Kit Symons+ | Wales | 2003 | 2003 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 |
(43) Iain Dowie | Northern Ireland | 2003 | 2006 | 123 | 50 | 29 | 44 | 40.65 |
(44) Peter Taylor | England | 2006 | 2007 | 60 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 35.00 |
(45) Neil Warnock | England | 2007 | 2010 | 129 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 36.43 |
(46) Paul Hart | England | 2010 | 2010 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21.43 |
(47) George Burley | Scotland | 2010 | 2011 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28.00 |
(48) Dougie Freedman | Scotland | 2011 | 2012 | 90 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 35.56 |
(49) Lennie Lawrence/ Curtis Fleming+ |
England Ireland |
2012 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
(50) Curtis Fleming+ | Ireland | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
(51) Ian Holloway | England | 2012 | 2013 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 30.43 |
(52) Keith Millen+ | England | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 |
(53) Tony Pulis | Wales | 2013 | 2014 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 42.86 |
(54) Keith Millen+ | England | 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
(55) Neil Warnock | England | 2014 | 2014 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17.65 |
(56) Keith Millen+ | England | 2014 | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
(57) Alan Pardew | England | 2015 | 2016 | 87 | 35 | 13 | 39 | 40.23 |
(58) Sam Allardyce | England | 2016 | 2017 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 37.50 |
(59) Frank de Boer | Netherlands | 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 |
(60) Roy Hodgson | England | 2017 | incumbent | 122 | 42 | 29 | 51 | 34.43 |
Bold Indicates the person has managed the team more than once. Below is a table displaying their managerial statistics over their reign as Crystal Palace F.C. manager.
Name | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win |
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Tom Bromilow | England | 1935 | 1939 | 162 | 71 | 40 | 51 | 43.83% |
Arthur Rowe | England | 1960 | 1966 | 139 | 54 | 34 | 51 | 38.85% |
Malcolm Allison | England | 1973 | 1981 | 155 | 53 | 48 | 54 | 34.19% |
Terry Venables | England | 1976 | 1999 | 220 | 80 | 76 | 64 | 36.36% |
Steve Kember | England | 1981 | 2003 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 30.51% |
Steve Coppell | England | 1984 | 2000 | 596 | 223 | 166 | 207 | 37.42% |
Alan Smith | England | 1993 | 2001 | 163 | 62 | 43 | 58 | 38.04% |
Neil Warnock | England | 2007 | 2014 | 146 | 50 | 45 | 51 | 34.25% |
List of Managers with honours
The following managers have all at least one honour when in charge of Crystal Palace:
Name | Nationality | Period | Played | Win | Draw | Lose | Win ratio | Honours | |
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From | To | ||||||||
Edmund Goodman | England | 1907 | 1925 | 613 | 242 | 166 | 205 | 39.48 | Football League Third Division South champions |
Fred Mavin | England | 1927 | 1930 | 132 | 63 | 33 | 36 | 47.73 | Football League Third Division South runners-up |
Jack Tresadern | England | 1930 | 1935 | 213 | 98 | 44 | 71 | 46.01 | Football League Third Division South runners-up |
Tom Bromilow | England | 1935 | 1938 | 162 | 71 | 40 | 51 | 43.83 | Football League Third Division South runners-up |
Arthur Rowe | England | 1960 | 1962 | 132 | 52 | 32 | 48 | 39.39 | Football League Fourth Division runners-up |
1966 | 1966 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57 | |||
Dick Graham | England | 1963 | 1964 | 150 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 45.33 | Football League Third Division runners-up |
Bert Head | England | 1966 | 1973 | 328 | 101 | 96 | 131 | 30.79 | Football League Second Division runners-up |
Terry Venables | England | 1976 | 1980 | 189 | 69 | 68 | 52 | 36.51 | Football League Second Division champions, Football League Third Division third place promotion |
1998 | 1999 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35.48 | |||
Steve Coppell | England | 1984 | 1993 | 442 | 179 | 113 | 150 | 40.50 | Football League First Division play-off winners, Football League Second Division play-off winners, FA Cup runners-up, Full Members Cup winners |
1995 | 1996 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 28.13 | |||
1997 | 1998 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 31.37 | |||
1999 | 2000 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 42.50 | |||
Alan Smith | England | 1993 | 1995 | 108 | 48 | 25 | 35 | 44.44 | Football League First Division champions |
2000 | 2001 | 55 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25.45 | |||
Iain Dowie | Northern Ireland | 2003 | 2006 | 123 | 50 | 29 | 44 | 40.65 | Football League First Division play-off winners |
Ian Holloway | England | 2012 | 2013 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 30.43 | Football League Championship play-off winners |