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List of Crystal Palace F.C. managers

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Crystal Palace's most successful manager Steve Coppell

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

Edmund Goodman is Crystal Palace's longest serving manager, taking charge of 613 matches over 18 years.
Tom Bromilow was in charge between 1935–1936 and 1937–1939. He achieved runners up in the Football League Third Division South.
Peter Taylor, managed Palace between 2006–2007 who was also a former Crystal Palace player (1973–1976).
Neil Warnock was in charge from 2007 to 2010 and also had a short stint in 2014.
Alan Pardew took the club to the FA Cup final in 2016.
  • Figures correct as of 26 July 2020. Includes all competitive matches

* Player-manager
+ Caretaker manager

Name Nationalityi From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win
(01) Jack Robson  England 1905 1907 77 35 18 24 045.45
(02) Edmund Goodman  England 1907 1925 613 242 166 205 039.48
(03) Alex Maley  Scotland 1925 1927 83 36 16 31 043.37
(04) Fred Mavin  England 1927 1930 132 63 33 36 047.73
(05) Jack Tresadern  England 1930 1935 213 98 44 71 046.01
(06) Tom Bromilow  England 1935 1936 44 23 5 16 052.27
(07) R. S. Moyes  England 1936 1936 23 6 6 11 026.09
(08) Tom Bromilow  England 1937 1939 118 48 35 35 040.68
(09) George Irwin  England 1939 1947 45 15 11 19 033.33
(10) Jack Butler  England 1947 1949 88 23 24 41 026.14
(11) Ronnie Rooke  England 1949 1950 62 19 15 28 030.65
(12) Fred Dawes/Charlie Slade  England 1950 1951 40 8 10 22 020.00
(13) Laurie Scott  England 1951 1954 145 43 41 61 029.66
(14) Cyril Spiers  England 1954 1958 181 52 53 76 028.73
(15) George Smith  England 1958 1960 100 42 27 31 042.00
(16) Arthur Rowe  England 1960 1962 132 52 32 48 039.39
(17) Dick Graham  England 1962 1966 150 68 41 41 045.33
(18) Arthur Rowe+  England 1966 1966 7 2 2 3 028.57
(19) Bert Head  England 1966 1973 328 101 96 131 030.79
(20) Malcolm Allison  England 1973 1976 146 52 45 49 035.62
(21) Terry Venables  England 1976 1980 189 69 68 52 036.51
(22) Ernie Walley+  England 1980 1980 6 1 1 4 016.67
(23) Malcolm Allison  England 1980 1981 9 1 3 5 011.11
(24) Dario Gradi  England 1981 1981 30 7 3 20 023.33
(25) Steve Kember  England 1981 1982 30 8 8 14 026.67
(26) Alan Mullery  England 1982 1984 98 31 27 40 031.63
(27) Steve Coppell  England 1984 1993 442 179 113 150 040.50
(28) Alan Smith  England 1993 1995 108 48 25 35 044.44
(29) Steve Coppell  England 1995 1996 32 9 14 9 028.13
(30) Dave Bassett  England 1996 1997 60 29 15 16 048.33
(31) Steve Coppell  England 1997 1998 51 16 13 22 031.37
(32) Attilio Lombardo*  Italy 1998 1998 7 2 0 5 028.57
(33) Ron Noades/Ray Lewington+  England 1998 1998 2 0 1 1 000.00
(34) Terry Venables  England 1998 1999 31 11 8 12 035.48
(35) Steve Coppell  England 1999 2000 40 17 6 17 042.50
(36) Alan Smith  England 2000 2001 55 14 18 23 025.45
(37) Steve Kember+  England 2001 2001 2 2 0 0 100.00
(38) Steve Bruce  England 2001 2001 18 11 2 5 061.11
(39) Steve Kember/Terry Bullivant+  England 2001 2001 4 1 0 3 025.00
(40) Trevor Francis  England 2001 2003 78 28 22 28 035.90
(41) Steve Kember  England 2003 2003 23 7 6 10 030.43
(42) Kit Symons+  Wales 2003 2003 9 3 3 3 033.33
(43) Iain Dowie  Northern Ireland 2003 2006 123 50 29 44 040.65
(44) Peter Taylor  England 2006 2007 60 21 16 23 035.00
(45) Neil Warnock  England 2007 2010 129 47 39 43 036.43
(46) Paul Hart  England 2010 2010 14 3 6 5 021.43
(47) George Burley  Scotland 2010 2011 25 7 5 13 028.00
(48) Dougie Freedman  Scotland 2011 2012 90 32 27 31 035.56
(49) Lennie Lawrence/
Curtis Fleming+
 England
 Ireland
2012 2012 2 1 1 0 050.00
(50) Curtis Fleming+  Ireland 2012 2012 1 1 0 0 100.00
(51) Ian Holloway  England 2012 2013 46 14 14 18 030.43
(52) Keith Millen+  England 2013 2013 4 1 1 2 025.00
(53) Tony Pulis  Wales 2013 2014 28 12 5 11 042.86
(54) Keith Millen+  England 2014 2014 3 1 0 2 033.33
(55) Neil Warnock  England 2014 2014 17 3 6 8 017.65
(56) Keith Millen+  England 2014 2015 2 0 2 0 000.00
(57) Alan Pardew  England 2015 2016 87 35 13 39 040.23
(58) Sam Allardyce  England 2016 2017 24 9 3 12 037.50
(59) Frank de Boer  Netherlands 2017 2017 5 1 0 4 020.00
(60) Roy Hodgson  England 2017 incumbent 122 42 29 51 034.43

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
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
From To
Edmund Goodman  England 1907 1925 613 242 166 205 039.48 Football League Third Division South champions
Fred Mavin  England 1927 1930 132 63 33 36 047.73 Football League Third Division South runners-up
Jack Tresadern  England 1930 1935 213 98 44 71 046.01 Football League Third Division South runners-up
Tom Bromilow  England 1935 1938 162 71 40 51 043.83 Football League Third Division South runners-up
Arthur Rowe  England 1960 1962 132 52 32 48 039.39 Football League Fourth Division runners-up
1966 1966 7 2 2 3 028.57
Dick Graham  England 1963 1964 150 68 41 41 045.33 Football League Third Division runners-up
Bert Head  England 1966 1973 328 101 96 131 030.79 Football League Second Division runners-up
Terry Venables  England 1976 1980 189 69 68 52 036.51 Football League Second Division champions,
Football League Third Division third place promotion
1998 1999 31 11 8 12 035.48
Steve Coppell  England 1984 1993 442 179 113 150 040.50 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 9 028.13
1997 1998 51 16 13 22 031.37
1999 2000 40 17 6 17 042.50
Alan Smith  England 1993 1995 108 48 25 35 044.44 Football League First Division champions
2000 2001 55 14 18 23 025.45
Iain Dowie Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2003 2006 123 50 29 44 040.65 Football League First Division play-off winners
Ian Holloway England England 2012 2013 46 14 14 18 030.43 Football League Championship play-off winners