The following is a list of managers of Coventry City Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1883 to the present day.
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The most successful person to manage Coventry City, to date, is Jimmy Hill, who guided The Sky Blues to become champions of Second Division and Third Division. The club's longest-serving manager is Harry Storer, who had two spells managing the club from 1931 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1953, totalling 19 years and 1 month.
Statistics
edit- Information correct as of match played 4 May 2024.
- Only competitive matches are counted.
- Caretaker managers are not included in this list.
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[a] | Honours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Stanley | England | 1883 | 1885 | ||||||
Harry Hathaway | England | 1885 | 1887 | ||||||
J.G. Morgan | England | 1887 | 1892 | ||||||
Teddy Kirk | England | 1893 | 1893 | ||||||
George Maley | England | 1893 | 1893 | ||||||
Joe Collins | England | 1893 | 1895 | ||||||
Tom Cashmore | England | 1895 | 1900 | ||||||
Ben Newhall | England | 1900 | 1902 | ||||||
Michael O'Shea | Ireland | 1902 | 1905 | ||||||
Joe Beaman | England | 1905 | 1908 | ||||||
Walter Harris | England | 1908 | 1909 | ||||||
Harry Buckle | Ireland | 1909 | 1911 | ||||||
Robert Wallace | England | 1911 | 1914 | ||||||
Frank Scott-Walford | England | 1914 | 1915 | ||||||
H. Howard | England | 1915 | 1916 | ||||||
William Clayton | England | January 1917 | October 1919 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.00 | |
Harry Pollitt | England | October 1919 | June 1920 | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 20.45 | |
Albert Evans | England | June 1920 | November 1924 | 181 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 29.83 | |
James Kerr | Scotland | July 1925 | February 1928 | 157 | 51 | 28 | 78 | 32.48 | |
Jimmy McIntyre | England | June 1928 | February 1931 | 118 | 47 | 29 | 42 | 39.83 | |
Harry Storer | England | June 1931 | June 1945 | 354 | 167 | 79 | 108 | 47.18 | 1 Tier 3 promotion 1 Tier 3 cup |
Dick Bayliss | England | June 1945 | April 1947 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33.33 | |
Billy Frith | England | June 1947 | November 1948 | 76 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 35.53 | |
Harry Storer (2) | England | November 1948 | November 1953 | 230 | 88 | 49 | 93 | 38.26 | |
Jack Fairbrother | England | January 1954 | October 1954 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 40.54 | |
Jesse Carver | England | June 1955 | December 1955 | 72 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 37.50 | |
George Raynor | England | January 1956 | June 1956 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31.58 | |
Harry Warren | England | June 1956 | September 1957 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 34.00 | |
Billy Frith (2) | England | September 1957 | November 1961 | 211 | 84 | 53 | 74 | 39.81 | 1 Tier 4 promotion 1 Southern cup |
Jimmy Hill | England | December 1961 | May 1967 | 282 | 125 | 82 | 75 | 44.33 | 1 Tier 3 promotion 1 Tier 2 promotion |
Noel Cantwell | Ireland | October 1967 | March 1972 | 213 | 69 | 61 | 83 | 32.39 | |
Joe Mercer | England | June 1972 | July 1974 | 90 | 29 | 39 | 22 | 32.22 | |
Gordon Milne | England | June 1974 | May 1981 | 436 | 150 | 121 | 165 | 34.40 | |
Dave Sexton | England | May 1981 | May 1983 | 96 | 30 | 24 | 42 | 31.25 | |
Bobby Gould | England | May 1983 | December 1984 | 72 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 29.17 | |
Don Mackay | Scotland | December 1984 | April 1986 | 67 | 22 | 12 | 33 | 32.84 | |
John Sillett | England | May 1986 | November 1990 | 206 | 84 | 52 | 70 | 40.78 | 1 FA Cup |
Terry Butcher | England | 15 November 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 33.33 | |
Bobby Gould (2) | England | June 1992 | December 1993 | 59 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 30.51 | |
Phil Neal | England | 23 October 1993 | 14 February 1995 | 67 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 31.34 | |
Ron Atkinson | England | February 1995 | November 1996 | 74 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 25.68 | |
Gordon Strachan | Scotland | 5 November 1996 | 10 September 2001 | 214 | 70 | 54 | 90 | 32.71 | |
Roland Nilsson | Sweden | 16 October 2001 | 16 April 2002 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 44.19 | |
Gary McAllister | Scotland | 24 April 2002 | 11 December 2003 | 76 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 27.63 | |
Eric Black | Scotland | 15 January 2004 | 4 May 2004 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45.45 | |
Peter Reid | England | 6 May 2004 | 6 January 2005 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 32.26 | |
Micky Adams | England | 23 January 2005 | 17 January 2007 | 99 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 33.33 | |
Iain Dowie | Northern Ireland | 19 February 2007 | 11 February 2008 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 40.82 | |
Chris Coleman | Wales | 19 February 2008 | 4 May 2010 | 117 | 34 | 47 | 36 | 29.06 | |
Aidy Boothroyd | England | 20 May 2010 | 14 March 2011 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 30.77 | |
Andy Thorn | England | 14 March 2011 | 26 August 2012 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 18.37 | |
Mark Robins | England | 19 September 2012 | 14 February 2013 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 51.52 | |
Steven Pressley | Scotland | 8 March 2013 | 23 February 2015 | 100 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 32.00 | |
Tony Mowbray | England | 3 March 2015 | 29 September 2016 | 75 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 34.67 | |
Russell Slade | England | 21 December 2016 | 5 March 2017 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18.75 | |
Mark Robins (2) | England | 6 March 2017 | 370 | 148 | 103 | 119 | 40.00 | 1 EFL Trophy 1 Tier 4 promotion 1 Tier 3 promotion |
Records
editMost games managed
editInformation correct as of match played 4 May 2024.
Manager | Games | Years | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Storer | 584 | 1931–1945, 1948–1953 |
2 | Gordon Milne | 436 | 1974–1981 |
3 | Mark Robins | 403 | 2012–2013, 2017– |
4 | Billy Frith | 287 | 1947–1948, 1957–1961 |
5 | Jimmy Hill | 282 | 1961–1967 |
6 | Gordon Strachan | 214 | 1996–2001 |
7 | Noel Cantwell | 213 | 1967–1972 |
8 | John Sillett | 206 | 1986–1990 |
9 | Albert Evans | 181 | 1920–1924 |
10 | James Kerr | 157 | 1925–1928 |
11 | Bobby Gould | 131 | 1983–1984, 1992–1993 |
12 | Jimmy McIntyre | 118 | 1928–1931 |
13 | Chris Coleman | 117 | 2008–2010 |
14 | Steven Pressley | 100 | 2013–2015 |
Highest win percentages
editInformation correct as of match played 4 May 2024.
Manager | Win % | Games | Years | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eric Black | 45.45 | 22 | 2004 |
2 | Jimmy Hill | 44.33 | 282 | 1961–1967 |
3 | Roland Nilsson | 44.19 | 43 | 2001–2002 |
4 | Harry Storer | 43.66 | 584 | 1931–1945, 1948–1953 |
5 | Mark Robins | 40.94 | 403 | 2012–2013, 2017– |
Nationalities
editAs of December 2016.
Country | Managers | |
---|---|---|
1 | England | 42 |
2 | Scotland | 5 |
3 | Ireland | 3 |
4 | Northern Ireland | 1 |
Sweden | 1 | |
Wales | 1 |
Notes
edit- ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
External links
edit- [1] at Coventry City Official Site