Below is a list of all Doncaster Rovers managers that have taken the reins since the appointment of Billy Calder in 1920.[1] In the 41 years prior to Calder, the team was selected by club committee, a standard practice by football clubs at the time. After Brian Flynn was appointed Director of Football, Paul Dickov became the club's 40th full-time manager.
Managers
edit| Name | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grant McCann |
May 2023 | present | |
 Danny Schofield |
October 2022 | May 2023 | |
| Gary McSheffrey |
December 2021 | October 2022 | |
| Richie Wellens |
May 2021 | December 2021 | |
| Andy Butler |
March 2021 | May 2021 | |
 Darren Moore |
July 2019 | March 2021 | |
| Grant McCann |
June 2018 | June 2019 | |
 Darren Ferguson |
Oct 2015 | June 2018 | |
| Rob Jones |
Sept 2015 | Oct 2015 | Caretaker manager |
| Paul Dickov |
May 2013 | Sept 2015 | |
 Brian Flynn |
Jan 2013 | May 2013 | |
| Dean Saunders |
Sept 2011 | Jan 2013 | |
 Sean O'Driscoll |
Sept 2006 | Sept 2011 | |
| Mickey Walker |
Sept 2006 | Caretaker manager | |
| Dave Penney |
Jan 2002 | Aug 2006 | |
| Steve Wignall |
May 2000 | Jan 2002 | |
| Dave Penney/ Mark Atkins |
Apr 2000 | May 2000 | Player/caretaker managers |
| Ian Snodin |
Aug 1998 | Apr 2000 | Player/manager |
Mark Weaver/ Danny Bergara |
Dec 1997 | May 1998 | Bergara was appointed Director of Football and worked alongside general manager Mark Weaver as the "management team" |
| Danny Bergara |
Nov 1997 | ||
| Dave Cowling |
Oct 1997 | ||
| Colin Richardson[2] |
Sep 1997 | Caretaker manager | |
| Kerry Dixon |
Aug 1996 | Aug 1997 | Player/manager |
| Sammy Chung |
Jul 1994 | Aug 1996 | |
| Ian Atkins |
Jan 1994 | June 1994 | Atkins made seven appearances during 1993–94 but was not a "player-manager" |
| Tony Cunningham |
Dec 1993 | Jan 1994 | Player/caretaker manager |
| Steve Beaglehole |
Nov 1991 | Dec 1993 | |
| Billy Bremner |
June 1989 | Nov 1991 | |
| Joe Kinnear |
Mar 1989 | June 1989 | |
| Dave Mackay |
Dec 1987 | Mar 1989 | |
| Dave Cusack |
Oct 1985 | Dec 1987 | Player/manager |
| Billy Bremner |
Nov 1979 | Oct 1985 | Bremner made 5 appearances for the club between 1980 and 1982 |
| Cyril Knowles |
Nov 1979 | Caretaker manager | |
| Stan Anderson |
Feb 1975 | Nov 1979 | |
| Johnny Quigley |
Nov 1974 | Feb 1975 | Caretaker manager |
| Maurice Setters |
June 1971 | Nov 1974 | |
| Lawrie McMenemy |
Nov 1968 | May 1971 | |
| Jackie Bestall |
Nov 1968 | Caretaker manager | |
| George Raynor |
June 1967 | Nov 1968 | |
| Keith Kettleborough |
Dec 1966 | May 1967 | Player/manager |
| Jackie Bestall/ Tom Garnett |
May 1966 | Dec 1966 | Garnett (secretary) and Bestall were in charge of team affairs until December 1966 |
| Jackie Bestall/ Frank Marshall |
Feb 1966 | May 1966 | Joint caretaker managers after Leivers resignation |
| Bill Leivers |
Aug 1964 | Feb 1966 | Player/manager |
| Oscar Hold |
Apr 1962 | Apr 1964 | |
| Frank Marshall |
Mar 1962 | Apr 1962 | Caretaker manager |
| Danny Malloy |
Aug 1961 | Mar 1962 | Player/manager. Malloy's title was "player-coach", but he was in charge of team affairs |
| Norman Curtis |
Aug 1960 | Jul 1961 | Player/manager |
| Jackie Bestall |
Apr 1959 | Aug 1960 | |
| Jack Crayston |
June 1958 | Apr 1959 | |
| Syd Bycroft/ Jack Hodgson |
Jan 1958 | June 1958 | Joint managers |
| Peter Doherty |
May 1949 | Jan 1958 | Doherty retired as a player after the 1952–3 season. From 1951 he simultaneously managed Northern Ireland. |
| Jackie Bestall |
Feb 1946 | May 1949 | |
| Billy Marsden |
Apr 1944 | Feb 1946 | Part-time manager |
| Fred Emery |
Mar 1936 | Jul 1940 | Emery was appointed "manager" while still a player, but ceased playing after the 1935–36 season |
| David Menzies |
June 1927 | Feb 1936 | Secretary-manager |
| Dick Ray |
June 1923 | May 1927 | Secretary-manager |
| Arthur Porter |
May 1922 | Mar 1923 | Secretary-manager |
| Harry Tufnell |
May 1921 | Mar 1922 | Secretary-manager |
| Billy Calder |
June 1920 | ? | Honorary manager |
References
edit- ^ Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879–2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978 0 9569848 3 8.
- ^ "Passionate and personable, Colin Richardson made a big mark in North-East football". The Northern Echo. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "The Managers". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.