List of Portsmouth F.C. managers

This is a list of managers of Portsmouth F.C.

Managers

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Figures correct as of 30 November 2024
Includes all competitive matches.
Name Nat Managerial Tenure P W D L Win %
Frank Brettell   England August 1898 – May 1901 88 56 9 23 63.64
Bob Blyth   England August 1901 – May 1904 142 84 29 29 59.15
Richard Bonney   England August 1904 – May 1908 206 99 39 68 48.06
Robert Brown   England August 1911 – May 1920 220 100 48 72 45.45
John McCartney   Scotland May 1920 – May 1927 308 129 93 86 41.88
Jack Tinn   England May 1927 – May 1947 586 229 131 226 39.08
Bob Jackson   England May 1947 – June 1952 234 114 51 69 48.72
Eddie Lever   England August 1952 – April 1958 261 88 67 106 33.72
Freddie Cox   England August 1958 – February 1961 120 28 29 63 23.33
George Smith   England April 1961 – April 1970 410 149 110 151 36.34
Ron Tindall   England April 1970 – May 1973 130 34 40 56 26.15
John Mortimore   England May 1973 – September 1974 47 16 13 18 34.04
Ian St. John   Scotland September 1974 – May 1977 124 31 33 60 25.00
Jimmy Dickinson   England May 1977 – May 1979 91 27 29 35 29.67
Frank Burrows   Scotland May 1979 – May 1982 138 61 39 38 44.20
Bobby Campbell   England May 1982 – May 1984 88 40 17 31 45.45
Alan Ball   England May 1984 – January 1989 222 94 58 70 42.34
John Gregory   England January 1989 – January 1990 50 10 15 25 20.00
Frank Burrows   Scotland January 1990 – March 1991 60 20 17 23 33.33
Jim Smith   England June 1991 – February 1995 199 81 54 64 40.70
Terry Fenwick   England February 1995 – January 1998 131 43 29 59 32.82
Alan Ball   England January 1998 – December 1999 97 28 26 43 28.87
Tony Pulis   Wales January 2000 – October 2000 35 11 10 14 31.43
Steve Claridge   England October 2000 – February 2001 23 5 10 8 21.74
Graham Rix   England February 2001 – March 2002 56 16 17 23 28.57
Harry Redknapp   England March 2002 – November 2004 116 54 26 36 46.55
Velimir Zajec   Croatia November 2004 – April 2005 21 5 4 12 23.81
Alain Perrin   France April 2005 – November 2005 21 4 6 11 19.05
Harry Redknapp   England December 2005 – October 2008 128 54 29 45 42.19
Tony Adams   England October 2008 – February 2009 22 4 7 11 18.18
Paul Hart   England February 2009 – November 2009 30 9 6 15 30.00
Avram Grant   Israel November 2009 – May 2010 33 10 7 16 30.30
Steve Cotterill   England June 2010 – October 2011 61 18 17 26 29.51
Michael Appleton   England November 2011 – November 2012 51 13 11 27 25.49
Guy Whittingham   England November 2012 – November 2013 51 11 15 25 21.57
Richie Barker   England December 2013 – March 2014 20 4 8 8 20.00
Andy Awford   England March 2014 – April 2015 55 20 17 18 36.36
Paul Cook   England May 2015 – May 2017 107 52 27 28 48.60
Kenny Jackett   Wales 2 June 2017 – 14 March 2021 211 107 44 60 50.71
Danny Cowley   England 19 March 2021 – 2 January 2023 96 42 27 27 43.75
John Mousinho   England 20 January 2023 – present 93 43 31 19 46.240

Caretaker managers

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Figures correct as of 20 January 2023
Includes all competitive matches.
Name Nat Managerial Tenure P W D L Win %
Ron Tindall   England September 1974 2 0 0 2 0
Tony Barton   England March 1991 – May 1991 12 5 2 5 41.67
Keith Waldon   England January 1998 – January 1998 3 0 0 3 0
Bob McNab   England December 1999 – January 2000 5 0 2 3 0
Joe Jordan   Scotland November 2005 – December 2005 2 0 0 2 0
Stuart Gray   England October 2011 – November 2011 6 3 1 2 50
Andy Awford   England November 2013 – December 2013 3 0 2 1 0
Gary Waddock   England April 2015 – 2 May 2015 4 1 1 2 25
Joe Gallen   England 14 March 2021 - 18 March 2021 1 0 0 1 0
Simon Bassey   England 3 January 2023 - 20 January 2023 3 0 0 3 0

References

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  • "Portsmouth Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 April 2021.