This chronological list of managers of Yeovil Town Football Club comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Yeovil Town since the club was first admitted to the Southern League in 1923 and subsequently turned professional. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.
Managers
editAll first-team matches in national competitions are counted. Manager dates and statistics are sourced from Miller, Kerry (2005) for pre-Second World War managers, and then Ciderspace up until promotion to the Football League in 2003 and Soccerbase thereafter. Statistics are complete up to and including 20 April 2024. Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker-management are highlighted in italics. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | Honours and achievements |
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Jack Gregory | England | 5 May 1923 | 1928 | 202 | 98 | 39 | 65 | 425 | 346 | 48.51 | Southern League West Section; 1923–24 |
Tommy Lowes | England | 1928 | 1929 | 52 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 96 | 122 | 34.62 | |
David Pratt | Scotland | 1929 | 1933 | 214 | 123 | 32 | 59 | 594 | 375 | 57.48 | Southern League West Section; 1931–32, Western League Division 1; 1929–30, Somerset Professional Cup; 1929–30 |
Louis Page | England | 1933 | June 1935 | 112 | 60 | 12 | 40 | 271 | 215 | 53.57 | Southern League West Section; 1934–35, Western League Division 1; 1934–35 |
Dave Halliday | Scotland | 5 July 1935 | 8 January 1938 | 123 | 46 | 26 | 51 | 281 | 293 | 37.40 | |
Billy Kingdon | England | 13 January 1938 | 26 January 1946 | 125 | 60 | 27 | 38 | 283 | 226 | 48.00 | Somerset Professional Cup; 1937–38, 1938–39 |
Alec Stock | England | 1 February 1946 | 3 September 1949 | 153 | 80 | 32 | 41 | 376 | 221 | 52.29 | FA Cup R5; 1948–49, Southern League Cup; 1946–47, Somerset Professional Cup; 1946–47 (Shared), 1947–48 |
George Paterson | Scotland | 13 October 1949 | 15 October 1951 | 100 | 46 | 22 | 32 | 184 | 141 | 46.00 | Somerset Professional Cup; 1949–50, 1950–51 |
Harry Lowe | Scotland | 15 December 1951 | 2 May 1953 | 76 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 113 | 175 | 25.00 | |
Ike Clarke | England | 10 May 1953 | 1957 | 204 | 100 | 45 | 59 | 455 | 341 | 49.02 | Southern League; 1954–55, Southern League Cup; 1954–55, Somerset Professional Cup; 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956-57 (Shared) |
Norman Dodgin | England | 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Jimmy Baldwin | England | 1957 | 1960 | 151 | 65 | 36 | 50 | 271 | 251 | 43.05 | |
Basil Hayward | England | 1960 | February 1964 | 151 | 81 | 27 | 43 | 340 | 195 | 53.64 | Southern League Cup 1960–61, Somerset Professional Cup; 1961–62, 1962–63 |
Glyn Davies | Wales | February 1964 | 30 June 1965 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 95 | 65 | 42.86 | Southern League; 1963–64, Somerset Professional Cup; 1964–65 |
Joe McDonald | Scotland | 11 August 1965 | 14 March 1967 | 114 | 53 | 28 | 33 | 234 | 175 | 46.49 | Southern League Cup; 1965–66 |
Ron Saunders | England | 17 April 1967 | 1969 | 128 | 55 | 36 | 37 | 174 | 153 | 42.97 | |
Mike Hughes | Wales | 14 April 1969 | 24 May 1972 | 183 | 100 | 36 | 47 | 320 | 186 | 54.64 | Southern League; 1970–71, Southern League Championship Cup; 1971–72, Somerset Professional Cup; 1968–69 |
Cecil Irwin | England | 1972 | 1975 | 179 | 81 | 53 | 45 | 263 | 159 | 45.25 | Somerset Professional Cup; 1972–73 |
Stan Harland | England | 28 May 1975 | 1978 | 193 | 86 | 58 | 49 | 309 | 191 | 44.56 | Southern League Championship Cup; 1976–77, Somerset Professional Cup; 1975–76 |
Barry Lloyd | England | 1978 | 20 January 1981 | 151 | 64 | 40 | 47 | 230 | 187 | 42.38 | Somerset Professional Cup; 1978–79 |
Malcolm Allison | England | 1 February 1981 | 14 February 1981 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0.00 | |
Jimmy Giles | England | 16 February 1981 | 30 March 1983 | 107 | 35 | 21 | 51 | 152 | 198 | 32.71 | |
Mike Hughes* | Wales | 30 March 1983 | 2 May 1983 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0.00 | |
Trevor Finnigan | England | July 1983 | 8 February 1984 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 41.18 | |
Steve Coles | England | 9 February 1984 | 21 May 1984 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 52 | 21.74 | |
Ian MacFarlane | Scotland | 21 May 1984 | 29 August 1984 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.00 | |
Gerry Gow | Scotland | 9 September 1984 | 10 January 1987 | 124 | 59 | 28 | 37 | 215 | 171 | 47.58 | |
Brian Hall | England | 11 January 1987 | 12 October 1990 | 198 | 100 | 43 | 55 | 330 | 234 | 50.51 | Isthmian League; 1987–88, Conference League Cup; 1989–90, Isthmian League Cup; 1987–88, Isthmian Championship Shield; 1988–89 |
Clive Whitehead | England | 15 October 1990 | 1 April 1991 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 23.08 | |
Steve Rutter† | England | 3 April 1991 | 20 November 1993 | 136 | 53 | 39 | 44 | 179 | 155 | 38.97 | |
Brian Hall | England | 24 January 1994 | 7 January 1995 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 61 | 99 | 23.73 | |
Graham Roberts | England | 4 February 1995 | 25 January 1998 | 154 | 79 | 37 | 38 | 277 | 182 | 51.30 | Isthmian League 1996–97, Somerset Premier Cup; 1996–97 |
Colin Lippiatt | England | 25 January 1998 | 28 September 1999 | 84 | 39 | 20 | 25 | 141 | 100 | 46.43 | Somerset Premier Cup; 1997–98 |
Steve Thompson† | England | 29 September 1999 | 10 March 2000 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 38.71 | |
David Webb | England | 10 March 2000 | 30 September 2000 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 54.17 | |
Steve Thompson* | England | 30 September 2000 | 8 October 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 50.00 | |
Colin Addison | England | 8 October 2000 | 5 May 2001 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 50 | 53.66 | |
Gary Johnson | England | 19 June 2001 | 23 September 2005 | 221 | 116 | 46 | 59 | 402 | 290 | 52.49 | Football League Two; 2004–05, Football Conference; 2002–03, FA Trophy; 2001–02, Somerset Premier Cup; 2004–05 |
Steve Thompson† | England | 23 September 2005 | 7 June 2006 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 41 | 33.33 | |
Russell Slade | England | 7 June 2006 | 16 February 2009 | 137 | 49 | 32 | 56 | 139 | 174 | 35.77 | Football League One Play-off Final Runners-up; 2006–07 |
Steve Thompson* | England | 16 February 2009 | 18 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | |
Terry Skiverton | England | 18 February 2009 | 9 January 2012 | 144 | 38 | 41 | 65 | 160 | 206 | 26.39 | |
Gary Johnson | England | 9 January 2012 | 4 February 2015 | 162 | 56 | 34 | 72 | 199 | 237 | 34.57 | Football League One Play-off Final Winners; 2012–13 |
Terry Skiverton | England | 4 February 2015 | 9 April 2015 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 15.38 | |
Paul Sturrock | Scotland | 9 April 2015 | 1 December 2015 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 46 | 20.00 | |
Darren Way† | England | 1 December 2015 | 24 March 2019 | 189 | 56 | 56 | 77 | 219 | 262 | 29.63 | |
Neale Marmon* | England | 24 March 2019 | 8 May 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.00 | |
Darren Sarll | England | 19 June 2019 | 28 March 2022 | 134 | 55 | 30 | 49 | 192 | 171 | 41.04 | |
Charlie Lee* | England | 28 March 2022 | 13 May 2022 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 30.00 | Somerset Premier Cup winners: 2021–22 |
Josh Staunton* | England | 13 May 2022 | 15 May 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
Chris Hargreaves | England | 18 May 2022 | 27 October 2022 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11.76 | |
Mark Cooper | England | 28 October 2022 | Present | 87 | 39 | 22 | 26 | 126 | 106 | 44.83 | National League South; 2023–24 |
- Key
- * Served as caretaker manager.
- † Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.
Records
editNationalities
editAs of 28 October 2022 (including caretakers)
Most games
editUpdated 4 February 2015
- Gary Johnson : 383 games.
- Brian Hall : 257 games.
- David Pratt : 214 games.
- Ike Clarke : 204 games.
- Jack Gregory : 202 games.
References
edit- General
- Post-Second World War Statistics Archive at Ciderspace Independent Fan's Website.
- Yeovil Town managerial history at Soccerbase.
- Yeovil Town at Statto.
- Miller, Kerry (2005). Hendford to Huish Park. Yeovil Town Football Club.