Manager Analysis
Manager's records in each major competition ranked by average points per game (based on 2 pts per win). These tables do not include the performances of caretaker managers.
Overall Record (all competitions inc. wartime) | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Harry Storer | 104 | 55 | 26 | 23 | 157 | 76 | 136 | 1.308 | 1.510 | 0.731 |
2 | Lou Macari | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 1.250 | 1.167 | 0.917 |
3 | Trevor Francis | 290 | 139 | 70 | 81 | 410 | 284 | 348 | 1.200 | 1.414 | 0.979 |
4 | Frank Richards | 279 | 136 | 56 | 87 | 485 | 335 | 328 | 1.176 | 1.738 | 1.201 |
5 | Barry Fry | 156 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 241 | 181 | 180 | 1.154 | 1.545 | 1.160 |
6 | Bill Camkin | 138 | 64 | 25 | 49 | 273 | 239 | 153 | 1.109 | 1.978 | 1.732 |
7 | Arthur Turner | 166 | 74 | 35 | 57 | 321 | 256 | 183 | 1.102 | 1.934 | 1.542 |
8 | Ted Goodier | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 43 | 35 | 1.094 | 1.656 | 1.344 |
9 | Committees | 813 | 354 | 153 | 306 | 1641 | 1381 | 861 | 1.059 | 2.018 | 1.699 |
10 | Stan Cullis | 214 | 87 | 51 | 76 | 354 | 321 | 225 | 1.051 | 1.654 | 1.500 |
11 | Bob Brocklebank | 263 | 102 | 71 | 90 | 369 | 352 | 275 | 1.046 | 1.403 | 1.338 |
12 | Freddie Goodwin | 270 | 99 | 84 | 87 | 358 | 336 | 282 | 1.044 | 1.326 | 1.244 |
13 | Dave Mackay | 91 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 104 | 113 | 95 | 1.044 | 1.143 | 1.242 |
14 | Pat Beasley | 95 | 39 | 20 | 36 | 169 | 163 | 98 | 1.032 | 1.779 | 1.716 |
15 | Steve Bruce | 65 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 78 | 79 | 66 | 1.015 | 1.200 | 1.215 |
16 | Arthur Turner / Pat Beasley | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 1.000 | 1.706 | 1.529 |
17 | Bob McRoberts | 203 | 77 | 47 | 79 | 281 | 284 | 201 | 0.990 | 1.384 | 1.399 |
18 | Leslie Knighton | 229 | 87 | 51 | 91 | 356 | 349 | 225 | 0.983 | 1.555 | 1.524 |
19 | Billy Beer | 163 | 62 | 36 | 65 | 203 | 240 | 160 | 0.982 | 1.245 | 1.472 |
20 | Terry Cooper | 135 | 48 | 36 | 51 | 158 | 167 | 132 | 0.978 | 1.170 | 1.237 |
21 | Ron Saunders | 202 | 72 | 53 | 77 | 218 | 231 | 197 | 0.975 | 1.079 | 1.144 |
22 | Bill Harvey | 58 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 106 | 106 | 56 | 0.966 | 1.828 | 1.828 |
23 | Alf Ramsey | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 45 | 26 | 0.929 | 1.500 | 1.607 |
24 | Jim Smith | 182 | 59 | 50 | 73 | 228 | 247 | 168 | 0.923 | 1.253 | 1.357 |
25 | George Liddell | 267 | 82 | 76 | 109 | 393 | 428 | 240 | 0.899 | 1.472 | 1.603 |
26 | Gil Merrick | 202 | 64 | 46 | 92 | 314 | 398 | 174 | 0.861 | 1.554 | 1.970 |
27 | Willie Bell | 91 | 28 | 20 | 43 | 122 | 141 | 76 | 0.835 | 1.341 | 1.549 |
28 | John Bond | 65 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 74 | 108 | 54 | 0.831 | 1.138 | 1.662 |
29 | Joe Mallett | 66 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 103 | 148 | 46 | 0.697 | 1.561 | 2.242 |
30 | Garry Pendrey | 98 | 20 | 27 | 51 | 80 | 158 | 67 | 0.684 | 0.816 | 1.612 |
League Record | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Harry Storer | 108 | 55 | 27 | 26 | 155 | 78 | 137 | 1.269 | 1.435 | 0.722 |
2 | Trevor Francis | 241 | 109 | 66 | 66 | 321 | 228 | 284 | 1.178 | 1.332 | 0.946 |
3 | Frank Richards | 168 | 76 | 36 | 56 | 253 | 189 | 188 | 1.119 | 1.506 | 1.125 |
4 | Barry Fry | 119 | 48 | 34 | 37 | 178 | 143 | 130 | 1.092 | 1.496 | 1.202 |
5 | Committees | 598 | 269 | 112 | 217 | 1100 | 922 | 650 | 1.087 | 1.839 | 1.542 |
6 | Lou Macari | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1.056 | 0.944 | 1.000 |
7 | Arthur Turner | 140 | 58 | 31 | 51 | 264 | 226 | 147 | 1.050 | 1.886 | 1.614 |
8 | Steve Bruce | 61 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 74 | 69 | 64 | 1.049 | 1.213 | 1.131 |
9 | Bob Brocklebank | 243 | 93 | 66 | 84 | 342 | 334 | 252 | 1.037 | 1.407 | 1.374 |
10 | Stan Cullis | 183 | 72 | 45 | 66 | 307 | 268 | 189 | 1.033 | 1.678 | 1.464 |
11 | Dave Mackay | 75 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 88 | 98 | 77 | 1.027 | 1.173 | 1.307 |
12 | Freddie Goodwin | 217 | 77 | 66 | 74 | 282 | 273 | 220 | 1.014 | 1.300 | 1.258 |
13 | Pat Beasley | 79 | 33 | 14 | 32 | 144 | 136 | 80 | 1.013 | 1.823 | 1.722 |
14 | Terry Cooper | 110 | 41 | 29 | 40 | 130 | 131 | 111 | 1.009 | 1.182 | 1.191 |
15 | Bob McRoberts | 190 | 73 | 43 | 74 | 266 | 266 | 189 | 0.995 | 1.400 | 1.400 |
16 | Billy Beer | 158 | 59 | 36 | 63 | 198 | 238 | 154 | 0.975 | 1.253 | 1.506 |
17 | Bill Harvey | 52 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 92 | 93 | 50 | 0.962 | 1.769 | 1.788 |
18 | Leslie Knighton | 210 | 76 | 48 | 86 | 325 | 333 | 200 | 0.952 | 1.548 | 1.586 |
19 | Arthur Turner / Pat Beasley | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 0.944 | 1.667 | 1.722 |
20 | Ron Saunders | 169 | 59 | 41 | 69 | 170 | 196 | 159 | 0.941 | 1.006 | 1.160 |
21 | Alf Ramsey | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 24 | 0.923 | 1.423 | 1.654 |
22 | Jim Smith | 160 | 50 | 47 | 63 | 195 | 209 | 147 | 0.919 | 1.219 | 1.306 |
23 | George Liddell | 252 | 75 | 74 | 103 | 362 | 406 | 224 | 0.889 | 1.437 | 1.611 |
24 | Willie Bell | 81 | 26 | 17 | 38 | 115 | 129 | 69 | 0.852 | 1.420 | 1.593 |
25 | John Bond | 58 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 95 | 47 | 0.810 | 1.086 | 1.638 |
26 | Gil Merrick | 168 | 49 | 36 | 83 | 244 | 347 | 134 | 0.798 | 1.452 | 2.065 |
27 | Joe Mallett | 63 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 100 | 139 | 46 | 0.730 | 1.587 | 2.206 |
28 | Garry Pendrey | 86 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 134 | 60 | 0.698 | 0.802 | 1.558 |
Premier/Division 1 Record | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Harry Storer | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 1.067 | 1.267 | 0.800 |
2 | Pat Beasley | 80 | 33 | 14 | 33 | 144 | 138 | 80 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.725 |
3 | Arthur Turner / Pat Beasley | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 1.000 | 1.706 | 1.529 |
4 | Billy Beer | 155 | 58 | 36 | 61 | 191 | 230 | 152 | 0.981 | 1.232 | 1.484 |
5 | Arthur Turner | 113 | 41 | 26 | 46 | 194 | 199 | 108 | 0.956 | 1.717 | 1.761 |
6 | Leslie Knighton | 210 | 76 | 48 | 86 | 325 | 333 | 200 | 0.952 | 1.548 | 1.586 |
7 | Bill Harvey | 55 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 99 | 101 | 52 | 0.945 | 1.800 | 1.836 |
8 | Alf Ramsey | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 24 | 0.923 | 1.423 | 1.654 |
9 | Steve Bruce | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 35 | 0.921 | 1.079 | 1.289 |
10 | Committees | 276 | 97 | 59 | 120 | 386 | 459 | 253 | 0.917 | 1.399 | 1.663 |
11 | George Liddell | 252 | 75 | 74 | 103 | 362 | 406 | 224 | 0.889 | 1.437 | 1.611 |
12 | Freddie Goodwin | 133 | 41 | 36 | 56 | 164 | 194 | 118 | 0.887 | 1.233 | 1.459 |
13 | Frank Richards | 84 | 28 | 18 | 38 | 89 | 117 | 74 | 0.881 | 1.060 | 1.393 |
14 | Willie Bell | 81 | 26 | 17 | 38 | 115 | 129 | 69 | 0.852 | 1.420 | 1.593 |
15 | Ron Saunders | 127 | 34 | 34 | 59 | 111 | 163 | 102 | 0.803 | 0.874 | 1.283 |
16 | Gil Merrick | 168 | 49 | 36 | 83 | 244 | 347 | 134 | 0.798 | 1.452 | 2.065 |
17 | Jim Smith | 118 | 29 | 36 | 53 | 137 | 171 | 94 | 0.797 | 1.161 | 1.449 |
18 | Bob Brocklebank | 60 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 84 | 42 | 0.700 | 0.683 | 1.400 |
19 | Joe Mallett | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 64 | 96 | 27 | 0.643 | 1.524 | 2.286 |
20 | John Bond | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
Division1/2 Record | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Arthur Turner | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 32 | 40 | 1.429 | 2.607 | 1.143 |
2 | Frank Richards | 84 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 164 | 72 | 114 | 1.357 | 1.952 | 0.857 |
3 | Harry Storer | 84 | 47 | 20 | 17 | 129 | 57 | 114 | 1.357 | 1.536 | 0.679 |
4 | Ron Saunders | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 33 | 57 | 1.357 | 1.405 | 0.786 |
5 | Jim Smith | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 38 | 53 | 1.262 | 1.381 | 0.905 |
6 | Steve Bruce | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 1.261 | 1.435 | 0.870 |
7 | Committees | 322 | 172 | 53 | 97 | 714 | 463 | 397 | 1.233 | 2.217 | 1.438 |
8 | Freddie Goodwin | 84 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 118 | 79 | 102 | 1.214 | 1.405 | 0.940 |
9 | Trevor Francis | 241 | 109 | 66 | 66 | 321 | 228 | 284 | 1.178 | 1.332 | 0.946 |
10 | Bob Brocklebank | 182 | 83 | 43 | 56 | 299 | 248 | 209 | 1.148 | 1.643 | 1.363 |
11 | Stan Cullis | 183 | 72 | 45 | 66 | 307 | 268 | 189 | 1.033 | 1.678 | 1.464 |
12 | Dave Mackay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.750 | 2.000 |
13 | Bob McRoberts | 190 | 73 | 43 | 74 | 266 | 266 | 189 | 0.995 | 1.400 | 1.400 |
14 | John Bond | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 59 | 39 | 0.929 | 1.119 | 1.405 |
15 | Joe Mallett | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 43 | 19 | 0.905 | 1.714 | 2.048 |
16 | Barry Fry | 73 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 94 | 105 | 66 | 0.904 | 1.288 | 1.438 |
17 | Terry Cooper | 64 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 61 | 79 | 53 | 0.828 | 0.953 | 1.234 |
18 | Garry Pendrey | 86 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 134 | 60 | 0.698 | 0.802 | 1.558 |
Division 2/3 Record | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Barry Fry | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 84 | 37 | 64 | 1.391 | 1.826 | 0.804 |
2 | Terry Cooper | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 52 | 58 | 1.261 | 1.500 | 1.130 |
3 | Lou Macari | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1.056 | 0.944 | 1.000 |
4 | Dave Mackay | 71 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 85 | 90 | 73 | 1.028 | 1.197 | 1.268 |
FA Cup Record | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Arthur Turner | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 26 | 1.444 | 2.389 | 1.000 |
2 | Bill Harvey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1.333 | 2.333 | 1.667 |
3 | Leslie Knighton | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 1.316 | 1.632 | 0.842 |
4 | Stan Cullis | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 1.250 | 1.500 | 1.650 |
5 | Freddie Goodwin | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 1.235 | 1.294 | 1.000 |
7 | Harry Storer | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1.200 | 1.800 | 1.400 |
8 | Dave Mackay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.167 | 1.000 | 0.833 |
9 | Bob Brocklebank | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 1.143 | 1.381 | 0.952 |
10 | George Liddell | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 1.067 | 2.067 | 1.467 |
11 | Committees | 73 | 32 | 13 | 28 | 184 | 123 | 77 | 1.055 | 2.521 | 1.685 |
12 | Alf Ramsey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.000 |
13 | Garry Pendrey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 0.500 |
14 | Barry Fry | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 0.875 |
15 | Billy Beer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.250 |
16 | Ron Saunders | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.846 |
17 | John Bond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 |
18 | Trevor Francis | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1.000 | 1.700 | 1.800 |
19 | Pat Beasley | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.143 | 1.714 |
20 | Bob McRoberts | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 0.923 | 1.154 | 1.385 |
21 | Jim Smith | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0.875 | 1.500 | 1.875 |
22 | Frank Richards | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0.800 | 1.800 | 1.200 |
23 | Gil Merrick | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 0.778 | 1.889 | 1.889 |
24 | Willie Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 1.000 |
25 | Joe Mallett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 2.000 | 4.000 |
26 | Terry Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.000 |
27 | Steve Bruce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 3.000 |
FL Cup Record | |||||||||||
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Ave Pts | Ave GF | Ave GA | ||
1 | Trevor Francis | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 30 | 48 | 1.455 | 2.030 | 0.909 |
2 | Gil Merrick | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 1.267 | 2.000 | 1.067 |
3 | Ron Saunders | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 1.200 |
4 | Freddie Goodwin | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 1.200 | 1.700 | 1.450 |
5 | Barry Fry | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 1.188 | 1.313 | 1.063 |
6 | John Bond | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 3.000 |
7 | Stan Cullis | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 1.000 | 1.545 | 1.818 |
8 | Steve Bruce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.000 |
9 | Jim Smith | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 1.000 | 1.364 | 1.636 |
10 | Terry Cooper | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 0.923 | 1.308 | 1.231 |
11 | Dave Mackay | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.833 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
12 | Garry Pendrey | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0.500 | 0.833 | 2.167 |
13 | Joe Mallett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 2.500 |
14 | Willie Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 2.000 |
Page last updated: 18.05.2003