Our Previous Managers
Other History Pages -> Previous Managers | Previous Seasons | SPOY | The Players DatabaseA list of all our managers over the years... It is not quite conclusive, there are some dates and caretaker positions still to add, like Tony book's other stints as manager for example. I will also be researching the managers overall match records...
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Match Record | |
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Roberto Mancini | 19/12/2009 | 00/00/0000 | |
| Brought us silverware!... | ||||
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Mark Hughes | 03/06/2008 | 16/12/2009 | |
| Gone for christmas? | ||||
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Sven Goran Eriksson | 00/08/2007 | 00/06/2008 | |
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Stuart Pearce | 11/03/2005 | 14/05/2007 | |
| Pearce's commitment to the Job could never be Questioned, as Passionate a manager as he was a player. Did Ok with very limited funds. | ||||
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Kevin Keegan | 00/06/2001 | 09/03/2005 | Has a Written Profile! |
| KK brought a sustained presence in the Premier, but became devoid of ideas after squandering millions. | ||||
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Joe Royle | 18/02/1998 | 20/06/2001 | |
| Big Joe brought us back from the brink, but eventually we became too defensive and we began to sink again. | ||||
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Frank Clark | 29/12/1996 | 17/02/1998 | Has a Written Profile! |
| the 5th new manager of the season... Lasted just over a year before being shown the revolving door... | ||||
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Phil Neal | 08/11/1996 | 29/12/1996 | |
| Phil Neal's Caretaker position nearly lasted longer than Previous manager Coppell's time at the City helm. | ||||
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Steve Coppell | 07/10/1996 | 08/11/1996 | |
| Coppell arrived in a blaze of glory, he Seemed to age 35years in one month, and then limply whimpered off. | ||||
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Asa Hartford | 26/08/1996 | 07/10/1996 | |
| Caretaker Position | ||||
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Alan Ball | 02/06/1995 | 26/08/1996 | Has a Written Profile! |
| Alan Ball is a football genius... when he was a player that is, NOT as a manager. Has to be one of the worst managers we have ever had. | ||||
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Brian Horton | 28/09/1993 | 16/06/1995 | Has a Written Profile! |
| Horton did well with very limited resources, still has very strong ties with us by turning up on many Supporters Clubs events. | ||||
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Peter Reid | 15/11/1990 | 26/08/1993 | Has a Written Profile! |
| Took over from mentor Howard Kendall, achieved two top-five finishes and 9th but then fell foul of the chairman and was dismissed. | ||||
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Howard Kendall | 06/12/1989 | 05/11/1990 | Has a Written Profile! |
| Less than a year as City manager, rescues us from impending relegation then returns to Everton in a shock move. | ||||
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Mel Machin | 01/05/1987 | 30/11/1989 | |
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Jimmy Frizzell | 01/10/1986 | 01/05/1987 | |
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Billy McNeil | 30/06/1983 | 22/09/1986 | |
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John Benson | 03/02/1983 | 07/06/1983 | |
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John Bond | 01/10/1980 | 03/02/1983 | |
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Malcolm Allison | 00/01/1979 | 00/10/1980 | |
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Tony Book | 12/04/1974 | 00/07/1979 | |
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Ron Saunders | 00/11/1973 | 00/04/1974 | |
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Johnny Hart | 00/05/1973 | 00/11/1973 | |
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Malcolm Allison | 00/10/1971 | 00/03/1973 | |
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Joe Mercer OBE | 00/07/1965 | 00/06/1972 | |
| The best manager we ever had? | ||||
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George Poyser | 00/05/1963 | 00/04/1965 | |
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Les McDowall | 00/06/1950 | 00/05/1963 | |
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John Thomson | 00/07/1947 | 00/02/1950 | |
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Sam Cowens | 00/11/1946 | 00/06/1947 | |
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Wilf Wild | 00/03/1932 | 00/11/1946 | |
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Peter Hodge | 00/00/1926 | 00/00/1932 | |
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David Ashton | 00/00/1924 | 00/00/1926 | |
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Ernest Mangnal | 00/00/1912 | 00/00/1924 | |
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Harry Newbould | 00/00/1906 | 00/00/1912 | |
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Tom Maly | 00/00/1902 | 00/00/1906 | |
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Sam Ormerod | 00/00/1895 | 00/00/1902 | |
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Joshua Parlby | 00/00/1893 | 00/00/1895 | |
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Lawernce Furniss | 00/00/1889 | 00/00/1893 | |