List of Aston Villa F.C. managers

Rémi Garde, who was appointed Aston Villa manager in 2015

This chronological list of managers of Aston Villa Football Club comprises all those who have held the position of secretary or manager of the first team of Aston Villa since the formation of the club in 1874. From 1874 to 1934, the team was selected by a committee whose secretary had the same powers and role as a manager has today. There were two secretaries during this period, George Ramsay and W. J. Smith. The most successful person to manage the club was George Ramsay, who won six FA Cups and six First Division championships in his 42-year reign as secretary. Jimmy McMullan became the first full-time manager in 1934. Aston Villa were the first top-tier club to appoint a manager from outside the United Kingdom or Ireland when Jozef Vengloš was appointed in 1990.^[1]

Manager turnover has increased substantially over the past 30 years. The chairman of the time, Doug Ellis, acquired the nickname "Deadly Doug" because of his penchant for hiring and firing managers. In the 37 years that Ellis was involved with the Board, he hired and fired 13 out of the 24 managers that Aston Villa have had over their 133-year history.^[2] One of Ellis's last acts before selling the club to Randy Lerner was to appoint Martin O'Neill, who was with the club from 4 August 2006 to 9 August 2010.^[3]

Managers

This list does not include caretaker managers or those who managed in a temporary capacity.

Information correct as of 6 June 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name	Nationality	From	To	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win%[4]	Honours	Notes
Ramsay, GeorgeGeorge Ramsay[5]	Scotland	August 1884	May 1926	1,327	658	414	255	49.59	6 FA Cups, 6 Division One championships	[6][7]
Smith, W. J.W. J. Smith[5]	England	August 1926	May 1934	364	175	67	122	48.08	-	[8]
McMullan, JimmyJimmy McMullan	Scotland	June 1934	October 1936	55	17	15	23	30.91	-	[9][10]
Hogan, JimmyJimmy Hogan	England	Summer 1936	September 1939	124	57	26	41	45.97	Division Two Champions	[11]
Massie, AlexAlex Massie	Scotland	August 1945	August 1950	189	76	46	67	40.21	-	[12]
Martin, GeorgeGeorge Martin	Scotland	December 1950	August 1953	119	47	30	42	39.50	-	[13]
Houghton, EricEric Houghton	England	September 1953	November 1958	250	88	65	97	35.20	1 FA Cup	[14]
Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer	England	December 1958	July 1964	282	120	63	99	42.55	1 Second Division Championship, 1 Football League Cup	[15]
Taylor, DickDick Taylor	England	July 1964	May 1967	144	51	22	71	35.42	-	[16]
Cummings, TommyTommy Cummings	England	July 1967	November 1968	62	18	14	30	29.03	-	[17]
Docherty, TommyTommy Docherty	Scotland	December 1968	January 1970	46	13	16	17	28.26	-	[18]
Crowe, VicVic Crowe	Wales	January 1970	May 1974	199	88	55	56	44.22	-	[19]
Saunders, RonRon Saunders	England	June 1974	February 1982	353	157	98	98	44.48	2 Football League Cups, 1 Division One championship. '[20]	[21]
Barton, TonyTony Barton	England	February 1982	June 1984	130	58	24	48	44.62	1 European Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup	[22]
Turner, GrahamGraham Turner	England	July 1984	September 1986	105	33	29	43	31.43	-	[23]
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill	Scotland	September 1986	May 1987	41	9	15	17	21.95	-	[24]
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor	England	May 1987	July 1990	142	65	35	42	45.77	-	[25]
Vengloš, JozefJozef Vengloš	Czechoslovakia	July 1990	May 1991	49	16	15	18	32.65	-	[26]
Atkinson, RonRon Atkinson	England	July 1991	November 1994	178	77	45	56	43.26	1 Football League Cup	[27]
Little, BrianBrian Little	England	November 1994	February 1998	164	68	45	51	41.46	1 Football League Cup,[20]	[28]
Gregory, JohnJohn Gregory	England	February 1998	January 2002	190	82	52	56	43.16	1 UEFA Intertoto Cup	[29]
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor	England	February 2002	May 2003	60	19	14	27	31.67	-	[25]
O'Leary, DavidDavid O'Leary	Ireland	May 2003	July 2006	131	47	35	49	35.88	-	[30]
O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill	Northern Ireland	August 2006	August 2010	190	80	60	50	42.11	-	[31]
Houllier, GérardGérard Houllier	France	September 2010	June 2011	36	14	8	14	38.89	-	[32]
McLeish, AlexAlex McLeish	Scotland	June 2011	May 2012	42	9	17	16	21.43	-	[33]
Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert	Scotland	June 2012	February 2015	115	34	26	55	29.57	-	[34]
Sherwood, TimTim Sherwood	England	February 2015	October 2015	28	10	2	16	35.71	-	[35]
Garde, RémiRémi Garde	France	November 2015	March 2016	23	3	7	13	13.04	-	[36]
Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo	Italy	June 2016	October 2016	12	1	7	4	08.33	-
Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce	England	October 2016	Present	2	1	1	0	50.00	-

References

General

• Hayes, Dean (2 October 1997). The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.
• Holt, Frank Lee; Bishop, Rob (2010). Aston Villa: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing. ISBN 1-85983-805-7.
• Ward; Griffin, Jeremy (2002). The essential history of Aston Villa. Headline book publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1140-X.

Specific

1. "Celtic appoints new coach". BBC Sport. 1998-07-17. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
2. "The Managers of Aston Villa". fansite(br0wn.co.uk). Retrieved 2007-08-23.
3. "O'Neill named Aston Villa manager". BBC Sport. 2006-08-04. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
4. Win% is rounded to two decimal places
5. Secretary of the committee that chose the team
6. "Hall of Fame". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
7. "George Ramsay managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
8. "WJ Smith managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
9. "Jimmy McMullan managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
10. Hayes, Dean, AVFC A-Z
11. "Jimmy Hogan managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
12. "Alex Massie managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
13. "George Martin managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
14. "Eric Houghton managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
15. "Joe Mercer managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
16. "Dick Taylor managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
17. "Tommy Cummings managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
18. "Tommy Docherty managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
19. "Vic Crowe managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
20. The Aston Villa Hall of Fame was voted for by fans and to this date there has been one induction of 12 players in 2006.
21. "Ron Saunders managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
22. "Tony Barton managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
23. "Graham Turner managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
24. "Billy McNeill managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
25. "Graham Taylor managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
26. "Jozef Venglos managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
27. "Ron Atkinson managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
28. "Brian Little managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
29. "John Gregory managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
30. "David O'Leary managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
31. "Martin O'Neill managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
32. "Gerard Houllier managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
33. "Alex McLeish managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
34. "Paul Lambert managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
35. "Tim Sherwood managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
36. "Remi Garde managerial stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

External links

• Aston Villa's official website