List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers

Fred Everiss was West Bromwich Albion's secretary-manager for a league record 46 years.

The following is a list of West Bromwich Albion managers from the founding of West Bromwich Albion F.C. in 1878 until the present. It includes both those who have been in permanent charge as well as caretaker managers.

All managers prior to 1948 were given the title secretary-manager, and dates for appointment of these should be taken only as approximate, although the years should be correct. The first secretary-manager was Louis Ford in 1890. Fred Everiss served as Albion's secretary-manager during 1902–1948, his 46 years in the post constituting a league record. A high turnover of managers at the club since then has meant that no-one has come close to this length of service, with 28 full-time managers having been appointed in the period 1948–2006.^[1]

The post of full-time manager was created in 1948, with Jack Smith the first to take up the position. Albion's longest serving manager in the post-war era was Vic Buckingham, who in 1953–54 guided the club to victory in the FA Cup and a runners-up spot in the league.

From the 2009–10 season the title of manager was changed to head coach.

Managers/Head Coaches

Only competitive matches are counted.

As of 3 December 2016

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Honours	Notes
Ford, LouisLouis Ford	England	1 August 1890	31 May 1892	58	18	10	30	31.03	FA Cup winners 1892	[2]
Jackson, HenryHenry Jackson	England	1 August 1892	31 May 1894	62	26	9	27	41.94		[2]
Stephenson, EdwardEdward Stephenson	England	1 August 1894	31 May 1895	36	14	5	17	38.89	FA Cup runners-up 1895	[2]
Keys, ClementClement Keys	England	1 August 1895	31 May 1896	38	10	9	19	26.32		[2]
Heaven, FrankFrank Heaven	England	1 August 1896	1 August 1902	214	86	45	83	40.19	Division Two winners 1901–02	[2]
Everiss, FredFred Everiss	England	1 August 1902	31 May 1948	1520	656	331	533	43.16	Division Two winners 1910–11, FA Cup runners-up 1912, 1935, Division One winners 1919–20, Division One runners-up 1924–25, Division Two runners-up 1930–31, FA Cup winners 1931	[2][3]
Smith, JackJack Smith	Wales	1 July 1948	30 April 1952	179	70	46	63	39.11	Division Two runners-up 1948–49	[4]
Carver, JesseJesse Carver	England	1 May 1952	1 February 1953	29	16	4	9	55.17
Buckingham, VicVic Buckingham	England	1 February 1953	31 May 1959	301	130	78	93	43.19	Division One runners-up 1953–54, FA Cup winners 1954	[5]
Clark, GordonGordon Clark	England	1 June 1959	1 October 1961	99	42	18	39	42.42
Macaulay, ArchieArchie Macaulay	Scotland	1 October 1961	1 April 1963	67	26	18	23	38.81
Hagan, JimmyJimmy Hagan	England	1 April 1963	31 May 1967	201	78	49	74	38.81	League Cup winners 1966, League Cup runners-up 1967
Ashman, AlanAlan Ashman	England	1 June 1967	1 June 1971	182	64	49	69	35.16	FA Cup winners 1968, League Cup runners-up 1970
Howe, DonDon Howe	England	8 July 1971	7 April 1975	165	52	46	67	31.52
Whitehouse, BrianBrian Whitehouse	England	7 April 1975	14 June 1975	3	2	0	1	66.67		[6][7]
Giles, JohnnyJohnny Giles	Ireland	5 July 1975	21 May 1977	85	36	27	22	42.35		[8]
Allen, RonnieRonnie Allen	England	21 June 1977	22 December 1977	20	9	7	4	45.00
Wile, JohnJohn Wile	England	23 December 1977	11 January 1978	4	1	1	2	25.00		[6][8][9][10]
Atkinson, RonRon Atkinson	England	12 January 1978	9 June 1981	159	70	53	36	44.03
Allen, RonnieRonnie Allen	England	1 July 1981	1 May 1982	37	9	11	17	24.32
Wylie, RonRon Wylie	Scotland	27 July 1982	13 February 1984	69	24	16	29	34.78
Giles, JohnnyJohnny Giles	Ireland	14 February 1984	29 September 1985	74	24	15	35	32.43
Stiles, NobbyNobby Stiles	England	29 September 1985	1 February 1986	21	3	8	10	14.29
Saunders, RonRon Saunders	England	14 February 1986	2 September 1987	64	14	19	31	21.88
Atkinson, RonRon Atkinson	England	3 September 1987	12 October 1988	53	15	15	23	28.30
Talbot, BrianBrian Talbot	England	13 October 1988	1 November 1988	4	4	0	0	100.00		[6][8]
Talbot, BrianBrian Talbot	England	2 November 1988	8 January 1991	114	34	39	41	29.82		[8]
Pearson, StuartStuart Pearson	England	9 January 1991	25 February 1991	6	2	1	3	33.33		[6]
Gould, BobbyBobby Gould	England	25 February 1991	5 May 1992	66	22	23	21	33.33
Ardiles, OsvaldoOsvaldo Ardiles	Argentina	8 May 1992	19 June 1993	55	30	11	14	54.55	Division Two play-off winners 1992–93
Burkinshaw, KeithKeith Burkinshaw	England	19 June 1993	17 October 1994	64	15	19	30	23.44
Buckley, AlanAlan Buckley	England	20 October 1994	22 January 1997	118	39	34	45	33.05
Mann, ArthurArthur Mann	Scotland	21 January 1997	5 February 1997	3	1	1	1	33.33		[6]
Harford, RayRay Harford	England	6 February 1997	4 December 1997	40	19	7	14	47.50
Barker, RichieRichie Barker	England	5 December 1997	12 December 1997	1	1	0	0	100.00		[6]
Trewick, JohnJohn Trewick	England	13 December 1997	23 December 1997	2	0	0	2	0.00		[6]
Smith, DenisDenis Smith	England	24 December 1997	27 July 1999	74	22	20	32	29.73		[11][12][13]
Regis, CyrilleCyrille Regis & John Gorman	England  Scotland	28 July 1999	2 August 1999	0	0	0	0	-1n/a		[6]
Little, BrianBrian Little	England	3 August 1999	6 March 2000	41	8	18	15	19.51
Regis, CyrilleCyrille Regis & Allan Evans	England  Scotland	7 March 2000	8 March 2000	1	1	0	0	100.00		[6]
Megson, GaryGary Megson	England	9 March 2000	26 October 2004	221	94	50	77	42.53	Division One runners-up 2001–02, 2003–04	[14]
Burrows, FrankFrank Burrows	Scotland	27 October 2004	8 November 2004	2	0	1	1	0.00		[6][15]
Robson, BryanBryan Robson	England	9 November 2004	18 September 2006	81	19	24	38	23.46		[16]
Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson	England	19 September 2006	17 October 2006	4	3	1	0	75.00		[6][17]
Shakespeare, CraigCraig Shakespeare	England	17 October 2006	17 October 2006	1	1	0	0	100.00		[6][18]
Mowbray, TonyTony Mowbray	England	18 October 2006	16 June 2009	140	57	32	51	40.71	Football League Championship winners 2007–08	[19][20]
Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo	Italy	30 June 2009	6 February 2011	82	40	19	23	48.78	Football League Championship runners up 2009–10	[21][22]
Appleton, MichaelMichael Appleton	England	6 February 2011	14 February 2011	1	0	1	0	0.00		[6][23]
Roy Hodgson	England	14 February 2011	1 May 2012	54	20	13	21	37.04		[24]
Steve Clarke	Scotland	12 June 2012	14 December 2013	60	19	15	26	31.67		[25]
Keith Downing	England	14 December 2013	11 January 2014	6	1	3	2	16.67		[6][26]
Pepe Mel	Spain	9 January 2014	12 May 2014	17	3	6	8	17.65		[27]
Alan Irvine	Scotland	14 June 2014	29 December 2014	22	5	6	11	22.73		[28]
Rob Kelly	England	29 December 2014	1 January 2015	1	0	1	0	0.00		[6][29]
Tony Pulis	Wales	1 January 2015	Present	82	26	28	28	31.71		[30]

Footnotes

1. Ronnie Allen, Ron Atkinson and Johnny Giles all served as manager during two separate spells at Albion, thus are each counted twice in this total.
2. Secretary-manager
3. Longest serving manager or secretary-manager
4. First dedicated, full-time manager
5. Longest serving full-time manager
6. Caretaker manager(s)
7. Robson pp. 26–27
8. Player-manager
9. Matthews (2005) p. 257
10. Matthews (2007) p. 332
11. Moore, David (24 December 1997). "Football: Albion job for Smith". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
12. "Denis Smith". League Managers Association. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
13. "West Bromwich Albion 1997–1998: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    "West Bromwich Albion 1998–1999: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
14. "Gary Megson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
15. "Frank Burrows's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
16. "Bryan Robson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
17. "Nigel Pearson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
18. "Crystal Palace 0-2 West Brom". BBC Sport. 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
19. Current manager. Figures correct after Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Albion, 4 May 2008.
20. "Tony Mowbray's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
21. "Roberto Di Matteo's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
22. Di Matteo's role is head coach, not manager.
23. "Michael Appleton's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
24. "Roy Hodgson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
25. "Steve Clarke's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
26. "Keith Downing's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
27. "Pepe Mel's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
28. "Alan Irvine's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
29. "Rob Kelly's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
30. "Tony Pulis' managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

References

• Manager History for West Bromwich Albion at Soccerbase.com
• Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
• Matthews, Tony (2007). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-565-4.
• Robson, Bryan (2007) [2006]. Robbo: My Autobiography (Paperback ed.). Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-83957-7.

External links

• West Bromwich Albion's official website