List of Bath City F.C. managers

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Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "Romans", the club was founded in 1889 as Bath AFC, and changed its name to Bath City in 1905. Bath City came Southern League runners up in 1930, and again in 1933. The club was discussed for entry into the Football League Third Division during the 1930s, [1] [2] though Bath has missed out on election to the Football League on multiple occasions, including 1935, 1978 and 1985. [3]

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Bath have won three Southern League titles (1959–60, 1977–78, 2006–07); one Southern League Cup (1978–79) and one wartime Football League North (1943–44). The list shows the clubs 40 managers from 1907 onwards, not including those who held the role of 'caretaker'. Only Ted Davis, Charles pinker and Gary Owers have managed the club on two occasions. The longest serving manager was Ted Davis from 1927–1937 and then 1939–1945, for a total of 15 years.

List of Managers

Information correct as of 18 November 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

Caretaker managers are not included.

List of Bath City F.C. managers
NameImageNationalityFromToGamesWDLGFGAWin%Honours [a] Notes
Ben HargettFlag of England.svg  England 1 September 19081 November 190946131320869628%– [4]
Charles Pinker
Former Bath City manager, Charlie Pinker in 1910.jpg
Flag of England.svg  England 1 November 190923 July 1921250134417554437854%– [5] [6]
Billy Tout
Image of former Bath City manager, Billy Tout in 1921.jpg
Flag of England.svg  England 23 July 19217 November 19239434154512916336%– [7] [8]
Charles Pinker
Former Bath City manager, Charlie Pinker in 1910.jpg
Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 192531 June 19279323175313723625%– [9]
Ted Davis Ted Davis.jpg Flag of England.svg  England 31 June 19271 May 193753825398187118197147%–  [10] [11]
Arthur GreavesFlag of England.svg  England 1 August 19375 May 1938581613297912328%– [12]
Alex Raisbeck
Alex raisbeck ogden card.jpg
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 29 June 193820 April 19407323203010214432%– [13] [14]
Ted Davis Ted Davis.jpg Flag of England.svg  England May 1940June 1945152– Football League North champions

1943–44

[15]
Arthur MortimerFlag of England.svg  England 20 August 19451 July 19477728103916719235%– [16]
Vic Woodley Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 19479 December 194910938205118021035%– [17]
Eddie Hapgood
Eddie Hapgood crop (Tolnai Vilaglapja, 1939).jpg
Flag of England.svg  England 15 March 195013 February 19563131316611653550542%– [18] [19]
Paddy Sloan Paddy Sloan.jpg Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1 July 19562 May 1957532010238110238%– [20]
Bob Hewison
Bob Hewison for Leeds in 1917.jpg
Flag of England.svg  England 2 May 19576 May 1961218112386848832651% Southern League champions 1959–60 [21]
Arthur ColeFlag of England.svg  England May 1961January 19637134112613711948%– [22]
Malcolm Allison
Malcolm Allison at Bath City in 1962.jpg
Flag of England.svg  England March 1963May 1964713815181358554%– [23] [24]
Ivor Powell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales July 1964January 196716067326127624842%– [25] [26]
Arnold Rodgers Flag of England.svg  England February 19676 June 1970217106496241827949%– [27] [28]
Johnny Petts Flag of England.svg  England 30 June 197014 September 1971652316267510235%– [29]
Joe O'NeilFlag of England.svg  England 11 December 19713 May 1972255317245420%– [30]
Dave BurnsideFlag of England.svg  England 3 May 197217 January 19734113919546332%– [31]
Roy BenceFlag of England.svg  England 17 January 197311 October 19734119814574946%– [32]
Geoff CoxFlag of England.svg  England 11 October 19737 December 197313733121154%– [32]
Bert HeadFlag of England.svg  England 12 December 197316 October 197514164324523016545%– [33]
Jack SmithFlag of England.svg  England 16 October 197514 May 197649201415786241%– [34]
Brian Godfrey Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 15 May 197613 January 197915779492925515250% Southern League champions 1977–78 Southern League Cup winners 1978–79 [35] [36]
Micky BurnsFlag of England.svg  England 13 January 197919 June 19793417125462750%– [37] [38]
Bob BoydFlag of England.svg  England 20 June 197926 March 198042141018577133%– [39] [40]
Stuart Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 198023 April 198211048293316812444%– [41] [42]
Bobby JonesFlag of England.svg  England 23 April 198217 March 19883301308012045944039%– [43] [44]
Harold JarmanFlag of England.svg  England 1 July 19886 October 198813544201838%– [45] [46]
Les AldermanFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9 October 198819 February 198932111011584334%– [47] [48]
Jeff EvansFlag of England.svg  England February 1989June 198916934301356%– [49]
George RooneyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16 May 198911 March 199110554213019712551%– [50] [51]
Tony Ricketts Flag of England.svg  England 11 March 199114 July 1996287110799839135438%– [52] [53]
Steve MillardFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14 July 19961 April 199810039273416216139%– [54] [55]
Paul Bodin Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 23 April 19988 May 200117076464829221845%– [56] [57]
Alan PridhamFlag of England.svg  England 20 May 200112 November 200311938324916218832%– [58] [59]
Gary Owers Flag of England.svg  England 26 November 200325 May 2005843818281169445%– [60] [61]
John RelishFlag of England.svg  England 14 June 200514 October 200818095454029215253% Southern League champions

2006–07

[62] [63]
Addie BrittonFlag of England.svg  England 14 October 200812 October 201220678468228629538%– [64] [65]
Lee HowellsFlag of England.svg  England 12 October 201218 January 201617270416125823341%– [66] [67]
Gary Owers Flag of England.svg  England 4 February 201613 September 2017783318271229842%– [68] [69]
Jerry Gill
JerryGill head.jpg
Flag of England.svg  England 5 October 201718 November 20243351447611547539743%– [70] [71]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Only mulit-county trophies are counted.

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