This is a list of Cambridge United managers since the 1970/71 season and the club's inception into the Football League. The club had 15 permanent managers as a League club until it was relegated to the Football Conference in 2005, as well as three who took the role on a caretaker basis. Only John Beck has held the role more than once, including a spell from 1990 to 1992 which is generally considered one of the most successful in the club's history.
The current manager of Cambridge United is Garry Monk.
This list includes all those who have managed the club since 1970, when the club joined the Football League for the first time, whether managing on a full-time or caretaker basis. Games played include all league and cup matches (if applicable), and the win percentage is calculated from the total of games.
Name | Nationality | Cambridge United career | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | % won | Pts/game |
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Bill Leivers [1] | ![]() | 1967–1974 | 201 | 71 | 56 | 74 | 35.3 | 1.34 |
Ron Atkinson [2] | ![]() | 1974–1978 | 146 | 68 | 42 | 36 | 46.6 | 1.68 |
John Docherty [3] | ![]() | 1978–1983 | 251 | 83 | 69 | 99 | 33.0 | 1.27 |
John Cozens (caretaker) [4] | ![]() | 1983–1984 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.50 |
John Ryan [5] | ![]() | 1984–1985 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 13.3 | 0.62 |
Ken Shellito [6] | ![]() | 1985 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 17.8 | 0.73 |
Christopher Turner [7] | ![]() | 1986–1990 | 208 | 79 | 54 | 75 | 37.9 | 1.40 |
John Beck [8] | ![]() | 1990–1992 | 159 | 75 | 46 | 38 | 47.2 | 1.70 |
Gary Johnson (caretaker) [9] | ![]() | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Ian Atkins [10] | ![]() | 1992–1993 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24.1 | 1.07 |
Gary Johnson [9] | ![]() | 1993–1995 | 135 | 41 | 37 | 57 | 30.4 | 1.19 |
Tommy Taylor [11] | ![]() | 1995–1996 | 74 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 37.8 | 1.36 |
Roy McFarland [12] | ![]() | 1996–2001 | 232 | 77 | 68 | 87 | 33.2 | 1.29 |
John Beck [13] | ![]() | 2001 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 25.0 | 1.08 |
John Taylor [14] | ![]() | 2001–2004 | 135 | 41 | 37 | 57 | 30.4 | 1.19 |
Dale Brooks (caretaker) [15] | ![]() | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Claude Le Roy [16] | ![]() | 2004 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.0 | 1.88 |
Hervé Renard [17] | ![]() | 2004 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16.0 | 0.76 |
Ricky Duncan (caretaker) [18] | ![]() | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
Steve Thompson [19] | ![]() | 2004–2005 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21.7 | 1.00 |
Rob Newman [20] | ![]() | 2005–2006 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 32.0 | 1.17 |
Lee Power (caretaker) [21] | ![]() | 2006 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 1.67 |
Jimmy Quinn [22] [23] | ![]() | 2006–2008 | 96 | 44 | 20 | 32 | 45.8 | 1.58 |
Gary Brabin [24] | ![]() | 2008–2009 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 50.0 | 1.76 |
Paul Carden (caretaker) [25] | ![]() | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1.50 |
Martin Ling [26] | ![]() | 2009–2011 | 87 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32.1 | 1.29 |
Jez George [27] | ![]() | 2011–2012 | 83 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 34.9 | 1.37 |
Richard Money [28] | ![]() | 2012–2015 | 170 | 67 | 45 | 58 | 39.4 | 1.45 |
Joe Dunne (caretaker) [29] | ![]() | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 3.00 |
Shaun Derry [30] | ![]() | 2015–2018 | 124 | 48 | 29 | 47 | 38.7 | 1.40 |
Joe Dunne [29] | ![]() | 2018 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 35.0 | 1.25 |
Mark Bonner (caretaker) [31] | ![]() | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.67 |
Colin Calderwood [32] | ![]() | 2018–2020 | 61 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 24.6 | 1.02 |
Mark Bonner [31] | ![]() | 2020–2023 | 201 | 77 | 43 | 81 | 38.3 | 1.36 |
Barry Corr (caretaker) | ![]() | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3.00 |
Neil Harris [33] | ![]() | 2023–2024 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 35.7 | 1.29 |
Barry Corr (caretaker) | ![]() | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Garry Monk [34] | ![]() | 2024– | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18.2 | 0.91 |
The above table lists managers since Cambridge United's election to the Football League, however the club existed for some 58 years before 1970. Some of the managers that took charge of Cambridge in this earlier period between the end of the Second World War and 1970 include:
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