The following is a list of head coaches of Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1936 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and honours won while under his care. As of 2022 Leeds Rhinos have had 23 full-time coaches as well as 3 intern coaches.
= Intern head coach
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
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Dai Prosser | 1936 | 1957 | |||||
Joe Warham | 1958 | 1962 | |||||
Roy Francis | 1963 | 1969 | 219 | 139 | 4 | 76 | 63% |
Joe Warham | 1969 | 1970 | |||||
Derek Turner | 1970 | 1973 | |||||
Eric Ashton | 1973 | 1974 | |||||
Roy Francis | June 1974 | May 1975 | 44 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 66% |
Syd Hynes | June 1975 | April 1981 | |||||
Robin Dewhurst | June 1981 | October 1983 | |||||
Maurice Bamford | December 1986 | April 1988 | |||||
Mal Reilly | August 1988 | September 1989 | |||||
David Ward | September 1989 | May 1991 | |||||
Doug Laughton | May 1991 | September 1995 | 153 | 91 | 7 | 55 | 56% |
Dean Bell | September 1995 | September 1997 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 53% |
Graham Murray | December 1997 | October 1999 | 65 | 48 | 1 | 16 | 74% |
Dean Lance | November 1999 | April 2001 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 63% |
Daryl Powell | April 2001 | October 2003 | 55 | 32 | 4 | 19 | 58% |
Tony Smith | November 2003 | 14 October 2007 | 134 | 98 | 3 | 33 | 73% |
Brian McClennan | 7 November 2007 | 25 October 2010 | 102 | 73 | 1 | 28 | 66% |
Brian McDermott | 25 October 2010 | 2 July 2018 | 265 | 162 | 6 | 97 | 61% |
Kevin Sinfield (Caretaker) | 3 July 2018 | 5 November 2018 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50% |
David Furner | 6 November 2018 | 7 May 2019 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 33% |
Richard Agar (Caretaker) | 8 May 2019 | 9 September 2019 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 53% |
Richard Agar | 9 September 2019 | 21 March 2022 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 50% |
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Caretaker) | 21 March 2022 | 20 April 2022 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40% |
Rohan Smith | 20 April 2022 | 19 June 2024 | 61 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 51% |
Chev Walker & Scott Grix (Caretakers) | 19 June 2024 | 10 July 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Brad Arthur | 10 July 2024 | Present | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
Name | Tenure | Honours |
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Dai Prosser | 1936–1957 | Challenge Cup 1940–41, 1941–42, 1957–56 |
Joe Warham | 1958–1962 | RFL Championship 1960–61 |
Roy Francis | 1963–1969 | Challenge Cup 1967–68 RFL Championship 1968–69 |
Derek Turner | 1970–1973 | RFL Championship 1971–72 |
Syd Hynes | 1975–1981 | Challenge Cup 1976–77, 1977–78 |
Graham Murray | 1998–1999 | Challenge Cup 1999 |
Tony Smith | 2004–2007 | Super League 2004, 2007 League Leaders Shield 2004 World Club Challenge 2005 |
Brian McClennan | 2008–2010 | Super League 2008, 2009 League Leaders Shield 2009 World Club Challenge 2008 |
Brian McDermott | 2011–2018 | Super League 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 League Leaders Shield 2015 Challenge Cup 2014, 2015 World Club Challenge 2012 |
Richard Agar | 2019–2022 | Challenge Cup 2020 |
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