List of Leeds United F.C. managers

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The following is a list of managers of Leeds United Association Football Club and their major honours, from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1919 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost) and honours won while under his care.

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Statistics

Key

   = Caretaker manager
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against

NameNationalityFromToPWDLFAWin %Points per game [1] HonoursNotes
Dick Ray Flag of England.svg  England 17 October 19191 February 192017458253123.520.83 [2]
Arthur Fairclough Flag of England.svg  England 1 February 19201 May 19273091117712139540235.920.97see below [2]
Dick Ray Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 19271 March 19353421437212762255241.811.05see below [2]
Billy Hampson Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 19351 May 1947231745110633441832.030.86 [2]
Willis Edwards Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 194730 April 19484814826658829.170.74 [2]
Major Frank Buckley Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 194830 April 195322487637432430638.831.06 [2]
Raich Carter Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 19531 June 195821790517637033641.471.09see below [2]
Willis Edwards Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19581 December 195810514171650.000.89 [2]
Bill Lambton Flag of England.svg  England 1 December 195830 April 19593010816426529.410.96 [2]
Jack Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 19591 March 19618127173713617033.330.89 [2]
Don Revie Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 19614 July 19747413951971491,26470453.241.32see below [2]
Brian Clough Flag of England.svg  England 30 July 197412 September 1974814361014.280.83see below [2]
Jimmy Armfield Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 197430 June 197819387475927722245.071.10see below [2]
Jock Stein Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21 August 19784 October 19781043313840.001.00 [2]
Jimmy Adamson Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 19781 October 19809835293413813635.711.05 [2]
David Merrington Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 19801 October 19801010110.001.00 [2]
Allan Clarke Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 198030 June 1982842722357710432.141.08 [3] [2]
Eddie Gray Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4 July 198211 October 198515757554521419336.301.47 [2]
Peter Gunby Flag of England.svg  England 11 October 198511 October 19851010110.00 [2]
Billy Bremner Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 October 198528 September 198814358315419218640.451.49see below [2]
Peter Gunby Flag of England.svg  England 28 September 198810 October 19883003250.000.00 [2]
Howard Wilkinson Flag of England.svg  England 10 October 198810 September 199641117811711662648943.301.61see below [2]
George Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10 September 19961 October 1998953727311189941.051.40 [2]
David O'Leary Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1 October 199827 June 2002203101475532021749.751.79 [2]
Terry Venables Flag of England.svg  England 8 July 200221 March 20034216719535238.091.13 [2]
Peter Reid Flag of England.svg  England 21 March 200310 November 2003226412365127.271.05 [2]
Eddie Gray Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10 November 200331 May 2004266713305123.070.96 [2]
Kevin Blackwell Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 200420 September 200611544373412811738.261.46see below [2]
John Carver Flag of England.svg  England 21 September 200623 October 2006510471720.000.60 [2]
David Geddis Flag of England.svg  England 24 October 200624 October 20061001130.00 [2]
Dennis Wise Flag of England.svg  England 24 October 200628 January 200869301227887843.481.60 [2]
Gwyn Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29 January 200829 January 20081001010.000.00
Gary McAllister Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30 January 200821 December 20085025817846150.001.64see below [4]
Simon Grayson Flag of England.svg  England 23 December 20081 February 201216984404528320649.701.74see below [5]
Neil Redfearn Flag of England.svg  England 1 February 201218 February 201242028650.001.50 [2]
Neil Warnock Flag of England.svg  England 18 February 20121 April 201363231525819236.501.20
Neil Redfearn Flag of England.svg  England 1 April 201312 April 20131001120.000.00
Brian McDermott Flag of England.svg  England 12 April 201330 June 20145420925657737.011.29
Dave Hockaday Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 201428 August 2014620451133.330.75
Neil Redfearn Flag of England.svg  England 28 August 201423 September 201443108275.002.50
Darko Milanič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 23 September 201425 October 20146033480.000.50
Neil Redfearn Flag of England.svg  England 1 November 201430 June 20153311715364433.341.25
Uwe Rösler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 July 201518 October 201512264111616.671.00
Steve Evans Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19 October 201531 May 201638141212444536.841.37
Garry Monk Flag of England.svg  England 2 June 201625 May 201753251117695547.171.63
Thomas Christiansen Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15 June 20174 February 20183315513544645.451.47 [6]
Paul Heckingbottom Flag of England.svg  England 6 February 20181 June 201816448182725.001.00 [7]
Marcelo Bielsa Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 15 June 201827 February 202217081305925621947.61.78see below
Jesse Marsch Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 28 February 20226 February 202337111016526029.711.03 [8] [9]
Michael Skubala Flag of England.svg  England 6 February 202321 February 20233012250.000.33
Javi Gracia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 21 February 2023

3 May 2023

12327153025.001.00
Sam Allardyce Flag of England.svg  England 3 May 20232 June 202340135110.000.25
Daniel Farke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 July 2023Present422688793561.902.11

Managers with honours

NameNatTenureHonours
Arthur Fairclough Flag of England.svg  England 1920–1927 1924 Second Division
Dick Ray Flag of England.svg  England 1927–1935 1928 Second Division runners-up
1932 Second Division runners-up
Raich Carter Flag of England.svg  England 1953–1958 1956 Second Division runners-up
Don Revie Flag of England.svg  England 1961–1974 1964 Second Division
1965 First Division runners-up
1965 FA Cup Final
1966 First Division runners-up
1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
1968 Football League Cup
1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1969 First Division
1969 FA Charity Shield
1970 First Division runners-up
1970 FA Cup Final
1971 First Division runners-up
1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy play-off runners-up
1972 First Division runners-up
1972 FA Cup
1973 FA Cup Final
1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
1974 First Division
Brian Clough Flag of England.svg  England 1974 1974 FA Charity Shield runners-up
Jimmy Armfield Flag of England.svg  England 1974–1978 1975 European Cup Final
Howard Wilkinson Flag of England.svg  England 1988–1996 1990 Second Division
1992 First Division
1992 FA Charity Shield
1996 Football League Cup Final
Simon Grayson Flag of England.svg  England 2008–2012 2010 League One runners-up
Marcelo Bielsa Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2018–2022 2020 Championship

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