List of Leicester City F.C. managers

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Former manager Nigel Pearson, who is only the second manager to have managed the club twice. Nigel Pearson 2013.jpg
Former manager Nigel Pearson, who is only the second manager to have managed the club twice.

Up until Peter Hodge was hired after World War I, Leicester City had no official manager. A nominal role of secretary/manager was employed, though the board and the selection committee took control of most team affairs. It was Hodge who instated a system at the club for the manager having complete control over player and staff recruitment, team selection and tactics. Though Hodge was originally also titled "secretary/manager" he has retrospectively been named as the club's first official "manager". [1]

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The current manager of Leicester City is Steve Cooper who was appointed on the 20th of June 2024 to replace Enzo Maresca after Maresca left to become manager of Chelsea. [2] Former managers Nigel Pearson and Peter Hodge have both had two separate spells at the club, Dave Bassett also had a second spell as caretaker manager after his spell as permanent manager. Listed below is Leicester's complete managerial history. [3]

This is the full list with dates of tenure and records while at the club. [1]

Key

Secretary/Managers

NameNat.Dates
Frank Gardner Flag of England.svg  England 1884–1892
Ernest Marson Flag of England.svg  England 1892–1894
J. Lee Flag of England.svg  England 1894–1895
Henry Jackson Flag of England.svg  England 1895–1897
William Clark Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1897–1898
George Johnson Flag of England.svg  England 1898–1912
John W. Bartlett Flag of England.svg  England 1912–1914
Louis Ford Flag of England.svg  England 1914–1915
Harry Linney Flag of England.svg  England 1915–1919

Managers

As of match played 10 November 2024
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin %Honours
Peter Hodge Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 September 1919May 19263101258410140.32 Second Division champions: 1924–25
Willie Orr Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland July 1926January 1932242102509042.15 First Division runners-up: 1928–29
BoardJanuary 1932March 19321023520.00
Peter Hodge Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland March 19321 August 193410034264034.00
Board1 August 193417 October 19341024420.00
Arthur Lochhead Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17 October 19342 September 19368133153340.74
Board2 September 1936October 1936812512.50
Frank Womack Flag of England.svg  England October 1936May 193912348294639.02 Second Division champions: 1936–37
Tom Bromilow Flag of England.svg  England August 1939May 19450000n/a
Tom Mather Flag of England.svg  England August 1945March 1946201100.00
Johnny Duncan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland March 194611 October 194915656425835.90 FA Cup runners-up: 1948–49
Board11 October 1949December 1949714214.29
Norman Bullock Flag of England.svg  England December 1949February 195523291647739.22 Second Division champions: 1953–54
BoardFebruary 1955May 19551573546.67
Dave Halliday Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland June 1955November 195814664275543.84 Second Division champions: 1956–57
Matt Gillies Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 November 195830 November 196850820112318439.57 FA Cup runners-up: 1960–61
FA Cup runners-up: 1962–63
League Cup winners: 1963–64
League Cup runners-up: 1964–65
Frank O'Farrell Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland December 19686 June 197113462275546.27 FA Cup runners-up: 1968–69
Second Division champions: 1970–71
Jimmy Bloomfield Flag of England.svg  England 23 June 197123 May 1977285851049629.82 FA Charity Shield winners: 1971
Frank McLintock Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9 June 19775 April 1978405122312.50
Ian MacFarlane Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5 April 197824 May 1978510420.00
Jock Wallace Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24 May 197812 July 198218969516937.10 Second Division champions: 1979–80
Gordon Milne Flag of England.svg  England 2 August 19823 June 198618464417934.78 Second Division promotion: 1982–83
Gordon Milne
Bryan Hamilton
Flag of England.svg  England
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
June 1986May 1987461392428.26
Bryan Hamilton Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland May 198711 December 1987271061137.04
David Pleat Flag of England.svg  England 24 December 198729 January 199115749456331.21
Gordon Lee Flag of England.svg  England 30 January 199129 May 199120721135.00
Brian Little Flag of England.svg  England 30 May 199122 November 199418881456243.09 First Division promotion: 1993–94
Kevin MacDonald
Tony McAndrew
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 November 199414 December 1994301200.00
Mark McGhee Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14 December 19947 December 19955116142131.37
David Nish
Chris Turner
Garry Parker
Steve Walsh
Flag of England.svg  England 7 December 199521 December 1995210150.00
Martin O'Neill Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 21 December 19951 June 200022285677038.29 First Division promotion: 1995–96
League Cup winners: 1996–97
League Cup runners-up: 1998–99
League Cup winners: 1999–2000
Peter Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 12 June 200030 September 2001541992635.19
Garry Parker Flag of England.svg  England 30 September 200110 October 2001100100.00
Dave Bassett Flag of England.svg  England 10 October 20016 April 200228481614.29
Micky Adams Flag of England.svg  England 7 April 200211 October 200411141383236.94 First Division promotion: 2002–03
Dave Bassett
Howard Wilkinson
Flag of England.svg  England 11 October 200430 October 2004404000.00
Craig Levein Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 November 200425 January 20067020252528.57
Rob Kelly Flag of England.svg  England 13 February 200611 April 20076321192333.33
Nigel Worthington Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 11 April 20077 May 2007520340.00
Martin Allen Flag of England.svg  England 25 May 200729 August 2007421150.00
Jon Rudkin
Steve Beaglehole
Mike Stowell
Flag of England.svg  England 30 August 200713 September 2007101000.00
Gary Megson Flag of England.svg  England 13 September 200724 October 2007934233.33
Frank Burrows
Gerry Taggart
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
24 October 200722 November 2007512220.00
Ian Holloway Flag of England.svg  England 22 November 200723 May 200832981528.13
Nigel Pearson Flag of England.svg  England 22 June 200829 June 201010755302251.40 League One champions: 2008–09
Paulo Sousa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7 July 20101 October 20101242633.33
Chris Powell
Mike Stowell
Flag of England.svg  England 1 October 20104 October 20101100100.00
Sven-Göran Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4 October 201024 October 20115524141743.64
Jon Rudkin
Steve Beaglehole
Mike Stowell
Flag of England.svg  England 24 October 201115 November 2011310233.33
Nigel Pearson Flag of England.svg  England 15 November 201130 June 201517580375845.71 Championship champions: 2013–14
Claudio Ranieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13 July 201523 February 20178136222344.44 Premier League champions: 2015–16
Craig Shakespeare Flag of England.svg  England 23 February 201717 October 201726116942.31
Michael Appleton Flag of England.svg  England 17 October 201725 October 20172200100.00
Claude Puel Flag of France.svg  France 25 October 201724 February 20196723182634.33
Mike Stowell
Adam Sadler
Flag of England.svg  England 24 February 201926 February 20191100100.00
Brendan Rodgers Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 26 February 20192 April 202320492427045.10 FA Cup winners: 2020–21
FA Community Shield winners: 2021
Mike Stowell
Adam Sadler
Flag of England.svg  England 2 April 202310 April 2023200200.00
Dean Smith Flag of England.svg  England 10 April 202316 June 2023823325.00
Enzo Maresca Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 June 20233 June 2024533641367.92 Championship champions: 2023–24
Steve Cooper Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20 June 2024present1435621.43

Notes

By nationality

This table lists the Leicester manager by nationality. Includes permanent managers and secretary/manager only.

NationalityNumber
Flag of England.svg  England 26
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1

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References

  1. 1 2 Dave Smith & Paul Taylor (2010). Of Fossils and Foxes. p. 381. ISBN   978-1-905411-94-8.
  2. "Managers | Leicester City".
  3. Part Managers Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine LCFC.com, retrieved 5 April 2011