List of Margate F.C. managers

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Les Riggs managed Margate for six years in the 1970s. Lesriggs.jpg
Les Riggs managed Margate for six years in the 1970s.

This is a list of Margate F.C. managers since the club appointed its first full-time manager in 1929, along with the number of competitive games managed and winning percentage where available.

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Managerial history

Although Margate F.C. was founded in 1896, a full-time manager was not appointed until 1929, when Arthur Graves was appointed upon the club's reformation after a year's hiatus. Three other managers came and went before the Second World War, after which Charlie Walker took over. He held the post for two years before being controversially sacked over claims his outside business interests were interfering with his management of the team. [1]

The next manager to last more than one year in the position was Almer Hall, who was appointed in 1950 and held the post for twenty years and led the team to a large number of cup victories, though he was unable to achieve success in league competition. He was replaced in 1970 by former American international Gerry Baker, but his reign lasted only a year. Les Riggs was the next manager and remained in the job for six years but resigned over budget restrictions. Over the following decade, a number of managers came and went in quick succession as the club's financial problems increased. [1]

In the late 1980s and early 1990s former professional players such as Tommy Taylor and Mark Weatherly managed the club with little success, but in 1996, former Dover Athletic manager, Chris Kinnear, took charge and oversaw the club's rise to the Conference National, the highest level of non-league football. The club experienced various off-field problems during this period and had fallen back to the Isthmian League Premier Division by the time Kinnear was dismissed in 2006, with former Gillingham player Robin Trott taking over. [1] He held the job until his dismissal in April 2008. [2]

Managers

All senior competitive first-team matches are included. Statistics correct to 17 September 2008.

NameNatFromToRecordNotes
PWDL%W
Arthur Graves1929tbc
James Ramsay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19341936
Jack Lambert1936tbc
Bill Fogg19391940
Charlie Walker Flag of England.svg  England Summer 1946June 19488553131962.35 [3]
Alex Weir Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland July 1948October 19481151545.45 [4]
Club committee–November 1948June 1949301241440.00 [5]
Jock BasfordJune 1949May 1950401971447.50 [6]
Almer Hall Flag of England.svg  England June 1950May 1970113756622035149.78 [7]
Gerry Baker Flag of the United States.svg  United States Summer 1970September 19718531173736.47 [8]
Committee/Eddie Clayton/Terry Morris–October 1971November 1971950455.56 [9]
Les Riggs Flag of England.svg  England November 1971March 19773471468411742.07 [10]
Peter Donnelly Flag of England.svg  England March 1977May 19771625912.50 [11]
Dennis Hunt Flag of England.svg  England May 1977November 19786834171750.00 [12]
Jack SmithNovember 1978June 1979381091926.32 [13]
Terry MorrisFlag of England.svg  England June 1979November 1982185473010825.41 [14]
Peter Donnelly Flag of England.svg  England November 1982May 1983241031141.67 [15]
Alan FaganMay 1983November 198322541322.73 [16] [17]
John WickensNovember 1983March 198719270457736.46 [18]
Norman FuscoFlag of England.svg  England March 1987October 19888331322037.35 [19]
Phil WinfieldFlag of England.svg  England October 1988October 198810100.00 [20]
Garry AldousFlag of England.svg  England November 1988May 198935682117.14 [21]
Trevor FordJune 1989March 19904614181430.43 [22]
Colin Powell Flag of England.svg  England March 1990October 1990271251044.44 [23] [24]
Steve McRayeOctober 1990January 19911863933.33 [25]
Tommy Taylor Flag of England.svg  England January 1991October 19913310111230.30 [26]
Mark Weatherly Flag of England.svg  England October 1991November 1991733142.86 [27]
Lee Smelt Flag of England.svg  England November 1991June 19923210111131.25 [28]
Lee Smelt
and Mark Weatherly 		Flag of England.svg  England June 1992September 1992963066.67 [29]
Mark Weatherly Flag of England.svg  England September 1992February 199329941631.03 [30]
Mark Weatherly
and Andy Woolford		Flag of England.svg  England February 1993May 19946935132150.72 [31]
Bill Roffey Flag of England.svg  England July 1994April 1995481982139.58 [32]
Mark Weatherly
and Karl Elsey 		Flag of England.svg  England/Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales April 1995May 1995722328.57 [33]
Karl Elsey Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales May 1995March 1996411661939.02 [34]
Mark Weatherly Flag of England.svg  England March 1996May 19961051450.00 [35]
Chris KinnearFlag of England.svg  England 1996April 2006
Robin Trott Flag of England.svg  England April 2006April 2008107
Steve McKimmFlag of England.svg  England April 2008May 2008210150.00
Barry Ashby Flag of England.svg  England May 2008October 20081533920.00
Terry Yorath Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales October 2008incumbent

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