List of Notts County F.C. managers

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Notts County Football Club, commonly known as Notts, [a] is a professional football club based in Nottingham, England. Founded in 1862, Notts County are the oldest professional football club in the world. [4] [5] [6] They first competed in the FA Cup in 1877 and in 1888 became one of the 12 founding members of the Football League. Notts County have been promoted 14 times, relegated 17 times and have played in each of the top 5 divisions of English football.

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Managerial history

Club legend Jimmy Sirrel was arguably Notts best manager, winning three promotions in the 1970s and 1980s to reach the First Division in 1981. Notts County's most recent season in the top division was 1991–92 under Neil Warnock, who had overseen back-to-back promotions via the play-offs at Wembley Stadium.

Under future England manager Sam Allardyce, Notts won the Third Division championship in 1997–98, [7] becoming the first team since World War II to win promotion in March, [8] and breaking several club records, including longest winning run (10 games). [9] A 3–1 win at Bury on 9 October 1999 put the Magpies second in the Second Division, [10] but Allardyce resigned shortly afterwards to become manager of Bolton, [11] and Notts would ultimately finish the 1999–2000 season in eighth. [12]

List of managers

As of 18 January 2025
NameNatFromToDays in
charge		Record
PWDLWin %
by committee [13] Flag of England.svg 18621913—
Albert Fisher (secretary – manager) Flag of England.svg 19131927—444167114163037.61 [14]
R.C.White (Fisher's absence due to WW1) Flag of England.svg 19171919—
Horace Henshall (secretary – manager) Flag of England.svg 19271934—30410881115035.53 [15]
Charlie Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 19341935—61151333024.59 [16]
David Pratt Flag of Scotland.svg 19351935—7115014.29 [17]
Percy Smith Flag of England.svg 19351936—59221720037.29 [18]
Jimmy McMullan Flag of Scotland.svg 19361937—51291111056.86 [19]
Harry Parkes Flag of England.svg 19381938—68241430035.29 [20]
J.R. `Tony`Towers Flag of England.svg 19391942—0000!— [21]
Frank Womack Flag of England.svg 19421943—0000!— [22]
Frank Buckley Flag of England.svg 19441946—4211050.00 [23]
Arthur Stollery Flag of England.svg 19461949—122542246044.26 [24]
Eric Houghton Flag of England.svg 19491953—186743973039.78 [25]
George Poyser Flag of England.svg 19531957—147493167033.33 [26]
Frank Broome (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 19571957—
Tommy Lawton Flag of England.svg 7 May 19571 July 1958—4413625029.55
Ernie Coleman (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 19581958—
Frank Hill Flag of Scotland.svg 19581961—
Ernie Coleman Flag of England.svg 19611963—
Eddie Lowe Flag of England.svg 19631965—
Ernie Coleman Flag of England.svg 19651965—
Jack Burkitt Flag of England.svg 19661967—42151116035.71 [27]
Andy Beattie Flag of Scotland.svg February 1967September 1967—225314022.73
Billy Gray Flag of England.svg 19671968—51151323029.41 [28]
Jack Wheeler (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 19681969—
Jimmy Sirrel Flag of Scotland.svg 19691975—2911397280047.77
Ronnie Fenton Flag of England.svg 19751977—90352431038.89
Jimmy Sirrel Flag of Scotland.svg 19771982—180615762033.89
Howard Wilkinson Flag of England.svg 19821983—4919822038.78
Larry Lloyd Flag of England.svg 19831984—66191532028.79
Richie Barker Flag of England.svg 19841985—275616018.52
Jimmy Sirrel Flag of Scotland.svg 19851987—110463232041.82
John Barnwell Flag of England.svg 19871988—74282323037.84
Neil Warnock Flag of England.svg 5 January 198914 January 19931,470205904570043.90
Mick Walker Flag of England.svg 14 January 199314 September 199460882311932037.80
Russell Slade Flag of England.svg September 1994January 1995—236512026.09
Howard Kendall Flag of England.svg 12 January 19951 April 19957915447026.67
Steve Nicol Flag of Scotland.svg 20 January 19955 June 199513620479020.00
Colin Murphy Flag of England.svg 5 June 199523 December 199656783332426039.76
Sam Allardyce Flag of England.svg 16 January 199719 October 19991,006145563950038.62
Gary Brazil Flag of England.svg 23 October 1999June 2000—3410915029.41
Jocky Scott Flag of Scotland.svg 28 June 200010 October 200146971281924039.44
Gary Brazil Flag of England.svg 10 October 20017 January 200289204610020.00
Bill Dearden Flag of England.svg 7 January 20026 January 2004730103302746029.13
Gary Mills Flag of England.svg 9 January 20044 November 200430140101119025.00
Ian Richardson (Caretaker) Flag of England.svg 4 November 200417 May 20051943411914032.35
Gudjon Thordarson Flag of Iceland.svg 17 May 200512 June 200639150131621026.00
Steve Thompson Flag of England.svg 12 June 200616 October 200749165211925032.31
Ian McParland Flag of Scotland.svg 18 October 200712 October 2009725103283144027.18
Dave Kevan /
Michael Johnson (Caretakers)		 Flag of Scotland.svg
Flag of Jamaica.svg 		13 October 200927 October 2009142110050.00
Hans Backe Flag of Sweden.svg 27 October 200915 December 2009497232028.57
Dave Kevan (caretaker) Flag of Scotland.svg 15 December 200923 February 20107011632054.55
Steve Cotterill Flag of England.svg 23 February 201027 May 201093181431077.78
Craig Short Flag of England.svg 1 July 201024 October 201011518819044.44
Paul Ince Flag of England.svg 27 October 20103 April 20111582910613034.48
Carl Heggs (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 3 April 201111 April 201182002000.00
Martin Allen Flag of England.svg 11 April 201118 February 201231343161017037.21
Keith Curle Flag of England.svg 20 February 20122 February 201334851231414045.10
Chris Kiwomya Flag of England.svg 2 February 201327 October 2013267349916026.47
Steve Hodge (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 27 October 20136 November 2013102101050.00
Shaun Derry Flag of England.svg 6 November 201323 March 201550277261437033.77
Paul Hart /
Mick Halsall (caretakers)		 Flag of England.svg
Flag of England.svg 		23 March 20157 April 2015153030000.00
Ricardo Moniz Flag of the Netherlands.svg 7 April 201529 December 20152663411815032.35
Mick Halsall /
Richard Dryden (caretakers)		 Flag of England.svg
Flag of England.svg 		29 December 201510 January 2016121001000.00
Jamie Fullarton Flag of Scotland.svg 10 January 201619 March 20166912318025.00
Mark Cooper Flag of England.svg 20 March 20167 May 20164810325030.00
John Sheridan Flag of England.svg 27 May 20162 January 2017220328618025.00
Alan Smith (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 3 January 201712 January 2017101001000.00
Kevin Nolan Flag of England.svg 12 January 201726 August 201859184352326041.67
Steve Chettle /
Mark Crossley (caretakers)		 Flag of England.svg
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 		26 August 20181 September 201861001000.00
Harry Kewell Flag of Australia (converted).svg 31 August 201813 November 20187414347021.43
Steve Chettle (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 13 November 201827 November 2018154121025.00
Neal Ardley [29] Flag of England.svg 28 November 201824 March 2021855108462933042.59
Ian Burchnall Flag of England.svg 25 March 202127 May 202242870361420051.43
Luke Williams Flag of England.svg 14 June 20225 January 202457082481618058.54
Jim O'Brien Flag of Scotland.svg 5 January 202418 January 2024131010000.00
Stuart Maynard Flag of England.svg 18 January 2024Present36550201119040.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Examples of the club name being shortened to Notts: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Brodbeck, Sam (1 February 2019). "How Notts County – the Football League's oldest club – became its biggest basketcase". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Williams, Richard (5 August 2019). "Notts County prove a trip to Eastleigh is not the end of the world". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (7 May 2023). "Notts County 3–2 Boreham Wood: Magpies win extra-time thriller to reach promotion final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Conn, David (22 September 2016). "Another Notts County era begins with cautious optimism after £3.5m takeover". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Smith, Rory (8 April 2023). "The Team Trying to Change the Ending of 'Welcome to Wrexham'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Notts County have resources and ambitions to reach Championship, says CEO". BBC Sport. 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Notts County: Luke Williams emulates Sam Allardyce with Magpies top at Christmas". BBC Sport. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Rollin 1998, p. 27.
  9. ↑ Warsop & Brown 2007, p. 22.
  10. ↑ "Football Post Results and Tables". The Match (Nottingham Evening Post). 9 October 1999. p. 20.
  11. ↑ Allardyce 2015, p. 123–5.
  12. ↑ "League One". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  13. ↑ The Official History of Notts County, Tony Brown, 1996 page 73
  14. ↑ "Albert Fisher | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  15. ↑ "Horace Henshall | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  16. ↑ "Charlie Jones | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  17. ↑ "David Pratt | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  18. ↑ "Percy Smith | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  19. ↑ "Jimmy McMullan | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  20. ↑ "Harry Parkes | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  21. ↑ "Tony Towers | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  22. ↑ "Frank Womack | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  23. ↑ "Frank Buckley | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  24. ↑ "Arthur Stollery | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  25. ↑ "Eric Houghton | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  26. ↑ "George Poyser | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  27. ↑ "Jack Burkitt | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  28. ↑ "Billy Gray | Latest Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
  29. ↑ "Preview: Carlisle (H)". Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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