List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers

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Xisco Munoz is the worst Sheffield Wednesday FC manager on record. Xisco Munoz.jpg
Xisco Muñoz is the worst Sheffield Wednesday FC manager on record.

This is a List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers. Their first and longest serving manager was Arthur Dickinson who was appointed in 1891. There have been a total of 38 managers appointed to the role on a permanent basis and a further four have taken the position in a caretaker role. The vast majority have been English and until 2015 the club had not hired a manager from outside of the United Kingdom.

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Arthur Dickinson is also the club's most successful manager so far, winning two First Division titles (1902–03 and 1903–04) and the same number of FA Cups (1896 and 1907). [1] Robert Brown was in charge during Wednesday's two other league championship successes in 1928–29 and 1929–30. [2] The last FA Cup was won during Billy Walker's reign at the end of the 1935 season. [3] Ron Atkinson masterminded the club's only League Cup triumph in 1991. [4] His successor, Trevor Francis, took the club to third place in Football's top tier in the 1991–92 season, before he became the only manager to lose both the FA Cup and League Cup finals in the same year in 1993.

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Ron Atkinson was Sheffield Wednesday's 17th and 20th manager, the only person to manage the club in two spells. RonAtkinson.JPG
Ron Atkinson was Sheffield Wednesday's 17th and 20th manager, the only person to manage the club in two spells.
Brian Laws was the 27th manager of Sheffield Wednesday. He was succeeded by Alan Irvine. Brianlaws5.jpg
Brian Laws was the 27th manager of Sheffield Wednesday. He was succeeded by Alan Irvine.
Carlos Carvalhal was the 32nd manager of Sheffield Wednesday. He was succeeded by Jos Luhukay. Carvalhal.JPG
Carlos Carvalhal was the 32nd manager of Sheffield Wednesday. He was succeeded by Jos Luhukay.
#NameNationalityFromToPWLDWin %
1
 Arthur Dickinson Flag of England.svg  England August 1891May 1920919393338188042.76
2
 Robert Brown Flag of England.svg  England June 1920December 1933600266199135044.33
3
 Billy Walker Flag of England.svg  England December 1933November 1937187666853035.29
4
 Jimmy McMullan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland December 1937April 194277332123042.86
5
 Eric Taylor Flag of England.svg  England April 1942July 1958539196215128036.36
6
 Harry Catterick Flag of England.svg  England August 1958April 1961138773031055.80
7
 Vic Buckingham Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19619 April 1964134634724047.01
8
 Alan Brown Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 1964February 1968174607044034.48
9
 Jack Marshall Flag of England.svg  England February 1968April 196948122016025.00
10
 Danny Williams Flag of England.svg  England August 1969January 197167163516023.88
11
 Derek Dooley Flag of England.svg  England January 197124 December 1973130415435031.54
12
 Steve Burtenshaw Flag of England.svg  England 29 January 19741 October 197568133817019.12
13
 Len Ashurst Flag of England.svg  England 15 October 19755 October 197792313427033.70
14
 Jack Charlton Flag of England.svg  England 8 October 197727 May 19832691057787039.03
15
 Howard Wilkinson Flag of England.svg  England 24 June 198310 October 19882551147368044.71
16
 Peter Eustace Flag of England.svg  England 28 October 198814 February 198918297011.11
17
 Ron Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 14 February 19896 June 1991118493435041.53
18
 Trevor Francis Flag of England.svg  England 7 June 199120 May 1995214885868041.12
19
 David Pleat Flag of England.svg  England 14 June 19953 November 1997102324030031.37
20
 Ron Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 14 November 199717 May 1998279117033.33
21
 Danny Wilson Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 6 July 199821 March 200080234017028.75
22
 Paul Jewell Flag of England.svg  England 21 June 200012 February 20013812215031.58
23
 Peter Shreeves Flag of England.svg  England 12 February 200117 October 20013111119035.48
24
 Terry Yorath Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17 October 200131 October 200256162515028.57
25
 Chris Turner Flag of England.svg  England 7 November 200219 September 200496293631030.21
26
 Paul Sturrock Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23 September 200419 October 2006104354029033.65
27
 Brian Laws Flag of England.svg  England 6 November 200613 December 2009154526042033.77
28
 Alan Irvine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 January 20103 February 201159242213040.68
29
 Gary Megson Flag of England.svg  England 4 February 201129 February 201262282212045.16
30
 Dave Jones Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 20121 December 201381293022035.80
31
 Stuart Gray Flag of England.svg  England 1 December 201311 June 201568261923038.24
32
 Carlos Carvalhal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 30 June 201524 December 2017131563837042.75
33
 Jos Luhukay Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5 January 201821 December 201848161319033.33
34
 Steve Bruce Flag of England.svg  England 1 February 201917 July 201918738038.89
35
 Garry Monk Flag of England.svg  England 6 September 20199 November 202058181525031.03
36
 Tony Pulis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 13 November 202028 December 202010145010.00
37
 Darren Moore Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1 March 202119 June 2023129662934051.16
38
 Xisco Muñoz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4 July 20234 October 202312084000.00
39
 Danny Röhl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13 October 2023Present62262412041.94

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References

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  2. ↑ Farnsworth, Keith (1982). Wednesday. Sheffield City Libraries. p. 111. ISBN   0-900660-87-2.
  3. ↑ Farnsworth, Keith (1982). Wednesday. Sheffield City Libraries. p. 135. ISBN   0-900660-87-2.
  4. ↑ "Profile: Ron Atkinson". BBC. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
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