List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers

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Fred Everiss was West Bromwich Albion's secretary-manager for a league record 46 years. Fred Everiss.jpg
Fred Everiss was West Bromwich Albion's secretary-manager for a league record 46 years.

The following is a list of West Bromwich Albion managers from the founding of West Bromwich Albion F.C. in 1878 until the present. It includes both those who have been in permanent charge as well as caretaker managers.

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All managers prior to 1948 were given the title secretary-manager, and dates for appointment of these should be taken only as approximate, although the years should be correct. The first secretary-manager was Louis Ford in 1890. Fred Everiss served as Albion's secretary-manager during 1902–1948, his 46 years in the post constituting a league record. A high turnover of managers at the club since then has meant that no-one has come close to this length of service, with 28 full-time managers having been appointed in the period 1948–2006. [1]

The full-time post of manager was created in 1948, with Jack Smith the first to take up the position. Albion's longest serving full-time manager was Vic Buckingham, who led the club for six years and in 1953–54 guided the club to victory in the FA Cup and a runners-up spot in the league.

From the 2009–10 season the title of manager was changed to head coach.

Managers and head coaches

Only competitive matches are counted. As of 13th April 2024.

  Caretaker Manager
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin %HonoursNotes
Louis Ford Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 189031 May 189258181030031.03see below [2]
Henry Jackson Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 189231 May 18946226927041.94 [2]
Edward Stephenson Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 189431 May 18953614517038.89see below [2]
Clement Keys Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 189531 May 18963810919026.32 [2]
Frank Heaven Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 18961 August 1902214864583040.19see below [2]
Fred Everiss Flag of England.svg  England 1 August 190231 May 19481,520656331533043.16see below [2] [3]
Jack Smith Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1 July 194830 April 1952179704663039.11see below [4]
Jesse Carver Flag of England.svg  England 1 May 19521 February 1953291649055.17
Vic Buckingham Flag of England.svg  England 1 February 195331 May 19593011307893043.19see below [5]
Gordon Clark Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19591 October 196199421839042.42
Archie Macaulay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 October 19611 April 196367261823038.81
Jimmy Hagan Flag of England.svg  England 1 April 196331 May 1967201784974038.81see below
Alan Ashman Flag of England.svg  England 1 June 19671 June 1971182644969035.16see below
Don Howe Flag of England.svg  England 8 July 19717 April 1975165524667031.52
Brian Whitehouse Flag of England.svg  England 7 April 197514 June 19753201066.67 [6] [7]
Johnny Giles (1st spell)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5 July 197521 May 197785362722042.35 [8]
Ronnie Allen (1st spell)Flag of England.svg  England 21 June 197722 December 1977221174050.00
John Wile Flag of England.svg  England 23 December 197711 January 19784112025.00 [6] [8] [9] [10]
Ron Atkinson (1st spell)Flag of England.svg  England 12 January 19789 June 1981159705336044.03
Ronnie Allen (2nd spell)Flag of England.svg  England 1 July 19811 May 198258191524032.76
Ron Wylie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 July 198213 February 198469241629034.78
Johnny Giles (2nd spell)Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 14 February 198429 September 198574241535032.43
Nobby Stiles Flag of England.svg  England 29 September 19851 February 1986213810014.29
Ron Saunders Flag of England.svg  England 14 February 19862 September 198764141931021.88
Ron Atkinson (2nd spell)Flag of England.svg  England 3 September 198712 October 198853151523028.30
Brian Talbot Flag of England.svg  England 13 October 19881 November 19884400100.00 [6] [8]
Brian Talbot Flag of England.svg  England 2 November 19888 January 1991114343941029.82 [8]
Stuart Pearson Flag of England.svg  England 9 January 199125 February 19916213033.33 [6]
Bobby Gould Flag of England.svg  England 25 February 19915 May 199266222321033.33
Osvaldo Ardiles Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8 May 199219 June 199355301114054.55see below
Keith Burkinshaw Flag of England.svg  England 19 June 199317 October 199464151930023.44
Alan Buckley Flag of England.svg  England 20 October 199422 January 1997118393445033.05
Arthur Mann Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21 January 19975 February 19973111033.33 [6]
Ray Harford Flag of England.svg  England 6 February 19974 December 19974019714047.50
Richie Barker Flag of England.svg  England 5 December 199712 December 19971100100.00 [6]
John Trewick Flag of England.svg  England 13 December 199723 December 19972002000.00 [6]
Denis Smith Flag of England.svg  England 24 December 199727 July 1999error222031029.73 [11] [12] [13]
Cyrille Regis &
John Gorman 		Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		28 July 19992 August 1999––––n/a [6]
Brian Little Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 19996 March 20004181815019.51
Cyrille Regis &
Allan Evans 		Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		7 March 20008 March 20001100100.00 [6]
Gary Megson (1st spell)Flag of England.svg  England 9 March 200026 October 2004221945077042.53see below [14]
Frank Burrows Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 October 20048 November 20042011000.00 [6] [15]
Bryan Robson Flag of England.svg  England 9 November 200418 September 200681192438023.46 [16]
Nigel Pearson Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 200617 October 20064310075.00 [6] [17]
Craig Shakespeare Flag of England.svg  England 17 October 200617 October 20061100100.00 [6] [18]
Tony Mowbray Flag of England.svg  England 18 October 200616 June 2009140573251040.71see below [19]
Roberto Di Matteo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30 June 20096 February 201182401923048.78see below [20] [21]
Michael Appleton Flag of England.svg  England 6 February 201114 February 20111010000.00 [6] [22]
Roy Hodgson Flag of England.svg  England 14 February 20111 May 201254201321037.04 [23]
Steve Clarke Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12 June 201214 December 201360191526031.67 [24]
Keith Downing Flag of England.svg  England 14 December 201311 January 20146132016.67 [6] [25]
Pepe Mel Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9 January 201412 May 201417368017.65 [26]
Alan Irvine Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14 June 201429 December 2014225611022.73 [27]
Rob Kelly Flag of England.svg  England 29 December 20141 January 20151010000.00 [6] [28]
Tony Pulis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1 January 201520 November 2017121363649029.75 [29]
Gary Megson (2nd spell)Flag of England.svg  England 20 November 201729 November 20172020000.00 [14] [6]
Alan Pardew Flag of England.svg  England 29 November 20172 April 2018213513014.29 [30]
Darren Moore Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2 April 20189 March 201948231312047.92 [31]
Jimmy Shan Flag of England.svg  England 10 March 201913 June 201912714058.33 [6]
Slaven Bilić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 13 June 201916 December 202065262217040.00see below
Sam Allardyce Flag of England.svg  England 16 December 202023 May 2021264814015.38
Valérien Ismaël Flag of France.svg  France 24 June 20212 February 20223112910038.71
Steve Bruce Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 202210 October 20223281212025.00
Richard Beale Flag of England.svg  England 10 October 202224 October 20223102033.33 [6]
Carlos Corberán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25 October 2022present77381623049.35

Combined record as manager

NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin %
Johnny Giles Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5 July 197521 May 197785362722042.35
14 February 198429 September 198574241535032.43
Full Total159604257037.74
Ronnie Allen Flag of England.svg  England 21 June 197722 December 1977221174050.00
1 July 19811 May 198258191524032.76
Full Total80302228037.50
Ron Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 12 January 19789 June 1981159705336044.03
3 September 198712 October 198853151523028.30
Full Total212856859040.09
Brian Talbot Flag of England.svg  England 13 October 19881 November 19884400100.00
2 November 19888 January 1991114343941029.82
Full Total118383941032.20
Gary Megson Flag of England.svg  England 9 March 200026 October 2004221945077042.53
20 November 201729 November 20172020000.00
Full Total223945277042.15

Managers with honours

NameNationalityTenureHonours
Louis Ford Flag of England.svg  England 18901892 1892 FA Cup
Edward Stephenson Flag of England.svg  England 18941895 1895 FA Cup runners-up
Frank Heaven Flag of England.svg  England 18961902 Div 2 winners 1901–02
Fred Everiss Flag of England.svg  England 19021948Div 2 winners 1910–11
1912 FA Cup runners-up
Div 1 winners 1919–20
1920 FA Charity Shield
Div 1 runners-up 1924–25
1931 FA Cup
Div 2 runners-up 1930–31
1931 FA Charity Shield runners-up
1935 FA Cup runners-up
Jack Smith Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 19481952Div 2 runners-up 1948–49
Vic Buckingham Flag of England.svg  England 19531959Div 1 runners-up 1953–54
1954 FA Cup
1954 FA Charity Shield shared
Jimmy Hagan Flag of England.svg  England 19631967 1966 League Cup
1967 League Cup runners-up
Alan Ashman Flag of England.svg  England 19671971 1968 FA Cup
1968 FA Charity Shield runners-up
1970 League Cup runners-up
Osvaldo Ardiles Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19921993 1993 Div 2 play-off winners
Gary Megson Flag of England.svg  England 20002004Div 1 runners-up 2001–02
Div 1 runners-up 2003–04
Tony Mowbray Flag of England.svg  England 20062009 2007 Championship play-off runners-up
Championship winners 2007–08
Roberto Di Matteo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20092011Championship runners up 2009–10
Slaven Bilić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 20192020Championship runners up 2019–20

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ronnie Allen, Ron Atkinson and Johnny Giles all served as manager during two separate spells at Albion, thus are each counted twice in this total.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Secretary-manager
  3. ↑ Longest serving manager or secretary-manager
  4. ↑ First dedicated, full-time manager
  5. ↑ Longest serving full-time manager
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Caretaker manager(s)
  7. ↑ Robson pp. 26–27
  8. 1 2 3 4 Player-manager
  9. ↑ Matthews (2005) p. 257
  10. ↑ Matthews (2007) p. 332
  11. ↑ Moore, David (24 December 1997). "Football: Albion job for Smith". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Denis Smith". League Managers Association. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 1997–1998: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
    "West Bromwich Albion 1998–1999: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Gary Megson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Frank Burrows's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  16. ↑ "Bryan Robson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  17. ↑ "Nigel Pearson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  18. ↑ "Crystal Palace 0-2 West Brom". BBC Sport. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  19. ↑ "Tony Mowbray's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  20. ↑ "Roberto Di Matteo's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  21. ↑ Di Matteo's role is head coach, not manager.
  22. ↑ "Michael Appleton's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  23. ↑ "Roy Hodgson's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "Steve Clarke's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "Keith Downing's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  26. ↑ "Pepe Mel's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  27. ↑ "Alan Irvine's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Rob Kelly's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  29. ↑ "Tony Pulis' managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  30. ↑ "Alan Pardew's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Darren Moore's managerial career". soccerbase.com. Racing Post . Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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