List of Cardiff City F.C. managers
Founded in 1899, Cardiff City did not appoint their first full-time manager in 1910 when Davy McDougall was appointed player-manager.[1] As of 2014, there has been a total of 28 managers and 7 caretaker managers. Kenny Hibbitt has had the most spells at the club, taking the job on three occasions. Whilst some managers (Len Ashurst, Eddie May, Cyril Spiers) have all had the job on two occasions. The longest serving manager is Fred Stewart who was in charge for 22 years, won seven cups and achieved promotion twice. In terms of winning percentage, Billy McCandless is the most successful with a win percentage of 53% whilst the least successful is Terry Yorath with 19.51%.
Managers
Information correct as of 20 October 2015. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.
No. | Name | Nat | From | To | Time in charge | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Honours | Ref |
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1 | Davy McDougall | 1 August 1910 | 1 May 1911 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | [2] | |||||||||
2 | Fred Stewart | 1 May 1911 | 1 May 1933 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 605 | 244 | 136 | 225 | 40.33 | 1 First Division runners-up, 1 Second Division runners-up, 1 FA Cup, 1 FA Charity Shield, 5 Welsh Cup | [3] | |||
3 | Bartley Wilson | 1 May 1933 | 1 February 1934 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 28.57 | [4] | ||||
4 | Ben Watts-Jones | 1 February 1934 | 1 April 1937 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 141 | 41 | 29 | 71 | 29.08 | [5] | ||||
5 | Billy Jennings | 1 April 1937 | 1 April 1939 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 92 | 35 | 23 | 34 | 38.04 | [6] | ||||
6 | Cyril Spiers | 1 April 1939 | 1 April 1946 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | [7] | ||||
7 | Billy McCandless | 1 June 1946 | 1 November 1948 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 100 | 53 | 21 | 26 | 53 | 1 Third Division South | [8] | |||
8 | Cyril Spiers | 1 April 1948 | 1 April 1954 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 265 | 107 | 73 | 85 | 40.38 | 1 Second Division runners-up | [7] | |||
9 | Trevor Morris | 1 April 1954 | 31 August 1958 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 186 | 59 | 40 | 87 | 31.72 | 1 Welsh Cup | [9] | |||
10 | Bill Jones | 1 September 1958 | 30 September 1962 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 190 | 73 | 49 | 68 | 38.42 | 1 Second Division runner-up, 1 Welsh Cup | [10] | |||
11 | George Swindin | 1 October 1962 | 1 May 1964 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 71 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 35.21 | 1 Welsh Cup | [11] | |||
12 | Jimmy Scoular | 1 June 1964 | 7 November 1973 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 427 | 143 | 117 | 167 | 33.49 | 7 Welsh Cup | [12] | |||
13 | Lew Clayton* | 7 November 1973 | 13 November 1973 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | ||||||||||
14 | Frank O'Farrell | 13 November 1973 | 30 April 1974 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 29.63 | 1 Welsh Cup | [13] | |||
15 | Jimmy Andrews | 1 May 1974 | 6 November 1978 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 190 | 63 | 51 | 76 | 33.16 | 1 Third Division runners-up, 2 Welsh Cup | [14] | |||
16 | Richie Morgan | 1 November 1978 | 1 March 1981 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 105 | 38 | 24 | 43 | 36.19 | [15] | ||||
17 | Graham Williams | November 1981 | February 1982 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26.67 | [16] | ||||
18 | Len Ashurst | March 1982 | March 1984 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 92 | 41 | 17 | 34 | 44.57 | 1 Third Division runners-up | [17] | |||
19 | Jimmy Mullen*1 | March 1984 | May 1984 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | [18] | |||||||||
20 | Jimmy Goodfellow†1 | March 1984 | 23 September 1984 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26.09 | [19] | ||||
20 | Alan Durban | 23 September 1984 | 21 May 1986 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 87 | 22 | 17 | 48 | 25.29 | [20] | ||||
21 | Jimmy Mullen* | May 1986 | May 1986 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | [18] | |||||||||
22 | Frank Burrows | May 1986 | August 1989 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 166 | 64 | 48 | 54 | 38.55 | 1 Fourth Division runners-up, 1 Welsh Cup | [21] | |||
23 | Len Ashurst | August 1989 | May 1991 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 98 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 30.61 | [17] | ||||
24 | Eddie May | July 1991 | November 1994 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 170 | 66 | 46 | 58 | 38.82 | 1 Third Division, 2 Welsh Cup | [22] | |||
25 | Terry Yorath | November 1994 | March 1995 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 41 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 19.51 | [23] | ||||
26 | Eddie May | March 1995 | May 1995 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | [22] | ||||
27 | Kenny Hibbitt | May 1995 | February 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | ||||||||||
28 | Phil Neal | February 1996 | 1 August 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | ||||||||||
29 | Kenny Hibbitt* | 1 August 1996 | 11 November 1996 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 47.37 | [24] | ||||
30 | Russell Osman | 11 November 1996 | 23 January 1998 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 67 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 32.84 | [25] | ||||
31 | Kenny Hibbitt* | 23 January 1998 | 16 February 1998 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | [24] | ||||
32 | Frank Burrows | 16 February 1998 | 1 February 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 107 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 33.64 | 1 FAW Invitation Cup, 1 Century Cup | [21] | |||
33 | Billy Ayre | 2 February 2000 | 14 August 2000 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26.32 | [26] | ||||
34 | Bobby Gould | 14 August 2000 | 3 July 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 52 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 46.15 | [27] | ||||
35 | Alan Cork | 3 July 2001 | 17 February 2002 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 42.5 | 1 Third Division runners-up | [28] | |||
36 | Lennie Lawrence | 18 February 2002 | 25 May 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 174 | 72 | 50 | 52 | 260 | 197 | 41.38 | 1 Second Division Play-Offs | [29] | |
37 | Dave Jones | 25 May 2005 | 30 May 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 315 | 132 | 84 | 99 | 450 | 385 | 41.9 | [30] | ||
38 | Malky Mackay | 17 June 2011 | 27 December 2013 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 125 | 54 | 37 | 34 | 175 | 156 | 43.2 | 1 Championship champions | [31] | |
39 | David Kerslake* | 27 December 2013 | 2 January 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | [32] | ||
40 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 2 January 2014 | 18 September 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 30 | [33] | ||
41 | Danny Gabbidon*2 | 18 September 2014 | 5 October 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |||
41 | Scott Young*2 | 18 September 2014 | 5 October 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |||
42 | Russell Slade | 5 October 2014 | 7 May 2016 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | 51 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 39.22 | [34] |
- Key
- * Served as caretaker manager.
- † Served as caretaker manager before taking the position permanently.
- Notes
^1 Jimmy Mullen and Jimmy Goodfellow were both appointed as joint caretaker, but Goodfellow was given the job permanently. ^2 Danny Gabbidon and Scott Young were both appointed as joint caretaker.
References
- General
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- Specific
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Davy McDougall management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Fred Stewart management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Bartley Wilson management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Ben Watts-Jones management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Billy Jennings management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cyril Spiers management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Billy McCandless management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Trevor Morris management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Bill Jones management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ George Swindin management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Jimmy Scoular management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Frank O'Farrell management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Jimmy Andrews management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Richie Morgan management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Graham Williams management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Len Ashurst management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Jimmy Mullen management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Jimmy Goodfellow management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Alan Durba management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Frank Burrows management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Eddie May management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Terry Yorath management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Kenny Hibbitt management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Russell Osman management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Billy Ayre management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Bobby Gould management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Alan Cork management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Lennie Lawrence management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Dave Jones management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Malky Mackay management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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