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[edit] Leeds United A.F.C. managers

This is a list of Leeds United A.F.C. managers since the club appointed its first full-time manager in 1919, along with the number of competitive games managed, winning percentage and titles won.

The club were founded in 1919, they did not appoint a full-time manager until 1899, when Alfred Homer, who was assistant secretary of Aston Villa, was appointed as manager-secretary of Bristol Rovers, a position he held for twenty-one years. On joining the Football League in 1920, the club appointed Ben Hall to the manager's post. Hall held the job for one year before handing over to Andrew Wilson, the club's first non-English manager.

The next significant manager of Leeds United was Albert Prince-Cox, who introduced blue-and-white quarters as the team's kit because he believed it made the players look larger and more intimidating. He also became the first manager to win a major cup competition with the club when they won the Division 3 (South) Cup in 1935. More success followed in the 1952–53 season when Bristol Rovers' longest serving post-war manager, Bert Tann, won a league title for the first time since 1905 and won promotion for the first time ever when the club won Division 3 (South). Tann remained in charge for eighteen years from 1950 to 1968.

Don Megson was the next manager to win a major trophy, taking the Watney Cup in 1972 in only his third game in charge. Following this, only two more managers won any silverware at a national level. These were Gerry Francis, who won the Division 3 title in 1989–90, and most recently Paul Trollope, who won the League 2 play-off final in 2007.

In all the club has had 29 full-time managers (excluding caretaker managers).

[edit] Managers

• Information correct as of 3 December 2007.

Name	Nationality	Leeds United career	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	% won[1]	Honours	Notes
Ray, DickDick Ray	England	1919October 1919 – Febuary 1920	17	4	5	8	33.3
Fairclough, ArthurArthur Fairclough	England	19201 Feburary 1920 – 1 May 1927	326	118	81	127	44.5	Division 2 Championship
Ray, DickDick Ray	England	19271 July 1927 – 1 March 1935	342	143	72	127	48.8
Hampson, BillyBilly Hampson	England	19351 July 1935 – 1 May 1947	231	74	51	106	39.3
Edwards, WillisWillis Edwards	England	19471 May 1947 – 30 April 1948	47	13	8	26	33.3
Frank Buckley, MajorMajor Frank Buckley	England	19481 May 1948 – 30 April 1953	224	87	63	74	48.2
Carter, RaichRaich Carter	England	19531 May 1953 – 1 June 1958	217	90	51	76	49.3
Edwards, WillisWillis Edwards (caretaker)	England	1958April 1958 – December 1958	10	5	1	4	53.3
Lambton, BillBill Lambton	England	19501 December 1958 – 30 April 1959	24	10	2	12	41.1
Taylor, JackJack Taylor	England	19591 May 1959 – 1 March 1961	78	26	17	35	40.3
Revie, DonDon Revie	England	19611 March 1961 – 4 July 1974	740	394	197	149	62.1	Division 2 Championship, Football League Cup Winners, 2 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Winners, 2 Division 1 Championships, FA Charity Shield Winners, FA Cup Winners
Clough, BrianBrian Clough	England	197420 July 1974 – 13 Semptember 1974	7	1	3	3	28.6
Campbell, BobbyBobby Campbell	Scotland	1977November 1977 – December 1979	91	32	19	40	35.2	-
Jarman, HaroldHarold Jarman	England	1979December 1979 – April 1980	24	7	9	8	29.2	-
Cooper, TerryTerry Cooper	England	1980April 1980 – October 1981	68	13	19	36	19.1	-
Gingell, RonRon Gingell (caretaker)	England	1981 (1)October 1981	1	0	1	0	0.0	-
Gould, BobbyBobby Gould	England	1981 (2)October 1981 – May 1983	91	40	17	34	44.0	2 Gloucestershire Cups
Williams, DavidDavid Williams	Wales	1983May 1983 – May 1985	108	51	28	29	47.2	2 Gloucestershire Cups
Gould, BobbyBobby Gould	England	1985May 1985 – June 1987	105	31	25	49	29.5	-
Francis, GerryGerry Francis	England	1987July 1987 – May 1991	209	86	62	61	41.1	Division 3 champions, 2 Gloucestershire Cups
Dobson, MartinMartin Dobson	England	1991 (1)July 1991 – October 1991	12	1	2	9	8.3	-
Rofe, DennisDennis Rofe	England	1991 (2)October 1991 – November 1992	63	21	18	24	33.3	Gloucestershire Cup winner
Allison, MalcolmMalcolm Allison	England	1992November 1992 – February 1993	18	6	4	8	33.3	-
Cross, SteveSteve Cross (caretaker)	England	1993 (1)March 1993	3	0	1	2	0.0	-
Ward, JohnJohn Ward	England	1993 (2)March 1993 – May 1996	181	77	49	55	42.5	2 Gloucestershire Cups
Holloway, IanIan Holloway	England	1996June 1996 – January 2001	249	92	67	90	36.9	-
Thompson, GarryGarry Thompson (caretaker)	England	2001 (1)January 2001 – May 2001	24	7	5	12	29.2	-	[2]
Francis, GerryGerry Francis	England	2001 (2)July 2001 – December 2001	31	9	10	12	29.0	-	[3]
Thompson, GarryGarry Thompson	England	2001 (3)December 2001 – April 2002	23	7	5	11	30.4	-	[2]
Bater, PhilPhil Bater (caretaker)	Wales	2002 (1)April 2002	3	0	1	2	0.0	-	[4]
Graydon, RayRay Graydon	England	2002 (2)April 2002 – January 2004	81	22	22	37	27.2	-	[5]
Bater, PhilPhil Bater (caretaker)	Wales	2004 (1)January 2004 – March 2004	11	1	5	5	9.1	-	[4]
Osman, RussellRussell Osman Broadhurst, KevanKevan Broadhurst (joint caretakers)	England	2004 (2)March 2004 – April 2004	6	3	1	2	50.0	-	[6][7][8]
Atkins, IanIan Atkins	England	2004 (3)April 2004 – September 2005	68	21	26	21	30.9	-	[9]
Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope	Wales	2005September 2005 –	126	52	32	42	41.3	League 2 play-off winner	[10]

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[edit] Notes

http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/managers/index.html http://www.soccerbase.com/manager_history.sd?teamid=1524