List of Bristol Rovers F.C. managers

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Bristol Rovers first full-time manager, Alfred Homer.

This is a list of Bristol Rovers F.C. managers since the club appointed its first full-time manager in 1899, along with the number of competitive games managed, winning percentage and titles won.

Although the club were founded in 1883, they did not appoint a full-time manager until 1899, when

Andrew Wilson
, the club's first non-English manager.

The next significant manager of Bristol Rovers was

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.

League 2 play-off
final in 2007. That was until the appointment of Darrell Clarke who guided Bristol Rovers to back-to-back promotions, the first in the club's history making him the most successful Bristol Rovers manager ever.

In all the club has had 35 full-time managers (excluding caretaker managers).

Managers

  • All statistics are from Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003 unless otherwise stated.
  • Information correct as of match played 6 April 2024
Name Nationality Bristol Rovers career Games Won Drawn Lost % won[α] Honours Notes
Alfred Homer  England 1899Summer 1899 – July 1920 652 243 148 261 37.3 Southern League champions, 3 Gloucestershire Cups
Ben Hall  England 1920July 1920 – May 1921 45 19 7 19 42.2 -
Andrew Wilson
  Scotland 1921June 1921 – April 1926 230 74 64 92 32.2 Gloucestershire Cup winner
Joe Palmer  England 1926May 1926 – April 1929 138 48 22 68 34.8 Gloucestershire Cup winner
David McLean
  Scotland 1929May 1929 – September 1930 58 16 12 30 27.6 -
Albert Prince-Cox  England 1930October 1930 – October 1936 295 115 67 113 39.0 Division 3 South Cup winner, 2 Gloucestershire Cups
Percy Smith  England 1936November 1936 – November 1937 52 17 9 26 32.7 -
Brough Fletcher  England 1938January 1938 – January 1950 227 80 49 98 35.2 3 Gloucestershire Cups
Bert Tann  England 1950January 1950 – April 1968 897 369 216 314 41.1 Division 3 South champions, Gloucestershire Cups: won 5, shared 5
Fred Ford
  England 1968April 1968 – July 1969 70 26 16 28 37.1 -
Bill Dodgin Sr.  England 1969August 1969 – July 1972 163 72 47 44 44.2 -
Don Megson  England 1972July 1972 – November 1977 269 91 85 93 33.8 Watney Cup winner, 2 Gloucestershire Cups, promotion to Division 2
Bobby Campbell  Scotland 1977November 1977 – December 1979 91 32 19 40 35.2 -
Harold Jarman  England 1979December 1979 – April 1980 24 7 9 8 29.2 -
Terry Cooper
  England 1980April 1980 – October 1981 68 13 19 36 19.1 -
Ron Gingell (caretaker)  England 1981 (1)October 1981 1 0 1 0 0.0 -
Bobby Gould  England 1981 (2)October 1981 – May 1983
May 1985 – June 1987		 196 71 42 83 36.2 Gloucestershire Cup winner
David Williams
  Wales 1983May 1983 – May 1985 108 51 28 29 47.2 2 Gloucestershire Cups
Gerry Francis  England 1987July 1987 – May 1991
July 2001 – December 2001		 240 95 72 73 39.6 Division 3 champions, 2 Gloucestershire Cups [1]
Martin Dobson  England 1991 (1)July 1991 – October 1991 12 1 2 9 8.3 -
Dennis Rofe  England 1991 (2)October 1991 – November 1992 63 21 18 24 33.3 Gloucestershire Cup winner
Malcolm Allison  England 1992November 1992 – February 1993 18 6 4 8 33.3 -
Steve Cross
 (caretaker)		  England 1993 (1)March 1993 3 0 1 2 0.0 -
John Ward  England 1993 (2)March 1993 – May 1996
December 2012 – March 2014		 250 101 70 79 40.4 2 Gloucestershire Cups [2]
Ian Holloway  England 1996June 1996 – January 2001 249 92 67 90 36.9 -
Garry Thompson
  England 2001 (1)January 2001 – May 2001[β]
December 2001 – April 2002		 47 14 10 23 29.8 - [3]
Phil Bater (caretaker)  Wales 2002 (1)April 2002
January 2004 – March 2004		 14 1 6 7 7.1 - [4]
Ray Graydon  England 2002 (2)April 2002 – January 2004 81 22 22 37 27.2 - [5]
Russell Osman
Kevan Broadhurst (joint caretakers)[γ]		  England 2004 (2)March 2004 – April 2004 6 3 2 1 50.0 - [6][7]
Ian Atkins  England 2004 (3)April 2004 – September 2005 68 21 26 21 30.9 - [8]
Paul Trollope  Wales 2005September 2005 – December 2010 284 106 71 107 37.3
League 2 play-off
winner		 [9]
Darren Patterson (caretaker)  Northern Ireland 2010December 2010 – January 2011 2 0 0 2 0.0 [10]
Dave Penney  England 2011aJanuary 2011 – March 2011 13 2 2 9 15.4 [11]
Stuart Campbell (caretaker)  Scotland 2011bMarch 2011 – May 2011 12 4 3 5 33.3 [12]
Paul Buckle  England 2011cMay 2011 – January 2012 29 8 6 15 27.5 [13]
Mark McGhee  Scotland 2012January 2012 – December 2012 45 12 12 21 26.6 [14]
Darrell Clarke  England 2014March 2014 – December 2018 246 104 56 86 42.3
League One
 [15]
Graham Coughlan  Republic of Ireland 2018December 2018 – December 2019 56 25 18 13 44.6 [16]
Joe Dunne (caretaker)  Republic of Ireland 2019aDecember 2019 1 1 0 0 100 [17]
Kevin Maher (caretaker)  Republic of Ireland 2019bDecember 2019
January 2020[δ]		 1 0 1 0 0.0 [18]
Ben Garner  England 2019cDecember 2019 – November 2020[ε] 33 6 10 17 18.2 [20]
Tommy Widdrington (caretaker)  England 2020aNovember 2020
February 2021		 3 2 0 1 66.6
Paul Tisdale  England 2020bNovember 2020 – February 2021 19 5 3 11 26.3 [21]
Joey Barton  England 2020bFebruary 2021 – October 2023 143 53 30 60 37.1 Promotion to League One [22]
Andy Mangan (caretaker)  England 2023aOctober 2023 – November 2023 7 4 2 1 57.1
Matt Taylor  England 2023bNovember 2023 – Present 30 11 4 14 36.6

Notes

  1. ^ Win percentage is rounded to one decimal place
  2. ^ Garry Thompson was caretaker manager for his first spell in charge
  3. ^ Russell Osman and Kevan Broadhurst were appointed joint caretaker managers at the end of the 2003–04 season
  4. ^ Kevin Maher was caretaker manager for one game before the appointment of Ben Garner, then again when Garner was granted compassionate leave
  5. ^ Ben Garner was away on compassionate leave from 12 to 22 January 2020 due to a family illness.[19]

Records

Most games managed

As of 8 February 2024

Manager Games Years
1 EnglandBert Tann 897 1950-1968
2 EnglandAlfred Homer 652 1899-1920
3 EnglandAlbert Prince-Cox 295 1930-1936
4 WalesPaul Trollope 284 2005-2010
5 EnglandDon Megson 269 1972-1977
6 EnglandJohn Ward 250 1993-1996, 2012-2014
7 EnglandIan Holloway 249 1996-2001
8 EnglandDarrell Clarke 246 2014-2018
9 EnglandGerry Francis 240 1987-1991, 2001
10 ScotlandAndrew Wilson 230 1921-1926
11 EnglandBrough Fletcher 227 1938-1950
12 EnglandBobby Gould 196 1981-1983, 1985-1987
13 EnglandBill Dodgin Sr. 163 1969-1972
14 EnglandJoey Barton 143 2021-2023
15 EnglandJoe Palmer 138 1926-1929
16 WalesDavid Williams 108 1983-1985

Most Wins

As of Information correct as of 8 February 2024

Wins Games Years
1 EnglandBert Tann 369 897 1950-1968
2 EnglandAlfred Homer 243 652 1899-1920
3 EnglandAlbert Prince-Cox 115 295 1930-1936
4 WalesPaul Trollope 106 284 2005-2010
5 EnglandDarrell Clarke 104 246 2014-2018
6 EnglandJohn Ward 101 250 1993-1996, 2012-2014

Highest win percentages

Manager Win% Games Years
1 WalesDavid Williams 47.2 108 1983-1985
2 Republic of IrelandGraham Coughlan 44.6 56 2018-2019
3 EnglandBill Dodgin Sr. 44.2 163 1969-1972
4 EnglandDarrell Clarke 42.3 246 2014-2018
5 EnglandBen Hall 42.2 45 1920-1921

Promotions

Manager Promotions Years
1 EnglandDarrell Clarke 2 2015, 2016
2 EnglandBert Tann 1 1953
EnglandDon Megson 1974
EnglandGerry Francis 1990
WalesPaul Trollope 2007
EnglandJoey Barton 2022

Nationalities

Country Managers
1 EnglandEngland 29
2 ScotlandScotland 4
3 WalesWales 2
4 Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland 1

References

  1. ^ "Gerry Francis's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  2. ^ "John Ward's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Garry Thompson's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Phil Bater's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Ray Graydon's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 20 January 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Russell Osman's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  7. ^ "Kevan Broadhurst's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Ian Atkins's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
  9. ^ "Paul Trollope's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Darren Patterson's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 15 December 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Dave Penney's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  12. ^ bbc sport 07.05.11
  13. ^ bbc sport 05.01.12
  14. ^ "Mark McGhee's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Darrell Clarke's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Graham Coughlan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Joe Dunne". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Kevin Maher". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Bristol Rovers: Ben Garner granted extended leave as manager over family matter". BBC Sport. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  20. ^ "Ben Garner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Paul Tisdale". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Joey Barton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

Bibliography

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