List of Leeds United F.C. managers

The following is a list of managers of Leeds United Football Club and their major honours, from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1919 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost) and honours won while under his care.

Statistics

  • The statistics include all competitive first team fixtures in the domestic league and cup, and European competitions.
  • Information correct as of 10 August 2024.
Key

   = Caretaker manager
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against

Name Nationality From To P W D L F A Win % Points per game[1] Honours Notes
Dick Ray  England 17 October 1919 1 February 1920 17 4 5 8 25 31 23.53 0.76 [2]
Arthur Fairclough  England 1 February 1920 1 May 1927 309 111 77 121 395 402 35.92 0.97 see below [2]
Dick Ray  England 1 July 1927 1 March 1935 342 143 72 127 622 552 41.81 1.05 see below [2]
Billy Hampson  England 1 July 1935 1 May 1947 231 74 51 106 334 418 32.03 0.86 [2]
Willis Edwards  England 1 May 1947 30 April 1948 48 14 8 26 65 88 29.17 0.75 [2]
Major Frank Buckley  England 1 May 1948 30 April 1953 224 87 63 74 324 306 38.84 1.06 [2]
Raich Carter  England 1 May 1953 1 June 1958 217 90 51 76 370 336 41.47 1.06 see below [2]
Bill Lambton  England 23 August 1958 28 February 1959 33 10 8 15 41 63 30.30 0.85 [2]
Bob Roxburgh  England 7 March 1959 30 April 1959 10 5 1 4 17 16 50.00 1.10 [2]
Jack Taylor  England 1 May 1959 1 March 1961 81 27 17 37 136 170 33.33 0.88 [2]
Don Revie  England 1 March 1961 4 July 1974 741 395 197 149 1,264 704 53.31 1.33 see below [2]
Brian Clough  England 30 July 1974 12 September 1974 8 1 4 3 6 10 12.50 0.75 see below [2] [2]
Maurice Lindley  England 12 September 1974 3 October 1974 7 3 1 3 16 10 42.86 1.00 [2]
Jimmy Armfield  England 4 October 1974 30 June 1978 193 87 47 59 277 222 45.08 1.15 see below [2]
Jock Stein  Scotland 21 August 1978 4 October 1978 10 4 3 3 13 8 40.00 1.10 [2]
Jimmy Adamson  England 25 October 1978 1 October 1980 98 35 29 34 138 136 35.71 1.01 [2]
David Merrington  England 1 October 1980 1 October 1980 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 1.00 [2]
Allan Clarke  England 1 October 1980 30 June 1982 84 27 22 35 77 104 32.14 0.90[3] [2]
Eddie Gray  Scotland 4 July 1982 11 October 1985 157 57 55 45 214 193 36.31 1.08 [2]
Peter Gunby  England 11 October 1985 11 October 1985 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.00 N/A [2]
Billy Bremner  Scotland 11 October 1985 28 September 1988 143 58 31 54 192 186 40.56 1.03 see below [2]
Peter Gunby  England 28 September 1988 10 October 1988 3 0 0 3 2 5 0.00 0.00 [2]
Howard Wilkinson  England 10 October 1988 10 September 1996 411 178 117 116 626 489 43.31 1.15 see below [2]
George Graham  Scotland 10 September 1996 1 October 1998 95 37 27 31 118 100 38.95 1.06 [2]
David O'Leary  Ireland 1 October 1998 27 June 2002 203 101 47 55 320 217 49.75 1.23 [2]
Terry Venables  England 8 July 2002 21 March 2003 42 16 7 19 53 52 38.10 0.93 [2]
Peter Reid  England 21 March 2003 10 November 2003 22 6 4 12 36 51 27.27 0.73 [2]
Eddie Gray  Scotland 10 November 2003 31 May 2004 26 6 7 13 30 51 23.08 0.73 [2]
Kevin Blackwell  England 1 June 2004 20 September 2006 115 44 37 34 128 117 38.26 1.09 see below [2]
John Carver  England 21 September 2006 23 October 2006 5 1 0 4 7 17 20.00 0.40 [2]
David Geddis  England 24 October 2006 24 October 2006 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00 N/A [2]
Dennis Wise  England 24 October 2006 28 January 2008 69 30 12 27 88 78 43.48 1.04 [2]
Gwyn Williams  Wales 29 January 2008 29 January 2008 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 0.00
Gary McAllister  Scotland 30 January 2008 21 December 2008 50 25 8 17 84 61 50.00 1.16 see below [4]
Simon Grayson  England 23 December 2008 1 February 2012 169 84 40 45 283 206 49.70 1.23 see below [5]
Neil Redfearn  England 1 February 2012 18 February 2012 4 2 0 2 8 6 50.00 1.00 [2]
Neil Warnock  England 18 February 2012 1 April 2013 63 23 15 25 81 92 36.51 0.97
Neil Redfearn  England 1 April 2013 12 April 2013 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.00 0.00
Brian McDermott  England 12 April 2013 30 June 2014 54 20 9 25 65 77 37.04 0.91
Dave Hockaday  England 1 July 2014 28 August 2014 6 2 0 4 5 11 33.33 0.67
Neil Redfearn  England 28 August 2014 23 September 2014 4 3 1 0 8 2 75.00 1.75
Darko Milanič  Slovenia 23 September 2014 25 October 2014 6 0 3 3 4 8 0.00 0.50
Neil Redfearn  England 1 November 2014 30 June 2015 33 11 7 15 36 44 33.33 0.88
Uwe Rösler  Germany 1 July 2015 18 October 2015 12 2 6 4 11 16 16.67 0.83
Steve Evans  Scotland 19 October 2015 31 May 2016 38 14 12 12 44 45 36.84 1.05
Garry Monk  England 2 June 2016 25 May 2017 53 25 11 17 69 55 47.17 1.15
Thomas Christiansen  Spain 15 June 2017 4 February 2018 33 15 5 13 54 46 45.45 1.06 [6]
Paul Heckingbottom  England 6 February 2018 1 June 2018 16 4 4 8 18 27 25.00 0.75 [7]
Marcelo Bielsa  Argentina 15 June 2018 27 February 2022 170 81 30 59 256 219 47.65 1.13 see below
Jesse Marsch  United States 28 February 2022 6 February 2023 37 11 10 16 52 60 29.73 0.86 [8][9]
Michael Skubala  England 6 February 2023 21 February 2023 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.00 0.33
Javi Gracia  Spain 21 February 2023

3 May 2023

12 3 2 7 15 30 25.00 0.67
Sam Allardyce  England 3 May 2023 2 June 2023 4 0 1 3 5 11 0.00 0.25
Daniel Farke  Germany 4 July 2023 Present 57 31 12 14 101 57 54.39 1.30

Managers with honours

Name Nat Tenure Honours
Arthur Fairclough  England 1920–1927 1924 Second Division
Dick Ray  England 1927–1935 1928 Second Division runners-up
1932 Second Division runners-up
Raich Carter  England 1953–1958 1956 Second Division runners-up
Don Revie  England 1961–1974 1964 Second Division
1965 First Division runners-up
1965 FA Cup Final
1966 First Division runners-up
1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final
1968 Football League Cup
1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
1969 First Division
1969 FA Charity Shield
1970 First Division runners-up
1970 FA Cup Final
1971 First Division runners-up
1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy play-off runners-up
1972 First Division runners-up
1972 FA Cup
1973 FA Cup Final
1973 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
1974 First Division
Brian Clough  England 1974 1974 FA Charity Shield runners-up
Jimmy Armfield  England 1974–1978 1975 European Cup Final
Howard Wilkinson  England 1988–1996 1990 Second Division
1992 First Division
1992 FA Charity Shield
1996 Football League Cup Final
Simon Grayson  England 2008–2012 2010 League One runners-up
Marcelo Bielsa  Argentina 2018–2022 2020 Championship

References

  1. ^ League matches only. 2 points for a win prior to the 1981-82 season. "Leeds United Scores, Attendances, Scorers And Statistics". wafll.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Managers Ratings". Jabba. leeds-fans.org.uk. 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2006.
  3. ^ Three points for a win was instituted in Clarke's second season.
  4. ^ "Gary McAllister's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Simon Grayson's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Club Statement: Thomas Christiansen". 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Club Statement: Paul Heckingbottom". June 2018.
  8. ^ "Leeds sack manager Marsch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Club statement: Jesse Marsch". www.leedsunited.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.