I finally got round to compiling manager performance data going back a wee bit further than 1992. 1946 to be precise; the first league season after World War II.

There’s very little narrative required, but I should explain the data is limited to the top flight only, seasons in the old Divisions Two and Three were excluded. All matches were recalculated on a basis of three points for a win. A handful of games without a permanent manager are segregated at the foot of the table. The table is sorted by percentage of the available points the manager obtained.

(Click the table for the full sized image)

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4 Comments to “Post War Top Flight League Performance By Manager”

  1. Nanwasafan 17 August 2010 at 12:38 pm #

    KMac looking good on that list at the moment. It will be interesting to see how MON’s stint as manager will be viewed in a few years time. I guess it will depend on what happens next.

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    • Dan 17 August 2010 at 1:05 pm #

      yes, time will tell. there’s no point adding the next manager to this table until he has 40 or 50 games under his belt and even then, it could be too early to draw conclusions.

      gregory started off with an amazing record and plateaued somewhat, or at least slowed down greatly. by contrast, o’neill started slower, but accelerated to the point that his record just edged gregory’s when he reached the same number of games in charge: 148.

      *but*

      he spent a lot of money.

      that’s the general disclaimer. how much you then devalue his record on that basis is entirely subjective. one could equally argue that gregory wasn’t operating in a premier league where the top four were pretty much regarded as locked off before a ball was kicked.

      the next manager does not need to spend money though, we *do* have a strong squad with some exceptional talent.

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  2. Ian 7 December 2010 at 3:19 pm #

    Don’t forget Jim Barron – our best manager ever! In charge for one game between Big Fat Ron and Brian Little, and racked up a 100% win record, averaging four goals scored per game…

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    • Dan 7 December 2010 at 3:24 pm #

      Spurs away 4-3, November ’94.

      He’s there, separated in bottom section; “None 1994″.

      Sorry, Jim. *shrugs*

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