|
Name
|
Date
of appointment
|
First
match
|
Last
match
|
| Harry Tuffnell |
May
1921 - Mar 1922
|
Midland
League
|
-
|
| Arthur Porter (1) |
May
1922 - May 1923
|
Midland
League
|
-
|
| Dick Ray |
Jun
1923 - May 1927
|
Wigan
B (h) 25/8/23
|
Barrow
(h) 7/5/27
|
| David Menzies |
Jun
1927-Feb 1936
|
Lincoln
C (h) 27/8/27
|
Bradford
PA (a) 26/2/36
|
| Fred Emery + (2) |
Mar
1936 - Jul 1940
|
Port
Vale (a) 29/2/36
|
New
Brighton (a) 2/9/39
|
| Bill Marsden |
Apr
1944-Feb 1946
|
Wartime
games only
|
-
|
| Jackie Bestall |
Feb
1946 - Mary 1949
|
Rochdale
(h) 31/8/46
|
Stockport
(a) 7/5/49
|
| Peter Doherty + (3) |
May
1949-Jan 1958
|
Bradford
C (a) 20/8/49
|
Stoke
(a) 18/1/58
|
| Syd Bycroft/Jack Hodgson |
Jan
1958-Jun 1958
|
Bristol
C (h) 1/2/58
|
Ipswich
(h) 26/4/58
|
| Jack Crayston (4) |
Jun
1958-Apr 1959
|
Tranmere
(a) 23/8/58
|
Southampton
(a) 25/4/59
|
| Jackie Bestall |
Apr
1959-Aug 1960
|
Torquay
U (a) 22/8/59
|
Crystal
P (h) 27/8/60
|
| Norman Curtis + |
Aug
1960 - Jul 1961
|
Southport
(a) 30/8/60
|
Crewe
(h) 29/4/61
|
| Danny Malloy + (5) |
Aug
1961 - Mar 1962
|
Gillingham
(a) 19/8/61
|
Darlington
(h) 17/3/62
|
| Frank Marshall +* (6) |
Mar
1962 - Apr 1962
|
Oldham
A (h) 30/3/62
|
Stockport
(a) 6/4/62
|
| Oscar Hold |
Apr
1962-Apr 1964
|
Aldershot
(h) 13/4/62
|
Torquay
U (h) 25/4/64
|
| Bill Lievers + |
Aug
1964-Feb 1966
|
Bradford
PA (h) 22/8/64
|
Southport
(h) 5/2/66
|
| Jackie
Bestall/ Frank Marshall * (7) |
Feb
1966-May 1966
|
Rochdale
(a) 12/2/66
|
Bradford
C (a) 16/5/66
|
| Tom
Garnett/ Jackie Bestall *(8) |
May
1966-Dec 1966
|
Peterborough
(a) 20/8/66
|
Scunthorpe
U (a) 9/12/66
|
| Keith Kettleborough + |
Dec
1966-May 1967
|
Peterborough
(h) 17/12/66
|
Brighton
(h) 16/5/67
|
| George Raynor |
Jun
1967-Nov 1968
|
Barnsley
(a) 19/8/67
|
Southend
(a) 9/11/68
|
| Jackie Bestall * |
Nov
1968
|
Aldershot
(a) 23/11/68
|
Grimsby
(h) 29/11/68
|
| Lawrie McMenemy |
Nov
1968-May 1971
|
Wrexham
(h) 14/12/68
|
Torquay
U (a) 1/5/71
|
| Maurice Setters |
Jun
1971-Nov 1974
|
Newport
(h) 14/8/71
|
Lincoln
(a) 13/11/74
|
| John Quigley* |
Nov
1974-Feb 1975
|
Mansfield
(a) 16/11/74
|
Shrewsbury
(a) 1/2/75
|
| Stan Anderson |
Feb
1975-Nov 1979
|
Torquay
U (h) 8/2/75
|
York
(h) 18/11/79
|
| Cyril Knowles * |
Nov
1979
|
One
FA Cup tie v Huddersfield
|
|
| Billy Bremner (9) |
Nov
1979-Oct 1985
|
Rochdale
(h) 2/12/79
|
Bristol
R (h) 19/10/85
|
| Dave Cusack + |
Oct
1985-Dec 1987
|
Swansea
(a) 22/10/85
|
Chester
(a) 5/12/87
|
| Dave Mackay |
Dec
1987-Mar 1989
|
Southend
(a) 11/12/87
|
Colchester
(h) 18/3/89
|
| Joe Kinnear |
Mar
1989-Jun 1989
|
Scarborough
(a) 25/3/89
|
Peterborough
(a) 13/5/89
|
| Billy Bremner |
Jun
1989-Nov 1991
|
Exeter
C (a) 19/8/89
|
Cardiff
C (a) 26/10/91
|
| Steve Beaglehole |
Nov
1991-Dec 1993
|
Mansfield
(a) 2/11/91
|
Darlington
(h) 28/12/93
|
| Tony Cunningham +* |
Dec
1993-Jan 1994
|
Crewe
(a) 1/1/94
|
Bury
(a) 15/1/94
|
| Ian Atkins (10) |
Jan
1994-Jun 1994
|
Lincoln
(h )22/1/94
|
Hereford
(h) 7/5/94
|
| Sammy Chung |
Jul
1994-Aug 1996
|
Hereford
(a) 13/8/94
|
Colchester
(a) 4/5/96
|
| Kerry Dixon + |
Aug
1996-Aug 1997
|
Carlisle
U (h) 17/8/96
|
Peterborough
(h) 16/8/97
|
| Dave Cowling |
Oct
1997
|
Colchester
(a) 21/10/97
|
Swansea
C (h) 24/10/97
|
| Danny Bergara |
Nov
1997
|
Scarborough
(a) 1/11/97
|
Hull
C (a) 29/11/97
|
| Mark
Weaver/ Danny Bergara (12) |
Dec
1997-May 1998
|
Chester
C (h) 2/12/97
|
Colchester
(h) 2/5/98
|
| Ian Snodin + |
Aug
1998-Apr 2000
|
Dover
A (a) 15/8/98
|
Morecambe
(a) 15/4/00
|
| Dave Penney/Mark Atkins* |
Apr
2000-May 2000
|
Dover
A (h) 22/4/00
|
Rushden
& D (a) 6/5/00
|
| Steve Wignall |
May
2000-Jan 2002
|
Nuneaton
B (h) 19/8/00
|
Scaroboro'
(h) 26/12/01
|
| Dave Penney (13) |
Jan
2002 -
|
Scarboro'
(a) 15/1/02
|
-
|
* denotes
caretaker manager
+ denotes player/manager
1 Porter was "secretary-manager", but was responsible for team matters
2 Emery was appointed manager while still a player, but ceased playing after
the 1935-6 season
3 Doherty retired as a player after the 1952-3 season
4 Crayston was appointed "secretary-manager" in March 1959 and remained
at the club until March 1961. Bestall, and Curtis respectively were in charge
of team affairs, an early (and unsuccessful!) example of a "continental"
management structure. Crayston effectively relinquished control of team matters
to Bestall at the end of the 1958-9 season
5 Malloy's title was "player-coach", but he was in charge of team
affairs
6 Marshall (the senior professional) was appointed caretaker-player-coach in
March 1962 when Malloy requested a transfer. Malloy remained as a player only
unitl the end of the 1961-2 season
7 Bestall (chief scout) and Marshall (trainer) were placed jointly in charge
of team affairs after Lievers' resignation.
8 Rovers did not appoint a Team Manager until December 1966. Garnett (secretary)
and Bestall were in charge of team affairs.
9 Bremner made a few appearances for the club between 1980 and 1982, but was
not a "player-manager".
10 Atkins made seven appearances during 1993-4 but was not a "player-manager".
11Richardson (effectively the club's owner) took overall charge of team selection
for ten matches before givign the job to Cowling (first team coach). Cowling
resigned after two games in charge due to interference.
12 Bergara resigned as maanger after six matches because of criticism from supporters.
He was appointed Director of Football and worked alongside General Manager Mark
Weaver as the "management team".
13 Penney is registered as a player and continues to make occasional appearances
for the first team but is not a "player-manager".
THANKS TO JOHN COYLE FOR THE INFORMATION.