Jack Robson

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John "Jack" Robson (born in Durham, died 11 January 1922) was an Englishman who was the fifth full-time Secretary of Manchester United and Manager of the club. Jack started his managerial career with Middlesbrough F.C., where he was paid the princely sum of £3 a week and declined to travel to away games as an economy measure. Despite his tight-fistedness he took the club from being an amateur outfit in the Northern League to a professional club in the Second Division. He was also the first manager of Crystal Palace F.C. and coached the club to one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time when they defeated Newcastle United at St James Park in 1907. He later managed Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. and started the concept of being a manager and not a secretary at Manchester United. He would be the manager of United until January 11, 1922 when he died of pneumonia.

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Middlesbrough F.C. – Managers

J.Robson (1899–1905) • Mackie (1905–06) • Aitken (1906–09) • Gunter (1909–10) • Walker (1910–11) • McIntosh (secretary) (1911–19) • Howie (1920–23) • Bamlett (1923–26) • McWilliam (1927–34) • Gillow (1934–44) • Jack (1944–52) • Rowley (1952–54) • Dennison (1954–63) • Carter (1963–66) • Anderson (1966–73) • Charlton (1973–77) • Neal (1977–81) • Murdoch (1981–82) • Allison (1982–84) • Maddren (1984–86) • Rioch (1986–90) • Todd (1990–91) • Lawrence (1991–94) • B.Robson (1994–2001) • Venables (2000–2001) • McClaren (2001–06) • Southgate (2006–)

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Crystal Palace F.C. – Managers

Robson (1905–07) • Goodman (1907–25) • Maley (1925–27) • Maven (1927–30) • Tresadern (1930–35) • Bromilow (1935–36) • Moyes (1936–36) • Bromilow (1936–39) • Irwin (1939–47) • Butler (1947–49) • Rooke (1949–50) • Dawes (1950–51) • Slade (1950–51) • Scott (1951–54) • Spiers (1954–58) • G. Smith (1958–60) • Rowe (1960–62) • Graham (1963–66) • Head (1966–72) • Allison (1973–76) • Venables (1976–80) • Walley (1980) • Allison (1980–81) • Gradi (1981) • Kember (1981–82) • Mullery (1982–84) • Bassett (1984) • Coppell (1984–93) • A. Smith (1993–95) • Coppell (1995–96) • Bassett (1996–97) • Coppell (1997–98) • Lombardo/Brolin (1998) • Noades/Lewington (1998) • Venables (1998–99) • Coppell (1999–2000) • A. Smith (2000–01) • Kember (2001) • Bruce (2001) • Kember/Bullivant (2001) • Francis (2001–03) • Kember (2003) • Symons (2003) • Dowie (2003–06) • Taylor (2006–07) • Symons (2007) • Warnock (2007–)

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Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. – Managers

John Jackson (1901–05) • Scott-Walford (1905–08) • Robson (1908–14) • Charles Webb (1919–47) • Cook (1947) • Welsh (1947–51) • Billy Lane (1951–61) • Curtis (1961–63) • Macauley (1963–68) • Fred Goodwin (1968–70) • Saward (1970–73) • Clough (1973–74) • P.T.Taylor (1974–76) • Mullery (1976–81) • Bailey (1981–82) • Melia (1982–83) • Cattlin (1983–86) • Mullery (1986–87) • Lloyd (1987–93) • Brady (1993–95) • Case (1995–96) • Gritt (1996–98) • Horton (1998–99) • Jeff Wood (1999) • Adams (1999–2001) • Hinshelwood (2001) • Bob Booker (2001) • P.J.Taylor (2001–02) • Hinshelwood (2002) • Coppell (2002–03) • Bob Booker (2003) • McGhee (2003–06) • Wilkins (2006–08) • Adams (2008–)

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Manchester United F.C. – Managers

Albut (1892–1900) • West (1900–03) • Mangnall (1903–12) • Bentley (1912–14) • Robson (1914–21) • Chapman (1921–26) • Hilditch (1926–27) • Bamlett (1927–31) • Crickmer (1931–32) • Duncan (1932–37) • Crickmer (1937–45) • Busby (1945–69) • McGuinness (1969–70) • Busby (1970–71) • O'Farrell (1971–72) • Docherty (1972–77) • Sexton (1977–81) • Atkinson (1981–86) • Ferguson (1986–)