List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. managers

The following is a list of managers of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1885 to the present day. As of the 2009–10 season, Bolton Wanderers have had 23 full-time managers with one, Nat Lofthouse, being in charge on two separate occasions.

The most successful person to manage Bolton Wanderers, to date, is Charles Foweraker, who won three FA Cups in his 25-year reign as manager. He is also the club's longest-serving manager. The current manager is Owen Coyle who has held the position since 8 January 2010.

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 22 May 2011. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nationality From To P W D L Win%[1] Honours Notes
Tom Rawthorne  England 01874-08-01 1 August 1874 01885-05-31 31 May 1885 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000004614999946.15 [2]
Bentley, JohnJohn Bentley  England 01885-08-01 1 August 1885 01886-05-31 31 May 1886 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000003332999933.33 [2]
William Struthers  England 01886-08-01 1 August 1886 01887-05-31 31 May 1887 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000006665999966.66 [2]
Fitzroy Norris  England 01887-08-01 1 August 1887 01887-12-01 1 December 1887 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000.00 [2]
Bentley, JohnJohn Bentley  England 01887-12-01 1 December 1887 01895-05-31 31 May 1895 &10000000000000200000000200 &1000000000000008900000089 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000008600000086 &1000000000000004450000044.50 [2]
Harry Downs  England 01895-08-01 1 August 1895 01896-05-31 31 May 1896 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000001900000019 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000005428999954.29 [2]
Frank Brettell  England 01896-08-01 1 August 1896 01898-05-31 31 May 1898 &1000000000000006800000068 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000002900000029 &1000000000000004193999941.94 [2]
John Somerville  England 01898-08-01 1 August 1898 01910-01-01 1 January 1910 &10000000000000438000000438 &10000000000000192000000192 &1000000000000007700000077 &10000000000000169000000169 &1000000000000004384000043.84
Will Settle  England 01910-01-01 1 January 1910 01915-05-31 31 May 1915 &10000000000000224000000224 &1000000000000009700000097 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000008100000081 &1000000000000004384000043.84
Mather, TomTom Mather  England 01915-08-01 1 August 1915 01919-05-31 31 May 1919 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000.00
Foweraker, CharlesCharles Foweraker  England 01919-07-01 1 July 1919 01944-08-01 1 August 1944 &10000000000000912000000912 &10000000000000373000000373 &10000000000000231000000231 &10000000000000308000000308 &1000000000000004089999940.90 3 FA Cups
Rowley, WalterWalter Rowley  England 01944-08-01 1 August 1944 01950-10-01 1 October 1950 &10000000000000197000000197 &1000000000000006400000064 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000008900000089 &1000000000000003249000032.49
Ridding, BillBill Ridding  England 01950-10-01 1 October 1950 01968-08-01 1 August 1968 &10000000000000767000000767 &10000000000000290000000290 &10000000000000184000000184 &10000000000000293000000293 &1000000000000003781000037.81 1 FA Cup
Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse  England 01968-12-01 1 December 1968 01970-11-01 1 November 1970 &1000000000000008100000081 &1000000000000002200000022 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000002716000027.16
McIlroy, JimmyJimmy McIlroy  Northern Ireland 01970-11-01 1 November 1970 01970-11-19 19 November 1970 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000.00
Meadows, JimmyJimmy Meadows  England 01971-01-13 13 January 1971 01971-04-30 30 April 1971 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000062500006.25
Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse  England 01971-05-01 1 May 1971 01971-08-01 1 August 1971 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000.00
Armfield, JimmyJimmy Armfield  England 01971-08-01 1 August 1971 01974-10-04 4 October 1974 &10000000000000180000000180 &1000000000000008000000080 &1000000000000004700000047 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000004443999944.44
Greaves, IanIan Greaves  England 01974-10-07 7 October 1974 01980-01-28 28 January 1980 &10000000000000230000000230 &1000000000000009000000090 &1000000000000006600000066 &1000000000000007400000074 &1000000000000003913000039.13
Anderson, StanStan Anderson  England 01980-01-28 28 January 1980 01981-05-31 31 May 1981 &1000000000000006200000062 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000002903000029.03
Mulhall, GeorgeGeorge Mulhall  Scotland 01981-06-01 1 June 1981 01982-06-01 1 June 1982 &1000000000000004200000042 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000002200000022 &1000000000000003094999930.95
McGovern, JohnJohn McGovern  Scotland 01982-06-01 1 June 1982 01985-01-07 7 January 1985 &10000000000000118000000118 &1000000000000003700000037 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000005500000055 &1000000000000003135999931.36
Wright, CharlieCharlie Wright  England 01985-02-07 7 February 1985 01985-12-06 6 December 1985 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000002500000025.00
Neal, PhilPhil Neal  England 01985-12-18 18 December 1985 01992-05-08 8 May 1992 &10000000000000351000000351 &10000000000000132000000132 &10000000000000116000000116 &10000000000000103000000103 &1000000000000003760999937.61
Rioch, BruceBruce Rioch  Scotland 01992-05-29 29 May 1992 01995-06-08 8 June 1995 &10000000000000172000000172 &1000000000000008300000083 &1000000000000004200000042 &1000000000000004700000047 &1000000000000004825999948.26
McFarland, RoyRoy McFarland  England 01995-06-20 20 June 1995 01996-01-02 2 January 1996 &1000000000000002800000028 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000001785999917.86 [3]
Todd, ColinColin Todd  England 01996-01-02 2 January 1996 01999-09-22 22 September 1999 &10000000000000183000000183 &1000000000000007900000079 &1000000000000005100000051 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000004317000043.17
Allardyce, SamSam Allardyce  England 01999-10-19 19 October 1999 02007-04-29 29 April 2007 &10000000000000370000000370 &10000000000000153000000153 &10000000000000114000000114 &10000000000000103000000103 &1000000000000004135000041.35
Lee, SammySammy Lee  England 02007-04-30 30 April 2007 02007-10-07 7 October 2007 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000002142999921.43
Megson, GaryGary Megson  England 02007-10-25 25 October 2007 02009-12-30 30 December 2009 &1000000000000009700000097 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000002755000027.55
Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle  Scotland 02010-01-08 8 January 2010 &1000000000000006900000069 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000001500000015 &1000000000000003000000030 &1000000000000003478000034.78

Notes and references

  1. ^ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Secretary of the committee that chose the team
  3. ^ Colin Todd was appointed as a de facto co-manager with McFarland but McFarland was always treated as the senior partner by the press.
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