List of Cardiff City F.C. managers

This is a list of Cardiff City Football Club's managers and their records, from 1910, when the club appointed their first manager.

Founded in 1899, Cardiff City did not appoint their first full-time manager in 1910 when Davy McDougall was appointed player-manager.[1] As of the start of the 2010–11 season, there has been a total of 26 managers and 6 caretaker managers. Kenny Hibbitt has had the most spells at the club, taking the job on 3 occasions. Whilst some managers (Len Ashurst, Eddie May, Cyril Spiers) have all had the job on two occasions. The longest serving manager is Fred Stewart who was in charge for 22 years and won 7 cups and achieved promotion twice. In terms of winning percentage, Billy McCandless is the most successful with a win percentage of 53% whilst the least successful is Terry Yorath with 19.51%.

Managers

Information correct as of 2 January 2012. Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.

Name Nat From To Time in Charge P W D L GF GA Win% Honours Ref
McDougall, DavyDavy McDougall 01910-08-01 1 August 1910 01911-05-01 1 May 1911 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000273000000273 days [2]
Stewart, FredFred Stewart 01911-05-01 1 May 1911 01933-05-01 1 May 1933 &1000000000000002200000022 years, &100000000000000000000000 days 605 244 136 225 40.33 1 First Division runners-up, 1 Second Division runners-up, 1 FA Cup, 1 FA Charity Shield, 5 Welsh Cup [3]
Wilson, BartleyBartley Wilson 01933-05-01 1 May 1933 01934-02-01 1 February 1934 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000276000000276 days 28 8 4 16 28.57 [4]
Watts-Jones, BenBen Watts-Jones 01934-02-01 1 February 1934 01937-04-01 1 April 1937 &100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000005900000059 days 141 41 29 71 29.08 [5]
Jennings, BillyBilly Jennings 01937-04-01 1 April 1937 01939-04-01 1 April 1939 &100000000000000020000002 years, &100000000000000000000000 days 92 35 23 34 38.04 [6]
Spiers, CyrilCyril Spiers 01939-04-01 1 April 1939 01946-04-01 1 April 1946 &100000000000000070000007 years, &100000000000000000000000 days 10 3 3 4 30 [7]
McCandless, BillyBilly McCandless 01946-06-01 1 June 1946 01948-11-01 1 November 1948 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000153000000153 days 100 53 21 26 53 1 Third Division South [8]
Spiers, CyrilCyril Spiers 01948-04-01 1 April 1948 01954-04-01 1 April 1954 &100000000000000060000006 years, &100000000000000000000000 days 265 107 73 85 40.38 1 Second Division runners-up [7]
Morris, TrevorTrevor Morris 01954-04-01 1 April 1954 01958-08-31 31 August 1958 &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000152000000152 days 186 59 40 87 31.72 1 Welsh Cup [9]
Jones, BillBill Jones 01958-09-01 1 September 1958 01962-09-30 30 September 1962 &100000000000000040000004 years, &1000000000000002900000029 days 190 73 49 68 38.42 1 Second Division runner-up, 1 Welsh Cup [10]
Swindin, GeorgeGeorge Swindin 01962-10-01 1 October 1962 01964-05-01 1 May 1964 &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000213000000213 days 71 25 16 30 35.21 1 Welsh Cup [11]
Scoular, JimmyJimmy Scoular 01964-06-01 1 June 1964 01973-11-07 7 November 1973 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000159000000159 days 427 143 117 167 33.49 7 Welsh Cup [12]
Clayton, LewLew Clayton* 01973-11-07 7 November 1973 01973-11-13 13 November 1973 &100000000000000000000000 years, &100000000000000060000006 days
O'Farrell, FrankFrank O'Farrell 01973-11-13 13 November 1973 01974-04-30 30 April 1974 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000168000000168 days 27 8 10 9 29.63 1 Welsh Cup [13]
Andrews, JimmyJimmy Andrews 01974-05-01 1 May 1974 01978-11-06 6 November 1978 &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000189000000189 days 190 63 51 76 33.16 1 Third Division runners-up, 2 Welsh Cup [14]
Morgan, RichieRichie Morgan 01978-11-01 1 November 1978 01981-03-01 1 March 1981 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000120000000120 days 105 38 24 43 36.19 [15]
Williams, GrahamGraham Williams 01981-11 November 1981 01982-02 February 1982 &100000000000000000000000 years, &1000000000000009200000092 days 15 4 2 9 26.67 [16]
Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst 01982-03 March 1982 01984-03 March 1984 &100000000000000020000002 years, &100000000000000000000000 days 92 41 17 34 44.57 1 Third Division runners-up [17]
Mullen, JimmyJimmy Mullen*1 01984-03-01March 1984 01984-05-01May 1984 &100000000000000000000000 years, &1000000000000006100000061 days [18]
Goodfellow, JimmyJimmy Goodfellow†1 01984-03-01March 1984 01984-09-23 23 September 1984 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000206000000206 days 23 6 4 13 26.09 [19]
Durban, AlanAlan Durban 01984-09-23 23 September 1984 01986-05-21 21 May 1986 &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000240000000240 days 87 22 17 48 25.29 [20]
Mullen, JimmyJimmy Mullen* 01986-05-01May 1986 01986-05-01May 1986 &100000000000000000000000 years, &1000000000000001000000010 days [18]
Burrows, FrankFrank Burrows 01986-05 May 1986 01989-08 August 1989 &100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000006200000062 days 166 64 48 54 38.55 1 Fourth Division runners-up, 1 Welsh Cup [21]
Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst 01989-08 August 1989 01991-05 May 1991 &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000303000000303 days 98 30 32 36 30.61 [17]
May, EddieEddie May 01991-07 July 1991 01994-11 November 1994 &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000123000000123 days 170 66 46 58 38.82 1 Third Division, 2 Welsh Cup [22]
Yorath, TerryTerry Yorath 01994-11 November 1994 01995-03 March 1995 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000120000000120 days 41 8 9 24 19.51 [23]
May, EddieEddie May 01995-03 March 1995 01995-05 May 1995 &100000000000000000000000 years, &1000000000000006100000061 days 8 2 2 4 25 [22]
Hibbitt, KennyKenny Hibbitt 01995-05-01May 1995 01996-02-01February 1996 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000276000000276 days
Neal, PhilPhil Neal 01996-02 February 1996 01996-08-01 1 August 1996 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000182000000182 days
Hibbitt, KennyKenny Hibbitt* 01996-08-01 1 August 1996 01996-11-11 11 November 1996 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000102000000102 days 19 9 4 6 47.37 [24]
Osman, RussellRussell Osman 01996-11-11 11 November 1996 01998-01-23 23 January 1998 &100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000007300000073 days 67 22 21 24 32.84 [25]
Hibbitt, KennyKenny Hibbitt* 01998-01-23 23 January 1998 01998-02-16 16 February 1998 &100000000000000000000000 years, &1000000000000002400000024 days 6 0 5 1 0 [24]
Burrows, FrankFrank Burrows 01998-02-16 16 February 1998 02000-02-01 1 February 2000 &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000350000000350 days 107 36 34 37 33.64 1 FAW Invitation Cup, 1 Century Cup [21]
Ayre, BillyBilly Ayre 02000-02-02 2 February 2000 02000-08-14 14 August 2000 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000194000000194 days 19 5 7 7 26.32 [26]
Gould, BobbyBobby Gould 02000-08-14 14 August 2000 02001-07-03 3 July 2001 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000323000000323 days 52 24 15 13 46.15 [27]
Cork, AlanAlan Cork 02001-07-03 3 July 2001 02002-02-17 17 February 2002 &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000229000000229 days 40 17 11 12 42.5 1 Third Division runners-up [28]
Lawrence, LennieLennie Lawrence 02002-02-18 18 February 2002 02005-05-25 25 May 2005 &100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000009600000096 days 174 72 50 52 260 197 41.38 1 Second Division Play-Offs [29]
Jones, DaveDave Jones 02005-05-25 25 May 2005 02011-05-30 30 May 2011 &100000000000000060000006 years, &100000000000000050000005 days 315 132 84 99 450 385 41.9 [30]
Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay 02011-06-17 17 June 2011 present &100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000273000000273 days 30 16 10 4 54 33 53.33 [31]
Key
Notes

^1 Jimmy Mullen and Jimmy Goodfellow were both appointed as joint caretaker, but Goodfellow was given the job permanently.

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "The foundation and early years". Cardiff City F.C.. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10335~61928,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
  2. ^ Davy McDougall management career stats at Soccerbase
  3. ^ Fred Stewart management career stats at Soccerbase
  4. ^ Bartley Wilson management career stats at Soccerbase
  5. ^ Ben Watts-Jones management career stats at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Billy Jennings management career stats at Soccerbase
  7. ^ a b Cyril Spiers management career stats at Soccerbase
  8. ^ Billy McCandless management career stats at Soccerbase
  9. ^ Trevor Morris management career stats at Soccerbase
  10. ^ Bill Jones management career stats at Soccerbase
  11. ^ George Swindin management career stats at Soccerbase
  12. ^ Jimmy Scoular management career stats at Soccerbase
  13. ^ Frank O'Farrell management career stats at Soccerbase
  14. ^ Jimmy Andrews management career stats at Soccerbase
  15. ^ Richie Morgan management career stats at Soccerbase
  16. ^ Graham Williams management career stats at Soccerbase
  17. ^ a b Len Ashurst management career stats at Soccerbase
  18. ^ a b Jimmy Mullen management career stats at Soccerbase
  19. ^ Jimmy Goodfellow management career stats at Soccerbase
  20. ^ Alan Durba management career stats at Soccerbase
  21. ^ a b Frank Burrows management career stats at Soccerbase
  22. ^ a b Eddie May management career stats at Soccerbase
  23. ^ Terry Yorath management career stats at Soccerbase
  24. ^ a b Kenny Hibbitt management career stats at Soccerbase
  25. ^ Russell Osman management career stats at Soccerbase
  26. ^ Billy Ayre management career stats at Soccerbase
  27. ^ Bobby Gould management career stats at Soccerbase
  28. ^ Alan Cork management career stats at Soccerbase
  29. ^ Lennie Lawrence management career stats at Soccerbase
  30. ^ Dave Jones management career stats at Soccerbase
  31. ^ Malky Mackay management career stats at Soccerbase
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