List of Yeovil Town F.C. managers

This chronological list of managers of Yeovil Town Football Club comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Yeovil Town since the club was first admitted to the Southern League in 1923 and subsequently turned professional. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.

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Managers

All first-team matches in national competitions are counted. Manager dates and statistics are sourced from Miller, Kerry (2005) for pre-Second World War managers, and then Ciderspace up until promotion to the Football League in 2003 and Soccerbase threafter. Statistics are complete up to and including 2 November 2011. Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and periods of caretaker-management are highlighted in italics. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win% Honours
Jack Gregory  Scotland 5 May 1923 1928 &10000000000000202000000202 &1000000000000009800000098 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000006500000065 &10000000000000425000000425 &10000000000000346000000346 &1000000000000004850999948.51 Southern League West Section; 1923–24
Tommy Lowes  England 1928 1929 &1000000000000005200000052 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000009600000096 &10000000000000122000000122 &1000000000000003461999934.62
David Pratt  Scotland 1929 1933 &10000000000000214000000214 &10000000000000123000000123 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000005900000059 &10000000000000594000000594 &10000000000000375000000375 &1000000000000005747999957.48 Southern League West Section; 1931–32, Western League Division 1; 1929–30, Somerset Professional Cup; 1929–30
Louis Page  England 1933 June 1935 &10000000000000112000000112 &1000000000000006000000060 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000004000000040 &10000000000000271000000271 &10000000000000215000000215 &1000000000000005357000053.57 Southern League West Section; 1934–35, Western League Division 1; 1934–35
Dave Halliday  Scotland 5 July 1935 8 January 1938 &10000000000000123000000123 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000005100000051 &10000000000000281000000281 &10000000000000293000000293 &1000000000000003739999937.40
Billy Kingdon  England 13 January 1938 26 January 1946 &10000000000000125000000125 &1000000000000006000000060 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000003800000038 &10000000000000283000000283 &10000000000000226000000226 &1000000000000004800000048.00 Somerset Professional Cup; 1937–38, 1938–39
Alec Stock  England 1 February 1946 3 September 1949 &10000000000000153000000153 &1000000000000008000000080 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000004100000041 &10000000000000376000000376 &10000000000000221000000221 &1000000000000005228999952.29 FA Cup R5; 1948–49, Southern League Cup; 1946–47, Somerset Professional Cup; 1946–47 (Shared), 1947–48
George Paterson  Scotland 13 October 1949 15 October 1951 &10000000000000100000000100 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000002200000022 &1000000000000003200000032 &10000000000000184000000184 &10000000000000141000000141 &1000000000000004600000046.00 Somerset Professional Cup; 1949–50, 1950–51
Harry Lowe  England 15 December 1951 2 May 1953 &1000000000000007600000076 &1000000000000001900000019 &1000000000000001600000016 &1000000000000004100000041 &10000000000000113000000113 &10000000000000175000000175 &1000000000000002500000025.00
Ike Clarke  England 10 May 1953 1957 &10000000000000204000000204 &10000000000000100000000100 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000005900000059 &10000000000000455000000455 &10000000000000341000000341 &1000000000000004902000049.02 Southern League; 1954–55, Southern League Cup; 1954–55, Somerset Professional Cup; 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956-57 (Shared)
Norman Dodgin  England 1957 1957 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 !
Jimmy Baldwin  England 1957 1960 &10000000000000151000000151 &1000000000000006500000065 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000005000000050 &10000000000000271000000271 &10000000000000251000000251 &1000000000000004304999943.05
Basil Hayward  England 1960 1964 &10000000000000151000000151 &1000000000000008100000081 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000004300000043 &10000000000000340000000340 &10000000000000195000000195 &1000000000000005364000053.64 Southern League; 1963–64, Southern League Cup 1960-61, Somerset Professional Cup; 1961–62, 1962–63
Glyn Davies  Wales 1964 1965 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000001500000015 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000009500000095 &1000000000000006500000065 &1000000000000004285999942.86 Somerset Professional Cup; 1964–65
Joe McDonald  Scotland 11 August 1965 14 March 1967 &10000000000000114000000114 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000002800000028 &1000000000000003300000033 &10000000000000234000000234 &10000000000000175000000175 &1000000000000004649000046.49 Southern League Cup; 1965–66
Ron Saunders  England 1967 1969 &10000000000000128000000128 &1000000000000005500000055 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000003700000037 &10000000000000174000000174 &10000000000000153000000153 &1000000000000004296999942.97
Mike Hughes  England 14 April 1969 24 May 1972 &10000000000000183000000183 &10000000000000100000000100 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000004700000047 &10000000000000320000000320 &10000000000000186000000186 &1000000000000005464000054.64 Southern League; 1970–71, Southern League Championship Cup; 1971–72, Somerset Professional Cup; 1968–69
Cecil Irwin  England 1972 1975 &10000000000000179000000179 &1000000000000008100000081 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000004500000045 &10000000000000263000000263 &10000000000000159000000159 &1000000000000004525000045.25 Somerset Professional Cup; 1972–73
Stan Harland  England 1975 1978 &10000000000000193000000193 &1000000000000008600000086 &1000000000000005800000058 &1000000000000004900000049 &10000000000000309000000309 &10000000000000191000000191 &1000000000000004456000044.56 Southern League Championship Cup; 1976–77, Somerset Professional Cup; 1975–76
Barry Lloyd  England 1978 20 January 1981 &10000000000000151000000151 &1000000000000006400000064 &1000000000000004000000040 &1000000000000004700000047 &10000000000000230000000230 &10000000000000187000000187 &1000000000000004238000042.38 Somerset Professional Cup; 1978–79
Malcolm Allison  England 1 February 1981 14 February 1981 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000001400000014 &0&100000000000000000000000.00
Jimmy Giles  England 16 February 1981 30 March 1983 &10000000000000107000000107 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000005100000051 &10000000000000152000000152 &10000000000000198000000198 &1000000000000003271000032.71
Mike Hughes*  England 30 March 1983 2 May 1983 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000002300000023 &0&100000000000000000000000.00
Trevor Finnigan  England July 1983 8 February 1984 &1000000000000003400000034 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000004800000048 &1000000000000005000000050 &1000000000000004117999941.18
Steve Coles  England 9 February 1984 21 May 1984 &1000000000000002300000023 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000005200000052 &1000000000000002173999921.74
Ian MacFarlane  Scotland 21 May 1984 29 August 1984 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001100000011 &0&100000000000000000000000.00
Gerry Gow  Scotland 9 September 1984 10 January 1987 &10000000000000124000000124 &1000000000000005900000059 &1000000000000002800000028 &1000000000000003700000037 &10000000000000215000000215 &10000000000000171000000171 &1000000000000004757999947.58
Brian Hall  England 11 January 1987 12 October 1990 &10000000000000198000000198 &10000000000000100000000100 &1000000000000004300000043 &1000000000000005500000055 &10000000000000330000000330 &10000000000000234000000234 &1000000000000005050999950.51 Isthmian League; 1987–88, Conference League Cup; 1989–90, Isthmian League Cup; 1987–88, Isthmian Championship Shield; 1988–89
Clive Whitehead  England 15 October 1990 1 April 1991 &1000000000000002600000026 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000001600000016 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000002307999923.08
Steve Rutter†  England 3 April 1991 20 November 1993 &10000000000000136000000136 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000004400000044 &10000000000000179000000179 &10000000000000155000000155 &1000000000000003896999938.97
Brian Hall  England 24 January 1994 7 January 1995 &1000000000000005900000059 &1000000000000001400000014 &1000000000000001400000014 &1000000000000003100000031 &1000000000000006100000061 &1000000000000009900000099 &1000000000000002373000023.73
Graham Roberts  England 4 February 1995 25 January 1998 &10000000000000154000000154 &1000000000000007900000079 &1000000000000003700000037 &1000000000000003800000038 &10000000000000277000000277 &10000000000000182000000182 &1000000000000005129999951.30 Isthmian League 1996-97, Somerset Premier Cup; 1996–97
Colin Lippiatt  England 25 January 1998 28 September 1999 &1000000000000008400000084 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000002500000025 &10000000000000141000000141 &10000000000000100000000100 &1000000000000004642999946.43 Somerset Premier Cup; 1997–98
Steve Thompson  England 29 September 1999 10 March 2000 &1000000000000003100000031 &1000000000000001200000012 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000004100000041 &1000000000000004000000040 &1000000000000003871000038.71
David Webb  England 10 March 2000 30 September 2000 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000004100000041 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000005417000054.17
Steve Thompson*  England 30 September 2000 8 October 2000 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000005000000050.00
Colin Addison  England 8 October 2000 5 May 2001 &1000000000000004100000041 &1000000000000002200000022 &100000000000000070000007 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000006600000066 &1000000000000005000000050 &1000000000000005365999953.66
Gary Johnson  England 19 June 2001 23 September 2005 &10000000000000221000000221 &10000000000000116000000116 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000005900000059 &10000000000000402000000402 &10000000000000290000000290 &1000000000000005249000052.49 Football League Two; 2004–05, Football Conference; 2002–03, FA Trophy; 2001–02, Somerset Premier Cup; 2004–05
Steve Thompson  England 23 September 2005 7 June 2006 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000005100000051 &1000000000000004100000041 &1000000000000003332999933.33
Russell Slade  England 7 June 2006 16 February 2009 &10000000000000137000000137 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000005600000056 &10000000000000139000000139 &10000000000000174000000174 &1000000000000003577000035.77 Football League One Play-off Final Runners-up; 2006–07
Steve Thompson*  England 16 February 2009 18 February 2009 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000030000003 &0&100000000000000000000000.00
Terry Skiverton  England 18 February 2009 Present &10000000000000133000000133 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000006200000062 &10000000000000145000000145 &10000000000000191000000191 &1000000000000002632000026.32
Key
* Served as caretaker manager.
† Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.

Records

Nationalities

As of 25 February 2011 (including caretakers)

Most games

As of 25 February 2011

References

General

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