List of Hartlepool United F.C. managers

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English association football club based in Hartlepool, North East England and currently play in League One. Fred Priest, who led the team to second in the North Eastern League in the 1909–10 season,[1] was elected as the club's first manager in August 1908.[2][3] The club was managed by Cecil Potter when it was named as a founder member of the Football League Third Division North for the 1921–22 season, in which the team finished in 4th position.[1][4] The club went throughout the period of 1940–43 without a manager due to the Second World War but appointed Fred Westgarth in August 1943.[5][6] Under the management of Angus McLean, the club won promotion to Division Three from Division Four after finishing in third place in the 1967–68 season.[1][7]

The 1990–91 season saw promotion gained under the management originally of Cyril Knowles and later Alan Murray.[8][9][10] Mike Newell led the team to promotion to Division Two in the 2002–03, after the season had initially been started by Chris Turner and also included the caretakership of Colin West.[8][11][12][13] After relegation to League Two in 2006, former Northern Ireland international Danny Wilson managed the team as they subsequently won promotion back to League One, finishing in second place.[8][14] Wilson was sacked in December 2008, with the team in the bottom half of the table.[15]

Managers

As of 15 December 2008. Only professional, competitive matches are counted.
Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % Honours Notes
Priest, FredFred Priest  England 01908-08-01 1 August 1908 01912-05-31 31 May 1912 &10000000000000145000000145 &1000000000000006900000069 &1000000000000003700000037 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000004760000047.6 - [3]
Humphreys, PercyPercy Humphreys  England 01912-08-01 1 August 1912 01913-05-31 31 May 1913 &1000000000000004300000043 &1000000000000001900000019 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000004420000044.2 - [16]
Manners, JackJack Manners  England 01913-08-01 1 August 1913 01920-05-01 1 May 1920 &10000000000000133000000133 &1000000000000005500000055 &1000000000000003300000033 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000004139999941.4 - [17]
Potter, CecilCecil Potter  England 01920-05-01 1 May 1920 01922-07-01 1 July 1922 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000004470000044.7 - [4]
Gordon, DavidDavid Gordon  Scotland 01922-07-01 1 July 1922 01925-10-23 23 October 1925 &1000000000000008000000080 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000004000000040 &1000000000000002130000021.3 - [18]
Manners, JackJack Manners  England 01925-10-25 25 October 1925 01927-05-31 31 May 1927 &10000000000000132000000132 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000002800000028 &1000000000000006000000060 &1000000000000003329999933.3 - [19]
Norman, BillBill Norman  England 01927-07-29 29 July 1927 01931-09-16 16 September 1931 &10000000000000177000000177 &1000000000000005600000056 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000008900000089 &1000000000000003160000031.6 - [20]
Carr, JackJack Carr  England 01932-04-01 1 April 1932 01935-04-01 1 April 1935 &10000000000000132000000132 &1000000000000005300000053 &1000000000000002200000022 &1000000000000005700000057 &1000000000000004020000040.2 - [21]
Hamilton, JimmyJimmy Hamilton  England 01935-07-01 1 July 1935 01940-07-30 30 July 1940 &10000000000000182000000182 &1000000000000006100000061 &1000000000000004300000043 &1000000000000007800000078 &1000000000000003350000033.5 - [5]
Westgarth, FredFred Westgarth  England 01943-08-01 1 August 1943 01957-02-01 1 February 1957 &10000000000000510000000510 &10000000000000207000000207 &1000000000000009900000099 &10000000000000204000000204 &1000000000000004060000040.6 - [6]
Middleton, RayRay Middleton  England 01957-05-01 1 May 1957 01959-11-20 20 November 1959 &10000000000000116000000116 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000005200000052 &1000000000000003279999932.8 - [22]
Robinson, BillBill Robinson  England 01959-07-01 1 July 1959 01962-06-30 30 June 1962 &10000000000000125000000125 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000007400000074 &1000000000000002160000021.6 - [23]
Chilton, AllenbyAllenby Chilton  England 01962-07-01 1 July 1962 01963-04-01 1 April 1963 &1000000000000003400000034 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000001469999914.7 - [24]
Gurney, BobBob Gurney  England 01963-04-01 1 April 1963 01964-01-06 6 January 1964 &1000000000000004400000044 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000002050000020.5 - [25]
Williams, AlvanAlvan Williams  Wales 01964-01-06 6 January 1964 01965-05-31 31 May 1965 &1000000000000006300000063 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000003169999931.7 - [26]
Twentyman, GeoffGeoff Twentyman  England 01965-06-01 1 June 1965 01965-10-29 29 October 1965 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000003750000037.5 - [27]
Clough, BrianBrian Clough  England 01965-10-29 29 October 1965 01967-06-05 5 June 1967 &1000000000000008400000084 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000001300000013 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000004170000041.7 - [28]
McLean, AngusAngus McLean  Wales 01967-06-05 5 June 1967 01970-04-24 24 April 1970 &10000000000000139000000139 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000004000000040 &1000000000000005400000054 &1000000000000003239999932.4 - [7]
Simpson, JohnJohn Simpson  England 01970-04-24 24 April 1970 01971-03-01 1 March 1971 &1000000000000003100000031 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000001610000016.1 - [29]
Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst  England 01971-03-01 1 March 1971 01974-06-01 1 June 1974 &10000000000000155000000155 &1000000000000004800000048 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000006900000069 &1000000000000003100000031.0 - [30]
Hale, KenKen Hale  England 01974-06-01 1 June 1974 01976-10-01 1 October 1976 &10000000000000101000000101 &1000000000000003300000033 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000004300000043 &1000000000000003270000032.7 - [31]
Horner, BillyBilly Horner  England 01976-10-01 1 October 1976 01983-03-31 31 March 1983 &10000000000000307000000307 &1000000000000009500000095 &1000000000000007700000077 &10000000000000135000000135 &1000000000000003089999930.9 - [32]
Duncan, JohnJohn Duncan  Scotland 01983-04-01 1 April 1983 01983-06-01 1 June 1983 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000003329999933.3 - [33]
Docherty, MickMick Docherty  England 01983-06-14 14 June 1983 01983-12-15 15 December 1983 &1000000000000001800000018 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000001669999916.7 - [34][35]
Horner, BillyBilly Horner  England 01983-12-15 15 December 1983 01986-11-01 1 November 1986 &1000000000000009400000094 &1000000000000003000000030 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000004300000043 &1000000000000003189999931.9 - [36]
Bird, JohnJohn Bird  England 01986-10-01 1 October 1986 01988-10-03 3 October 1988 &1000000000000009400000094 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000003400000034.0 - [37]
Moncur, BobbyBobby Moncur  Scotland 01988-11-02 2 November 1988 01989-11-27 27 November 1989 &1000000000000005800000058 &1000000000000001400000014 &1000000000000001400000014 &1000000000000003000000030 &1000000000000002410000024.1 - [38]
Knowles, CyrilCyril Knowles  England 01989-12-09 9 December 1989 01991-03-04 4 March 1991 &1000000000000008500000085 &1000000000000004000000040 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000002700000027 &1000000000000004710000047.1 - [9]
Murray, AlanAlan Murray  England 01991-03-05 5 March 1991 01993-02-15 15 February 1993 &1000000000000009000000090 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000003100000031 &1000000000000004000000040.0 - [10]
Busby, VivViv Busby  England 01993-02-15 15 February 1993 01993-11-24 24 November 1993 &1000000000000004000000040 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000090000009 &1000000000000002200000022 &1000000000000002250000022.5 - [39]
MacPhail, JohnJohn MacPhail  Scotland 01993-11-24 24 November 1993 01994-09-01 1 September 1994 &1000000000000003600000036 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000060000006 &1000000000000002300000023 &1000000000000001939999919.4 - [40]
McCreery, DavidDavid McCreery  Northern Ireland 01994-09-09 9 September 1994 01995-04-20 20 April 1995 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000002269999922.7 - [41]
Houchen, KeithKeith Houchen  England 01995-04-20 20 April 1995 01996-11-04 4 November 1996 &1000000000000007300000073 &1000000000000001900000019 &1000000000000001700000017 &1000000000000003700000037 &1000000000000002600000026.0 - [42]
Tait, MickMick Tait  England 01996-11-04 4 November 1996 01999-01-18 18 January 1999 &10000000000000115000000115 &1000000000000003300000033 &1000000000000003700000037 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000002869999928.7 - [43]
Baker, PaulPaul Baker
Honour, BrianBrian Honour (joint caretakers)		  England 01999-01-18 18 January 1999 01999-02-24 24 February 1999 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000040000004 &1000000000000002860000028.6 - [44]
Turner, ChrisChris Turner  England 01999-02-24 24 February 1999 02002-11-07 7 November 2002 &10000000000000195000000195 &1000000000000008200000082 &1000000000000004900000049 &1000000000000006400000064 &1000000000000004210000042.1 - [12]
West, ColinColin West (caretaker)  England 02002-11-07 7 November 2002 02002-11-21 21 November 2002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &1000000000000005000000050.0 - [13]
Newell, MikeMike Newell  England 02002-11-21 21 November 2002 02003-05-31 31 May 2003 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000004570000045.7 - [11]
Cooper, NealeNeale Cooper  Scotland 02003-06-28 28 June 2003 02005-05-04 4 May 2005 &10000000000000110000000110 &1000000000000004800000048 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000003600000036 &1000000000000004360000043.6 - [45][46]
Scott, MartinMartin Scott  England 02005-06-18 18 June 2005 02006-01-28 28 January 2006 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001800000018 &1000000000000002819999928.2 - [47]
Stephenson, PaulPaul Stephenson (caretaker)  England 02006-02-02 2 February 2006 02006-06-13 13 June 2006 &1000000000000001500000015 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000002000000020.0 - [48]
Wilson, DannyDanny Wilson  Northern Ireland 02006-06-13 13 June 2006 02008-12-15 15 December 2008 &10000000000000133000000133 &1000000000000005800000058 &1000000000000002900000029 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000004360000043.6 - [14][15]
Turner, ChrisChris Turner (caretaker)  England 02008-12-15 15 December 2008 Present &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &1000000000000000000000000.0 - [15]

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