List of Hartlepool United F.C. managers
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Priest, FredFred Priest | ![]() |
1 August 1908 | 31 May 1912 | 145 | 69 | 37 | 39 | 47.6 | - | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Humphreys, PercyPercy Humphreys | ![]() |
1 August 1912 | 31 May 1913 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 44.2 | - | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manners, JackJack Manners | ![]() |
1 August 1913 | 1 May 1920 | 133 | 55 | 33 | 45 | 41.4 | - | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Potter, CecilCecil Potter | ![]() |
1 May 1920 | 1 July 1922 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 44.7 | - | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gordon, DavidDavid Gordon | ![]() |
1 July 1922 | 23 October 1925 | 80 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 21.3 | - | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manners, JackJack Manners | ![]() |
25 October 1925 | 31 May 1927 | 132 | 44 | 28 | 60 | 33.3 | - | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Norman, BillBill Norman | ![]() |
29 July 1927 | 16 September 1931 | 177 | 56 | 32 | 89 | 31.6 | - | [20] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carr, JackJack Carr | ![]() |
1 April 1932 | 1 April 1935 | 132 | 53 | 22 | 57 | 40.2 | - | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hamilton, JimmyJimmy Hamilton | ![]() |
1 July 1935 | 30 July 1940 | 182 | 61 | 43 | 78 | 33.5 | - | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Westgarth, FredFred Westgarth | ![]() |
1 August 1943 | 1 February 1957 | 510 | 207 | 99 | 204 | 40.6 | - | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Middleton, RayRay Middleton | ![]() |
1 May 1957 | 20 November 1959 | 116 | 38 | 26 | 52 | 32.8 | - | [22] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Robinson, BillBill Robinson | ![]() |
1 July 1959 | 30 June 1962 | 125 | 27 | 24 | 74 | 21.6 | - | [23] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chilton, AllenbyAllenby Chilton | ![]() |
1 July 1962 | 1 April 1963 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 14.7 | - | [24] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gurney, BobBob Gurney | ![]() |
1 April 1963 | 6 January 1964 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 20.5 | - | [25] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Williams, AlvanAlvan Williams | ![]() |
6 January 1964 | 31 May 1965 | 63 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 31.7 | - | [26] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Twentyman, GeoffGeoff Twentyman | ![]() |
1 June 1965 | 29 October 1965 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.5 | - | [27] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Clough, BrianBrian Clough | ![]() |
29 October 1965 | 5 June 1967 | 84 | 35 | 13 | 36 | 41.7 | - | [28] | ||||||||||||||||||||
McLean, AngusAngus McLean | ![]() |
5 June 1967 | 24 April 1970 | 139 | 45 | 40 | 54 | 32.4 | - | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simpson, JohnJohn Simpson | ![]() |
24 April 1970 | 1 March 1971 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 16.1 | - | [29] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst | ![]() |
1 March 1971 | 1 June 1974 | 155 | 48 | 38 | 69 | 31.0 | - | [30] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hale, KenKen Hale | ![]() |
1 June 1974 | 1 October 1976 | 101 | 33 | 25 | 43 | 32.7 | - | [31] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Horner, BillyBilly Horner | ![]() |
1 October 1976 | 31 March 1983 | 307 | 95 | 77 | 135 | 30.9 | - | [32] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duncan, JohnJohn Duncan | ![]() |
1 April 1983 | 1 June 1983 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 33.3 | - | [33] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Docherty, MickMick Docherty | ![]() |
14 June 1983 | 15 December 1983 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5.6 | - | [34][35] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Horner, BillyBilly Horner | ![]() |
15 December 1983 | 1 November 1986 | 94 | 30 | 21 | 43 | 31.9 | - | [36] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bird, JohnJohn Bird | ![]() |
1 October 1986 | 3 October 1988 | 94 | 32 | 27 | 35 | 34.0 | - | [37] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Moncur, BobbyBobby Moncur | ![]() |
2 November 1988 | 27 November 1989 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 24.1 | - | [38] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Knowles, CyrilCyril Knowles | ![]() |
9 December 1989 | 4 March 1991 | 85 | 40 | 18 | 27 | 47.1 | - | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Murray, AlanAlan Murray | ![]() |
5 March 1991 | 15 February 1993 | 90 | 36 | 23 | 31 | 40.0 | - | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Busby, VivViv Busby | ![]() |
15 February 1993 | 24 November 1993 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22.5 | - | [39] | ||||||||||||||||||||
MacPhail, JohnJohn MacPhail | ![]() |
24 November 1993 | 1 September 1994 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19.4 | - | [40] | ||||||||||||||||||||
McCreery, DavidDavid McCreery | ![]() |
9 September 1994 | 20 April 1995 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 22.7 | - | [41] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Houchen, KeithKeith Houchen | ![]() |
20 April 1995 | 4 November 1996 | 73 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 26.0 | - | [42] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tait, MickMick Tait | ![]() |
4 November 1996 | 18 January 1999 | 115 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 28.7 | - | [43] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Baker, PaulPaul Baker Honour, BrianBrian Honour (joint caretakers) |
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18 January 1999 | 24 February 1999 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6 | - | [44] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turner, ChrisChris Turner | ![]() |
24 February 1999 | 7 November 2002 | 195 | 82 | 49 | 64 | 42.1 | - | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
West, ColinColin West (caretaker) | ![]() |
7 November 2002 | 21 November 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | - | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Newell, MikeMike Newell | ![]() |
21 November 2002 | 31 May 2003 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 45.7 | - | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper, NealeNeale Cooper | ![]() |
28 June 2003 | 4 May 2005 | 110 | 48 | 26 | 36 | 43.6 | - | [45][46] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Scott, MartinMartin Scott | ![]() |
18 June 2005 | 28 January 2006 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 28.2 | - | [47] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stephenson, PaulPaul Stephenson (caretaker) | ![]() |
2 February 2006 | 13 June 2006 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20.0 | - | [48] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wilson, DannyDanny Wilson | ![]() |
13 June 2006 | 15 December 2008 | 133 | 58 | 29 | 46 | 43.6 | - | [14][15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turner, ChrisChris Turner | ![]() |
15 December 2008 | 19 August 2010 | 81 | 23 | 19 | 39 | 28.4 | - | [15][49] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wadsworth, MickMick Wadsworth | ![]() |
19 August 2010 | 6 December 2011 | 74 | 26 | 17 | 31 | 35.1 | - | [50] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barron, MickyMicky Barron (caretaker) | ![]() |
6 December 2011 | 28 December 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | - | [51] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper, NealeNeale Cooper | ![]() |
28 December 2011 | 24 October 2012 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 17.5 | - | [52] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Barron, MickyMicky Barron (caretaker) | ![]() |
24 October 2012 | 12 November 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | - | [53] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes | ![]() |
13 November 2012 | 9 May 2013 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 31.3 | - | [54] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cooper, ColinColin Cooper | ![]() |
24 May 2013 | 4 October 2014 | 65 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 29.2 | - | [55] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Collins, SamSam Collins (caretaker) | ![]() |
4 October 2014 | 23 October 2014 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.0 | - | [56] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Murray, PaulPaul Murray | ![]() |
23 October 2014 | 5 December 2014 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14.3 | - | [57] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Collins, SamSam Collins (caretaker) | ![]() |
9 December 2014 | 16 December 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | [58] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore | ![]() |
16 December 2014 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38.9 | - | [59] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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