List of Hull City A.F.C. managers

Steve Bruce has managed Hull City A.F.C. since June 2012.

Hull City A.F.C. is a professional football club based in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1904 and was initially managed by James Ramster who only took charge of the team for friendly matches. Ambrose Langley, a former Sheffield Wednesday player managed Hull for over 300 games from 1905 to 1913. Harry Chapman, Fred Stringer, David Menzies and Percy Lewis held short tenures as manager before Billy McCracken led the club from 1923 to 1931, overseeing 375 matches. Haydn Green took charge for almost three seasons, leaving the club in 1934 with a win percentage just shy of 50%.

Raich Carter became the next Hull City manager to lead the club for over 100 competitive matches, holding the tenure from March 1948 to September 1951. Five managers, Bob Jackson, Bob Brocklebank, Cliff Britton, Terry Neill and John Kaye, then led the club over the next 25 years. Mike Smith and Brian Horton also managed the club for over 100 games, while Terry Dolan took charge for over 300 matches in the 1990s. Dane Jan Mølby became the first and only manager from outside the United Kingdom when he took over in April 2002. His tenure was to be short-lived, he was replaced on a full-time basis after just 17 competitive matches in charge by Peter Taylor.

Phil Brown became the first Hull City manager to lead the club to the top division of English football in 2008 after winning the Football League Championship play-off Finals 10 against Bristol City at Wembley Stadium. Hull City player Nick Barmby took over, initially in a caretaker role, in November 2011, but was released from his duties the following May, to be replaced by Steve Bruce.

Managers

Updated as of 28 April 2015. Only professional, competitive matches are counted.[1]
Name Nat Tenure G W D L Win %
Ramster, JamesJames Ramster  EnglandAugust 1904 – April 1905 000000.00
Langley, AmbroseAmbrose Langley  EnglandApril 1905 – April 1913 3181436710844.96
Chapman, HarryHarry Chapman  EnglandApril 1913 – September 1914 4520101544.44
Stringer, FredFred Stringer  EnglandSeptember 1914 – July 1916 432261551.16
Menzies, DavidDavid Menzies  EnglandJuly 1916 – June 1921 9031273234.44
Lewis, PercyPercy Lewis  EnglandJuly 1921 – January 1923 7127182638.02
McCracken, BillyBilly McCracken  Northern IrelandFebruary 1923 – May 1931 37513410413735.73
Green, HaydnHaydn Green  EnglandMay 1931 – March 1934 12361243849.59
Hill, JackJack Hill  EnglandMarch 1934 – January 1936 7724153831.16
Menzies, DavidDavid Menzies  EnglandFebruary 1936 – October 1936 24581120.83
Blackburn, ErnestErnest Blackburn  EnglandDecember 1936 – January 1946 11750313642.73
Buckley, FrankFrank Buckley  EnglandMay 1946 – March 1948 8033192841.25
Carter, RaichRaich Carter  EnglandMarch 1948 – September 1951 15774414247.13
Jackson, BobBob Jackson  EnglandJune 1952 – March 1955 12342265534.14
Brocklebank, BobBob Brocklebank  EnglandMarch 1955 – May 1961 3021137111837.41
Britton, CliffCliff Britton  EnglandJuly 1961 – November 1969 40617010113541.87
Neill, TerryTerry Neill  Northern IrelandJune 1970 – September 1974 17461555835.05
Kaye, JohnJohn Kaye  EnglandSeptember 1974 – October 1977 12640404631.74
Collins, BobbyBobby Collins  ScotlandOctober 1977 – February 1978 1947821.05
McGuinness, WilfWilf McGuinness*  EnglandFebruary 1978 – April 1978 914511.11
Houghton, KenKen Houghton  EnglandApril 1978 – December 1979 7223222731.94
Smith, MikeMike Smith  EnglandDecember 1979 – March 1982 11730375025.64
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown  ScotlandMarch 1982 – June 1982 19104552.63
Appleton, ColinColin Appleton  EnglandJune 1982 – May 1984 9147291551.64
Horton, BrianBrian Horton  EnglandJune 1984 – April 1988 19577586039.48
Gray, EddieEddie Gray  ScotlandJune 1988 – May 1989 5113142425.49
Appleton, ColinColin Appleton  EnglandMay 1989 – October 1989 161876.25
Ternent, StanStan Ternent  EnglandNovember 1989 – January 1991 6219152830.64
Dolan, TerryTerry Dolan  EnglandJanuary 1991 – July 1997 322999612730.74
Hateley, MarkMark Hateley  EnglandJuly 1997 – November 1998 7617144522.36
Joyce, WarrenWarren Joyce  EnglandNovember 1998 – April 2000 8633252838.37
Russell, BillyBilly Russell*  ScotlandApril 2000 – April 2000 200200.00
Little , BrianBrian Little  EnglandApril 2000 – February 2002 9741282842.26
Russell, BillyBilly Russell*  ScotlandFebruary 2002 – April 2002 711514.29
Mølby, JanJan Mølby  DenmarkApril 2002 – October 2002 1728711.76
Russell, BillyBilly Russell*  ScotlandOctober 2002 – October 2002 1100100.00
Taylor, PeterPeter Taylor  EnglandOctober 2002 – June 2006 18477505741.84
Parkinson, PhilPhil Parkinson  EnglandJune 2006 – December 2006 24561320.83
Brown, PhilPhil Brown  EnglandDecember 2006 – June 2010 15752406533.12
Dowie, IainIain Dowie  Northern IrelandMarch 2010 – June 2010 913511.11
Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson  EnglandJune 2010 – November 2011 6423202135.94
Barmby, NickNick Barmby  EnglandNovember 2011 – May 2012 331381239.39
Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce  EnglandJune 2012 – present 13952295837.41


* Caretaker manager
† Temporary football management consultant

References

  1. "Manager History for Hull City". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 December 2013.