List of Aston Villa F.C. managers

Rémi Garde, who was appointed Aston Villa manager in 2015

This chronological list of managers of Aston Villa Football Club comprises all those who have held the position of secretary or manager of the first team of Aston Villa since the formation of the club in 1874. From 1874 to 1934, the team was selected by a committee whose secretary had the same powers and role as a manager has today. There were two secretaries during this period, George Ramsay and W. J. Smith. The most successful person to manage the club was George Ramsay, who won six FA Cups and six First Division championships in his 42-year reign as secretary. Jimmy McMullan became the first full-time manager in 1934. Aston Villa were the first top-tier club to appoint a manager from outside the United Kingdom or Ireland when Jozef Vengloš was appointed in 1990.^[1]

Manager turnover has increased substantially over the past 30 years. The chairman of the time, Doug Ellis, acquired the nickname "Deadly Doug" because of his penchant for hiring and firing managers. In the 37 years that Ellis was involved with the Board, he hired and fired 13 out of the 24 managers that Aston Villa have had over their 133-year history.^[2] One of Ellis's last acts before selling the club to Randy Lerner was to appoint Martin O'Neill, who was with the club from 4 August 2006 to 9 August 2010.^[3]

Managers

This list does not include caretaker managers or those who managed in a temporary capacity.

Information correct as of 6 June 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name	Nationality	From	To	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win%[4]	Honours	Notes
Ramsay, GeorgeGeorge Ramsay[5]	Scotland	000000001884-08-01-0000August 1884	000000001926-05-01-0000May 1926	7003132700000000000♠1,327	7002658000000000000♠658	7002414000000000000♠414	7002255000000000000♠255	7001495900000000000♠49.59	6 FA Cups, 6 Division One championships	[6][7]
Smith, W. J.W. J. Smith[5]	England	000000001926-08-01-0000August 1926	000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934	7002364000000000000♠364	7002175000000000000♠175	7001670000000000000♠67	7002122000000000000♠122	7001480800000000000♠48.08	-	[8]
McMullan, JimmyJimmy McMullan	Scotland	000000001934-06-01-0000June 1934	000000001936-10-01-0000October 1936	7001550000000000000♠55	7001170000000000000♠17	7001150000000000000♠15	7001230000000000000♠23	7001309100000000000♠30.91	-	[9][10]
Hogan, JimmyJimmy Hogan	England	000000001936-01-01-0000 Summer 1936	000000001939-09-01-0000September 1939	7002124000000000000♠124	7001570000000000000♠57	7001260000000000000♠26	7001410000000000000♠41	7001459700000000000♠45.97	Division Two Champions	[11]
Massie, AlexAlex Massie	Scotland	000000001945-08-01-0000August 1945	000000001950-08-01-0000August 1950	7002189000000000000♠189	7001760000000000000♠76	7001460000000000000♠46	7001670000000000000♠67	7001402100000000000♠40.21	-	[12]
Martin, GeorgeGeorge Martin	Scotland	000000001950-12-01-0000December 1950	000000001953-08-01-0000August 1953	7002119000000000000♠119	7001470000000000000♠47	7001300000000000000♠30	7001420000000000000♠42	7001395000000000000♠39.50	-	[13]
Houghton, EricEric Houghton	England	000000001953-09-01-0000September 1953	000000001958-11-01-0000November 1958	7002250000000000000♠250	7001880000000000000♠88	7001650000000000000♠65	7001970000000000000♠97	7001352000000000000♠35.20	1 FA Cup	[14]
Mercer, JoeJoe Mercer	England	000000001958-12-01-0000December 1958	000000001964-07-01-0000July 1964	7002282000000000000♠282	7002120000000000000♠120	7001630000000000000♠63	7001990000000000000♠99	7001425509999900000♠42.55	1 Second Division Championship, 1 Football League Cup	[15]
Taylor, DickDick Taylor	England	000000001964-07-01-0000July 1964	000000001967-05-01-0000May 1967	7002144000000000000♠144	7001510000000000000♠51	7001220000000000000♠22	7001710000000000000♠71	7001354200000000000♠35.42	-	[16]
Cummings, TommyTommy Cummings	England	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001968-11-01-0000November 1968	7001620000000000000♠62	7001180000000000000♠18	7001140000000000000♠14	7001300000000000000♠30	7001290300000000000♠29.03	-	[17]
Docherty, TommyTommy Docherty	Scotland	000000001968-12-01-0000December 1968	000000001970-01-01-0000January 1970	7001460000000000000♠46	7001130000000000000♠13	7001160000000000000♠16	7001170000000000000♠17	7001282600000000000♠28.26	-	[18]
Crowe, VicVic Crowe	Wales	000000001970-01-01-0000January 1970	000000001974-05-01-0000May 1974	7002199000000000000♠199	7001880000000000000♠88	7001550000000000000♠55	7001560000000000000♠56	7001442200000000000♠44.22	-	[19]
Saunders, RonRon Saunders	England	000000001974-06-01-0000June 1974	000000001982-02-01-0000February 1982	7002353000000000000♠353	7002157000000000000♠157	7001980000000000000♠98	7001980000000000000♠98	7001444800000099999♠44.48	2 Football League Cups, 1 Division One championship. '[20]	[21]
Barton, TonyTony Barton	England	000000001982-02-01-0000February 1982	000000001984-06-01-0000June 1984	7002130000000000000♠130	7001580000000000000♠58	7001240000000000000♠24	7001480000000000000♠48	7001446200000000000♠44.62	1 European Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup	[22]
Turner, GrahamGraham Turner	England	000000001984-07-01-0000July 1984	000000001986-09-01-0000September 1986	7002105000000000000♠105	7001330000000000000♠33	7001290000000000000♠29	7001430000000000000♠43	7001314300000000000♠31.43	-	[23]
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill	Scotland	000000001986-09-01-0000September 1986	000000001987-05-01-0000May 1987	7001410000000000000♠41	7000900000000000000♠9	7001150000000000000♠15	7001170000000000000♠17	7001219500000000000♠21.95	-	[24]
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor	England	000000001987-05-01-0000May 1987	000000001990-07-01-0000July 1990	7002142000000000000♠142	7001650000000000000♠65	7001350000000000000♠35	7001420000000000000♠42	7001457700000000000♠45.77	-	[25]
Vengloš, JozefJozef Vengloš	Czechoslovakia	000000001990-07-01-0000July 1990	000000001991-05-01-0000May 1991	7001490000000000000♠49	7001160000000000000♠16	7001150000000000000♠15	7001180000000000000♠18	7001326500000000000♠32.65	-	[26]
Atkinson, RonRon Atkinson	England	000000001991-07-01-0000July 1991	000000001994-11-01-0000November 1994	7002178000000000000♠178	7001770000000000000♠77	7001450000000000000♠45	7001560000000000000♠56	7001432600000000000♠43.26	1 Football League Cup	[27]
Little, BrianBrian Little	England	000000001994-11-01-0000November 1994	000000001998-02-01-0000February 1998	7002164000000000000♠164	7001680000000000000♠68	7001450000000000000♠45	7001510000000000000♠51	7001414600000000000♠41.46	1 Football League Cup,[20]	[28]
Gregory, JohnJohn Gregory	England	000000001998-02-01-0000February 1998	000000002002-01-01-0000January 2002	7002190000000000000♠190	7001820000000000000♠82	7001520000000000000♠52	7001560000000000000♠56	7001431600000099999♠43.16	1 UEFA Intertoto Cup	[29]
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor	England	000000002002-02-01-0000February 2002	000000002003-05-01-0000May 2003	7001600000000000000♠60	7001190000000000000♠19	7001140000000000000♠14	7001270000000000000♠27	7001316700000000000♠31.67	-	[25]
O'Leary, DavidDavid O'Leary	Ireland	000000002003-05-01-0000May 2003	000000002006-07-01-0000July 2006	7002131000000000000♠131	7001470000000000000♠47	7001350000000000000♠35	7001490000000000000♠49	7001358800000000000♠35.88	-	[30]
O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill	Northern Ireland	000000002006-08-01-0000August 2006	000000002010-08-01-0000August 2010	7002190000000000000♠190	7001800000000000000♠80	7001600000000000000♠60	7001500000000000000♠50	7001421100000000000♠42.11	-	[31]
Houllier, GérardGérard Houllier	France	000000002010-09-01-0000September 2010	000000002011-06-01-0000June 2011	7001360000000000000♠36	7001140000000000000♠14	7000800000000000000♠8	7001140000000000000♠14	7001388900000000000♠38.89	-	[32]
McLeish, AlexAlex McLeish	Scotland	000000002011-06-01-0000June 2011	000000002012-05-01-0000May 2012	7001420000000000000♠42	7000900000000000000♠9	7001170000000000000♠17	7001160000000000000♠16	7001214300000000000♠21.43	-	[33]
Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert	Scotland	000000002012-06-01-0000June 2012	February 2015	7002115000000000000♠115	7001340000000000000♠34	7001260000000000000♠26	7001550000000000000♠55	7001295700000000000♠29.57	-	[34]
Sherwood, TimTim Sherwood	England	000000002015-02-01-0000February 2015	000000002015-10-01-0000October 2015	7001280000000000000♠28	7001100000000000000♠10	7000200000000000000♠2	7001160000000000000♠16	7001357100000000000♠35.71	-	[35]
Garde, RémiRémi Garde	France	000000002015-11-01-0000November 2015	000000002016-03-01-0000March 2016	7001230000000000000♠23	7000300000000000000♠3	7000700000000000000♠7	7001130000000000000♠13	7001130400000099999♠13.04	-	[36]
Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo	Italy	000000002016-06-01-0000June 2016	000000002016-10-01-0000October 2016	7001120000000000000♠12	7000100000000000000♠1	7000700000000000000♠7	7000400000000000000♠4	07000833000000000000♠8.33	-
Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce	England	000000002016-10-01-0000October 2016	Present	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7001500000000000000♠50.00	-

References

General

• Hayes, Dean (2 October 1997). The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3. 
• Holt, Frank Lee; Bishop, Rob (2010). Aston Villa: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing. ISBN 1-85983-805-7. 
• Ward; Griffin, Jeremy (2002). The essential history of Aston Villa. Headline book publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1140-X. 

Specific

External links

• Aston Villa's official website