List of Burnley F.C. managers

This is a chronological list of Burnley managers from the founding of Burnley Football Club in 1882 until the present. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost) and honours and achievements won while under his care.

In 1893, club secretary Arthur Sutcliffe was asked to combine his current duties with that of taking responsibility for the team. Until then, the team had been selected by a committee before that responsibility passed to the board of directors. The first full-time manager of the club was Spen Whittaker from 1903 to 1910.

Burnley has been served by 33 different permanently appointed managers, excluding five caretaker managers, all of them born in the United Kingdom. The longest serving manager was Harry Potts, who managed the club for a total of 728 competitive matches, from February 1958 to February 1970 and from February 1977 to October 1979. The club's most successful managers in terms of competitive honours are John Haworth and Harry Potts, who both won two major honours while managing The Clarets.

Sean Dyche is Burnley's current manager.

Managerial history

• Information correct as of 17 June 2018.
• Only competitive first team matches in official competitions are counted.

Key

   = Caretaker manager

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost

In bold = Major honour

Picture	Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%[lower-alpha 1]	Honours and achievements	Ref.
	Arthur Sutcliffe	England	1893	1896	7001950000000000000♠95	7001370000000000000♠37	7001160000000000000♠16	7001420000000000000♠42	07001389500000000000♠38.95		[1]
	Harry Bradshaw	England	1896	1899	7002108000000000000♠108	7001460000000000000♠46	7001270000000000000♠27	7001350000000000000♠35	07001425900000000000♠42.59	Football League Second Division champions: 1897–98	[2]
	Ernest Mangnall	England	1899	1903	7002157000000000000♠157	7001530000000000000♠53	7001320000000000000♠32	7001720000000000000♠72	07001337600000000000♠33.76		[3]
	Spen Whittaker	England	1903	April 1910	7002262000000000000♠262	7002108000000000000♠108	7001480000000000000♠48	7002106000000000000♠106	07001412200000000000♠41.22		[4]
	Richard Wadge	England	April 1910	July 1910	7001420000000000000♠42	7001160000000000000♠16	7001150000000000000♠15	7001110000000000000♠11	07001381000000000000♠38.10		[5]
	John Haworth	England	July 1910	December 1924	7002464000000000000♠464	7002203000000000000♠203	7002106000000000000♠106	7002155000000000000♠155	07001437500000000000♠43.75	Football League Second Division runners–up: 1912–13 FA Cup winners: 1913–14 Football League First Division runners–up: 1919–20 Football League First Division champions: 1920–21 FA Charity Shield runners–up: 1921	[6]
	Albert Pickles	England	January 1925	September 1932	7002336000000000000♠336	7002120000000000000♠120	7001710000000000000♠71	7002145000000000000♠145	07001357100000000000♠35.71		[7]
	Tom Bromilow	England	October 1932	July 1935	7002131000000000000♠131	7001500000000000000♠50	7001280000000000000♠28	7001530000000000000♠53	07001381700000000000♠38.17		[8]
	Alf Boland		August 1935	1940	7002177000000000000♠177	7001630000000000000♠63	7001440000000000000♠44	7001700000000000000♠70	07001355900000000000♠35.59		[9]
	Selection Committee		1940	1945
	Cliff Britton	England	May 1945	September 1948	7002100000000000000♠100	7001490000000000000♠49	7001300000000000000♠30	7001210000000000000♠21	07001490000000000000♠49.00	FA Cup runners–up: 1946–47 Football League Second Division runners–up: 1946–47	[10]
	Frank Hill	Scotland	September 1948	August 1954	7002266000000000000♠266	7002105000000000000♠105	7001680000000000000♠68	7001930000000000000♠93	07001394700000000000♠39.47		[11]
	Alan Brown	England	August 1954	July 1957	7002138000000000000♠138	7001570000000000000♠57	7001320000000000000♠32	7001490000000000000♠49	07001413009999900000♠41.30		[12]
	Billy Dougall	Scotland	July 1957	January 1958	7001310000000000000♠31	7001150000000000000♠15	7000400000000000000♠4	7001120000000000000♠12	07001483900000000000♠48.39		[13]
	Harry Potts	England	February 1958	February 1970	7002605000000000000♠605	7002272000000000000♠272	7002141000000000000♠141	7002192000000000000♠192	07001449600000000000♠44.96	Football League First Division champions: 1959–60 FA Charity Shield winners (shared): 1960 Football League First Division runners–up: 1961–62 FA Cup runners–up: 1961–62	[14]
	Jimmy Adamson	England	February 1970	January 1976	7002272000000000000♠272	7002104000000000000♠104	7001740000000000000♠74	7001940000000000000♠94	07001382400000000000♠38.24	Football League Second Division champions: 1972–73 FA Charity Shield winners: 1973	[15]
	Joe Brown	England	January 1976	February 1977	7001530000000000000♠53	7001120000000000000♠12	7001150000000000000♠15	7001260000000000000♠26	07001226400000000000♠22.64		[16]
	Harry Potts (2)	England	February 1977	October 1979	7002123000000000000♠123	7001420000000000000♠42	7001320000000000000♠32	7001490000000000000♠49	07001341500000000000♠34.15	Anglo–Scottish Cup winners: 1978–79	[17]
	Brian Miller	England	October 1979	January 1983	7002166000000000000♠166	7001570000000000000♠57	7001500000000000000♠50	7001590000000000000♠59	07001343400000000000♠34.34	Football League Third Division champions: 1981–82	[18]
	Frank Casper	England	January 1983	June 1983	7001340000000000000♠34	7001170000000000000♠17	7000800000000000000♠8	7000900000000000000♠9	07001500000000000000♠50.00		[19]
	John Bond	England	June 1983	August 1984	7001530000000000000♠53	7001180000000000000♠18	7001160000000000000♠16	7001190000000000000♠19	07001339600000000000♠33.96		[20]
	John Benson	Scotland	August 1984	May 1985	7001530000000000000♠53	7001140000000000000♠14	7001130000000000000♠13	7001260000000000000♠26	07001264200000000000♠26.42		[21]
	Martin Buchan	Scotland	June 1985	October 1985	7001130000000000000♠13	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2	7000600000000000000♠6	07001384600000000000♠38.46		[22]
	Tommy Cavanagh	England	October 1985	May 1986	7001370000000000000♠37	7001130000000000000♠13	7000900000000000000♠9	7001150000000000000♠15	07001351400000000000♠35.14		[23]
	Brian Miller (2)	England	July 1986	January 1989	7002126000000000000♠126	7001430000000000000♠43	7001300000000000000♠30	7001530000000000000♠53	07001341300000000000♠34.13	Football League Trophy runners–up: 1987–88	[24]
	Frank Casper (2)	England	January 1989	October 1991	7002143000000000000♠143	7001510000000000000♠51	7001360000000000000♠36	7001560000000000000♠56	07001356609999999999♠35.66		[25]
	Jimmy Mullen	England	October 1991	February 1996	7002249000000000000♠249	7001970000000000000♠97	7001670000000000000♠67	7001850000000000000♠85	07001389600000000000♠38.96	Football League Fourth Division champions: 1991–92 Football League Second Division play–off winners: 1993–94	[26]
	Clive Middlemass	England	February 1996	March 1996	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	005000000000000000000♠0.00		[27]
	Adrian Heath	England	March 1996	June 1997	7001710000000000000♠71	7001260000000000000♠26	7001180000000000000♠18	7001270000000000000♠27	07001366209999900000♠36.62		[28]
	Chris Waddle	England	July 1997	May 1998	7001570000000000000♠57	7001170000000000000♠17	7001160000000000000♠16	7001240000000000000♠24	07001298200000000000♠29.82		[29]
	Stan Ternent	England	June 1998	May 2004	7002312000000000000♠312	7002122000000000000♠122	7001820000000000000♠82	7002108000000000000♠108	07001391000000000000♠39.10	Football League Second Division runners–up: 1999–2000	[30]
	Steve Cotterill	England	June 2004	November 2007	7002170000000000000♠170	7001550000000000000♠55	7001490000000000000♠49	7001660000000000000♠66	07001323500000000000♠32.35		[31]
	Steve Davis	England	November 2007	November 2007	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7002100000000000000♠100.00		[32]
	Owen Coyle	Ireland	November 2007	January 2010	7002116000000000000♠116	7001490000000000000♠49	7001290000000000000♠29	7001380000000000000♠38	07001422400000000000♠42.24	Football League Championship play–off winners: 2008–09	[33]
	Brian Laws	England	January 2010	December 2010	7001440000000000000♠44	7001130000000000000♠13	7000900000000000000♠9	7001220000000000000♠22	07001295500000000000♠29.55		[34]
	Stuart Gray	England	December 2010	January 2011	7000400000000000000♠4	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	07001500000000000000♠50.00		[35]
	Eddie Howe	England	January 2011	October 2012	7001870000000000000♠87	7001340000000000000♠34	7001190000000000000♠19	7001340000000000000♠34	07001390800000000000♠39.08		[36]
	Terry Pashley	England	October 2012	October 2012	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	07001666700000000000♠66.67		[37]
	Sean Dyche	England	October 2012		7002259000000000000♠259	7002102000000000000♠102	7001750000000000000♠75	7001820000000000000♠82	07001393800000000000♠39.38	Football League Championship runners–up: 2013–14 Football League Championship champions: 2015–16	[38]

Statistics

Most games managed

As of 17 June 2018^[39]

	Manager	Matches	Years
1	Harry Potts	728	1958–1970, 1977–1979
2	John Haworth	464	1910–1924
3	Albert Pickles	336	1925–1932
4	Stan Ternent	312	1998–2004
5	Brian Miller	292	1979–1983, 1986–1989

Most games won

As of 17 June 2018^[39]

	Manager	Matches	Wins	Win%[lower-alpha 2]
1	Harry Potts	728	314	43.13
2	John Haworth	464	203	43.75
3	Stan Ternent	312	122	39.10
4	Albert Pickles	336	120	35.71
5	Spen Whittaker	262	108	41.22

References

Notes

External links

• Clarets Mad – The Managers
• ManagerStats.co.uk – Burnley Manager History and Statistics
• Soccerbase – Managerial history