List of Walsall F.C. managers

Statistics

Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.^[1]

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%	Honours	Notes
H. Smallwood s	01 Aug 1888	01 Aug 1891	7001890000000000000♠89	7001450000000000000♠45	7001110000000000000♠11	7001330000000000000♠33	07001505600000000000♠50.56
A. G. Burton s	01 Aug 1891	01 Aug 1893	7001490000000000000♠49	7001140000000000000♠14	7000600000000000000♠6	7001290000000000000♠29	07001285700000000000♠28.57
J. H. Robinson s	01 Aug 1893	01 Aug 1895	7001620000000000000♠62	7001220000000000000♠22	7000300000000000000♠3	7001370000000000000♠37	07001354809999999999♠35.48
C. H. Aislo s	01 Aug 1895	01 Aug 1896	7001310000000000000♠31	7001190000000000000♠19	7000600000000000000♠6	7000600000000000000♠6	07001612900000000000♠61.29
A. E. Parsloe s	01 Aug 1896	01 Aug 1897	7001330000000000000♠33	7001120000000000000♠12	7000500000000000000♠5	7001160000000000000♠16	07001363600000000000♠36.36
L. Ford s	01 Aug 1897	01 Aug 1898	7001300000000000000♠30	7001120000000000000♠12	7000500000000000000♠5	7001130000000000000♠13	07001400000000000000♠40.00
G. Hughes s	01 Aug 1898	01 Aug 1899	7001350000000000000♠35	7001150000000000000♠15	7001120000000000000♠12	7000800000000000000♠8	07001428600000000000♠42.86
L. Ford s	01 Aug 1899	01 Aug 1901	7001790000000000000♠79	7001250000000000000♠25	7001240000000000000♠24	7001300000000000000♠30	07001316500000000000♠31.65
J. E. Shutt s	01 Aug 1908	01 Jul 1912	7002144000000000000♠144	7001690000000000000♠69	7001280000000000000♠28	7001470000000000000♠47	07001479200000000000♠47.92
Haydn Price s	01 Jul 1912	01 Aug 1915	7002114000000000000♠114	7001570000000000000♠57	7001190000000000000♠19	7001380000000000000♠38	07001500000000000000♠50.00
Albert Groves	01 May 1920	01 Aug 1921	7001360000000000000♠36	7001190000000000000♠19	7000600000000000000♠6	7001110000000000000♠11	07001527800000000000♠52.78
Joe Burchell	01 Aug 1921	01 Feb 1926	7002199000000000000♠199	7001740000000000000♠74	7001360000000000000♠36	7001890000000000000♠89	07001371900000000000♠37.19
David Ashworth	01 Feb 1926	01 Feb 1927	7001420000000000000♠42	7001160000000000000♠16	7000900000000000000♠9	7001170000000000000♠17	07001381000000000000♠38.10
Jimmy Torrance	01 Feb 1927	01 May 1928	7001610000000000000♠61	7001170000000000000♠17	7001120000000000000♠12	7001320000000000000♠32	07001278700000000000♠27.87
James Kerr	01 May 1928	01 Apr 1929	7001390000000000000♠39	7001130000000000000♠13	7001120000000000000♠12	7001140000000000000♠14	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Sid Scholey	01 Apr 1929	01 Oct 1930	7001610000000000000♠61	7001210000000000000♠21	7001100000000000000♠10	7001300000000000000♠30	07001344300000000000♠34.43
Peter O'Rourke	01 Oct 1930	01 Feb 1932	7001630000000000000♠63	7001210000000000000♠21	7001100000000000000♠10	7001320000000000000♠32	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Bill Slade	01 Feb 1932	01 Oct 1934	7002114000000000000♠114	7001550000000000000♠55	7001210000000000000♠21	7001380000000000000♠38	07001482500000000000♠48.25
Andrew Wilson	01 Oct 1934	01 Apr 1937	7002133000000000000♠133	7001470000000000000♠47	7001320000000000000♠32	7001540000000000000♠54	07001353400000000000♠35.34
Tommy Lowes	01 Apr 1937	01 Sep 1939	7002105000000000000♠105	7001330000000000000♠33	7001220000000000000♠22	7001500000000000000♠50	07001314300000000000♠31.43
Sam Longmore	01 Sep 1939	05 Aug 1944	7002166000000000000♠166	7001540000000000000♠54	7001340000000000000♠34	7001780000000000000♠78	07001325300000000000♠32.53
Harry Hibbs	05 Aug 1944	30 Jun 1951	7002230000000000000♠230	7001850000000000000♠85	7001570000000000000♠57	7001880000000000000♠88	07001369600000000000♠36.96
Tony McPhee	01 Jul 1951	01 Dec 1951	7001210000000000000♠21	7000700000000000000♠7	7000300000000000000♠3	7001110000000000000♠11	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Brough Fletcher	01 Mar 1952	01 Apr 1953	7001520000000000000♠52	7000900000000000000♠9	7000800000000000000♠8	7001350000000000000♠35	07001173109999900000♠17.31
Frank Buckley	01 Apr 1953	01 Sep 1955	7002112000000000000♠112	7001240000000000000♠24	7001280000000000000♠28	7001600000000000000♠60	07001214300000000000♠21.43
John Love	01 Sep 1955	01 Dec 1957	7002113000000000000♠113	7001380000000000000♠38	7001260000000000000♠26	7001490000000000000♠49	07001336300000000000♠33.63
Bill Moore	01 Dec 1957	01 Nov 1963	7002332000000000000♠332	7002132000000000000♠132	7001680000000000000♠68	7002132000000000000♠132	07001397600000000000♠39.76	1 Division Four (Champions) 1 Division Three (2nd place)
Alf Wood	01 Nov 1963	01 Oct 1964	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Ray Shaw	01 Oct 1964	01 Mar 1968	7002166000000000000♠166	7001670000000000000♠67	7001350000000000000♠35	7001640000000000000♠64	07001403600000000000♠40.36
Dick Graham	01 Mar 1968	01 May 1968	7001130000000000000♠13	7000500000000000000♠5	7000400000000000000♠4	7000400000000000000♠4	07001384600000000000♠38.46
Ron Lewin	01 Jul 1968	01 Feb 1969	7001280000000000000♠28	7000800000000000000♠8	7001100000000000000♠10	7001100000000000000♠10	07001285700000000000♠28.57
Bill Moore	01 Feb 1969	16 Oct 1972	7002179000000000000♠179	7001650000000000000♠65	7001520000000000000♠52	7001620000000000000♠62	07001363100000000000♠36.31
John Smith	16 Oct 1972	23 Mar 1973	7001270000000000000♠27	7000800000000000000♠8	7000500000000000000♠5	7001140000000000000♠14	07001296300000000000♠29.63
Jimmy MacEwan	23 Mar 1973	01 Jun 1973	7000900000000000000♠9	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	7000400000000000000♠4	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Ronnie Allen	06 Jun 1973	20 Dec 1974	7001230000000000000♠23	7000400000000000000♠4	7000900000000000000♠9	7001100000000000000♠10	07001173900000000000♠17.39
Doug Fraser	01 Jan 1974	07 Mar 1977	7002151000000000000♠151	7001540000000000000♠54	7001430000000000000♠43	7001540000000000000♠54	07001357600000000000♠35.76
Dave Mackay	09 Mar 1977	05 Aug 1978	7001610000000000000♠61	7001230000000000000♠23	7001250000000000000♠25	7001130000000000000♠13	07001377000000000000♠37.70
Alan Ashman	23 Aug 1978	17 Feb 1979	7001180000000000000♠18	7000600000000000000♠6	7000600000000000000♠6	7000600000000000000♠6	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Frank Sibley	01 Mar 1979	05 May 1979	7001150000000000000♠15	7000200000000000000♠2	7000400000000000000♠4	7000900000000000000♠9	07001133300000000000♠13.33
Alan Buckley p	27 Jun 1979	01 Jul 1981	7001930000000000000♠93	7001360000000000000♠36	7001330000000000000♠33	7001240000000000000♠24	07001387100000000000♠38.71	1 Division Four (2nd place)
Alan Buckley p & Neil Martin	01 Jul 1981	01 Jan 1982	7001180000000000000♠18	7000900000000000000♠9	7000500000000000000♠5	7000400000000000000♠4	07001500000000000000♠50.00
Neil Martin	01 Jan 1982	01 May 1982	7001240000000000000♠24	7000300000000000000♠3	7000800000000000000♠8	7001130000000000000♠13	07001125000000000000♠12.50
Alan Buckley p	01 May 1982	01 Jun 1986	7002201000000000000♠201	7001870000000000000♠87	7001480000000000000♠48	7001660000000000000♠66	07001432800000000000♠43.28
Tommy Coakley	01 Aug 1986	27 Dec 1988	7002141000000000000♠141	7001600000000000000♠60	7001360000000000000♠36	7001450000000000000♠45	07001425509999900000♠42.55	1 Division Three (Play-off winners)
John Barnwell	17 Jan 1989	01 Mar 1990	7001540000000000000♠54	7001100000000000000♠10	7001180000000000000♠18	7001260000000000000♠26	07001185200000000000♠18.52
Paul Taylor	01 Mar 1990	15 May 1990	7001180000000000000♠18	7000400000000000000♠4	7000400000000000000♠4	7001100000000000000♠10	07001222200000000000♠22.22
Kenny Hibbitt	16 May 1990	01 Aug 1994	7002201000000000000♠201	7001690000000000000♠69	7001550000000000000♠55	7001770000000000000♠77	07001343300000000000♠34.33
Chris Nicholl	01 Aug 1994	21 May 1997	7002157000000000000♠157	7001710000000000000♠71	7001410000000000000♠41	7001450000000000000♠45	07001452200000000000♠45.22	1 Division Three (2nd place)
Jan Sørensen	25 Jun 1997	05 May 1998	7001620000000000000♠62	7001260000000000000♠26	7001130000000000000♠13	7001230000000000000♠23	07001419400000000000♠41.94
Ray Graydon	05 May 1998	22 Jan 2002	7002199000000000000♠199	7001790000000000000♠79	7001490000000000000♠49	7001710000000000000♠71	07001397000000000000♠39.70	1 Division Two (2nd place) 1 Division Two (Play-off winners)
Colin Lee	24 Jan 2002	16 Apr 2004	7002116000000000000♠116	7001380000000000000♠38	7001300000000000000♠30	7001480000000000000♠48	07001327590000000000♠32.76
Paul Merson † p	16 Apr 2004	06 Feb 2006	7001940000000000000♠94	7001320000000000000♠32	7001230000000000000♠23	7001390000000000000♠39	07001340400000000000♠34.04
Kevan Broadhurst	22 Feb 2006	24 Apr 2006	7001110000000000000♠11	7000100000000000000♠1	7000400000000000000♠4	7000600000000000000♠6	007000909000000000000♠9.09
Richard Money	03 May 2006	22 Apr 2008	7002103000000000000♠103	7001440000000000000♠44	7001330000000000000♠33	7001260000000000000♠26	07001427200000000000♠42.72	1 League Two (Champions)
Jimmy Mullen	22 Apr 2008	10 Jan 2009	7001290000000000000♠29	7001100000000000000♠10	7000500000000000000♠5	7001140000000000000♠14	07001344809999999999♠34.48
Chris Hutchings	20 Jan 2009	04 Jan 2011	7001980000000000000♠98	7001310000000000000♠31	7001240000000000000♠24	7001430000000000000♠43	07001316300000000000♠31.63
Dean Smith †	04 Jan 2011	30 Nov 2015	7002260000000000000♠260	7001840000000000000♠84	7001960000000000000♠96	7001800000000000000♠80	07001323100000000000♠32.31	1 Football League Trophy (Runner-up)
Jon Whitney c ^	30 Nov 2015	18 Dec 2015	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	07001333300000000000♠33.33
Sean O'Driscoll	18 Dec 2015	06 Mar 2016	7001160000000000000♠16	7000600000000000000♠6	7000500000000000000♠5	7000500000000000000♠5	07001375000000000000♠37.50
Jon Whitney	07 Mar 2016	12 Mar 2018	7002109000000000000♠109	7001380000000000000♠38	7001290000000000000♠29	7001420000000000000♠42	07001348600000000000♠34.86
Dean Keates	16 Mar 2018	Present	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	!—

Key

^s Pre-WWI the Club Secretary picked the team on matchday.

^c Caretaker manager.

^p Player-manager.

† Served as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.

^ Initially assisted by John Ward and Neil Cutler in a managerial trio.

Correct as of 16 March 2018.

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