Being a football manager in the English leagues is one of the most high-pressure jobs anyone could ever entertain in sport.
A bad run of form can often see fans and the board target the man in the hot seat. Who would be a football manager, eh?
Here at SportsLens, we’ve taken a look back at the shortest managerial stints in English football – with none surviving longer than a month.
Shortest Managerial Stints In English Football
Over the last three decades, the English Premier League and English Football League has seen hundreds of managerial changes.
Some sackings have been justified whereas others not so much. Such is the pressure from club owners and supporters for instant success, managers are often playing Russian roulette.
Of the ten shortest managerial reigns in English football, no Premier League dismissals actually make the list but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see that change soon.
There are four managers who didn’t last longer than a week, with one getting the chop after just ten minutes. He must have barely sat down in his office before being served his p45.
The rest of the list involves two Watford managers (shock) and two players who enjoyed fairly fruitful careers in the Premier League as players.
Shortest Managerial Stints In English Football Summary
- Leroy Rosenior – Torquay United – 10 minutes (2007)
- Bill Lambton – Scunthorpe United – 3 days (1959)
- Dave Bassett – Crystal Palace – 4 days (1984)
- Kevin Cullis – Swansea City – 7 days (1996)
- Jack Crompton – Luton Town – 8 days (1962)
- Billy McKinlay – Watford – 8 days (2014)
- Martin Ling – Cambridge Utd – 9 days (2009)
- Micky Adams – Swansea City – 13 days (1997)
- Oscar Garcia – Watford – 27 days (2014)
- Paul Hart – QPR – 28 days (2010)
Shortest Managerial Stints In The Premier League
Since its inauguration in 1992, the Premier League quickly became one of the most competitive and exciting divisions in world football.
A continuous influx of global stars continue to entertain fans even to this day and with that, the pressure to succeed is higher than ever.
England’s elite has played host to some of the greatest ever managers in world football. Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are prime examples.
All of those managers have enjoyed huge successes in English football. However, there are those whose time in England has been the polar opposite.
In fact, they are those who were given the boot from Premier League clubs after a very short space of time. A former Arsenal legend and ex-Barcelona hero who felt the wrath of being in the ‘hot seat.’
Shortest Managerial Stints In The Premier League Summary
- Les Reed – Charlton Athletic – 41 days (2006)
- Rene Meulensteen – Fulham – 75 days (2014)
- Frank de Boer – Crystal Palace – 77 days (2017)
- Bob Bradley – Swansea City – 84 days (2016)
- Quique Sanchez Flores – Watford – 85 days (2016)
- Terry Connor – Wolves – 91 days (2012)
- Nathan Jones – Southampton – 95 days (2023)
- Colin Todd – Derby County – 98 days (2002)
- Tony Adams – Portsmouth – 106 days (2009)
- Claudio Ranieri – Fulham – 106 days (2019)
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