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note 		Manager Appointed Departed Days   P W D L F A Pts1 Percent Average   P W D L F A %
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1 2 Frank Brettell 2 Mar 1903 14 Apr 1905 775   99 48 23 28 166 106 167 48.5 23.2 28.3 1.68 1.07 1.69   11 5 4 2 25 11 45.5
2 2,3 Robert Jack 15 Apr 1905
18 Jul 1910		 1 May 1906
14 Apr 1938		 10,515   1041 490 255 296 1788 1265 1725 47.1 24.5 28.4 1.72 1.22 1.66   62 22 11 29 87 93 35.5
3 2 William Fullarton 2 May 1906 1 May 1907 365   48 15 16 17 59 60 61 31.3 33.3 35.4 1.23 1.25 1.27   1 0 0 1 0 2 0.0
4 Managed by committee 2 May 1907
1 Oct 1963		 30 Apr 1910
6 Oct 1963		 1,101   146 62 36 48 187 162 222 42.5 24.7 32.9 1.28 1.11 1.52   8 3 1 4 8 13 37.5
5 4 Jack Tresadern 15 Apr 1938
22 Sep 1944		 7 Nov 1939
6 Sep 1947		 1,652   143 40 24 79 196 292 144 28.0 16.8 55.2 1.37 2.04 1.01   13 4 1 8 19 28 30.8
6 5 Jimmy Rae 8 Sep 1947 19 Jan 1955 2,691   323 115 95 113 489 481 440 35.6 29.4 35.0 1.51 1.49 1.36   15 5 2 8 19 19 33.3
7 Jack Rowley 17 Feb 1955 14 Mar 1960 1,853   227 88 52 87 345 368 316 38.8 22.9 38.3 1.52 1.62 1.39   11 5 1 5 25 22 45.5
8 6,7 Neil Dougall & George Taylor 15 Mar 1960 30 Apr 1961 412   50 23 8 19 93 88 77 46.0 16.0 38.0 1.86 1.76 1.54   8 3 3 2 14 12 37.5
9 7 Neil Dougall 19 Jun 1961 20 Nov 1961 155   18 7 3 8 28 40 24 38.9 16.7 44.4 1.56 2.22 1.33   1 0 0 1 2 3 0.0
10 9 Ellis Stuttard 21 Nov 1961
6 Mar 1970		 30 Sep 1963
10 Oct 1972		 1,629   194 66 56 72 301 300 254 34.0 28.9 37.1 1.55 1.55 1.31   11 2 1 8 10 30 18.2
11 Malcolm Allison 6 Jul 1964
16 Mar 1978		 28 Apr 1965
6 Jan 1979		 297   76 28 20 28 116 126 104 36.8 26.3 36.8 1.53 1.66 1.37   14 6 3 5 19 21 42.9
12 8 Derek Ufton 29 Apr 1965 29 Jan 1968 1,006   108 30 28 50 134 166 118 27.8 25.9 46.3 1.24 1.54 1.09   7 1 0 6 10 14 14.3
13 Billy Bingham 14 Feb 1968 5 Mar 1970 751   95 34 25 36 107 111 127 35.8 26.3 37.9 1.13 1.17 1.34   9 1 4 4 4 7 11.1
14 Tony Waiters 11 Oct 1972 21 Apr 1977 1,654   205 79 56 70 291 270 293 38.5 27.3 34.1 1.42 1.32 1.43   29 15 3 11 36 29 51.7
15 Mike Kelly 22 Apr 1977 14 Feb 1978 299   33 6 11 16 36 51 29 18.2 33.3 48.5 1.09 1.55 .88   10 3 4 3 7 7 30.0
16 Bobby Saxton 8 Jan 1979 31 May 1981 875   116 43 32 41 151 136 161 37.1 27.6 35.3 1.30 1.17 1.39   16 4 5 7 15 14 25.0
17 Bobby Moncur 29 Jun 1981 27 Sep 1983 821   99 39 21 39 132 129 138 39.4 21.2 39.4 1.33 1.30 1.39   17 5 6 6 16 16 29.4
18 John Hore 12 Oct 1983 19 Oct 1984 374   47 12 15 20 64 75 51 25.5 31.9 42.6 1.36 1.60 1.09   19 11 3 5 23 14 57.9
19 Dave Smith 15 Nov 1984 15 Jun 1988 1,309   162 70 38 54 253 208 248 43.2 23.5 33.3 1.56 1.28 1.53   25 8 5 12 32 43 32.0
20 Ken Brown 7 Jul 1988 6 Feb 1990 580   73 22 19 32 93 107 85 30.1 26.0 43.8 1.27 1.47 1.16   14 4 1 9 20 36 28.6
21 David Kemp 1 Mar 1990 13 Feb 1992 715   93 27 29 37 105 131 110 29.0 31.2 39.8 1.13 1.41 1.18   12 4 4 4 13 13 33.3
22 10 Peter Shilton 2 Mar 1992 4 Jan 1995 1,039   130 51 28 51 181 187 181 39.2 21.5 39.2 1.39 1.44 1.39   26 11 4 11 36 41 42.3
23 11 Steve McCall 5 Jan 1995 29 Mar 1995 84   15 3 3 9 11 23 12 20.0 20.0 60.0 .73 1.53 .80   1 0 0 1 0 2 0.0
24 Neil Warnock 22 Jun 1995 3 Feb 1997 593   78 31 23 24 103 93 116 39.7 29.5 30.8 1.32 1.19 1.49   14 6 1 7 18 14 42.9
25 Mick Jones 4 Feb 1997 21 Jun 1998 503   63 17 20 26 71 86 71 27.0 31.7 41.3 1.13 1.37 1.13   6 0 2 4 6 13 0.0
26 Kevin Hodges 24 Jun 1998 4 Oct 2000 834   102 35 30 37 125 123 135 34.3 29.4 36.3 1.23 1.21 1.32   20 4 7 9 19 34 20.0
27 Paul Sturrock 31 Oct 2000
27 Nov 2007		 4 Mar 2004
10 Dec 2009		 1,966   251 106 64 81 338 268 382 42.2 25.5 32.3 1.35 1.07 1.52   26 7 5 14 39 42 26.9
28 Bobby Williamson 20 Apr 2004 6 Sep 2005 505   55 18 12 25 64 75 66 32.7 21.8 45.5 1.16 1.36 1.20   3 1 0 2 5 7 33.3
29 Tony Pulis 23 Sep 2005 14 Jun 2006 265   37 11 15 11 32 33 48 29.7 40.5 29.7 .86 .89 1.30   1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0
30 Ian Holloway 28 Jun 2006 21 Nov 2007 512   62 23 22 17 85 80 91 37.1 35.5 27.4 1.37 1.29 1.47   9 5 1 3 11 6 55.6
31 Paul Mariner 11 Dec 2009 6 May 2010 147   27 7 5 15 27 38 26 25.9 18.5 55.6 1.00 1.41 .96   2 0 1 1 0 3 0.0
32 Peter Reid 24 Jun 2010 18 Sep 2011 452   55 15 8 32 54 93 53 27.3 14.5 58.2 .98 1.69 .96   6 1 1 4 4 9 16.7
33 12 Carl Fletcher 19 Sep 2011 1 Jan 2013 471   63 15 24 24 73 81 69 23.8 38.1 38.1 1.16 1.29 1.10   7 2 3 2 10 9 28.6
34 John Sheridan 6 Jan 2013 28 May 2015 873   113 44 27 42 126 115 159 38.9 23.9 37.2 1.12 1.02 1.41   13 4 4 5 26 24 30.8
35 Derek Adams 11 Jun 2015 28 Apr 2019 1,418   186 82 41 63 257 233 287 44.1 22.0 33.9 1.38 1.25 1.54   27 8 4 15 29 49 29.6
36 Ryan Lowe 5 Jun 2019 7 Dec 2021 917   103 44 25 34 147 141 157 42.7 24.3 33.0 1.43 1.37 1.52   25 11 4 10 39 34 44.0
37 Steven Schumacher 7 Dec 2021 19 Dec 2023 743   94 51 18 25 151 108 171 54.3 19.1 26.6 1.61 1.15 1.82   14 6 3 5 21 25 42.9
38 Ian Foster 5 Jan 2024 1 Apr 2024 88   14 3 3 8 12 20 12 21.4 21.4 57.1 .86 1.43 .86   3 1 1 1 5 6 33.3
39 Wayne Rooney 25 May 2024 31 Dec 2024 221   23 4 6 13 22 51 18 17.4 26.1 56.5 .96 2.22 .78   2 1 0 1 3 2 50.0
40 Miron Muslic 12 Jan 2025 31 May 2025 140   21 7 5 9 27 35 26 33.3 23.8 42.9 1.29 1.67 1.24   2 1 0 1 2 3 50.0
41 Tom Cleverley 13 Jun 2025 349   46 22 7 17 75 63 73 47.8 15.2 37.0 1.63 1.37 1.59   9 5 1 3 18 13 55.6
Footnotes:
  1. For an even comparison, points are calculated using three for a win in all cases. Three points, replacing two, was introduced into English football in 1981. A draw has always earned one point.
  2. In the absence of clear evidence, this Appointed date is a close estimate.
  3. Bob Jack announced his resignation on 10 March 1938 but agreed to remain at the club until the end of the season.
  4. Jack Tresadern's appointment was announced at half-time in the match at Luton on April 7th, but he took over at Home Park a week later.
  5. Jimmy Rae was made acting manager on September 8th, having been Jack Tresadern's assistant, and was fully appointed on 12 November 1947.
  6. Neil Dougall and George Taylor's joint managership began in March 1960 as an "emergency" arrangement, and were confirmed on a permanent basis that summer.
  7. In March 1961 it was announced that joint managers Neil Dougall and George Taylor would revert to their coaching duties at the end of the season, and that Vic Buckingham would become manager from June 1st. Buckingham, formerly the manager of West Bromwich Albion and at that time in charge at Ajax, was both experienced and successful, and considered quite a coup for Argyle. Although still at Ajax, the manager-designate found time (because Ajax played on Sundays) to watch several matches over the following two months and also had a significant influence at Home Park, including discussions with the board on player retention and a new pay and incentive scheme. However, on May 8th came the shock news that Buckingham had accepted the job of manager at Sheffield Wednesday. With the club in some disarray, Argyle's secretary Jess Lowe took on the managerial duties until a new man could be found. As events turned out, that new man was Neil Dougall. As for Buckingham, he spent three years at Hillsborough, another three managing Fulham and numerous shorts spells with European clubs, including Ajax (again) and Barcelona.
  8. Derek Ufton began as caretaker manager. His full appointment was announced on 18 May 1965.
  9. Ellis Stuttard was initially appointed as caretaker manager this time, with his role made permanent on 12th June 1970.
  10. Peter Shilton was suspended on January 4th, but his tenure was effectively over and Steve McCall took over at this point. Shilton actually resigned a week later.
  11. Steve McCall was appointed in a temporary capacity on Peter Shilton's departure, but a week later was converted to full manager when Shilton's dispute was resolved.
  12. Carl Fletcher began as caretaker manager but was appointed as full manager when the club emerged from administration on 1 Nov 2011.

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