List of Swansea City A.F.C. managers

This is a list of Swansea City A.F.C. managers and their records from 1912, when the club was founded and their first professional manager appointed, to the present day.

History

The first manager to be appointed to Swansea Town was Walter Whittaker. In the club's first season, Whittaker led Swansea to their first Welsh Cup win. Haydn Green is Swansea's longest serving manager, having held the position for 8 years, 123 days spanning World War II. Statistically, Roberto Martínez is Swansea's most successful manager with a 50% winning percentage in all competitive games. As a player-manager, John Toshack guided Swansea City to three promotions in four years, from the Fourth Division to the First Division. Swansea finished the 1981–81 season in sixth place – their highest ever league position. There have been three managers hired on a 'permanent' basis (Kevin Cullis, Jimmy Rimmer and Micky Adams) who had winless records during their brief stints at Swansea that spanned less than four weeks between all three of them, in two separate periods of 1996 and 1997.

List of managers

This list of all managers includes performance records and honours.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost

Picture	Name	Nationality	From	To	Length	P	W	D	L	Win%	Honours	Ref.
	Walter Whittaker	England	1 August 1912	31 May 1914		2	1	0	1	050.00	1 Welsh Cup	[1]
	William Bartlett	England	1 August 1914	31 May 1915		3	1	1	1	033.33		[2]
	Joe Bradshaw	England	1 August 1919	1 May 1926		272	128	73	71	047.06	1 Third Division South Championship	[3]
	Jimmy Thomson	Scotland	4 April 1927	31 May 1931		176	59	43	74	033.52		[4]
	Neil Harris	Scotland	1 July 1934	1 May 1939		218	71	49	98	032.57		[5]
	Haydn Green	England	1 May 1939	1 September 1947		50	13	9	28	026.00		[6]
	Billy McCandless	Northern Ireland	1 November 1948	1 July 1955		294	113	61	120	038.44	1 Third Division South Championship, 1 Welsh Cup	[7]
	Ronnie Burgess	Wales	1 July 1955	1 August 1958		129	50	22	57	038.76		[8]
	Trevor Morris	Wales	1 August 1958	31 May 1965		327	112	77	138	034.25	1 Welsh Cup	[9]
	Glyn Davies	Wales	1 June 1965	1 October 1966		58	16	15	27	027.59	1 Welsh Cup	[10]
	Billy Lucas	Wales	1 February 1967	1 March 1969		97	34	24	39	035.05		[11]
	Roy Bentley	England	1 August 1969	16 October 1972		153	56	45	52	036.60	1 Fourth Division promotion	[12]
	Harry Gregg	Northern Ireland	1 November 1972	1 January 1975		101	34	23	44	033.66		[13]
	Harry Griffiths	Wales	1 January 1975	29 October 1977		127	54	28	45	042.52		[14]
			22 November 1977	1 February 1978		9	4	2	3	044.44		[14]
	John Toshack[nb 1]	Wales	1 February 1978	29 October 1983		251	104	59	88	041.43	1 Fourth Division promotion, 1 Third Division promotion, 1 Second Division promotion, 3 Welsh Cups	[15]
	Doug Livermore[nb 2]	England	29 October 1983	21 December 1983		9	1	1	7	011.11		[16]
	John Toshack[nb 1]	Wales	21 December 1983	4 March 1984		11	2	3	6	018.18		[15]
	Les Chappell[nb 2]	England	4 March 1984	16 May 1984		12	3	2	7	025.00
	Colin Appleton	England	16 May 1984	6 December 1984		22	4	3	15	018.18		[17]
	Les Chappell[nb 2]	England	6 December 1984	16 December 1984		1	0	1	0	000.00		[18]
	John Bond	England	16 December 1984	20 December 1985		54	15	11	28	027.78		[19]
	Tommy Hutchison[nb 1]	Scotland	21 December 1985	1 May 1986		23	6	7	10	026.09		[20]
	Terry Yorath[nb 1]	Wales	12 July 1986	2 February 1989		139	58	35	46	041.73	1 Fourth Division play-off winner, 1 Welsh Cup	[21]
	Ian Evans	Wales	27 February 1989	13 March 1990		58	15	19	24	025.86		[22]
	Terry Yorath	Wales	15 March 1990	21 March 1991		51	15	10	26	029.41		[21]
	Frank Burrows	Scotland	21 March 1991	31 July 1995		231	85	65	81	036.80	1 Welsh Cup, 1 Football League Trophy	[23]
	Bobby Smith	England	1 August 1995	31 July 1996		49	12	14	23	024.49		[24]
	Kevin Cullis	England	8 February 1996	14 February 1996		2	0	0	2	000.00		[25]
	Jimmy Rimmer	England	14 February 1996	22 February 1996		2	0	1	1	000.00		[26]
	Jan Mølby[nb 1]	Denmark	22 February 1996	8 October 1997		80	31	16	33	038.75		[27]
	Micky Adams[nb 1]	England	9 October 1997	22 October 1997		3	0	0	3	000.00		[28]
	Alan Cork	England	22 October 1997	30 June 1998		35	10	10	15	028.57		[29]
	John Hollins	England	1 July 1998	12 September 2001		170	63	47	60	037.06	1 Third Division Championship	[30]
	Colin Addison	England	13 September 2001	7 March 2002		35	11	8	16	031.43		[31]
	Roger Freestone[nb 3]	Wales	8 March 2002	20 April 2002		8	1	2	5	012.50		[32]
	Nick Cusack[nb 3]	England	8 March 2002	19 September 2002		8	2	5	1	025.00		[33]
	Brian Flynn	Wales	19 September 2002	18 March 2004		82	28	22	32	034.15		[34]
	Alan Curtis[nb 2]	Wales	18 March 2004	5 April 2004		4	1	1	2	025.00		[35]
	Kenny Jackett	England	5 April 2004	15 February 2007		156	69	40	47	044.23	1 League Two promotion, 1 Football League Trophy	[36]
	Kevin Nugent[nb 2]	England	15 February 2007	24 February 2007		3	0	1	2	000.00		[37]
	Roberto Martínez	Spain	24 February 2007	15 June 2009		126	63	37	26	050.00	1 League One Championship	[38]
	Paulo Sousa	Portugal	22 June 2009	5 July 2010		49	18	18	13	036.73		[39]
	Brendan Rodgers	Northern Ireland	16 July 2010	1 June 2012		96	43	20	33	044.79	1 Championship play-off winner	[40]
	Michael Laudrup	Denmark	17 June 2012	4 February 2014		84	29	24	31	034.52	1 Football League Cup	[41]
	Garry Monk	England	4 February 2014	9 December 2015		77	28	17	32	036.36		[42]
	Alan Curtis[nb 2]	Wales	9 December 2015	18 January 2016		8	2	2	4	025.00		[43]
	Francesco Guidolin	Italy	18 January 2016	3 October 2016		25	9	5	11	036.00		[44]
	Bob Bradley	United States	3 October 2016	27 December 2016		11	2	2	7	018.18		[45]
	Alan Curtis[nb 2]	Wales	27 December 2016	3 January 2017		2	1	0	1	050.00		[46]
	Paul Clement	England	3 January 2017	20 December 2017		37	12	5	20	032.43		[47]
	Leon Britton[nb 2]	England	21 December 2017	28 December 2017		2	0	1	1	000.00		[48]
	Carlos Carvalhal	Portugal	28 December 2017	18 May 2018		24	8	8	8	033.33		[49]
	Graham Potter	England	11 June 2018	20 May 2019		51	21	11	19	041.18		[50]
	Steve Cooper	Wales	13 June 2019	21 July 2021		105	47	28	30	044.76		[51]
	Russell Martin	Scotland	1 August 2021	21 June 2023		99	36	26	37	036.36		[52]
	Michael Duff	Northern Ireland	22 June 2023	4 December 2023		21	6	6	9	028.57		[53]
	Alan Sheehan[nb 2]	Ireland	4 December 2023	5 January 2024		7	3	2	2	042.86		[54]
	Luke Williams	England	5 January 2024	present	37	13	8	16	035.14		[55]

Notes

1. Player-manager
2. Caretaker manager
3. Freestone and Cusack were appointed as co-player-managers.

References

1. "Walter Whittaker". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
2. "William Bartlett". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
3. "Joe Bradshaw". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
4. "Jimmy Thomson". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
5. "Neil Harris". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
6. "Haydn Green". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
7. "Bill McCandless". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
8. "Ron Burgess". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
9. "Trevor Morris". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
10. "Glyn Davis". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
11. "Billy Lucas". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
12. "Roy Bentley". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
13. "Harry Gregg". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
14. "Harry Griffiths". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
15. "John Toshack". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
16. "Doug Livermore". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
17. "Colin Appleton". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
18. "Our Managers". swanseacity.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
19. "John Bond". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
20. "Tommy Hutchison". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
21. "Terry Yorath". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
22. "Ian Evans". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
23. "Frank Burrows". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
24. "Bobby Smith". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
25. "Kevin Cullis". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
26. "Jimmy Rimmer". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
27. "Jan Molby". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
28. "Micky Adams". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
29. "Alan Cork". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
30. "John Hollins". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
31. "Colin Addison". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
32. "Roger Freestone". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
33. "Nick Cusack". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
34. "Brian Flynn". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
35. "Alan Curtis". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
36. "Kenny Jackett". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
37. "Kevin Nugent". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
38. "Roberto Martinez". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
39. "Paulo Sousa". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
40. "Brendan Rodgers". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
41. "Michael Laudrup". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
42. "Garry Monk". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
43. "Alan Curtis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
44. "Francesco Guidolin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
45. "Swansea sack Francesco Guidolin and appoint Bob Bradley manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
46. "Swansea City: Paul Clement confirmed as third boss of the season". BBC Sport. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
47. "Swansea City: Paul Clement confirmed as third boss of the season". BBC Sport. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
48. "Leon Britton". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
49. "Carlos Carvalhal". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
50. "Graham Potter named new Swansea City manager". BBC Sport. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
51. "Cooper confirmed as new Swans head coach". Swansea City. 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
52. "Russell Martin named new Swansea manager". The Independent. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
53. "Michael Duff | This club matches my ambition and I'm excited to get going | Swansea". Swansea City. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
54. "CLUB STATEMENT MICHAEL DUFF". Swansea City. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
55. "LUKE WILLIAMS JOINS SWANSEA CITY AS HEAD COACH". Swansea City. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

• Swansea City Managers List
• Soccerbase