Liverpool FC Managers
History of Liverpool Football Club Managers
Overall Liverpool Football Club have had 17 permanent managers as well as one caretaker manager since the club was established in 1892. Tom Watson is currently the longest-serving manager, managing Liverpool FC for 19 years. The most LFC matches ever managed by a single manager is 783, by the famous Bill Shankly. The first player-manager in English football history was Kenny Dalglish appointed in 1985. The most successful manager of all time in Liverpool FC's history is Bob Paisley, who won a total of 19 trophies.
LFC Manager History
Rafael Benítez
» Rafael Benítez Date of birth – 16/04/1960
» Rafael Benítez Birth place - Madrid, Spain
» Other clubs managed by Rafael Benítez – Valencia, Tenerife, Extremadura, Oscasuna, Valladolid
» Rafael Benítez Signed for Liverpool FC – 16/06/2004
» First game Rafael Benítez was in charge of LFC– 10/08/2004
» Expiry of contract for Rafael Benítez - 2010
» Liverpool FC league games managed by Rafael Benítez - 214
» Total Liverpool FC games managed by Rafael Benítez - 328
» LFC honours and successes for Rafael Benítez -
Champions League 2005
European Super Cup 2005
FA Cup 2006
*records last updated 05/02/2010
Gerard Houllier
» Gerard Houllier Date of birth - 03/09/1947
» Gerard Houllier Birth place - Lille, France
» Other clubs managed by Gerard Houllier – Noeux Les Mines, Lens, Paris St. Germain, France Football Federation, Lyon
» Gerard Houllier Signed for Liverpool FC – 12/11/1998
» First game Gerard Houllier was in charge of LFC – 14/11/1998
» Expiry of contract for Gerard Houllier - 24/05/2004
» Liverpool FC league games managed by Gerard Houllier - 216
» Total Liverpool FC games managed by Gerard Houllier - 307
» LFC honours and successes for Gerard Houllier -
League cup winners 2001, 2003
F.A. cup winners 2001
UEFA cup winners 2001
Roy Evans
» Roy Evans Date of Birth - 04/10/1948
» Roy Evans Birth place - Merseyside, England
» Other clubs managed by Roy Evans – Fulham (assistant manager), Crystal Palace (assistant manager)
» Roy Evans Signed for Liverpool FC – 31/01/1994
» First game Roy Evans was in charge of LFC – 05/02/1994
» Expiry of contract for Roy Evans - 12/11/1998
» Liverpool FC league games managed by Roy Evans - 172
» Total Liverpool FC games managed by Roy Evans - 226
» LFC honours and successes for Roy Evans -
League cup winners 1995
Graeme Souness
» Graeme Souness Date of Birth - 06/05/1953
» Graeme Souness Birth place - Edinburgh, Scotland
» Other clubs managed by Graeme Souness – Rangers, Galatasaray, Torino, Benfica, Southampton, Blackburn
» Graeme Souness Signed for Liverpool FC – 16/04/1991
» First game Graeme Souness was in charge of LFC – 20/04/1991
» Expiry of contract for Graeme Souness - 28/01/1994
» Liverpool FC league games managed by Graeme Souness - 115
» Total Liverpool FC games managed by Graeme Souness - 157
» LFC honours and successes for Graeme Souness -
F.A. cup winners 1992
Ronnie Moran
»Ronnie Moran Date of Birth – 28/02/1934
»Ronnie Moran Birth place - Merseyside, England
»Other clubs managed by Ronnie Moran - None
»Ronnie Moran Signed for Liverpool FC – 22/02/1991
»First game Ronnie Moran was in charge of LFC - 23/02/1991
»Expiry of contract for Ronnie Moran – 15/04/1991
»Liverpool FC league games managed by Ronnie Moran - 9
»Total Liverpool FC games managed by Ronnie Moran - 10
»LFC honours and successes for Ronnie Moran - none recorded
Liverpool FC Managerial performance
Liverpool FC Manager Statistics for all league & cup games
| Managers |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
% |
Tom Watson |
742 |
329 |
141 |
272 |
1226 |
44% |
David Ashworth |
139 |
70 |
40 |
29 |
220 |
50% |
Matt McQueen |
229 |
93 |
60 |
76 |
354 |
41% |
George Patterson |
366 |
137 |
85 |
144 |
665 |
37% |
George Kay |
357 |
142 |
93 |
122 |
551 |
40% |
Don Welsh |
232 |
81 |
58 |
93 |
387 |
35% |
Phil Taylor |
150 |
76 |
32 |
42 |
294 |
51% |
Bill Shankly |
783 |
407 |
198 |
178 |
1307 |
52% |
Bob Paisley |
535 |
307 |
132 |
96 |
955 |
57% |
Joe Fagan |
131 |
70 |
37 |
24 |
225 |
53% |
Kenny Dalglish |
307 |
187 |
78 |
42 |
617 |
61% |
Ronnie Moran |
10 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
40% |
Graeme Souness |
157 |
65 |
47 |
45 |
248 |
41% |
Roy Evans |
226 |
116 |
57 |
53 |
375 |
51% |
Evans / Houllier |
18 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
33 |
39% |
Gerard Houllier |
307 |
158 |
75 |
74 |
516 |
51% |
Rafael Benítez* |
306 |
175 |
66 |
65 |
525 |
57% |
|
*records last updated 20/10/2009
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