List of Liverpool F.C. managers

List of Liverpool F.C. managers

Liverpool have had 21 full-time managers. The longest-serving manager was Tom Watson, who managed the club from 1896 to 1915. The most successful person to manage Liverpool is Bob Paisley, who won six Football League titles, six Charity Shields and three European Cups. Kenny Dalglish is the only person to have managed Liverpool on two occasions, from 1985 to February 1991, and then from January 2011 to July 2012.

About List of Liverpool F.C. managers in brief

Summary List of Liverpool F.C. managersLiverpool Football Club is an English association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. The club was formed in 1892 following a disagreement between the board of Everton and club president John Houlding, who owned the club’s ground, Anfield. Liverpool won the First Division title for the first time in 1901; since then, the club has won a further 18 league titles, along with seven FA Cups and eight Football League Cups. They have also been crowned champions of European football on six occasions by winning the European CupUEFA Champions League in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 and 2019. Liverpool have had 21 full-time managers. The longest-serving manager was Tom Watson, who managed the club from 1896 to 1915, totalling 19 years. The most successful person to manage Liverpool is Bob Paisley, who won six Football League titles, six Charity Shields and three European Cups in his nine-year reign as manager. Kenny Dalglish is the only person to have managed Liverpool on two occasions, from 1985 to February 1991, and then from January 2011 to July 2012. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Liverpool since their foundation in 18 92.

Each manager’s entry includes his dates of tenure and the club’s overall competitive record, honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well asThose who have been in permanent charge. The first Liverpool managers, William Edward Barclay and John McKenna, were appointed in1892. The next manager, Don Welsh became the first Liverpool manager to be sacked after leading the club to relegation in 1954. On 1 December 1959, Bill Shankly was appointed manager, beginning a fifteen-year spell as manager that brought three league titles and a first European trophy, the UEFA Cup, to Anfield. Shankly’s reign is famous for the establishment of the Anfield boot room as the location for his tactical discussions with his coaches. When Shankly retired in 1974, he was replaced by his assistant, BobPaisley. Joe Fagan took over in 1983, and won a treble of the League and European Cup, and continued the Boot Room tradition, winning a trebles of League and League Cup in his first season.