List of Coventry City F.C. managers

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Jimmy Hill, manager 1961–1967, during which time Coventry City got promoted twice

The following is a list of managers of Coventry City Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1883 to the present day.

The most successful person to manage Coventry City, to date, is Jimmy Hill, who guided The Sky Blues to become champions of Second Division and Third Division. The club's longest-serving manager is Harry Storer, who had two spells managing the club from 1931 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1953, totalling 19 years and 1 month.

Most games managed

Information correct as of match played 19 April 2026.[citation needed]
Only competitive matches are counted.
Caretaker managers are not included in this list.

Name Nationality From ToPWDLWin%[a] Honours Ref
William Stanley  England 1883 1885
Harry Hathaway  England 1885 1887
J.G. Morgan  England 1887 1892
Teddy Kirk  England 1893 1893
George Maley  England 1893 1893
Joe Collins  England 1893 1895
Tom Cashmore  England 1895 1900
Ben Newhall  England 1900 1902
Michael O'Shea  Ireland 1902 1905
Joe Beaman  England 1905 1908
Walter Harris  England 1908 1909
Harry Buckle  Northern Ireland 1909 1910
Robert Wallace & committee  England 1910 1913
Frank Scott-Walford & committee  England 1913 1915
William Clayton  England January 1917 October 1919 11029000.00
Harry Pollitt  England October 1919 June 1920 4491223020.45
Albert Evans  England June 1920 November 1924 181544483029.83
James Kerr  Scotland July 1925 February 1928 157512878032.48
Jimmy McIntyre  England June 1928 February 1931 118472942039.83
Harry Storer  England June 1931 June 1945 35416779108047.18 1 Tier 3 promotion
1 Tier 3 cup win
Dick Bayliss  England June 1945 April 1947 30101010033.33
Billy Frith  England June 1947 November 1948 76271930035.53
Harry Storer (2)  England November 1948 November 1953 230884993038.26
Jack Fairbrother  England January 1954 October 1954 3715715040.54
Jesse Carver  England June 1955 December 1955 72271629037.50
George Raynor  England January 1956 June 1956 19658031.58
Harry Warren  England June 1956 September 1957 50171320034.00
Billy Frith (2)  England September 1957 November 1961 211845374039.81 1 Tier 4 promotion
1 Southern cup win
Jimmy Hill  England December 1961 May 1967 2821258275044.33 1 Tier 3 promotion
1 Tier 2 promotion
Noel Cantwell  Ireland October 1967 March 1972 213696183032.39
Joe Mercer  England 15 June 1972 1 May 1974 102362442035.29 [1]
Gordon Milne  England June 1974 May 1981 436150121165034.40 1 League Cup semi final
Dave Sexton  England May 1981 May 1983 96302442031.25
Bobby Gould  England 31 May 1983 28 December 1984 72211833029.17 [2]
Don Mackay  Scotland December 1984 12 April 1986 67221233032.84
John Sillett
1986–1987 with George Curtis		  England 12 April 1986 14 November 1990 206845270040.78 1 FA Cup win
1 League Cup semi final
Terry Butcher  England 15 November 1990 6 January 1992 60201426033.33 [3]
Bobby Gould (2)  England 1 July 1992 23 October 1993 59181922030.51 [2]
Phil Neal  England 23 October 1993 14 February 1995 68212027030.88 [4]
Ron Atkinson  England 15 February 1995 5 November 1996 74192728025.68 [5]
Gordon Strachan  Scotland 5 November 1996 10 September 2001 215705689032.56 [6]
Roland Nilsson  Sweden 11 September 2001 16 April 2002 4319618044.19 [7]
Gary McAllister  Scotland 24 April 2002 12 January 2004 76212629027.63 [8]
Eric Black  Scotland 15 January 2004 4 May 2004 221048045.45
Peter Reid  England 5 June 2004 6 January 2005 3110813032.26 [9]
Micky Adams  England 23 January 2005 17 January 2007 99332640033.33 [10]
Iain Dowie  Northern Ireland 19 February 2007 11 February 2008 4920821040.82 [11]
Chris Coleman  Wales 19 February 2008 4 May 2010 117343746029.06 [12]
Aidy Boothroyd  England 20 May 2010 14 March 2011 3912819030.77 [13]
Andy Thorn  England 28 April 2011 26 August 2012 54101826018.52
Mark Robins  England 19 September 2012 14 February 2013 3317610051.52 [14]
Steven Pressley  Scotland 8 March 2013 23 February 2015 100323038032.00 [15]
Tony Mowbray  England 3 March 2015 29 September 2016 76262426034.21 [16]
Russell Slade  England 21 December 2016 5 March 2017 16358018.75 [17]
Mark Robins (2)  England 6 March 2017 7 November 2024 387154106127039.79 1 EFL Trophy win
1 Tier 4 promotion
1 Tier 3 promotion
1 FA Cup semi final		 [14]
Frank Lampard  England 28 November 2024 Present 79421720053.16 1 Tier 2 promotion [18]
Manager Games Years
1 England Harry Storer 584 1931–1945, 1948–1953
2 England Gordon Milne 436 1974–1981
3 England Mark Robins 420 2012–2013, 2017–2024
4 England Billy Frith 287 1947–1948, 1957–1961
5 England Jimmy Hill 282 1961–1967
6 Scotland Gordon Strachan 214 1996–2001
7 Republic of Ireland Noel Cantwell 213 1967–1972
8 England John Sillett 206 1986–1990
9 England Albert Evans 181 1920–1924
10 England James Kerr 157 1925–1928
11 England Bobby Gould 131 1983–1984, 1992–1993
12 England Jimmy McIntyre 118 1928–1931
13 Wales Chris Coleman 117 2008–2010
14 Scotland Steven Pressley 100 2013–2015

Highest win percentages

Manager Win % Games Years
1 England Frank Lampard 53.16 78 2024–Present
2 Scotland Eric Black 45.45 22 2004
3 England Jimmy Hill 44.33 282 1961–1967
4 Sweden Roland Nilsson 44.19 43 2001–2002
5 England Harry Storer 43.66 584 1931–1945, 1948–1953
6 Northern Ireland Iain Dowie 40.82 49 2007–2008
7 England John Sillett 40.78 206 1986–1990
8 England Mark Robins 40.71 420 2012–2013, 2017–2024

Nationalities

Country Managers
1  England 42
2  Scotland 6
3  Ireland 2
 Northern Ireland 2
5  Sweden 1
 Wales 1

Caretaker manager statistics

Information correct as of match played 28 November 2024.
Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nationality From ToPWDLWin%[b]
H. Howard & committee  England 1915 1917
Harry Harbourne  England 1924 1925
Bill Slade  England 1931 1931
Charlie Elliott  England 1954 1955
Bob Dennison  England 1972 1972
Don Howe  England 6 January 1992 1 July 1992 20389015.00
Steve Ogrizovic & Trevor Peake  England 16 April 2002 24 April 2002 1001000.00
Steve Ogrizovic (2)  England 4 May 2004 6 May 2004 0000!—
Adrian Heath  England 6 January 2005 23 January 2005 3102033.33
Adrian Heath (2)  England 17 January 2007 19 February 2007 5113020.00
Frankie Bunn & John Harbin  England &  Australia 11 February 2008 19 February 2008 2011000.00
Steve Harrison  England 4 May 2010 20 May 2010 0000!—
Steve Harrison (2) & Andy Thorn  England 14 March 2011 28 April 2011 8332037.50
Richard Shaw & Lee Carsley  England &  Ireland 26 August 2012 19 September 2012 6114016.67
Lee Carsley (2)  Ireland 14 February 2013 8 March 2013 5302060.00
Neil MacFarlane & Dave Hockaday  Scotland &  England 23 February 2015 3 March 2015 2101050.00
Mark Venus  England 29 September 2016 21 December 2016 18828044.44
Rhys Carr  Wales 7 November 2024 28 November 2024 3021000.00

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