List of Portsmouth F.C. managers

Information and statistics correct as of 25 April 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.

Table headers

• Nationality – If the manager played international football as a player, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the manager's nationality is given as their country of birth.
• From – The date of the start of the manager's tenure for Portsmouth.
• To – The date of the end of the manager's tenure for Portsmouth.
• P – The number of games managed for Portsmouth.
• W – The number of games won as a manager.
• D – The number of games drawn as a manager.
• L – The number of games lost as a manager.
• Win% – The total winning percentage under his management rounded to two decimal places.
• Honours – The trophies won while managing Portsmouth.

Key

• (n/a) = Information not available
• ^p = Player-manager

List of Portsmouth F.C. managers

Image	Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%	Honours	Ref
	Frank Brettell	England	February 1899	May 1901	88	56	9	23	063.64		[citation needed]
	Bob Blyth	Scotland	August 1901	May 1904	142	84	29	29	059.15		[citation needed]
	Richard Bonney	England	August 1904	May 1908	206	99	39	68	048.06		[citation needed]
	Robert Brown	England	August 1911	May 1920	220	100	48	72	045.45		[citation needed]
	John McCartney	Scotland	May 1920	May 1927	308	129	93	86	041.88	1 Third Division (tier 3) champions: 1923-24, 1 Second Division (tier 2) runners-up: 1926-27	[1]
	Jack Tinn	England	May 1927	May 1947	586	229	131	226	039.08	1 FA Cup winners: 1938–39, 2 FA Cup runners-up: 1928–29, 1933–34	[2]
	Bob Jackson	England	May 1947	June 1952	234	114	51	69	048.72	99972 First Division (tier 1) champions: 1948-49, 1949-50, 1 Charity Shield (shared):1949	[3]
	Eddie Lever	England	August 1952	April 1958	261	88	67	106	033.72		[4]
	Freddie Cox	England	August 1958	February 1961	120	28	29	63	023.33		[5]
	George Smith	England	April 1961	April 1970	430	157	112	161	036.51	1 Third Division (tier 3) champions: 1961-62	[6]
	Ron Tindall	England	1 April 1970	10 May 1973	143	41	41	61	028.67		[7]
	John Mortimore	England	10 May 1973	6 September 1974	54	18	16	20	033.33		[8]
	Ian St. John	Scotland	13 September 1974	4 May 1977	138	35	38	65	025.36		[9]
	Jimmy Dickinson	England	4 May 1977	1 May 1979	103	31	32	40	030.10		[10]
	Frank Burrows	Scotland	1 May 1979	1 May 1982	159	67	47	45	042.14		[11]
	Bobby Campbell	England	21 May 1982	11 May 1984	98	43	20	35	043.88	1 Third Division (tier 3) champions: 1982-83	[12]
	Alan Ball	England	11 May 1984	17 January 1989	222	94	58	70	042.34	1 Second Division (tier 2) runners-up: 1986-87	[13]
	John Gregory	England	17 January 1989	3 January 1990	50	10	15	25	020.00		[14]
	Frank Burrows	Scotland	23 January 1990	13 March 1991	60	20	17	23	033.33		[11]
	Jim Smith	England	1 June 1991	2 February 1995	200	82	54	64	041.00		[15]
	Terry Fenwick	England	2 February 1995	13 January 1998	131	43	29	59	032.82		[16]
	Alan Ball	England	26 January 1998	9 December 1999	97	28	26	43	028.87		[13]
	Tony Pulis	Wales	13 January 2000	12 October 2000	35	11	10	14	031.43		[17]
	Steve Claridgep	England	12 October 2000	25 February 2001	23	5	10	8	021.74		[18]
	Graham Rix	England	25 February 2001	25 March 2002	56	16	17	23	028.57		[19]
	Harry Redknapp	England	25 March 2002	24 November 2004	116	54	26	36	046.55	1 First Division (tier 2) champions: 2002-03	[20]
	Velimir Zajec	Croatia	24 November 2004	7 April 2005	21	5	4	12	023.81		[21]
	Alain Perrin	France	7 April 2005	24 November 2005	21	4	6	11	019.05		[22]
	Harry Redknapp	England	7 December 2005	25 October 2008	127	54	28	45	042.52	1 FA Cup winners: 2007–08, 1 FA Community Shield runners up: 2008	[20]
	Tony Adams	England	25 October 2008	9 February 2009	22	4	7	11	018.18		[23]
	Paul Hart	England	9 February 2009	24 November 2009	30	9	6	15	030.00		[24]
	Avram Grant	Israel	26 November 2009	21 May 2010	33	10	7	16	030.30	1 FA Cup runners-up: 2009–10	[25]
	Steve Cotterill	England	14 June 2010	14 October 2011	61	18	17	26	029.51		[26]
	Michael Appleton	England	10 November 2011	7 November 2012	51	13	11	27	025.49		[27]
	Guy Whittingham	England	7 November 2012	25 November 2013	51	11	15	25	021.57		[28]
	Richie Barker	England	9 December 2013	27 March 2014	20	4	8	8	020.00		[29]
	Andy Awford	England	27 March 2014	13 April 2015	55	20	17	18	036.36		[30]
	Paul Cook	England	12 May 2015	31 May 2017	107	52	27	28	048.60	1 League Two (tier 4) champions: 2016-17	[31]
	Kenny Jackett	Wales	2 June 2017	14 March 2021	211	107	44	60	050.71	1 EFL Trophy winners: 2018–19, 1 EFL Trophy runners-up: 2019–20	[32]
	Danny Cowley	England	19 March 2021	2 January 2023	97	42	27	28	043.30		[33]
	John Mousinho	England	20 January 2023	Present	171	69	48	54	040.35	1 League One (tier 3) champions: 2023-24	[34]

Figures correct as of 20 January 2023

Includes all competitive matches.

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Ref
Ron Tindall	England	6 September 1974	13 September 1974	2	0	0	2	0.00	[7]
Tony Barton	England	March 1991	May 1991	12	5	2	5	41.67	[citation needed]
Keith Waldon	England	13 January 1998	26 January 1998	3	0	0	3	0.00	[35]
Bob McNab	England	9 December 1999	13 January 2000	5	0	2	3	0.00	[36]
Joe Jordan	Scotland	24 November 2005	7 December 2005	2	0	0	2	0.00	[37]
Stuart Gray	England	October 2011	November 2011	6	3	1	2	50.00	[citation needed]
Andy Awford	England	25 November 2013	9 December 2013	3	0	2	1	0.00	[30]
Gary Waddock	England	13 April 2015	12 May 2015	4	1	1	2	25.00	[38]
Joe Gallen	England	14 March 2021	18 March 2021	1	0	0	1	0.00	[citation needed]
Simon Bassey	England	3 January 2023	20 January 2023	3	0	0	3	0.00	[39]

• "Portsmouth Manager History". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 April 2021.