2009–10 in English football
Managerial changes
Notes ¹ Sampson was named caretaker manager following Gray's departure on 8 September, and appointed full-time on 5 October. ² McDermott was named caretaker manager following Rogers' departure on 17 December, and was appointed full-time on 27 January.

2009–10 in English football

Section Title: Managerial changes
Table Section Text: Notes ¹ Sampson was named caretaker manager following Gray's departure on 8 September, and appointed full-time on 5 October. ² McDermott was named caretaker manager following Rogers' departure on 17 December, and was appointed full-time on 27 January.

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment

Bryan Gunn	Norwich City	14 August 2009	Paul Lambert	18 August 2009

Paul Lambert	Colchester United	18 August 2009	Aidy Boothroyd	2 September 2009

Simon Davey	Barnsley	29 August 2009	Mark Robins	9 September 2009

Peter Jackson	Lincoln City	2 September 2009	Chris Sutton	28 September 2009

Stuart Gray	Northampton Town	8 September 2009	Ian Sampson1	5 October 2009

Mark Robins	Rotherham United	9 September 2009	Ronnie Moore	24 September 2009

Colin Todd	Darlington	26 September 2009	Steve Staunton	5 October 2009

Guðjón Þórðarson	Crewe Alexandra	2 October 2009	Dario Gradi	2 October 2009

John Barnes	Tranmere Rovers	9 October 2009	Les Parry	16 December 2009

Peter Taylor	Wycombe Wanderers	9 October 2009	Gary Waddock	13 October 2009

Ian McParland	Notts County	12 October 2009	Hans Backe	27 October 2009

Gary Waddock	Aldershot Town	13 October 2009	Kevin Dillon	9 November 2009

Mike Newell	Grimsby Town	18 October 2009	Neil Woods	23 November 2009

Gareth Southgate	Middlesbrough	21 October 2009	Gordon Strachan	26 October 2009

Russell Slade	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 November 2009	Gustavo Poyet	10 November 2009

Darren Ferguson	Peterborough United	9 November 2009	Mark Cooper	14 November 2009

Paul Hart	Portsmouth	24 November 2009	Avram Grant	26 November 2009

Paul Sturrock	Plymouth Argyle	10 December 2009	Paul Mariner	10 December 2009

Martin Allen	Cheltenham Town	11 December 2009	Mark Yates	22 December 2009

Brian Laws	Sheffield Wednesday	13 December 2009	Alan Irvine	8 January 2010

Hans Backe	Notts County	15 December 2009	Steve Cotterill	23 February 2010

Jim Magilton	Queens Park Rangers	16 December 2009	Paul Hart	17 December 2009

Brendan Rodgers	Reading	17 December 2009	Brian McDermott2	27 January 2010

Mark Hughes	Manchester City	19 December 2009	Roberto Mancini	21 December 2009

Alan Irvine	Preston North End	29 December 2009	Darren Ferguson	6 January 2010

Gary Megson	Bolton Wanderers	30 December 2009	Owen Coyle	8 January 2010

Owen Coyle	Burnley	8 January 2010	Brian Laws	13 January 2010

Paul Hart	Queens Park Rangers	15 January 2010	Neil Warnock	1 March 2010

Mark Cooper	Peterborough United	1 February 2010	Jim Gannon	2 February 2010

Stuart McCall	Bradford City	8 February 2010	Peter Taylor	17 February 2010

Neil Warnock	Crystal Palace	1 March 2010	Paul Hart	2 March 2010

Keith Alexander	Macclesfield Town	3 March 2010	Gary Simpson3	14 April 2010

John Trewick	Hereford United	8 March 2010	Graham Turner	8 March 2010

Phil Brown	Hull City	15 March 2010	Iain Dowie	17 March 2010

Gary Johnson	Bristol City	18 March 2010	Steve Coppell4	19 April 2010

Steve Staunton	Darlington	21 March 2010	Simon Davey	1 April 2010

Geraint Williams	Leyton Orient	3 April 2010	Russell Slade	5 April 2010

Jim Gannon	Peterborough United	6 April 2010	Gary Johnson	6 April 2010

Ian Hendon	Barnet	28 April 2010	Mark Stimson	1 June 2010

Paul Simpson	Shrewsbury Town	30 April 2010	Graham Turner	11 June 2010

Chris Coleman	Coventry City	4 May 2010	Aidy Boothroyd	20 May 2010

Dave Penney	Oldham Athletic	6 May 2010	Paul Dickov	9 June 2010

Paul Mariner	Plymouth Argyle	6 May 2010	Peter Reid	24 June 2010

Mark Stimson	Gillingham	10 May 2010	Andy Hessenthaler	21 May 2010

Paul Ince	Milton Keynes Dons	10 May 2010	Karl Robinson	10 May 2010

Gianfranco Zola	West Ham United	11 May 2010	Avram Grant	3 June 2010

Aidy Boothroyd	Colchester United	20 May 2010	John Ward	31 May 2010

Avram Grant	Portsmouth	31 May 2010	Steve Cotterill	17 June 2010

Steve Cotterill	Notts County	27 May 2010	Craig Short	4 June 2010

Rafael Benítez	Liverpool	3 June 2010	Roy Hodgson	1 July 2010

Sentence(s)

Steve Cotterill replaced with the Avram Grant as Portsmouth manager.

final_sentence: Steve Cotterill replaced with the Avram Grant as Portsmouth manager.