# List of Coventry City F.C. managers

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.

## Manager records and statistics

Information correct as of match played 8 March 2025. Only competitive matches are counted. Caretaker managers are not included in this list.
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% | Honours |
| 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 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 000.00 | |
| Harry Pollitt | England | October 1919 | June 1920 | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 020.45 | |
| Albert Evans | England | June 1920 | November 1924 | 181 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 029.83 | |
| James Kerr | Scotland | July 1925 | February 1928 | 157 | 51 | 28 | 78 | 032.48 | |
| Jimmy McIntyre | England | June 1928 | February 1931 | 118 | 47 | 29 | 42 | 039.83 | |
| Harry Storer | England | June 1931 | June 1945 | 354 | 167 | 79 | 108 | 047.18 | 1 Tier 3 promotion 1 Tier 3 cup win |
| Dick Bayliss | England | June 1945 | April 1947 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 033.33 | |
| Billy Frith | England | June 1947 | November 1948 | 76 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 035.53 | |
| Harry Storer (2) | England | November 1948 | November 1953 | 230 | 88 | 49 | 93 | 038.26 | |
| Jack Fairbrother | England | January 1954 | October 1954 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 040.54 | |
| Jesse Carver | England | June 1955 | December 1955 | 72 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 037.50 | |
| George Raynor | England | January 1956 | June 1956 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 031.58 | |
| Harry Warren | England | June 1956 | September 1957 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 034.00 | |
| Billy Frith (2) | England | September 1957 | November 1961 | 211 | 84 | 53 | 74 | 039.81 | 1 Tier 4 promotion 1 Southern cup win |
| Jimmy Hill | England | December 1961 | May 1967 | 282 | 125 | 82 | 75 | 044.33 | 1 Tier 3 promotion 1 Tier 2 promotion |
| Noel Cantwell | Ireland | October 1967 | March 1972 | 213 | 69 | 61 | 83 | 032.39 | |
| Joe Mercer | England | 15 June 1972 | 1 May 1974 | 102 | 36 | 24 | 42 | 035.29 | |
| Gordon Milne | England | June 1974 | May 1981 | 436 | 150 | 121 | 165 | 034.40 | 1 League Cup semi final |
| Dave Sexton | England | May 1981 | May 1983 | 96 | 30 | 24 | 42 | 031.25 | |
| Bobby Gould | England | 31 May 1983 | 28 December 1984 | 72 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 029.17 | |
| Don Mackay | Scotland | December 1984 | 12 April 1986 | 67 | 22 | 12 | 33 | 032.84 | |
| John Sillett 1986–1987 with George Curtis | England | 12 April 1986 | 14 November 1990 | 206 | 84 | 52 | 70 | 040.78 | 1 FA Cup win 1 League Cup semi final |
| Terry Butcher | England | 15 November 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 033.33 | |
| Bobby Gould (2) | England | 1 July 1992 | 23 October 1993 | 59 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 030.51 | |
| Phil Neal | England | 23 October 1993 | 14 February 1995 | 68 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 030.88 | |
| Ron Atkinson | England | 15 February 1995 | 5 November 1996 | 74 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 025.68 | |
| Gordon Strachan | Scotland | 5 November 1996 | 10 September 2001 | 215 | 70 | 56 | 89 | 032.56 | |
| Roland Nilsson | Sweden | 11 September 2001 | 16 April 2002 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 044.19 | |
| Gary McAllister | Scotland | 24 April 2002 | 12 January 2004 | 76 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 027.63 | |
| Eric Black | Scotland | 15 January 2004 | 4 May 2004 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 045.45 | |
| Peter Reid | England | 5 June 2004 | 6 January 2005 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 032.26 | |
| Micky Adams | England | 23 January 2005 | 17 January 2007 | 99 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 033.33 | |
| Iain Dowie | Northern Ireland | 19 February 2007 | 11 February 2008 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 040.82 | |
| Chris Coleman | Wales | 19 February 2008 | 4 May 2010 | 117 | 34 | 37 | 46 | 029.06 | |
| Aidy Boothroyd | England | 20 May 2010 | 14 March 2011 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 030.77 | |
| Andy Thorn | England | 28 April 2011 | 26 August 2012 | 54 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 018.52 | |
| Mark Robins | England | 19 September 2012 | 14 February 2013 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 051.52 | |
| Steven Pressley | Scotland | 8 March 2013 | 23 February 2015 | 100 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 032.00 | |
| Tony Mowbray | England | 3 March 2015 | 29 September 2016 | 76 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 034.21 | |
| Russell Slade | England | 21 December 2016 | 5 March 2017 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 018.75 | |
| Mark Robins (2) | England | 6 March 2017 | 7 November 2024 | 387 | 154 | 106 | 127 | 039.79 | 1 EFL Trophy win 1 Tier 4 promotion 1 Tier 3 promotion 1 FA Cup semi final |
| Frank Lampard | England | 28 November 2024 | Present | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 057.14 | |

### Most games managed

| | Manager | Games | Years |
| 1 | Harry Storer | 584 | 1931–1945, 1948–1953 |
| 2 | Gordon Milne | 436 | 1974–1981 |
| 3 | Mark Robins | 420 | 2012–2013, 2017–2024 |
| 4 | Billy Frith | 287 | 1947–1948, 1957–1961 |
| 5 | Jimmy Hill | 282 | 1961–1967 |
| 6 | Gordon Strachan | 214 | 1996–2001 |
| 7 | Noel Cantwell | 213 | 1967–1972 |
| 8 | John Sillett | 206 | 1986–1990 |
| 9 | Albert Evans | 181 | 1920–1924 |
| 10 | James Kerr | 157 | 1925–1928 |
| 11 | Bobby Gould | 131 | 1983–1984, 1992–1993 |
| 12 | Jimmy McIntyre | 118 | 1928–1931 |
| 13 | Chris Coleman | 117 | 2008–2010 |
| 14 | Steven Pressley | 100 | 2013–2015 |

### Highest win percentages

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

### Nationalities

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

## Caretaker manager statistics

Information correct as of match played 28 November 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| 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 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 015.00 |
| Steve Ogrizovic & Trevor Peake | England | 16 April 2002 | 24 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Steve Ogrizovic (2) | England | 4 May 2004 | 6 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Adrian Heath | England | 6 January 2005 | 23 January 2005 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 |
| Adrian Heath (2) | England | 17 January 2007 | 19 February 2007 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 020.00 |
| Frankie Bunn & John Harbin | England & Australia | 11 February 2008 | 19 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Steve Harrison | England | 4 May 2010 | 20 May 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Steve Harrison (2) & Andy Thorn | England | 14 March 2011 | 28 April 2011 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 037.50 |
| Richard Shaw & Lee Carsley | England & Ireland | 26 August 2012 | 19 September 2012 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 016.67 |
| Lee Carsley (2) | Ireland | 14 February 2013 | 8 March 2013 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 060.00 |
| Neil MacFarlane & Dave Hockaday | Scotland & England | 23 February 2015 | 3 March 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Mark Venus | England | 29 September 2016 | 21 December 2016 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 044.44 |
| Rhys Carr | Wales | 7 November 2024 | 28 November 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 000.00 |