Roy Hodgson

**Roy Hodgson** <small> CBE </small> (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football player and manager who is currently manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace. He was recently Manager of Crystal Palace from September 2017 to May 2021 and then twice from March 2023 onwards. He, along with Larry Barilli, are amongst the oldest active managers in football history.

On 23 February 2019, Roy Hodgson became the oldest man to manage a Premier League match, at the age of 71 years and 198 days.

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|rowspan="2"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Halmstad|align=left|1 January 1976|align=left|30 September 1980|||||
|align=left|Bristol City|align=left|3 January 1982|align=left|30 April 1982|||||
|align=left|Örebro|align=left|1 January 1983|align=left|30 June 1984|||||
|align=left|Malmö|align=left|14 April 1985|align=left|15 November 1989|||||
|align=left|Neuchâtel Xamax|align=left|1 July 1990|align=left|31 December 1991|||||
|align=left|Switzerland|align=left|26 January 1992|align=left|15 November 1995|||||
|align=left|Inter Milan|align=left|16 October 1995|align=left|19 May 1997|||||
|align=left|Blackburn Rovers|align=left|1 June 1997|align=left|21 November 1998|||||
|align=left|Inter Milan|align=left|27 April 1999|align=left|30 June 1999|||||
|align=left|Grasshoppers|align=left|2 August 1999|align=left|30 June 2000|||||
|align=left|Copenhagen|align=left|1 July 2000|align=left|30 June 2001|||||
|align=left|Udinese|align=left|1 July 2001|align=left|10 December 2001|||||
|align=left|United Arab Emirates|align=left|11 April 2002|align=left|30 April 2004|||||
|align=left|Viking|align=left|11 July 2004|align=left|20 December 2005|||||
|align=left|Finland|align=left|1 January 2006|align=left|29 November 2007|||||
|align=left|Fulham|align=left|30 December 2007|align=left|1 July 2010|||||
|align=left|Liverpool|align=left|1 July 2010|align=left|8 January 2011|||||
|align=left|West Bromwich Albion|align=left|14 February 2011|align=left|14 May 2012|||||
|align=left|England|align=left|14 May 2012|align=left|27 June 2016|||||
|align=left|England U21|align=left|13 August 2013|align=left|13 August 2013|||||
|align=left|Crystal Palace|align=left|12 September 2017|align=left|23 May 2021|||||
|align=left|Watford|align=left|25 January 2022|align=left|22 May 2022|||||
|align=left|Crystal Palace|align=left|21 March 2023|align=left|19 February 2024|||||

## Honours

Hodgson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to football.

He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Greenwich in 2019.

### Manager

**Halmstad**
- Allsvenskan: 1976, 1979

**Örebro**
- Division 2 Norra: 1984

**Malmö**

- Swedish Champion: 1986, 1988
- Allsvenskan: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- Svenska Cupen: 1985–86, 1988–89

**Neuchâtel Xamax**
- Swiss Super Cup: 1990

**Inter Milan**
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1996–97

**Copenhagen**
- Danish Superliga: 2000–01
- Danish Super Cup: 2001

**Fulham**
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2009–10

**Individual**
- LMA Manager of the Year: 2010
- Premier League Manager of the Month: August 1997, December 1997, October 2009, February 2010
- London Football Awards Manager of the Year: 2018

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Roy Hodgson
 <small>Order of the British Empire, CBE</small>
- **image**: Genève Indoors 2014 - 20140114 - Roy Hodgson.jpg
- **caption**: Hodgson in 2014
- **full name**: Roy Hodgson
- **birth place**: Croydon, England
- **position**: Left-back
- **youthclubs1**: Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace
- **youthyears1**: 1963–1965
- **clubs1**: Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace
- **clubs2**: Tonbridge Angels F.C., Tonbridge Angels
- **years1**: 1965–1966
- **years2**: 1966–1969
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **managerclubs1**: Halmstads BK, Halmstad
- **manageryears1**: 1976–1980
- **years3**: 1969–1971
- **clubs3**: Ebbsfleet United F.C., Gravesend & Northfleet
- **caps3**: 59
- **goals3**: 1
- **years4**: 1971–1972
- **clubs4**: Maidstone United F.C. (1897), Maidstone United
- **years5**: 1972–1973
- **clubs5**: Ashford United F.C., Ashford Town (Kent)
- **years6**: 1973–1974
- **clubs6**: Berea Park F.C., Berea Park
- **years7**: 1974–1976
- **clubs7**: Carshalton Athletic F.C., Carshalton Athletic
- **manageryears2**: 1980–1982
- **managerclubs2**: Bristol City F.C., Bristol City (assistant)
- **manageryears3**: 1982
- **managerclubs3**: Bristol City F.C., Bristol City
- **manageryears4**: 1982
- **managerclubs4**: IK Oddevold, Oddevold
- **manageryears5**: 1983–1984
- **managerclubs5**: Örebro SK, Örebro
- **manageryears6**: 1985–1989
- **managerclubs6**: Malmö FF, Malmö
- **manageryears7**: 1990–1992
- **managerclubs7**: Neuchâtel Xamax FCS, Neuchâtel Xamax
- **manageryears8**: 1992–1995
- **managerclubs8**: Switzerland national football team, Switzerland
- **manageryears9**: 1995–1997
- **managerclubs9**: Inter Milan
- **manageryears10**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs10**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **manageryears11**: 1999
- **managerclubs11**: Inter Milan (caretaker)
- **manageryears12**: 1999–2000
- **managerclubs12**: Grasshopper Club Zürich, Grasshoppers
- **manageryears13**: 2000–2001
- **managerclubs13**: F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen
- **manageryears14**: 2001
- **managerclubs14**: Udinese Calcio, Udinese
- **manageryears15**: 2002–2004
- **managerclubs15**: United Arab Emirates national football team, United Arab Emirates
- **manageryears16**: 2004–2005
- **managerclubs16**: Viking FK, Viking
- **manageryears17**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs17**: Finland national football team, Finland
- **manageryears18**: 2007–2010
- **managerclubs18**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **manageryears19**: 2010–2011
- **managerclubs19**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **manageryears20**: 2011–2012
- **managerclubs20**: West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion
- **manageryears21**: 2012–2016
- **managerclubs21**: England national football team, England
- **manageryears22**: 2013
- **managerclubs22**: England national under-21 football team, England U21 (caretaker)
- **manageryears23**: 2017–2021
- **managerclubs23**: Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace
- **manageryears24**: 2022
- **managerclubs24**: Watford F.C., Watford
- **managerclubs25**: Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace
- **manageryears25**: 2023–2024