Leeds United appointed Marcelo Bielsa as their manager on 15th June 2018, having sacked their 10th manager in the past 5 seasons on 1st June 2018. The following is a list of managers of Leeds United Association Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1919 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost) and honours won while under his care. As of 15th June 2018, Leeds United have had 37 full-time managers. There have also been nine caretaker managers, three of whom had previously occupied the role on a full-time basis, and one of whom has occupied the role three times.
The most successful person to manage Leeds United is Don Revie, who won two League Championships, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one Division Two Championship, one FA Cup, one League Cup and one Charity Shield in his 13-year reign as manager. He is also the club's longest-serving manager, presiding over a total of 740 games from 1961 to 1974.
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win % | Points per game[1] | Honours | Notes |
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{{sortname|Dick|Ray}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1919|October|17}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1920|February|1}} | {{nts|17}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|5}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|25}} | {{nts|31}} | {{nts|23.52}} | {{nts|0.83}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Arthur|Fairclough|Arthur Fairclough (manager)}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1920|February|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1927|May|1}} | {{nts|326}} | {{nts|118}} | {{nts|81}} | {{nts|127}} | {{nts|427}} | {{nts|425}} | {{nts|36.19}} | {{nts|0.97}} | see below | [2] |
{{sortname|Dick|Ray}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1927|July|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1935|March|1}} | {{nts|342}} | {{nts|143}} | {{nts|72}} | {{nts|127}} | {{nts|622}} | {{nts|552}} | {{nts|41.81}} | {{nts|1.05}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|Billy|Hampson}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1935|July|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1947|May|1}} | {{nts|231}} | {{nts|74}} | {{nts|51}} | {{nts|106}} | {{nts|334}} | {{nts|418}} | {{nts|32.03}} | {{nts|0.86}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Willis|Edwards}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1947|May|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1948|April|30}} | {{nts|47}} | {{nts|13}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|26}} | {{nts|60}} | {{nts|87}} | {{nts|27.65}} | {{nts|0.74}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Major Frank|Buckley|Frank Buckley (footballer)}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1948|May|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1953|April|30}} | {{nts|224}} | {{nts|87}} | {{nts|63}} | {{nts|74}} | {{nts|324}} | {{nts|306}} | {{nts|38.83}} | {{nts|1.06}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Raich|Carter}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1953|May|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1958|June|1}} | {{nts|217}} | {{nts|90}} | {{nts|51}} | {{nts|76}} | {{nts|370}} | {{nts|336}} | {{nts|41.47}} | {{nts|1.09}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|Willis|Edwards}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1958|June|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1958|December|1}} | {{nts|10}} | {{nts|5}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|17}} | {{nts|16}} | {{nts|50.00}} | {{nts|0.89}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Bill|Lambton}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1958|December|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1959|April|30}} | {{nts|30}} | {{nts|10}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|13}} | {{nts|40}} | {{nts|57}} | {{nts|33.33}} | {{nts|0.96}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Jack|Taylor|Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1914)}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1959|May|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|March|1}} | {{nts|81}} | {{nts|27}} | {{nts|17}} | {{nts|37}} | {{nts|136}} | {{nts|169}} | {{nts|33.33}} | {{nts|0.89}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Don|Revie}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1961|March|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1974|July|4}} | {{nts|740}} | {{nts|394}} | {{nts|197}} | {{nts|149}} | {{nts|1262}} | {{nts|703}} | {{nts|53.24}} | {{nts|1.32}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|Brian|Clough}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1974|July|30}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1974|September|12}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|10}} | {{nts|14.28}} | {{nts|0.83}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|Jimmy|Armfield}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1974|October|4}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|June|30}} | {{nts|193}} | {{nts|87}} | {{nts|47}} | {{nts|59}} | {{nts|277}} | {{nts|222}} | {{nts|45.07}} | {{nts|1.10}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|Jock|Stein}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|August|21}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|October|4}} | {{nts|10}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|13}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|40.00}} | {{nts|1.00}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Jimmy|Adamson}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1978|October|25}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1980|October|1}} | {{nts|98}} | {{nts|35}} | {{nts|29}} | {{nts|34}} | {{nts|138}} | {{nts|136}} | {{nts|35.71}} | {{nts|1.05}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|David|Merrington}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1980|October|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1980|October|1}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{ntsh|0.00}}1.00 | | [2] |
{{sortname|Allan|Clarke|Allan Clarke (footballer)}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1980|October|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1982|June|30}} | {{nts|84}} | {{nts|27}} | {{nts|22}} | {{nts|35}} | {{nts|77}} | {{nts|104}} | {{nts|32.14}} | {{nts|1.08}}[3] | | [2] |
{{sortname|Eddie|Gray|Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1982|July|4}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1985|October|11}} | {{nts|157}} | {{nts|57}} | {{nts|55}} | {{nts|45}} | {{nts|214}} | {{nts|193}} | {{nts|36.30}} | {{nts|1.47}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Peter|Gunby}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1985|October|11}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1985|October|11}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{ntsh|0.00}}N/A | | [2] |
{{sortname|Billy|Bremner}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1985|October|11}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1988|September|28}} | {{nts|143}} | {{nts|58}} | {{nts|31}} | {{nts|54}} | {{nts|192}} | {{nts|186}} | {{nts|40.45}} | {{nts|1.49}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|Peter|Gunby}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1988|September|28}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1988|October|10}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|5}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{nts|0.00}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Howard|Wilkinson}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1988|October|10}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1996|September|10}} | {{nts|411}} | {{nts|178}} | {{nts|117}} | {{nts|116}} | {{nts|622}} | {{nts|488}} | {{nts|43.30}} | {{nts|1.61}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|George|Graham|George Graham (footballer)}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1996|September|10}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1998|October|1}} | {{nts|95}} | {{nts|37}} | {{nts|27}} | {{nts|31}} | {{nts|118}} | {{nts|99}} | {{nts|41.05}} | {{nts|1.40}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|David|O'Leary}} | {{IRL}} | {{dts|format=dmy|1998|October|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2002|June|27}} | {{nts|203}} | {{nts|101}} | {{nts|47}} | {{nts|55}} | {{nts|320}} | {{nts|217}} | {{nts|49.75}} | {{nts|1.79}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Terry|Venables}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2002|July|8}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2003|March|21}} | {{nts|42}} | {{nts|16}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|19}} | {{nts|53}} | {{nts|52}} | {{nts|38.09}} | {{nts|1.13}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Peter|Reid}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2003|March|21}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2003|November|10}} | {{nts|22}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|12}} | {{nts|36}} | {{nts|51}} | {{nts|27.27}} | {{nts|1.05}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Eddie|Gray|Eddie Gray (footballer, born 1948)}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2003|November|10}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2004|May|31}} | {{nts|26}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|13}} | {{nts|30}} | {{nts|51}} | {{nts|23.07}} | {{nts|0.96}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Kevin|Blackwell}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2004|June|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|September|20}} | {{nts|115}} | {{nts|44}} | {{nts|37}} | {{nts|34}} | {{nts|128}} | {{nts|117}} | {{nts|38.26}} | {{nts|1.46}} | see below[2] | |
{{sortname|John|Carver|John Carver (footballer)}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|September|21}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|October|23}} | {{nts|5}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|17}} | {{nts|20.00}} | {{nts|0.60}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|David|Geddis}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|October|24}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|October|24}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{ntsh|0.00}}N/A | | [2] |
{{sortname|Dennis|Wise}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2006|October|24}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|January|28}} | {{nts|68}} | {{nts|30}} | {{nts|12}} | {{nts|26}} | {{nts|88}} | {{nts|78}} | {{nts|44.11}} | {{nts|1.60}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Gwyn|Williams|dab=football manager}} | {{WAL}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|January|29}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|January|29}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{nts|0.00}} | | |
{{sortname|Gary|McAllister}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|January|30}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|December|21}} | {{nts|50}} | {{nts|25}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|17}} | {{nts|84}} | {{nts|61}} | {{nts|50.00}} | {{nts|1.64}} | see below[4] | |
{{sortname|Simon|Grayson}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2008|December|23}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|February|1}} | {{nts|169}} | {{nts|84}} | {{nts|40}} | {{nts|45}} | {{nts|259}} | {{nts|186}} | {{nts|49.70}} | {{nts|1.74}} | see below[5] | |
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{{sortname|Neil|Redfearn}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|February|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|February|18}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|50.00}} | {{nts|1.50}} | | [2] |
{{sortname|Neil|Warnock}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2012|February|18}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2013|April|1}} | {{nts|63}} | {{nts|23}} | {{nts|15}} | {{nts|25}} | {{nts|81}} | {{nts|92}} | {{nts|36.50}} | {{nts|1.20}} | | |
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{{sortname|Neil|Redfearn}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2013|April|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2013|April|12}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{nts|0.00}} | | |
{{sortname|Brian|McDermott|Brian McDermott (footballer)}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2013|April|12}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|30}} | {{nts|54}} | {{nts|20}} | {{nts|9}} | {{nts|25}} | {{nts|68}} | {{nts|77}} | {{nts|37.01}} | {{nts|1.29}} | | |
{{sortname|Dave|Hockaday|Dave Hockaday}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|July|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|August|28}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|5}} | {{nts|11}} | {{nts|33.33}} | {{nts|0.75}} | | |
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{{sortname|Neil|Redfearn}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|August|28}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|September|23}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|1}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|75.00}} | {{nts|2.50}} | | |
{{sortname|Darko|Milanič}} | {{SLO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|September|23}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|October|25}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|0}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|3}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|0.00}} | {{nts|0.50}} | | |
{{sortname|Neil|Redfearn}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2014|November|01}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2015|June|30}} | {{nts|33}} | {{nts|11}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|15}} | {{nts|36}} | {{nts|44}} | {{nts|33.34}} | {{nts|1.25}} | | |
{{sortname|Uwe|Rösler}} | {{GER}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2015|July|1}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2015|October|18}} | {{nts|12}} | {{nts|2}} | {{nts|6}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|11}} | {{nts|16}} | {{nts|16.67}} | {{nts|1.00}} | | |
{{sortname|Steve|Evans|Steve_Evans_(footballer,_born_1962)}} | {{SCO}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2015|October|19}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|May|31}} | {{nts|38}} | {{nts|14}} | {{nts|12}} | {{nts|12}} | {{nts|44}} | {{nts|45}} | {{nts|36.84}} | {{nts|1.37}} | | |
{{sortname|Garry|Monk|Garry_Monk}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|02}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2017|May|25}} | {{nts|53}} | {{nts|25}} | {{nts|11}} | {{nts|17}} | {{nts|69}} | {{nts|55}} | {{nts|47.17}} | {{nts|1.63}} | | |
{{sortname|Thomas|Christiansen|Thomas_Christiansen}} | {{ESP}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2017|June|15}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|February|4}} | {{nts|33}} | {{nts|15}} | {{nts|5}} | {{nts|13}} | {{nts|50}} | {{nts|38}} | {{nts|45.45}} | {{nts|1.51}} | | [6] |
{{sortname|Paul|Heckingbottom|Paul_Heckingbottom}} | {{ENG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|February|06}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|June|01}} | {{nts|16}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|4}} | {{nts|8}} | {{nts|18}} | {{nts|27}} | {{nts|25.00}} | {{nts|1.00}} | | [7] |
{{sortname|Marcelo|Bielsa|Marcelo_Bielsa}} | {{ARG}} | {{dts|format=dmy|2018|June|15}} | Current | {{nts|42}} | {{nts|24}} | {{nts|7}} | {{nts|11}} | {{nts|69}} | {{nts|46}} | {{nts|57.14}} | {{nts|1.95}} | | |
1. ^League matches only. 2 points for a win prior to the 1981-82 season. {{citeweb|url=http://wafll.com/leeds-statistics/|title=Leeds United Scores, Attendances, Scorers And Statistics|accessdate=11 April 2017|publisher=wafll.com}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 {{cite web |url=http://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/managers/index.html |title=Managers Ratings |accessdate=2006-09-16 |year=2006 |work=Jabba |publisher=leeds-fans.org.uk}}
3. ^Three points for a win was instituted in Clarke's second season.
4. ^{{cite web| title = Gary McAllister's managerial career| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1802| publisher = Soccerbase| accessdate = 2008-12-23}}
5. ^{{cite web| title = Simon Grayson's managerial career| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=2029| publisher = Soccerbase| accessdate = 2008-12-23}}
6. ^https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/22977/club-statement-thomas-christiansen
7. ^https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/23417/club-statement-paul-heckingbottom