- List of managers Managers at the World Cup/European Championship finals
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}Since the Wales national football team's formation in 1876, it has had twelve managers. Prior to 1954, the Welsh team was chosen by a panel of selectors with the team captain fulfilling the role of coach. The longest serving manager is Dave Bowen, who was manager for ten years before leaving in 1974. Bowen was in charge of the team for fifty-three games, winning ten. However, his win percentage of 20% is the lowest of all Wales managers. The most successful manager in terms of wins was John Toshack. Jimmy Murphy and Chris Coleman are the only managers to have taken the team to any FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship finals. Murphy led his team to the 1958 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by Brazil. Coleman led his team to the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finals, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Portugal. Under Coleman, Wales peaked at eighth in the FIFA world rankings. List of managers- Caretaker manager is indicated with a (c).
- BOLD names indicates that the manager has taken the team to a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship finals.
{{Updated|6 January 2018}}Name | Career | First game | Final game | Pld | Wins | Draws | Loss | Goals For | Goals against | Win % |
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{{sortname|Walley|Barnes}} | 2}}1954–1956 | AUT}}[1] | NIR}}[1] | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | {{sortname|Jimmy|Murphy|Jimmy Murphy (footballer)}} | 8}}1956–1964 | SCO}}[1] | SCO}}[1] | 43 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 79 | 26 | {{sortname|Trevor|Morris|Trevor Morris (footballer)}} (c) | 0}}1964 | 15 Apr 1964 vs {{fb|NIR}}[1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | {{sortname|Dave|Bowen}} | 10}}1964–74 | SCO}}[1] | NIR}}[1] | 53 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 49 | 84 | 20 | {{flagicon|England}} {{sortname|Mike|Smith|Mike Smith (football manager)}} | 5}}1974–1979 | AUT}}[1] | TUR}}[1] | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 39 | 38 | {{sortname|Mike|England}} | 7}}1980–1987 | ENG}}[1] | TCH}}[1] | 56 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 68 | 52 | 38 | {{sortname|David|Williams|David Williams (footballer, born 1955)}} (c) | 0}}1988 | 23 Mar 1988 vs {{fb|YUG}}[1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | {{sortname|Terry|Yorath}} | 5}}1988–1993 | SWE}}[1] | ROM}}[1] | 41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 54 | 39 | {{sortname|John|Toshack}} | 0}}1994 | 9 Mar 1994 vs {{fb|NOR}}[1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | {{flagicon|England}} {{sortname|Mike|Smith|Mike Smith (football manager)}} | 1}}1994–1995 | SWE}}[1] | MDA}}[1] | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | {{flagicon|England}} {{sortname|Bobby|Gould}} | 4}}1995–1999 | GER}}[1] | ITA}}[1] | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 29 | {{sortname|Mark|Hughes}} & {{sortname|Neville|Southall}} (c) | 5}}1999 | 9 June 1999 vs {{fb|DEN}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | {{sortname|Mark|Hughes}} | 5}}1999–2004 | BEL}}[1] | POL}}[1] | 41 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 27 | {{sortname|John|Toshack}} | 5}}2005–2010 | HUN}}[1] | MNE}}[1] | 53 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 61 | 56 | 42 | {{sortname|Brian|Flynn}} (c) | 0}}2010 | BUL}}[1] | SUI}}[1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | {{sortname|Gary|Speed}} | 1}}2010–2011 | IRL}}[1] | NOR}}[1] | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 50 | {{sortname|Chris|Coleman|Chris Coleman (footballer)}} | 1}}2012–2017 | CRC}}[1] | PAN}}[1] | 49 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 56 | 39 | {{sortname|Ryan|Giggs|Ryan Giggs}} | 1}}2018–present | CHN}} | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 33.33 |
Managers at the World Cup/European Championship finals Final | Manager | Pld | Win(s) | 1 | Loss(s) | Goals For | Goals Against | Position |
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1958 Sweden | Jimmy|Murphy|Jimmy Murphy (footballer)}} | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Quarter-finals | 2016 France | Chris|Coleman|Chris Coleman (footballer)}} | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Semi-finals | {{note|1}} Draws also include penalties.References1. ^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 {{cite web|title=Manager's Record |url=http://www.welshfootballonline.com/players/managers.html |publisher=WelshFootballOnline |date=30 July 2010 |accessdate=30 July 2010}}
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