RESEARCH AND REPORTS
QUARTERLY MANAGER STATISTICS Report by the League Managers Association April 2015 (as at 31st March 2015) LMA REPORT: QUARTERLY MANAGER STATS
CONTENTS
3 01 SUMMARY
02 SEASON TO DATE 5 02.1 TOTAL MOVEMENTS TO DATE 5 02.2 TOTAL DISMISSALS TO DATE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 6 02.3 TOTAL DISMISSALS TO DATE BY LEAGUE 6 02.4 TOTAL DISMISSALS TO DATE BY LEAGUE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 6 02.5 AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL DISMISSED MANAGERS 6 02.6 AVERAGE TENURE OF DISMISSED MANAGERS BY LEAGUE
03 THE RECENT QUARTER 8 03.1 TOTAL DISMISSALS 8 03.2 TOTAL DISMISSALS YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 8 03.3 TOTAL DISMISSALS BY LEAGUE 8 03.4 TOTAL DISMISSALS BY LEAGUE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 9 03.5 AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL DISMISSED MANAGERS 9 03.6 AVERAGE TENURE OF DISMISSED MANAGERS BY LEAGUE
04 OTHER STATISTICS 11 04.1 TOTAL DISMISSALS YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 11 04.2 AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL CURRENT MANAGERS 11 04.3 AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL CURRENT MANAGERS BY LEAGUE 12 04.4 LONGEST SERVING MANAGERS 12 04.5 MOST GAMES MANAGED IN ENGLAND BY CURRENT MANAGERS
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01 SUMMARY
MANAGER49 MANAGER40 CHAMPIONSHIP16 MOVEMENTS DISMISSALS DISMISSALS
>> 40 dismissals to 31st March is a >> 2 of the 10 managers dismissed record. 4 more than the previous in the last quarter were first record of 36, set in 2012-13 time managers
>> The 16 Championship dismissals to >> 15 of the 40 managers dismissed 31st March is a record. 4 more than so far this season have been first the 12 dismissals in the same time time managers period in the 2012-13 season >> The average tenure of the current >> This is the highest number of Championship Managers remains dismissals at this stage of the worryingly low at 0.74 years season in the past 10 seasons. As highlighted in the previous report, >> Arsène Wenger remains the if the trend continues we will exceed longest serving current manager the season total dismissal record of at 18.51 years 46 set in 2006/7 >> Arsène Wenger is the current >> The managers dismissed so far this manager to have managed most season have been in post for an games in England at 1058 average of only 1.24 years
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02 SEASON TO DATE
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02.1 SEASON TOTAL MOVEMENTS TO DATE TO 31ST MARCH 2015
MANAGER49 MANAGERS40 MANAGERS9 CHANGES DISMISSED RESIGNED
SEASON TOTAL DISMISSALS TO DATE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 02.2 SEASON DISMISSALS TO 31ST MARCH
2005-06 25
2006-07 30
2007-08 29
2008-09 28
2009-10 23
2010-11 34
2011-12 28
2012-13 36
2013-14 32
2014-15 40
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SEASON TOTAL DISMISSALS TO DATE BY LEAGUE 02.3 LEAGUE DISMISSALS Premier League 5
Championship 16
League 1 10
League 2 9
02.4 SEASON TOTAL DISMISSALS TO DATE BY LEAGUE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON SEASON PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE 1 LEAGUE 2 TOTAL
2010-11 5 8 10 11 34
2011-12 4 8 8 8 28
2012-13 5 12 9 10 36
2013-14 8 10 7 7 32
2014-15 5 16 10 9 40
SEASON AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL DISMISSED MANAGERS 02.5 1.24 YEARS TO 31ST MARCH 2015
SEASON AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL DISMISSED MANAGERS BY LEAGUE (in years) 02.6 SEASON PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE 1 LEAGUE 2 AVERAGE 2010-11 2.09 0.89 1.67 1.33 1.45
2011-12 2.65 1.96 1.39 1.46 1.7
2012-13 2.81 1.04 1.37 2.57 1.84
2013-14 1.22 1.93 1.48 1.08 1.44
2014-15 1.44 0.88 1.49 1.48 1.24
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03 THE RECENT QUARTER (1st January 2015 to 31st March 2015)
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THE RECENT QUARTER TOTAL DISMISSALS 03.1 13 THE RECENT QUARTER TOTAL DISMISSALS BY LEAGUE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 03.2 SEASON DISMISSALS 1ST JANUARY TO 31ST MARCH
2010-11 6
2011-12 5
2012-13 12
2013-14 13
2014-15 13
03.3 THE RECENT QUARTER TOTAL DISMISSALS BY LEAGUE
LEAGUE DISMISSALS
Premier League 3
Championship 4
League 1 5
League 2 1
03.4 THE RECENT QUARTER TOTAL DISMISSALS BY LEAGUE YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON
SEASON PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE 1 LEAGUE 2 TOTAL
2010-11 2 4 7 7 20
2011-12 3 2 5 5 15
2012-13 1 5 4 5 15
2013-14 2 3 0 3 8
2014-15 3 4 5 1 13
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03.5 THE RECENT QUARTER AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL DISMISSED MANAGERS 1.64 2OF13 1.07 DISMISSED MANAGERS WERE FIRST YEARS TIME MANAGERS1 YEARS THE AVERAGE TENURE OF THE DISMISSED FIRST TIME MANAGERS
THE RECENT QUARTER AVERAGE TENURE OF DISMISSED MANAGERS BY LEAGUE 03.6 LEAGUE AVERAGE TENURE
Premier League 2.11
Championship 0.78
League 1 2.34
League 2 0.242
1Shaun Derry of Notts County and Neil Adams at Norwich City. Bob Peeters managed for the first time in England but had previously managed 3 clubs in Belgium and Steven Pressley had previously managed in Scotland.
2Only one manager, Paul Buckle, was dismissed in League 2 during this period, so the average tenure figure is the tenure attained by Paul Buckle before his dismissal from Cheltenham Town.
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04 OTHER STATISTICS
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TOTAL DISMISSALS YEAR ON YEAR COMPARISON 04.1 SEASON PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE 1 LEAGUE 2 TOTAL
2005-2006 3 11 13 13 40
2006-2007 8 12 14 12 46
2007-2008 7 9 6 9 31
2008-2009 4 8 14 7 33
2009-2010 5 11 9 11 36
2010-2011 6 9 12 11 38
2011-2012 6 9 8 10 33
2012-2013 8 13 11 11 43
2013-2014 12 10 8 7 37
2014-2015 5 16 10 9 40 TO DATE
AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL CURRENT MANAGERS* 04.2 1.57 YEARS AVERAGE TENURE OF ALL CURRENT MANAGERS BY LEAGUE* 04.3 LEAGUE AVERAGE TENURE
Premier League 2.27
Championship 0.94
League 1 1.55
League 2 1.62
* Current managers as at 31st March 2015
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LONGEST SERVING MANAGERS 04.4 NAME CLUB LEAGUE TENURE
1 Arsène Wenger Arsenal Premier League 18.51
2 Paul Tisdale Exeter City League Two 8.77
3 Karl Robinson Milton Keynes Dons League One 4.89
4 Dean Smith Walsall League One 4.24
5 Jim Bentley Morecambe League Two 3.88
6 Sam Allardyce West Ham United Premier League 3.83
7 Phil Parkinson Bradford City League One 3.59
8 Steve Davis Crewe Alexandra League One 3.39
9 Nigel Pearson Leicester City Premier League 3.38
10 Steve Evans Rotherham United Championship 2.9
MOST GAMES MANAGED IN ENGLAND BY CURRENT MANAGERS* 04.5 NAME GAMES MANAGED IN ENGLAND
1 Arsène Wenger 1058
2 Tony Pulis 938
3 Sam Allardyce 907
4 Ronnie Moore 853
5 Gary Johnson 828
6 Micky Adams 782
7 Kenny Jackett 771
8 Mick McCarthy 748
9 Alan Pardew 729
10 Russell Slade 709
* Current managers as at 31st March 2015
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