List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. managers explained

The following article is a list of all Queens Park Rangers Football Club managers. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of QPR since they turned professional in 1898. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge. As of the start of Mark Warburton's appointment during the beginning of the 2019–20 season, QPR have had 56 full-time managers, with the unusually high figure of 21 management changes in the last 10 years.

Managers

Information correct as of 15 July 2024. Competitive matches counted only. Permanent managers are only on this list.

Name	Nat	From	To	Time in Charge	G	W	D	L	Win %[A]	Honours and/or notes	Ref(s)
James Cowan	Scotland				296	128	85	83	43.2	Southern Football League champions 1907/08, FA Charity Shield runners–up 1908, 1912	[1]
James Howie	Scotland				236	85	48	103	36.0	–	[2]
Ned Liddle	England				177	71	42	64	40.1	–	[3]
Bob Hewison	England				219	80	53	86	36.5	–	[4]
Archie Mitchell	England				79	32	18	29	40.5	–	[5]
Mick O'Brien	Ireland				84	40	16	28	47.6	–	[6]
Billy Birrell	Scotland				184	85	42	57	46.2	–	[7]
Ted Vizard	Wales				186	95	29	62	51.1	–	[8]
Dave Mangnall	England				280	112	74	94	40.0	Football League Third Division South champions 1947/48	[9]
Jack Taylor	England				341	118	89	134	34.6	–	[10]
Alec Stock	England				439	206	104	129	46.9	Football League Third Division champions 1966/67 Football League Cup winners 1966/67	[11]
Bill Dodgin, Jr.	England				16	2	5	9	12.5	–	[12]
Tommy Docherty	Scotland				4	1	0	3	25.0	–	[13]
Les Allen	England				99	31	23	45	31.3	–	[14]
Gordon Jago	England				161	71	55	35	44.1	Football League Division Two runners-up 1972/73	[15]
Dave Sexton	England				130	57	32	41	43.8	Football League Division One runners-up 1975/76	[16]
Frank Sibley	England				45	9	17	19	20.0	–	[17]
Alec Stock	England				0	0	0	0	—	–
Steve Burtenshaw	England				41	6	13	22	14.6	–	[18]
Tommy Docherty	Scotland				51	20	16	15	39.2	–
Terry Venables	England				179	89	36	54	49.7	FA Cup runners-up 1981/82 Football League Division Two champions 1982/83	[19]
Gordon Jago	England				0	0	0	0	—	–
Alan Mullery	England				26	11	8	7	42.3	–	[20]
Frank Sibley	England				28	8	6	14	28.6	–
Jim Smith	England				167	67	38	62	40.1	Football League Cup runners-up 1985/86	[21]
Trevor Francis	England				93	31	30	32	33.3	–	[22]
Don Howe	England				75	27	21	27	36.0	–	[23]
Gerry Francis	England				158	59	47	52	37.3	–	[24]
Ray Wilkins	England				80	31	13	36	38.8	–	[25]
Stewart Houston	Scotland				63	25	15	23	39.7	–	[26]
Ray Harford	England				41	5	18	18	12.2	[27]
Gerry Francis	England				125	36	42	47	28.8	–
Ian Holloway	England				252	100	71	81	39.7	Football League Division Two runners-up 2003/04	[28]
Gary Waddock	Ireland				23	4	8	11	17.4	–	[29] [30]
John Gregory	England				48	13	12	23	27.1	–	[31]
Mick Harford	England				5	2	2	1	40.2	–	[32]
Luigi De Canio	Italy				35	12	11	12	34.3	First manager from outside UK & Ireland	[33]
Iain Dowie	Northern Ireland				15	8	3	4	53.3	Highest win percentage of any QPR manager.	[34]
Paulo Sousa	Portugal				26	7	12	7	26.9	–	[35]
Jim Magilton	Northern Ireland				24	9	8	7	37.5	–	[36]
Paul Hart	England				5	1	2	2	20.0	–	[37]
Mick Harford	England				7	1	0	6	14.3	–
Neil Warnock	England				84	33	27	24	39.2	Football League Championship champions	[38]
Mark Hughes	Wales				32	8	6	18	25.0	–	[39] [40]
Harry Redknapp	England				103	36	26	41	35.0	Championship Play Off winners 2013/14	[41] [42]
alignleft	Chris Ramsey	England				30	8	6	16	26.7	–	[43]
alignleft	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	Netherlands		5 November 2016		38	11	15	12	28.9	–	[44]
alignleft	Ian Holloway	England		10 May 2018		80	26	14	40	32.5	–
alignleft	Steve McClaren	England		1 April 2019		46	16	9	21	34.8	–	[45]
alignleft	Mark Warburton	England				150	56	35	59	37.3	–	[46]
alignleft	Michael Beale	England				22	9	5	8	40.9	–	[47]
alignleft	Neil Critchley	England		19 February 2023		12	1	5	6	8.33	Lowest win percentage of any permanent QPR manager.	–	[48]
alignleft	Gareth Ainsworth	England		28 October 2023		28	5	4	19	17.9	–	[49]
alignleft	Martí Cifuentes	Spain		Present		33	13	9	11	37.5	–

Notes

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^ The winning percentage listed is rounded to one decimal place.

References

Specific

General

• Book: Macey, Gordon. Queens Park Rangers: The Complete Record. 2009. Breedon. Derby, UK. 978-1-85983-714-6. macey.

External links

• QPR's Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Cowan's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
2. Web site: James Howie's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
3. Web site: Ned Liddle's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
4. Web site: Bob Hewison's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
5. Web site: Archie Mitchell's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
6. Web site: Mick O'Brien's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
7. Web site: Billy Birrell's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
8. Web site: Ted Vizard's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
9. Web site: Dave Mangnall's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
10. Web site: Jack Taylor's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
11. Web site: Alec Stock's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
12. Web site: Bill Dodgin(Jnr)'s managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
13. Web site: Tommy Docherty's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
14. Web site: Les Allen's managerial career. ManagerStats. 19 February 2015.
15. Web site: Gordon Jago's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
16. Web site: Dave Sexton's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
17. Web site: Frank Sibley's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
18. Web site: Steve Burtenshaw's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
19. Web site: Terry Venables's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
20. Web site: Alan Mullery's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
21. Web site: Jim Smith's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
22. Web site: Trevor Francis's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
23. Web site: Don Howe's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
24. Web site: Gerry Francis's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
25. Web site: Ray Wilkins's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
26. Web site: Stewart Houston's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
27. Web site: Ray Harford's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
28. Web site: Ian Holloway's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
29. Web site: Gary Waddock's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
30. Web site: A Potted History of QPR (1882–2010) . Queens Park Rangers FC . 31 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090524140211/http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10373%2C00.html . 24 May 2009 .
31. Web site: John Gregory's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
32. Web site: Mick Harford's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
33. Web site: Luigi De Canio's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
34. Web site: Iain Dowie's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
35. Web site: Paulo Sousa's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
36. Web site: Jim Magilton's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
37. Web site: Paul Hart's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
38. Web site: Neil Warnock's managerial career. SoccerBase. 31 October 2010.
39. Web site: Mark Hughes's managerial career. Soccerbase. 23 February 2012.
40. News: Mark Hughes confirmed as new Queens Park Rangers manager. 12 January 2012. BBC News. 10 January 2012.
41. News: Cross. John. It's Harry! Redknapp agrees three year deal to take over as QPR boss. 23 November 2012. Daily Mirror. 23 November 2012.
42. News: Johnson. Simon. Harry Redknapp appointed QPR manager after club sacks Mark Hughes . The Independent. 23 November 2012. 23 November 2012.
43. Web site: QPR: Chris Ramsey named manager until end of season. BBC Sport. Ben. Smith. 2015-02-13. 2015-03-12.
44. Web site: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss. BBC. 4 December 2015. 14 December 2015.
45. Web site: Steve McClaren named new QPR manager. QPR.
46. Web site: Mark Warburton to take charge at QPR . . 8 May 2019.
47. Web site: Webb . Matt . 1 June 2022 . Michael Beale named QPR head coach . 2022-06-01 . QPR . en.
48. News: Club statement: Neil Critchley named QPR head coach. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 11 December 2022. 14 January 2023.
49. News: Gareth Ainsworth is back. Queens Park Rangers F.C.. 21 February 2023. 21 February 2023.