The Shortest Manager Stints in Premier League History
The job as a football manager can be rewarding and just as horrible, as it can be an unforgiving results based business. Someone is always going to be bottom of the league and that means someone will pay with their job as owners and fans have far reaching expectations.
Let's take a look at the shortest manager stints in Premier League history.
8. Tony Adams - Portsmouth (106 days)
Tony Adams is one of the greatest one club players in Premier League history but he also holds one of the shortest manager stints in league history. Adams held trainee coaching roles in the Netherlands and a spell at Wycombe where he failed to avoid relegation to League Two before joining Portsmouth as assistant manager under Harry Redknapp in 2006.
Redknapp would leave to Tottenham in 2008 and Adams was appointed caretaker manager. After just 16 games as manager and picking up only 10 points, Adams was sacked and replaced with caretaker manager Paul Hart.
7. Colin Todd - Derby County (98 days)
Colin Todd played 600 games in the Football League but couldn't even crack 100 days managing Derby County. Todd had a successful stint at Bolton where he earned promotion to the Premier League and yo-yoed through the top two divisions.
Todd joined Swindon in 2000 and was sacked after five wins in 20 games. He went on to join Derby County as an assistant before taking on the managerial role in late 2001. With a lack of transfer funds available, Todd couldn't reverse their poor form and he was sacked.
6. Terry Connor - Wolves (91 days)
Terry Connor has been an assistant for almost his entire managerial career. In 2012 Connor replaced Mick McCarthy as manager following his sacking from Wolverhampton. In his 13 games in charge he couldn't steer the club away from Premier League relegation, failing to win any games and grabbing only four points.
The club would hire Ståle Solbakken during the offseason as his replacement. In 2018 Connor served as an assistant to Republic of Ireland manager and close associate Mick McCarthy during theit Euro 2020 campaign which failed following a 4-2 shootout loss to Slovakia in the playoffs.
5. Quique Sanchez Flores - Watford (85 days)
Spanish football manager Quique Sánchez Flores was a former manager of Real Madrid's youth team before going on to manager Getafe, Valenica, Benfica, Athletico Madrid and spells in UAE. In 2015 he managed Watford as the fifth manager in the space of only one year.
Flores earned himself the Premier League Manager of the Month award in December 2015, earned a mid-table finish and made the finals of the FA Cup before leaving in 2016 for the Espanyol job in Spain. In 2019 he returned to Watford, managed only one win and was sacked after 85 days. During his reign, Watford lost 8-0 to Manchester City, falling behind 5-0 after only 15 minutes.
...OK tribe, I'll be back tomorrow with part 2 as we count down to the shortest stint in Premier League history
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The managerial role isn't bread and butter which is why I always applaud successful managers.
Also, I think managers need more time to get a fallen team to work again. Often times, we expect so much from managers in a short period.
I agree, they aren't given enough time. It's crazy when managers are given 3+ year contracts only for them to barely even last a year
Haha. Talk about being there for only a minute.
Nice keep it up.
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Hahahaha I can imagine how this must have affected their confidence. I would love you to write about Paul Scholes too 🤣🤣😂😂. Super short.
Oh wow, his spell at Oldham? Surprised he was allowed to manage them despite his interests in Salford
Exactly, Oldham. Scholes is a funny guy 🤣
This guys have actually done a great things to the club's to be a successful managers
Yep, I mean to earn the position in the first place they would have had to of done something good
Yeah actually
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None compares to Bielsa's stint at Lazio lol!
The dismissal of coaches and impatience with their experiences has become an integral part of football in recent years. A club that keeps its coach for an entire season has become classified as administratively stable.
Yep, it's crazy. And beyond a year is almost unbelievable. It's crazy to lock them in for 2-3 years, only to terminate a contract and pay out a manager in full anyway
I'm pained to see an Arsenal great on the list 😂. Just confirms that being a great player doesn't necessarily translate into being a good manager.
At least, he won the FA Cup as an assistant manager, more trophy than some clubs I'd prefer not to mention. 😁
hahaha very true. I think perhaps people thought Lampard and Rooney could reap instant results but it takes time
Exactly. It takes time, but how patient can today's football world be?
Especially when there is so much money involve, not patient at all