MANAGERS
These are the records for all the Forest managers, including caretakers, since
Harry Radford was appointed as our first manager in 1889.
In the next 86 years until
Brian Clough joined in 1975, we had a total of 14 managers. In the 25 years since he left, we have had 24 managers and 11 caretakers!
Looking at the stats of the post-Clough era, each manager has been in charge for an average of only 62 games.
Frank Clark lasted 3 and a half seasons and managed 180 games whereas
Alex McLeish lasted only 7.
Nuno Espírito Santo has currently managed 44 games.
MANAGERS AND RECORDSItalics and * = Caretaker Manager
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Competitive Record |
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Players |
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| # |
Manager |
First Game |
Last Game |
Num
Seasons |
P |
W |
D |
L |
W % |
D % |
L % |
|
Used |
Debuts |
In |
Out |
Honours |
| 1 | Harry Radford | Aug 01, 1889 | May 31, 1897 | 8 | 176 | 69 | 34 | 73 | 39% | 19% | 41% | | 66 | 59 | 67 | 65 | |
| 2 | Harry Hallam | Aug 01, 1897 | May 31, 1909 | 12 | 462 | 188 | 104 | 170 | 41% | 23% | 37% | | 102 | 85 | 77 | 72 | Tier 2 Champions, FA Cup |
| 3 | Fred Earp | Aug 01, 1909 | May 31, 1912 | 3 | 120 | 35 | 26 | 59 | 29% | 22% | 49% | | 50 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |
| 4 | Bob Masters | Aug 01, 1912 | May 31, 1925 | 13 | 386 | 108 | 97 | 181 | 28% | 25% | 47% | | 90 | 76 | 107 | 104 | Tier 2 Champions |
| 5 | John Baynes | Aug 01, 1925 | May 31, 1929 | 5 | 230 | 85 | 64 | 81 | 37% | 28% | 35% | | 71 | 52 | 47 | 48 | |
| 6 | Stan Hardy | Aug 01, 1930 | May 31, 1931 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 33% | 21% | 47% | | 27 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | Noel Watson | Aug 01, 1931 | Jul 01, 1936 | 5 | 223 | 79 | 57 | 87 | 35% | 26% | 39% | | 52 | 32 | 32 | 28 | |
| 8 | Harold Wightman | Jul 01, 1936 | Mar 11, 1939 | 3 | 121 | 33 | 28 | 60 | 27% | 23% | 50% | | 46 | 28 | 26 | 21 | |
| 9 | Billy Walker | May 01, 1939 | Mar 20, 1960 | 22 | 652 | 274 | 147 | 231 | 42% | 23% | 35% | | 129 | 114 | 152 | 156 | Tier 3 Champions; FA Cup |
| 10 | Andy Beattie | Sep 01, 1960 | Jul 01, 1963 | 3 | 144 | 52 | 32 | 60 | 36% | 22% | 42% | | 35 | 19 | 14 | 15 | |
| 11 | Johnny Carey | Jul 01, 1963 | Dec 31, 1968 | 6 | 258 | 99 | 65 | 94 | 38% | 25% | 36% | | 46 | 26 | 18 | 22 | |
| 12 | Matt Gillies | Jan 01, 1969 | Oct 20, 1972 | 5 | 179 | 49 | 49 | 81 | 27% | 27% | 45% | | 44 | 24 | 17 | 20 | |
| 13 | Dave Mackay | Nov 05, 1972 | Oct 23, 1973 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 30% | 32% | 38% | | 26 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| 14 | Allan Brown | Nov 19, 1973 | Jan 03, 1975 | 2 | 58 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 36% | 29% | 34% | | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 15 | Brian Clough | Jan 06, 1975 | May 08, 1993 | 19 | 992 | 464 | 262 | 266 | 47% | 26% | 27% | | 130 | 105 | 87 | 132 | 2 European Cups, Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Tier 1 Champions, 4 League Cups, 2 Full Members Cups |
| 16 | Frank Clark | May 12, 1993 | Dec 19, 1996 | 4 | 180 | 74 | 58 | 48 | 41% | 32% | 27% | | 48 | 23 | 27 | 18 | |
| Stuart Pearce* | Dec 20, 1996 | May 08, 1997 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30% | 39% | 30% | | 32 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
| 17 | Dave Bassett | May 08, 1997 | Jan 05, 1999 | 3 | 77 | 34 | 19 | 24 | 44% | 25% | 31% | | 46 | 23 | 11 | 17 | Tier 2 Champions |
| Micky Adams* | Jan 05, 1999 | Jan 11, 1999 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% | | 16 | | | | |
| 18 | Ron Atkinson | Jan 11, 1999 | May 16, 1999 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 29% | 12% | 59% | | 30 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| 19 | David Platt | Jul 01, 1999 | Jul 12, 2001 | 2 | 103 | 37 | 25 | 41 | 36% | 24% | 40% | | 58 | 29 | 16 | 22 | |
| 20 | Paul Hart | Jul 12, 2001 | Feb 07, 2004 | 3 | 135 | 45 | 41 | 49 | 33% | 30% | 36% | | 53 | 23 | 21 | 22 | |
| 21 | Joe Kinnear | Feb 10, 2004 | Dec 16, 2004 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 34% | 34% | 32% | | 39 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
| Mick Harford* | Dec 16, 2004 | Jan 10, 2005 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33% | 17% | 50% | | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 22 | Gary Megson | Jan 10, 2005 | Feb 16, 2006 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 29% | 31% | 41% | | 52 | 24 | 18 | 15 | |
| Frank Barlow and Ian McParland* | Feb 17, 2006 | May 30, 2006 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 62% | 31% | 8% | | 20 | | | 1 | |
| 23 | Colin Calderwood | May 30, 2006 | Dec 26, 2008 | 3 | 136 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 43% | 29% | 28% | | 60 | 32 | 22 | 37 | |
| John Pemberton* | Dec 27, 2008 | Jan 04, 2009 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 100% | 0% | 0% | | 19 | | | | |
| 24 | Billy Davies | Jan 04, 2009 | Jun 12, 2011 | 3 | 126 | 53 | 36 | 37 | 42% | 29% | 29% | | 51 | 19 | 24 | 33 | |
| 25 | Steve MacLaren | Jun 13, 2011 | Oct 02, 2011 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 31% | 15% | 54% | | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 26 | Steve Cotterill | Oct 14, 2011 | Jul 12, 2012 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 32% | 18% | 50% | | 33 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
| 27 | Sean O'Driscoll | Jul 20, 2012 | Dec 26, 2012 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 38% | 35% | 27% | | 31 | 12 | 11 | 6 | |
| 28 | Alex McLeish | Dec 27, 2012 | Feb 05, 2013 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14% | 29% | 57% | | 27 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 29 | Billy Davies (2) | Feb 07, 2013 | Mar 24, 2014 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 44% | 33% | 23% | | 41 | 11 | 9 | 5 | |
| Gary Brazil* | Mar 24, 2014 | May 03, 2014 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17% | 33% | 50% | | 30 | 5 | 1 | | |
| 30 | Stuart Pearce (2) | Jul 01, 2014 | Feb 01, 2015 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 31% | 31% | 38% | | 36 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
| 31 | Dougie Freedman | Feb 01, 2015 | Mar 13, 2016 | 2 | 57 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 33% | 28% | 39% | | 44 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| Paul Williams* | Mar 13, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20% | 40% | 40% | | 25 | 1 | | | |
| 32 | Phillipe Montanier | Jun 27, 2016 | Jan 14, 2017 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30% | 20% | 50% | | 37 | 17 | 11 | 12 | |
| Gary Brazil (2)* | Jan 14, 2017 | Mar 14, 2017 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 36% | 9% | 55% | | 30 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 33 | Mark Warburton | Mar 14, 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 41% | 8% | 51% | | 34 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Gary Brazil (3)* | Dec 31, 2017 | Jan 08, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 50% | 50% | 0% | | 21 | | | | |
| 34 | Aitor Karanka | Jan 08, 2018 | Jan 11, 2019 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 33% | 35% | 33% | | 52 | 23 | 27 | 36 | |
| Simon Ireland* | Jan 11, 2019 | Jan 15, 2019 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% | | 18 | | | 2 | |
| 35 | Martin O'Neill | Jan 15, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 42% | 16% | 42% | | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 36 | Sabri Lamouchi | Jun 28, 2019 | Oct 06, 2020 | 2 | 55 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 36% | 29% | 35% | | 51 | 30 | 30 | 33 | |
| 37 | Chris Hughton | Oct 06, 2020 | Sep 16, 2021 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 26% | 32% | 42% | | 49 | 18 | 15 | 22 | |
| Steven Reid* | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 100% | 0% | 0% | | 18 | | | | |
| 38 | Steve Cooper | Sep 21, 2021 | Dec 19, 2023 | 3 | 108 | 43 | 26 | 39 | 40% | 24% | 36% | | 81 | 48 | 54 | 85 | |
| 39 | Nuno Espírito Santo | Dec 20, 2023 | | 2 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 39% | 23% | 39% | | 45 | 14 | 14 | 41 | |
MANAGERS BY SEASONThis list doesn't include the caretaker managers
| Season |
Division |
Manager(s) |
Result |
| 2024-25 | 1 | Nuno Espírito Santo | |
| 2023-24 | 1 | Steve Cooper, Nuno Espírito Santo | |
| 2022-23 | 1 | Steve Cooper | |
| 2021-22 | 2 | Chris Hughton, Steve Cooper | Promoted |
| 2020-21 | 2 | Sabri Lamouchi, Chris Hughton | |
| 2019-20 | 2 | Sabri Lamouchi | |
| 2018-19 | 2 | Aitor Karanka, Martin O'Neill | |
| 2017-18 | 2 | Mark Warburton, Aitor Karanka | |
| 2016-17 | 2 | Phillipe Montanier, Mark Warburton | |
| 2015-16 | 2 | Dougie Freedman | |
| 2014-15 | 2 | Stuart Pearce (2), Dougie Freedman | |
| 2013-14 | 2 | Billy Davies (2) | |
| 2012-13 | 2 | Sean O'Driscoll, Alex McLeish, Billy Davies (2) | |
| 2011-12 | 2 | Steve MacLaren, Steve Cotterill | |
| 2010-11 | 2 | Billy Davies | Playoffs |
| 2009-10 | 2 | Billy Davies | Playoffs |
| 2008-09 | 2 | Colin Calderwood, Billy Davies | |
| 2007-08 | 3 | Colin Calderwood | Promoted |
| 2006-07 | 3 | Colin Calderwood | Playoffs |
| 2005-06 | 3 | Gary Megson | |
| 2004-05 | 2 | Joe Kinnear, Gary Megson | Relegated |
| 2003-04 | 2 | Paul Hart, Joe Kinnear | |
| 2002-03 | 2 | Paul Hart | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 2 | Paul Hart | |
| 2000-01 | 2 | David Platt | |
| 1999-00 | 2 | David Platt | |
| 1998-99 | 1 | Dave Bassett, Ron Atkinson | Relegated |
| 1997-98 | 2 | Dave Bassett | Champions |
| 1996-97 | 1 | Frank Clark, Dave Bassett | Relegated |
| 1995-96 | 1 | Frank Clark | |
| 1994-95 | 1 | Frank Clark | |
| 1993-94 | 2 | Frank Clark | Promoted |
| 1992-93 | 1 | Brian Clough | Relegated |
| 1991-92 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1990-91 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1989-90 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1988-89 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1987-88 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1986-87 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1985-86 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1984-85 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1983-84 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1982-83 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1981-82 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1980-81 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1979-80 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1978-79 | 1 | Brian Clough | |
| 1977-78 | 1 | Brian Clough | Champions |
| 1976-77 | 2 | Brian Clough | Promoted |
| 1975-76 | 2 | Brian Clough | |
| 1974-75 | 2 | Allan Brown, Brian Clough | |
| 1973-74 | 2 | Dave Mackay, Allan Brown | |
| 1972-73 | 2 | Matt Gillies, Dave Mackay | |
| 1971-72 | 1 | Matt Gillies | Relegated |
| 1970-71 | 1 | Matt Gillies | |
| 1969-70 | 1 | Matt Gillies | |
| 1968-69 | 1 | Johnny Carey, Matt Gillies | |
| 1967-68 | 1 | Johnny Carey | |
| 1966-67 | 1 | Johnny Carey | |
| 1965-66 | 1 | Johnny Carey | |
| 1964-65 | 1 | Johnny Carey | |
| 1963-64 | 1 | Johnny Carey | |
| 1962-63 | 1 | Andy Beattie | |
| 1961-62 | 1 | Andy Beattie | |
| 1960-61 | 1 | Andy Beattie | |
| 1959-60 | 1 | Billy Walker | |
| 1958-59 | 1 | Billy Walker | |
| 1957-58 | 1 | Billy Walker | |
| 1956-57 | 2 | Billy Walker | Promoted |
| 1955-56 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1954-55 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1953-54 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1952-53 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1951-52 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1950-51 | 3S | Billy Walker | Champions |
| 1949-50 | 3S | Billy Walker | |
| 1948-49 | 2 | Billy Walker | Relegated |
| 1947-48 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1946-47 | 2 | Billy Walker | |
| 1945-46 | | Billy Walker | |
| 1939-40 | | Billy Walker | |
| 1938-39 | 2 | Harold Wightman, Billy Walker | |
| 1937-38 | 2 | Harold Wightman | |
| 1936-37 | 2 | Harold Wightman | |
| 1935-36 | 2 | Noel Watson | |
| 1934-35 | 2 | Noel Watson | |
| 1933-34 | 2 | Noel Watson | |
| 1932-33 | 2 | Noel Watson | |
| 1931-32 | 2 | Noel Watson | |
| 1930-31 | 2 | Stan Hardy | |
| 1929-30 | 2 | John Baynes | |
| 1928-29 | 2 | John Baynes | |
| 1927-28 | 2 | John Baynes | |
| 1926-27 | 2 | John Baynes | |
| 1925-26 | 2 | John Baynes | |
| 1924-25 | 1 | Bob Masters | Relegated |
| 1923-24 | 1 | Bob Masters | |
| 1922-23 | 1 | Bob Masters | |
| 1921-22 | 2 | Bob Masters | Champions |
| 1920-21 | 2 | Bob Masters | |
| 1919-20 | 2 | Bob Masters | |
| 1914-15 | 2 | Bob Masters | Re-elected |
| 1913-14 | 2 | Bob Masters | Re-elected |
| 1912-13 | 2 | Bob Masters | |
| 1911-12 | 2 | Fred Earp | |
| 1910-11 | 1 | Fred Earp | Relegated |
| 1909-10 | 1 | Fred Earp | |
| 1908-09 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1907-08 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1906-07 | 2 | Harry Hallam | Champions |
| 1905-06 | 1 | Harry Hallam | Relegated |
| 1904-05 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1903-04 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1902-03 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1901-02 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1900-01 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1899-00 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1898-99 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1897-98 | 1 | Harry Hallam | |
| 1896-97 | 1 | Harry Radford | |
| 1895-96 | 1 | Harry Radford | |
| 1894-95 | 1 | Harry Radford | |
| 1893-94 | 1 | Harry Radford | |
| 1892-93 | 1 | Harry Radford | |
| 1891-92 | | Harry Radford | Champions |
| 1890-91 | | Harry Radford | |
| 1889-90 | | Harry Radford | |
