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<\/p>\nSince the moment the club was formed in 1892, the position of Liverpool manager has been an important one. The way in which managers worked during the early days was very different to how they work today, of course, not least thanks to the manager in which Bill Shankly changed things for the better. Thanks to him, the role of manager in the present day has been seen as of vital importance, with some taken to heart readily and others rejected by the Anfield faithful for not understanding what it is that Liverpool as a football club is all about (hello Roy Hodgson).<\/p>\n
The details of some managers will be seared into the brains of most Liverpool supporters, such is the extent to which they’ve been influential to the way in which we’ve viewed success. Some, especially the older ones, won’t be known all that well and you might not even know the name of. Since Shankly, however, it would be surprising if even the youngest fan couldn’t list every manager in order, with the role being one that has been put on a pedestal. That is especially the case when the manager in question has got things right, adding silverware to the ever-growing cabinet.<\/p>\n
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Between the start of Liverpool’s existence and the beginning of the 2023-2024 season, the Reds had 23 manager. To give that some context, Watford had that many between June 2009 and October 2023. Our friends across the park had that number of people in charge between April 1973 and October 2023, not including those that took on the role more than once.<\/p>\n
In other words, having so few managers over such an extended period of time isn’t the norm in the world of football, with Liverpool’s loyalty to the man in the hotseat often being what set the club apart.<\/p>\n
| Manager<\/th>\n | Date Appointed<\/th>\n | Date Left<\/th>\n | Nationality<\/th>\n | Games Won<\/th>\n | Games Lost<\/th>\n | Games Drawn<\/th>\n | Win %<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Edward Barclay<\/a> \/ John McKenna<\/a>*<\/td>\n | 15\/02\/1892<\/td>\n | 16\/08\/1896<\/td>\n | Irish \/ Irish<\/td>\n | 77<\/td>\n | 30<\/td>\n | 20<\/td>\n | 60.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tom Watson<\/a><\/td>\n | 07\/08\/1896<\/td>\n | 06\/05\/1915<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 329<\/td>\n | 272<\/td>\n | 141<\/td>\n | 44.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| David Ashworth<\/a><\/td>\n | 18\/12\/1919<\/td>\n | 12\/02\/1923<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 70<\/td>\n | 29<\/td>\n | 40<\/td>\n | 50.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Matt McQueen<\/a><\/td>\n | 13\/02\/1923<\/td>\n | 15\/02\/1928<\/td>\n | Scottish<\/td>\n | 93<\/td>\n | 76<\/td>\n | 60<\/td>\n | 40.61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| George Patterson<\/a><\/td>\n | 7\/03\/1928<\/td>\n | 06\/08\/1936<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 137<\/td>\n | 144<\/td>\n | 85<\/td>\n | 37.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| George Kay<\/a><\/td>\n | 06\/08\/1936<\/td>\n | –\/01\/1951<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 142<\/td>\n | 122<\/td>\n | 93<\/td>\n | 39.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Don Welsh<\/a><\/td>\n | 23\/03\/1951<\/td>\n | 04\/05\/1956<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 81<\/td>\n | 93<\/td>\n | 58<\/td>\n | 34.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Phil Taylor<\/a><\/td>\n | –\/05\/1956<\/td>\n | 17\/11\/1959<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 76<\/td>\n | 42<\/td>\n | 32<\/td>\n | 50.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bill Shankly<\/a><\/td>\n | 01\/12\/1959<\/td>\n | 12\/07\/1974<\/td>\n | Scottish<\/td>\n | 407<\/td>\n | 178<\/td>\n | 198<\/td>\n | 51.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bob Paisley<\/a><\/td>\n | 26\/08\/1974<\/td>\n | 01\/07\/1983<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 308<\/td>\n | 96<\/td>\n | 131<\/td>\n | 57.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Joe Fagan<\/a><\/td>\n | 02\/07\/1983<\/td>\n | 29\/05\/1985<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 71<\/td>\n | 24<\/td>\n | 36<\/td>\n | 54.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kenny Dalglish<\/a><\/td>\n | 30\/05\/1985<\/td>\n | 21\/02\/1991<\/td>\n | Scottish<\/td>\n | 187<\/td>\n | 42<\/td>\n | 78<\/td>\n | 60.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ronnie Moran<\/a>**<\/td>\n | 22\/02\/1991<\/td>\n | 15\/04\/1991<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 4<\/td>\n | 5<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 40.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Graeme Souness<\/a><\/td>\n | 16\/04\/1991<\/td>\n | 28\/01\/1994<\/td>\n | Scottish<\/td>\n | 66<\/td>\n | 46<\/td>\n | 45<\/td>\n | 42.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roy Evans<\/a><\/td>\n | 31\/01\/1994<\/td>\n | 12\/11\/1998<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 117<\/td>\n | 53<\/td>\n | 56<\/td>\n | 51.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roy Evans \/ G\u00e9rard Houllier<\/td>\n | 16\/07\/1998<\/td>\n | 12\/11\/1998<\/td>\n | English \/ French<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 5<\/td>\n | 6<\/td>\n | 38.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| G\u00e9rard Houllier<\/a>***<\/td>\n | 12\/11\/1998<\/td>\n | 24\/05\/2004<\/td>\n | French<\/td>\n | 160<\/td>\n | 74<\/td>\n | 73<\/td>\n | 52.12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rafael Ben\u00edtez<\/a><\/td>\n | 16\/06\/2004<\/td>\n | 03\/06\/2010<\/td>\n | Spanish<\/td>\n | 194<\/td>\n | 79<\/td>\n | 77<\/td>\n | 55.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Roy Hodgson<\/a><\/td>\n | 01\/07\/2010<\/td>\n | 08\/01\/2011<\/td>\n | English<\/td>\n | 13<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 41.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kenny Dalglish<\/a>****<\/td>\n | 08\/01\/2011<\/td>\n | 16\/05\/2012<\/td>\n | Scottish<\/td>\n | 35<\/td>\n | 22<\/td>\n | 17<\/td>\n | 47.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brendan Rodgers<\/a><\/td>\n | 01\/06\/2012<\/td>\n | 04\/10\/2015<\/td>\n | Northern Irish<\/td>\n | 83<\/td>\n | 42<\/td>\n | 41<\/td>\n | 50.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| J\u00fcrgen Klopp<\/a>*****<\/td>\n | 08\/10\/2015<\/td>\n | Present<\/td>\n | German<\/td>\n | 271<\/td>\n | 76<\/td>\n | 100<\/td>\n | 60.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n *Although William Edward Barclay & John McKenna were considered joint managers, they had different titles. Barclay was the ‘secretary-manager’ and McKenna the ‘coach-manager’<\/p>\n **Ronnie Moran was also the caretaker manager during the period of time that Graeme Souness was absent as a result of having heart surgery, but this period is not included here<\/p>\n ***G\u00e9rard Houllier was also absent due to illness, with Phil Thompson replacing him. The records of Thompson during this period are included in Houllier’s statistics<\/p>\n ****Kenny Dalglish was the manager of Liverpool twice. His cumulative stats are that he won 222 games, lost 64 and drew 95, with a win percentage of 58.27<\/p>\n *****J\u00fcrgen Klopp is the Liverpool manager at the time of writing. His stats go up to 31\/10\/2023<\/p>\n Taking A Closer Look<\/h2>\n![\"flag](\"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/flag-showing-european-cup-winning-managers-on-the-kop-monochrome-only-showing-red.jpg\") Having taken a look at how the various managers got on during their periods in charge of Liverpool, it is worth taking a close look at them as people. We will break it down into individuals, so each of the joint-managers will get their own section.<\/p>\n It is fair to say that there will probably be more to say about some managers than others, with some of them even having their own section on this site. All of the major managerial honours listed are exclusive of their time as Liverpool manager.<\/p>\n William Edward Barclay<\/h3>\nBorn on the 14th of June 1857, William Edward Barclay was actually the first manager of Everton Football Club. That period of time was short, with Barclay taking charge for just 22 games. When Everton departed Anfield<\/a> in order to play their games in the purpose-built Goodison Park, Barclay chose to remain at Anfield in order to help set up the new team that the owner of the ground, John Houlding, was planning to launch.<\/p>\n |
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