List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. managers
Harry Redknapp was appointed the Queens Park Rangers manager in November 2012.
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 12 December 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
1 August 1906
31 March 1913
6 years, 242 days
296
128
85
83
43.2
Southern Football League champions 1907/08 , FA Charity Shield runners–up 1908 , 1912
[ 1]
James Howie
Scotland
1 August 1913
1 April 1920
6 years, 244 days
236
85
48
103
36.0
–
[ 2]
Ned Liddle
England
1 April 1920
31 March 1924
3 years, 365 days
177
71
42
64
40.1
–
[ 3]
Bob Hewison
England
1 August 1925
1 May 1930
4 years, 273 days
219
80
53
86
36.5
–
[ 4]
Archie Mitchell
England
1 November 1931
1 May 1933
1 year, 181 days
79
32
18
29
40.5
–
[ 5]
Mick O'Brien
Ireland
1 May 1933
1 April 1935
1 year, 335 days
84
40
16
28
47.6
–
[ 6]
Billy Birrell
Scotland
1 April 1935
1 May 1939
4 years, 30 days
184
85
42
57
46.2
–
[ 7]
Ted Vizard
Wales
1 May 1939
1 April 1944
4 years, 336 days
186
95
29
62
51.1
–
[ 8]
Dave Mangnall
England
1 April 1944
31 May 1952
8 years, 60 days
280
112
74
94
40.0
Football League Third Division South champions 1947/48
[ 9]
Jack Taylor
England
1 June 1952
1 May 1959
7 years, 0 days
341
118
89
134
34.6
–
[ 10]
Alec Stock
England
1 August 1959
1 August 1968
9 years, 0 days
439
206
104
129
46.9
Football League Third Division champions 1966/67Football League Cup winners 1966/67
[ 11]
Bill Dodgin, Jr.
England
1 August 1968
1 November 1968
92 days
16
2
5
9
12.5
–
[ 12]
Tommy Docherty
Scotland
1 November 1968
30 November 1968
29 days
4
1
0
3
25.0
–
[ 13]
Les Allen
England
1 December 1968
6 January 1971
2 years, 36 days
99
31
23
45
31.3
–
[ 14]
Gordon Jago
England
6 January 1971
27 September 1974
3 years, 264 days
161
71
55
35
44.1
Football League Division Two runners-up 1972/73
[ 15]
Dave Sexton
England
16 October 1974
9 July 1977
2 years, 266 days
130
57
32
41
43.8
Football League Division One runners-up 1975/76
[ 16]
Frank Sibley
England
10 July 1977
29 July 1978
1 year, 19 days
45
9
17
19
20.0
–
[ 17]
Alec Stock
England
30 July 1978
1 August 1978
2 days
0
0
0
0
—
–
[ 11]
Steve Burtenshaw
England
10 August 1978
10 May 1979
273 days
41
6
13
22
14.6
–
[ 18]
Tommy Docherty
Scotland
11 May 1979
1 October 1980
1 year, 143 days
51
20
16
15
39.2
–
[ 13]
Terry Venables
England
1 October 1980
24 May 1984
3 years, 236 days
179
89
36
54
49.7
FA Cup runners-up 1981/82 Football League Division Two champions 1982/83
[ 19]
Gordon Jago
England
28 May 1984
5 June 1984
8 days
0
0
0
0
—
–
[ 15]
Alan Mullery
England
20 June 1984
5 December 1984
168 days
26
11
8
7
42.3
–
[ 20]
Frank Sibley
England
5 December 1984
1 June 1985
178 days
28
8
6
14
28.6
–
[ 17]
Jim Smith
England
11 June 1985
4 December 1988
3 years, 176 days
167
67
38
62
40.1
Football League Cup runners-up 1985/86
[ 21]
Trevor Francis
England
14 December 1988
27 November 1989
348 days
93
31
30
32
33.3
–
[ 22]
Don Howe
England
28 November 1989
21 May 1991
1 year, 174 days
75
27
21
27
36.0
–
[ 23]
Gerry Francis
England
1 June 1991
11 November 1994
3 years, 194 days
158
59
47
52
37.3
–
[ 24]
Ray Wilkins
England
15 November 1994
4 September 1996
1 year, 294 days
80
31
13
36
38.8
–
[ 25]
Stewart Houston
Scotland
16 September 1996
10 November 1997
1 year, 55 days
63
25
15
23
39.7
–
[ 26]
Ray Harford
England
5 December 1997
28 September 1998
297 days
41
5
18
18
12.2
[ 27]
Gerry Francis
England
16 October 1998
25 February 2001
2 years, 132 days
125
36
42
47
28.8
–
[ 24]
Ian Holloway
England
26 February 2001
2 February 2006
4 years, 341 days
252
100
71
81
39.7
Football League Division Two runners-up 2003/04
[ 28]
Gary Waddock
Ireland
6 February 2006
19 September 2006
225 days
23
4
8
11
17.4
–
[ 29] [ 30]
John Gregory
England
20 September 2006
1 October 2007
1 year, 11 days
48
13
12
23
27.1
–
[ 31]
Mick Harford
England
1 October 2007
29 October 2007
28 days
5
2
2
1
40.2
–
[ 32]
Luigi De Canio
Italy
29 October 2007
12 May 2008
196 days
35
12
11
12
34.3
First manager from outside UK & Ireland
[ 33]
Iain Dowie
Northern Ireland
14 May 2008
24 October 2008
163 days
15
8
3
4
53.3
Highest win percentage of any QPR manager.
[ 34]
Paulo Sousa
Portugal
19 November 2008
9 April 2009
141 days
26
7
12
7
26.9
–
[ 35]
Jim Magilton
Northern Ireland
3 June 2009
16 December 2009
227 days
24
9
8
7
37.5
–
[ 36]
Paul Hart
England
17 December 2009
15 January 2010
29 days
5
1
2
2
20.0
–
[ 37]
Mick Harford
England
15 January 2010
2 March 2010
46 days
7
1
0
6
14.3
–
[ 32]
Neil Warnock
England
2 March 2010
8 January 2012
1 year, 312 days
84
33
27
24
39.2
Football League Championship champions
[ 38]
Mark Hughes
Wales
10 January 2012
23 November 2012
318 days
32
8
6
18
25.0
–
[ 39] [ 40]
Harry Redknapp
England
24 November 2012
3 February 2015
2 years, 71 days
103
36
26
41
35.0
Championship Play Off winners 2013/14
[ 41] [ 42]
Chris Ramsey
England
12 February 2015
4 November 2015
206 days
30
8
6
16
26.7
–
[ 43]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Netherlands
4 December 2015
5 November 2016
337 days
38
11
15
12
28.9
–
[ 44]
Ian Holloway
England
11 November 2016
10 May 2018
1 year, 180 days
80
26
14
40
32.5
–
Steve McClaren
England
18 May 2018
1 April 2019
318 days
46
16
9
21
34.8
–
[ 45]
Mark Warburton
England
8 May 2019
1 June 2022
3 years, 24 days
150
56
35
59
37.3
–
[ 46]
Michael Beale
England
1 June 2022
28 November 2022
180 days
22
9
5
8
40.9
–
[ 47]
Neil Critchley
England
11 December 2022
19 February 2023
70 days
12
1
5
6
8.33
Lowest win percentage of any permanent QPR manager.
–
[ 48]
Gareth Ainsworth
England
21 February 2023
28 October 2023
249 days
28
5
4
19
17.9
–
[ 49]
Martí Cifuentes
Spain
30 October 2023
Present
1 year, 59 days
55
17
19
19
30.91
–
Notes
References
Specific
General
Macey, Gordon (2009). Queens Park Rangers: The Complete Record . Derby, UK: Breedon. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6 .
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