Longevity

[Napster]

List of top 20 longest-serving managers. Only takes 2 seasons to be in top 20. Tilly doing well.


1. Sir Alex Ferguson appointed Nov 1986 duration 22 seasons
club
Manchester United


2. Graham Turner appointed Aug 1995 duration 13 seasons
club
Hereford United


3. Arsene Wenger appointed Sep 1996 duration 12 seasons
club
Arsenal


4. John Coleman appointed Aug 1999
duration
9 seasons


club
Accrington Stanley


5. David Moyes
appointed
Mar 2002
duration
6 seasons


club
Everton


6. Martin Ling
appointed
Sep 2003
duration
5 seasons


club
Leyton Orient


7. Steve Coppell
appointed
Oct 2003
duration
5 seasons


club
Reading


8. Steve Tilson
appointed
Nov 2003
duration
5 seasons


club
Southend United


9. Paul Fairclough
appointed
Mar 2004
duration
4 seasons


club
Barnet


10. John Still
appointed
Apr 2004
duration
4 seasons


club
Dagenham & Redbridge


11. Rafael Benitez
appointed
Jun 2004
duration
4 seasons


club
Liverpool


12. Mark Hughes
appointed
Sep 2004
duration
4 seasons


club
Blackburn Rovers


13. Aidy Boothroyd
appointed
Mar 2005
duration
3 seasons


club
Watford


14. Dave Jones
appointed
May 2005
duration
3 seasons


club
Cardiff City


15. Gary Johnson
appointed
Sep 2005
duration
3 seasons


club
Bristol City


16. Paul Trollope
appointed
Nov 2005
duration
3 seasons


club
Bristol Rovers


17. Harry Redknapp
appointed
Dec 2005
duration
3 seasons


club
Portsmouth


18. Jim Gannon
appointed
Dec 2005
duration
3 seasons


club
Stockport County


19. Simon Grayson
appointed
Jan 2006
duration
2 seasons


club
Blackpool


20. Richard Money
appointed
May 2006
duration
2 seasons


club
Walsall

 

[Pubey]

if we assume that Fergie retires in a few years, and Coppell and Moyes move to bigger and better things... then Tilly could be in the top 5 when we move to FF!

 

[SUFCLiam]

i thought tilson was higger than 8th

 

[fredheim_holm]

I hope Tilson stays here forever, ala Gradi.

 

[londonblue]

i thought tilson was higger than 8th

Indeed, he's logger than you think. :D

 

[Streaky]

i thought tilson was higger than 8th

he sort of was before Turner and Coleman got their non league sides into the league.....

 

[Hooly]

Tilly really comes in at 6th in that list.

Although appointed when they were in the league Hereford spent 9 seasons in the Conference under Turner & when Coleman started at Accrington they were in Unibond Div 1. Whilst it's creditable that they've both been in post for so long, neither of them are longer serving "league" managers than Tilly. I don't accept that the pressure on a Unibond manager can remotely compare to a "proper" league manager.

 

[Shrimper2thecore]

That really is is fantastic, also bear in mind that Copell and Ling only just edge him by a month and 2 months respectively. So basically 6th

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Besides, Turner is Hereford's Chairman, so he's unlikely to be giving himself one of those dreaded "votes of confidence" any time soon...!

:thump: