QPR's Managerial History

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- Gareth Ainsworth becomes QPR's 13th manager (four of them, including himself, caretaker managers) to have managed the club since QPR's relegation from the premiership ago (1996) 13 seasons ago (1995/1996).
- Since Alec Stock was (shamefully) ousted as QPR Manager forty years ago, QPR managers have come and gone; come and gone. More than 25 managers (including caretaker managers) have led QPR during this period. QPR's longest-serving manager since Stock, was Ian Holloway, in charge of QPR for almost five years: A tenure, that by QPR standards looks more and more remarkable with every passing day (and every ensuing manager).
- If Terry Venables were actually to return to Loftus Road - almost a quarter century after he exited QPR for Barcelona (to never be heard of again!), 20 managers (including caretakers) have managed QPR in those intervening 25 years.
- Just the names conjure up memories: Stock, Dodgin, Docherty, Allen, Jago, Sexton, Sibley, Burtenshaw, Docherty, Venables, Mullery, Smith, T. Francis, Howe, G. Francis, Wilkins, Houston, Harford, Francis, Holloway, Waddock, Gregory, De Canio, Dowie and now??.


QPR Managers Over Past 40 Years:
Period in Charge; Number of Games in Charge: Won; Drawn; Lost (From Wikipedia)

The 13 Managers and Caretaker Managers to Have Mangaged QPR Since Premiership Relegation

Gareth Ainsworth (Caretakeer)

Iain Dowie May 2008 - October 2008

Luigi De Canio October 2007 May 2008 35 12 11 12

Mick Harford (caretaker) October 2007 October 2007 5 2 2 1

John Gregory September 2006 October 2007 48 13 12 23

Gary Waddock February 2006 September 2006 23 4 8 11

Ian Holloway February 2001 February 2006 252 100 71 81

Gerry Francis October 1998 February 2001 125 36 42 47

Iain Dowie (Caretaker) September 1998 October 1998 2 1 0 1

Ray Harford December 1997 September 1998 41 5 18 18

John Hollins (Caretaker) Novembr 1997 December 1997 4 1 2 1

Stewart Houston September 1996 November 1997 63 25 15 23

Ray Wilkins November 1994 September 1996 80 31 13 36


Other QPR Managers Since 1968

Gerry Francis May 1991 November 1994 158 59 47 52

Don Howe November 1989 May 1991 75 27 21 27

Trevor Francis December 1988 November 1989 93 31 30 32

Jim Smith June 1985 December 1988 167 67 38 62

Frank Sibley (Caretaker) December 1984 June 1985 28 8 6 14

Alan Mullery June 1984 December 1984 26 11 8 7

[Gordon Jago June 1984 One week; no games]

Terry Venables October 1980 May 1984 166 84 33 49

Tommy Docherty May 1979 October 1980 51 20 16 15

Steve Burtenshaw July 1978 May 1979 41 6 13 22

Frank Sibley July 1977 July 1978 45 9 17 19

Dave Sexton October 1974 July 1977 130 57 32 41

Gordon Jago January 1971 October 1974 161 71 55 35

Les Allen December 1968 January 1971

Tommy Docherty November 1968 November 1968 4 1 0 3

Bill Dodgin June 1968 November 1968 16 2 5 9

Alec Stock August 1959 June 1968 439 206 104 129




See QPR Report, May 10, 2008 "QPR Managerial History"


See:

- QPR Managers/Periods Managed

- QPR Managers/Wikipedia

- QPR's Individual Managers Profiled

- QPR Net's QPR Managers