[Albion] Andrew Crofts nth Longest Serving Manager in English Football

[Acker79]

Nathan Jones moved up a spot or two during his caretaker reign, so, why not...

Pos	Manager	Team	Division	Appointed
1	Simon Weaver	Harrogate Town	League Two	21-May-09
2	Gareth Ainsworth	Wycombe Wanderers	League One	24-Sep-12
3	John Coleman	Accrington Stanley	League One	18-Sep-14
4	Jürgen Klopp	Liverpool	Premier League	08-Oct-15
5	Pep Guardiola	Manchester City	Premier League	01-Jul-16
6	Paul Warne	Rotherham United	Championship	28-Nov-16
7	Mark Robins	Coventry City	Championship	06-Mar-17
8	Karl Robinson	Oxford United	League One	22-Mar-18
9	Matt Taylor	Exeter City	League One	01-Jun-18
10	Thomas Frank	Brentford	Premier League	16-Oct-18
11	Ralph Hasenhüttl	Southampton	Premier League	06-Dec-18
12	Brendan Rodgers	Leicester City	Premier League	26-Feb-19
13	Matt Gray	Sutton United	League Two	01-May-19
14	Gary Rowett	Millwall	Championship	20-May-19
15	Mikel Arteta	Arsenal	Premier League	21-Oct-19
16	David Moyes	West Ham United	Premier League	22-Dec-19
17	Mark Bonner	Cambridge United	League One	30-Dec-19
18	Nathan Jones	Luton Town	Championship	29-Jan-20
19	Ian Evatt	Bolton Wanderers	League One	28-May-20
20	Nigel Clough	Mansfield Town	League Two	01-Jul-20
21	Leam Richardson	Wigan Athletic	Championship	06-Nov-20
22	Steve Cotterill	Shrewsbury Town	League One	13-Nov-20
23	Paul Hurst	Grimsby Town	League Two	27-Nov-20
24	Jon Brady	Northampton Town	League Two	30-Dec-20
25	Darrell Clarke	Port Vale	League One	10-Feb-21
26	Joey Barton	Bristol Rovers	League One	15-Feb-21
27	Nigel Pearson	Bristol City	Championship	22-Feb-21
28	Darren Moore	Sheffield Wednesday	League One	22-Feb-21
29	Danny Cowley	Portsmouth	League One	01-Mar-21
30	Micky Mellon	Tranmere Rovers	League Two	19-Mar-21
31	Bruno Lage	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Premier League	31-May-21
32	Marco Silva	Fulham	Premier League	09-Jun-21
33	Patrick Vieira	Crystal Palace	Premier League	01-Jul-21
34	Russell Martin	Swansea City	Championship	04-Jul-21
35	Liam Manning	Milton Keynes Dons	League One	01-Aug-21
36	Steve Cooper	Nottingham Forest	Premier League	13-Aug-21
37	James Rowberry	Newport County	League Two	21-Sep-21
38	Steve Morison	Cardiff City	Championship	19-Oct-21
39	Antonio Conte	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	23-Oct-21
40	Dave Challinor	Stockport County	League Two	02-Nov-21
41	Chris Wilder	Middlesbrough	Championship	02-Nov-21
42	Eddie Howe	Newcastle United	Premier League	07-Nov-21
43	Steven Gerrard	Aston Villa	Premier League	08-Nov-21
44	Dean Smith	Norwich City	Championship	11-Nov-21
45	Paul Heckingbottom	Sheffield United	Championship	15-Nov-21
46	Gary McSheffrey	Doncaster Rovers	League Two	25-Nov-21
47	Ryan Lowe	Preston North End	Championship	02-Dec-21
48	Steven Schumacher	Plymouth Argyle	League One	07-Dec-21
49	Kieran McKenna	Ipswich Town	League One	07-Dec-21
50	Wayne Brown	Colchester United	League Two	16-Dec-21
51	Shota Arveladze	Hull City	Championship	19-Jan-22
52	Frank Lampard	Everton	Premier League	27-Jan-22
53	Neil Harris	Gillingham	League Two	30-Jan-22
54	Steve Bruce	West Bromwich Albion	Championship	31-Jan-22
55	Michael Flynn	Walsall	League Two	03-Feb-22
56	Paul Ince	Reading	Championship	15-Feb-22
57	Paul Simpson	Carlisle United	League Two	19-Feb-22
58	Grant McCann	Peterborough United	League One	23-Feb-22
59	Derek Adams	Morecambe	League One	24-Feb-22
60	Mark Hughes	Bradford City	League Two	24-Feb-22
61	Jesse Marsch	Leeds United	Premier League	24-Feb-22
62	Richie Wellens	Leyton Orient	League Two	28-Feb-22
63	Steve Evans	Stevenage	League Two	09-Mar-22
64	Alex Morris	Crewe Alexandra	League Two	16-Mar-22
65	Scott Brown	Fleetwood Town	League One	11-Apr-22
66	Mark Kennedy	Lincoln City	League One	12-May-22
67	Johnnie Jackson	AFC Wimbledon	League Two	12-May-22
68	Neil Wood	Salford City	League Two	16-May-22
69	Erik ten Hag	Manchester United	Premier League	20-May-22
70	Rob Edwards	Watford	Championship	23-May-22
71	Pete Wild	Barrow	League Two	23-May-22
72	Ian Burchnall	Forest Green Rovers	League One	27-May-22
73	Michael Beale	Queens Park Rangers	Championship	27-May-22
74	Paul Hartley	Hartlepool United	League Two	01-Jun-22
75	Kevin Betsy	Crawley Town	League Two	03-Jun-22
76	Ben Garner	Charlton Athletic	League One	06-Jun-22
77	Jon Dahl Tomasson	Blackburn Rovers	Championship	08-Jun-22
78	Vincent Kompany	Burnley	Championship	14-Jun-22
79	Michael Duff	Barnsley	League One	14-Jun-22
80	Michael Appleton	Blackpool	Championship	15-Jun-22
81	Scott Lindsey	Swindon Town	League Two	17-Jun-22
82	Liam Rosenior	Derby County	League One	20-Jun-22
83	Wade Elliott	Cheltenham Town	League One	26-Jun-22
84	John Eustace	Birmingham City	Championship	27-Jun-22
85	Danny Schofield	Huddersfield Town	Championship	03-Jul-22
86	Alex Neil	Stoke City	Championship	07-Jul-22
87	Jim Bentley	Rochdale	League Two	28-Aug-22
88	Gary O'Neil	AFC Bournemouth	Premier League	29-Aug-22
89	Tony Mowbray	Sunderland	Championship	30-Aug-22
90	Dino Maamria	Burton Albion	League One	30-Aug-22
91	Graham Potter	Chelsea	Premier League	08-Sep-22
92	Andrew Crofts	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	08-Sep-22

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[A1X]

Will he ever actually manage a game?

 

[GT49er]

Will he ever actually manage a game?

Could retire undefeated.

 

[B-right-on]

Will he outlast Potter?

 

[Weststander]

Breaking News:
Chelsea are pleased to announce the signing of new U23 coaches Andrew Crofts and Adam Lallana.

Potter’s determined to crush us

 

[A1X]

Could retire undefeated.

Ah, doing an Allardyce. Has he been spotted with a pint of wine anywhere?

 

[nicko31]

Remember a mighty away day at Fulham when Nathan was caretaker, a great night over the Xmas period

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

How high did Potter get in the end?

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[Acker79]

How high did Potter get in the end?

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14th.

 

[Mr Putdown]

Could retire undefeated.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

14th.

How high did Hughton and Poyet get? They all seem to have had similar lengths of tenure - I imagine Poyet edged it.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

How high did Hughton and Poyet get? They all seem to have had similar lengths of tenure - I imagine Poyet edged it.

Hughton got to 7th and Poyet was 8th when they were sacked.

Argument could be made that Poyet was 6th as both Sir Alex and David Moyes were above him in the list in their jobs as Man Utd and Everton managers but I'm not sure that Moyes had officially become Man Utd manager before the official announcement of Poyet being sacked was confirmed in June 2013.

 

[trueblue]

Shame Crofty didn't get to play Bournemouth today. "Which Brighton manager led the club to the top of English football's highest division for the first/only time in their history?" could have been a cracking quiz question a few years down the line.

 

[Acker79]

Up to 91 as huddersfield sack Danny Schofield

 

[Swansman]

Up to 90th, unless I've missed someone, with Cardiff sacking Steve Morison in a move that seems quite harsh.

 

[Denis]

Hartlepool have sacked their manager too.

 

[Acker79]

Oldham manager left the post following yesterday's game, but they're non-league now, so doesn't change anything. He's in 89th place.

 

[Acker79]

Well, Andrew, you had a good run. You progressed further up the list than I'm sure many of us expected. You should be proud.

Pos	Manager	Team	Division	Appointed
1	Simon Weaver	Harrogate Town	League Two	21-May-09
2	Gareth Ainsworth	Wycombe Wanderers	League One	24-Sep-12
3	John Coleman	Accrington Stanley	League One	18-Sep-14
4	Jürgen Klopp	Liverpool	Premier League	08-Oct-15
5	Pep Guardiola	Manchester City	Premier League	01-Jul-16
6	Paul Warne	Rotherham United	Championship	28-Nov-16
7	Mark Robins	Coventry City	Championship	06-Mar-17
8	Karl Robinson	Oxford United	League One	22-Mar-18
9	Matt Taylor	Exeter City	League One	01-Jun-18
10	Thomas Frank	Brentford	Premier League	16-Oct-18
11	Ralph Hasenhüttl	Southampton	Premier League	06-Dec-18
12	Brendan Rodgers	Leicester City	Premier League	26-Feb-19
13	Matt Gray	Sutton United	League Two	01-May-19
14	Gary Rowett	Millwall	Championship	21-Oct-19
15	Mikel Arteta	Arsenal	Premier League	22-Dec-19
16	David Moyes	West Ham United	Premier League	30-Dec-19
17	Mark Bonner	Cambridge United	League One	29-Jan-20
18	Nathan Jones	Luton Town	Championship	28-May-20
19	Ian Evatt	Bolton Wanderers	League One	01-Jul-20
20	Nigel Clough	Mansfield Town	League Two	06-Nov-20
21	Leam Richardson	Wigan Athletic	Championship	13-Nov-20
22	Steve Cotterill	Shrewsbury Town	League One	27-Nov-20
23	Paul Hurst	Grimsby Town	League Two	30-Dec-20
24	Jon Brady	Northampton Town	League Two	10-Feb-21
25	Darrell Clarke	Port Vale	League One	15-Feb-21
26	Joey Barton	Bristol Rovers	League One	22-Feb-21
27	Nigel Pearson	Bristol City	Championship	22-Feb-21
28	Darren Moore	Sheffield Wednesday	League One	01-Mar-21
29	Danny Cowley	Portsmouth	League One	19-Mar-21
30	Micky Mellon	Tranmere Rovers	League Two	31-May-21
31	Bruno Lage	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Premier League	09-Jun-21
32	Marco Silva	Fulham	Premier League	01-Jul-21
33	Patrick Vieira	Crystal Palace	Premier League	04-Jul-21
34	Russell Martin	Swansea City	Championship	01-Aug-21
35	Liam Manning	Milton Keynes Dons	League One	13-Aug-21
36	Steve Cooper	Nottingham Forest	Premier League	21-Sep-21
37	James Rowberry	Newport County	League Two	19-Oct-21
38	Antonio Conte	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	02-Nov-21
39	Dave Challinor	Stockport County	League Two	02-Nov-21
40	Chris Wilder	Middlesbrough	Championship	07-Nov-21
41	Eddie Howe	Newcastle United	Premier League	08-Nov-21
42	Steven Gerrard	Aston Villa	Premier League	11-Nov-21
43	Dean Smith	Norwich City	Championship	15-Nov-21
44	Paul Heckingbottom	Sheffield United	Championship	25-Nov-21
45	Gary McSheffrey	Doncaster Rovers	League Two	02-Dec-21
46	Ryan Lowe	Preston North End	Championship	07-Dec-21
47	Steven Schumacher	Plymouth Argyle	League One	07-Dec-21
48	Kieran McKenna	Ipswich Town	League One	16-Dec-21
49	Wayne Brown	Colchester United	League Two	19-Jan-22
50	Shota Arveladze	Hull City	Championship	27-Jan-22
51	Frank Lampard	Everton	Premier League	30-Jan-22
52	Neil Harris	Gillingham	League Two	31-Jan-22
53	Steve Bruce	West Bromwich Albion	Championship	03-Feb-22
54	Michael Flynn	Walsall	League Two	15-Feb-22
55	Paul Ince	Reading	Championship	19-Feb-22
56	Paul Simpson	Carlisle United	League Two	23-Feb-22
57	Grant McCann	Peterborough United	League One	24-Feb-22
58	Derek Adams	Morecambe	League One	24-Feb-22
59	Mark Hughes	Bradford City	League Two	24-Feb-22
60	Jesse Marsch	Leeds United	Premier League	28-Feb-22
61	Richie Wellens	Leyton Orient	League Two	09-Mar-22
62	Steve Evans	Stevenage	League Two	16-Mar-22
63	Alex Morris	Crewe Alexandra	League Two	11-Apr-22
64	Scott Brown	Fleetwood Town	League One	12-May-22
65	Mark Kennedy	Lincoln City	League One	12-May-22
66	Johnnie Jackson	AFC Wimbledon	League Two	16-May-22
67	Neil Wood	Salford City	League Two	20-May-22
68	Erik ten Hag	Manchester United	Premier League	23-May-22
69	Rob Edwards	Watford	Championship	23-May-22
70	Pete Wild	Barrow	League Two	27-May-22
71	Ian Burchnall	Forest Green Rovers	League One	27-May-22
72	Michael Beale	Queens Park Rangers	Championship	01-Jun-22
73	Kevin Betsy	Crawley Town	League Two	06-Jun-22
74	Ben Garner	Charlton Athletic	League One	08-Jun-22
75	Jon Dahl Tomasson	Blackburn Rovers	Championship	14-Jun-22
76	Vincent Kompany	Burnley	Championship	14-Jun-22
77	Michael Duff	Barnsley	League One	15-Jun-22
78	Michael Appleton	Blackpool	Championship	17-Jun-22
79	Scott Lindsey	Swindon Town	League Two	20-Jun-22
80	Liam Rosenior	Derby County	League One	26-Jun-22
81	Wade Elliott	Cheltenham Town	League One	27-Jun-22
82	John Eustace	Birmingham City	Championship	03-Jul-22
83	Alex Neil	Stoke City	Championship	28-Aug-22
84	Jim Bentley	Rochdale	League Two	29-Aug-22
85	Gary O'Neil	AFC Bournemouth	Premier League	30-Aug-22
86	Tony Mowbray	Sunderland	Championship	30-Aug-22
87	Dino Maamria	Burton Albion	League One	05-Sep-22
88	Graham Potter	Chelsea	Premier League	08-Sep-22
89	Andrew Crofts	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League	08-Sep-22
90	vacant	Huddersfield Town	Championship	16-Sep-22
91	Mark Hudson	Cardiff City	Championship	18-Sep-22
92	vacant	Hartlepool United	League Two	18-Sep-22

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[GT49er]

Could retire undefeated.

He has! (subject to work permit). Respect!