Favourite Albion Manager Ever?

[Another Berkshire Seagull]

Only been suppoorting since '83 and since then I can't look any further than Mickey Adams.

Legend.

 

[Biscuit]

MICKY ADAMS! THE ONE. THE ONLY.

Turned us from a struggling 3rd division team, to a team capable of getting into the first division in the fastest possible time. Legend. No other manager has been able to do that for us, and few have done it for any other club. To look anywhere but at micky adams is not on. He is the best, the most intelligent, the shrewdst, and the most approachable manager this club has EVER seen. Long live the king.

 

[moggy]

MA for me.
got us believing again

 

[Kenhead]

Has to be micky adams

 

[BensGrandad]

Has anybody got the actual statistics of Steve Gritts reign as manager ie. played W D L Pts

 

[BensGrandad]

Or indeed the staticians amongst you of all managers since Billy Lane won us our first promotion in 1957

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Charlie Webb ...

28 years in the job. 1215 games in charge. Took us into the Football League, without which ... nothing else would have been possible.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Or indeed the staticians amongst you of all managers since Billy Lane won us our first promotion in 1957

From The Albion A-Z

Managers between Billy Lane and Jimmy Case (1951-1996)

Taking the proportion of games won as the measure, the most successful manager of this period was Joe Wilson (56%). Among managers who were with us for at least a whole season, it's Freddie Goodwin (46%).

Billy Lane
played 493, won 220

George Curtis
played 75, won 16

Joe Wilson
played 9, won 5

Archie Macaulay
played 286, won 107

The "Committee"
played 2, won 0

Freddie Goodwin
played 85, won 39

Pat Saward
played 159, won 57

Glen Wilson
played 2, won 1

Brian Clough
played 34, won 12

Peter Taylor
played 104, won 42

Alan Mullery
played 249, won 109

Mike Bailey
played 67, won 20

George Aitken
played 18, won 6

Jimmy Melia
played 44, won 13

Chris Cattlin
played 134, won 60

George Petchey
played 1, won 0

Alan Mullery
played 27, won 7

Barry Lloyd
played 371, won 133

Martin Hinshelwood
played 1, won 0

Liam Brady
played 104, won 34

Jimmy Case
played 60, won 12

 

[Yorkie]

Am I reading this right?

Surely that should be Martin Hinshelwood played 10 won 1?

 

[fatbadger]

Charlie Webb ...

28 years in the job. 1215 games in charge. Took us into the Football League, without which ... nothing else would have been possible.

In my time, Mickey Adams (2 championships (effectively) after all). But the historian in me has to go for Charlie. Great player for us, too.

 

[BensGrandad]

Thank you Lord B. Do you have the actual figures since Liam Brady up until now?

 

[kevinsmith]

Micky Adams of the previous few managers

Since watching the Albion from the middle 70's it has to be Alan Mullery(1st time around)

 

[fatbadger]

For BensGrandad:

Liam Brady
P100 W33 L37 D30

Jimmy Case
P57 W10 L32 D15

Steve Gritt
P62 W14 L30 D18

Brian Horton
P43 W14 L19 D10

Jeff Wood
P13 W2 L9 D2

Mickey Adams
P125 W57 L34 D34

Bob Booker & Martin Hinshelwood
P2 W2

Peter Taylor
P38 W21 L6 D11

Martin Hinshelwood
P14 W2 L11 D1

Steve Coppell
P49 W18 L17 D14

Bob Booker
P5 W2 L3

Mark McGhee
P36 W17 L11 D8

 

[Kent Seagull]

Jimmy Melia not included in the list of options. Although he got us relegated, he did get us to our only FA cup final and he was a great character.

Mullery was very succesful but mainly because he built on the foundations laid by Peter Taylor (1).

Mickey is probably the most popular, particularly amongst the more recent and younger fans.

I quite liked Gritt as well.

Please don't make me choose just one, they are all great in their own way.

 

[BensGrandad]

Based on the figures supplied by Lord B and Fatbadger I have compiled a list od the most successful managers since I have been watching the Albion. Using 10 games as a qualification time and % wins of total played. It is

Name Pd W % WINS

Peter Taylor (2nd) 38 21 55.2
Mark McGhee 36 17 47.2
Freddie Goodwin 85 39 45.9
Micky Adams 125 57 45.6
Billy Lane 493 220 44.6
Alan Mullery (Twice) 276 116 42.1
Peter Taylor (1st) 104 42 40.1
Archie Macaulay 286 107 37.4
Steve Coppell 49 18 36.7
Barry Lloyd 371 133 35.8
Pat Saward 159 57 35.8
Brian Clough 34 12 35.2
Liam Brady 104 34 32.7
Brian Horton 43 14 32.6
George Curtis 75 16 21.3
Steve Gritt 62 14 22.6
Jimmy Case 60 13 20
Jeff Wood 13 2 15.4
Martin Hinshlewood 14 2 14.3

 

[BensGrandad]

Sorry I am not a computer buff and it was all in straight columns before I pressed the submit button

 

[Ernest]

Jimmy Case

 

[BensGrandad]

Sorry missed out Mike Bailey who would be just under Brian Horton he played 67 won 20 = 29.9%

 

[BensGrandad]

Had a brain storm and blocked some out here is the complete list:

Name Played Won % wins

Peter Taylor (2nd) 38 21 55.2
Mark McGhee 36 17 47.2
Freddie Goodwin 85 39 45.9
Micky Adams 125 57 45.6
Chris Catlin 134 60 44.8
Billy Lane 493 220 44.6
Alan Mullery (Twice) 276 116 42.1
Peter Taylor (1st) 104 42 40.1
Archie Macaulay 286 107 37.4
Steve Coppell 49 18 36.7
Barry Lloyd 371 133 35.8
Pat Saward 159 57 35.8
Brian Clough 34 12 35.2
George Aitken 18 6 33.3
Liam Brady 104 34 32.7
Brian Horton 43 14 32.6
Jimmy Melia 44 13 30.2
Mike Bailey 67 20 29.9
George Curtis 75 16 21.3
Steve Gritt 62 14 22.6
Jimmy Case 60 13 20
Jeff Wood 13 2 15.4
Martin Hinshlewood15 2 13.3