Shamrock Rovers Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. They are the most successful club in the history of Irish football, having won 16 League of Ireland titles and 24 FAI Cups. They have also won the League of Ireland Shield on 18 occasions and the League of Ireland Cup once. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager or coach at Shamrock Rovers since the club first delegated control of the senior team to a single person, rather than a selection committee. Interim managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the team's overall competitive record, in terms of matches won, drawn and lost, while under his management.
List of managers
Updated 1 January 2012.
Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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Jimmy Dunne | ![]() |
1937 | 1942 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Bob Fullam | ![]() |
1942 | 1945 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Jimmy Dunne | ![]() |
1947 | 1949 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Paddy Coad | ![]() |
1949 | 1960 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Albie Murphy | ![]() |
1960 | 1961 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Seán Thomas | ![]() |
1961 | 1964 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Liam Tuohy | ![]() |
1964 | 1969 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Arthur Fitzsimons | ![]() |
1969 | 1969 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Frank O'Neill | ![]() |
1969 | 1971 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Billy Young | ![]() |
1971 | 1971 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Paddy Ambrose(int.) | ![]() |
1971 | 1972 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Liam Tuohy | ![]() |
1972 | 1973 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Shay Keogh Dougie Wood(int.) |
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1973 | 1974 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Mick Meagan | ![]() |
1974 | 1976 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Seán Thomas | ![]() |
1976 | 1977 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
John Giles | ![]() |
1977 | 1983 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Noel Campbell | ![]() |
1983 | 1983 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Jim McLaughlin | ![]() |
1983 | 1986 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Dermot Keely | ![]() |
1986 | 1988 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Noel King | ![]() |
1988 | 1992 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Ray Treacy | ![]() |
1992 | 1996 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Alan O'Neill Terry Eviston |
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1996 | 1996 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Pat Byrne | ![]() |
1996 | 1997 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Mick Byrne | ![]() |
1997 | 1999 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Damien Richardson | ![]() |
1999 | 2002 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Liam Buckley | ![]() |
2002 | 2004 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Noel Synnott(int.) | ![]() |
2004 | 2004 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Roddy Collins | ![]() |
1 Jan 2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Alan O'Neill(int.) | ![]() |
2005 | 2005 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Pat Scully | ![]() |
1 Jan 2006 | 1 Feb 2009 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
Jim Crawford(int.) | ![]() |
17 Oct 2008 | 14 Dec 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.00 |
Michael O'Neill | ![]() |
15 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2011 | 95 | 52 | 25 | 18 | 148 | 84 | 54.74 |
Stephen Kenny | ![]() |
1 Jan 2012 | Sept 11, 2012 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 51.35 | ||
Stephen Glass(int.) | ![]() |
Sept 11, 2012 | 6 Nov 2012 | |||||||
Trevor Croly | ![]() |
7 Nov 2012 | 2 Aug 2014 | |||||||
Pat Fenlon | ![]() |
7 Nov 2014 | 3 Jul 2016 | |||||||
Stephen Bradley | ![]() |
6 Jul, 2016 |
- Notes:
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goals scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won (rounded to 2 decimal places)
- Legend:
(int.) Managers on interim charge.
References
- General
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)