The Most Successful Blades Managers

All advertisments are hidden for logged in members, why not log in/register?

MobileBlade

MobileBlade

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 6, 2009
Messages
6,635
Reaction score
8,932
Location
Beauchief
Just a few facts eh:

The top managers by win %

1. Nigel Spackman - Games 43 - 46.51%
2. Kevin Blackwell - 85 - 45.88%
3. John Harris - 158 - 44.68%
4. Jon Wolstinholm - 233 - 44.21%
5. Ian Porterfield - 226 - 43.36%
6. Neil Warnock - 388 - 42.53%
7. Howard Kendall - 82 - 41.46%
8. Teddy Davison - 592 - 41.89%
 

Fact's can say whatever people they want them to.

Dave Bassett was my personal favourite as manager and he is not on that list, but he turned round an awful second division side who had dropped in to the third in to a top flight side and kept us up there.

His win percentage will not have been brilliant but he achieved a lot more than any of the managers on that list who have been in charge during the 25 years i have supported the Blades
 
Spackman was quality, but we didn't keep him long enough to see how well or badly we could've done
 
3. John Harris - 158 - 44.68%
John Harris managed us for something like 13 years (in 2 spells).
I think he may have been in charge for a few more games.
 
What surprises me is that Warnock's percentage is that high given the mediocre first 4 or 5 years and a year in the Prem.

I guess the best way to judge the managers would be to include a 'weighting' based on where the games were played, what they had to spend etc etc but as Brownie says, people remember Bassett with fondness yet how many would rate Spackman ?
 
Statistics can say bugger all really, Dave, as brownie says was probably the best of the lot, kept us in the top tier for 4 seasons with sod all to spend. Got us 2 promotions in a row before that after having to rebuild the side. Frankly that dwarfs most of those efforts above.

Harris a close second.
 
mickle-blade said:
3. John Harris - 158 - 44.68%
John Harris managed us for something like 13 years (in 2 spells).
I think he may have been in charge for a few more games.
Click to expand...

That was his second spell. His first spell was 424 games with a win % of 41.04. Overall he had 612 games in charge and won 42.16%
 
When things went well in Spackmans reign, they went very well, but when the injuries kicked in, Borbokis decided he didn't want to put a shift in, the player sales started then it all went to rat shit in world record time.

What annoyed me at the time is that we had a break even figure of 16/17,000. Yet we could barely muster 15,000.
 
MobileBlade said:
Just a few facts eh:

The top managers by win %

1. Nigel Spackman - Games 43 - 46.51%
2. Kevin Blackwell - 85 - 45.88%
3. John Harris - 158 - 44.68%
4. Jon Wolstinholm - 233 - 44.21%
5. Ian Porterfield - 226 - 43.36%
6. Neil Warnock - 388 - 42.53%
7. Howard Kendall - 82 - 41.46%
8. Teddy Davison - 592 - 41.89%
Click to expand...

I hated Spackman as well :o
 
Spackman played the best football of any manager in the last 20 years.
IMO its the biggest waste of potential in the time ive been Sheff Utd fan.
 
gutted my old favourite the man who is Adrian Heath isnt up there with the best, what a great bloke we think we got it bad now but this bloke was the worst ever.
 
Kev Gee said:
Spackman played the best football of any manager in the last 20 years.
IMO its the biggest waste of potential in the time ive been Sheff Utd fan.
Click to expand...

I agree with that. That side he put together was not far off being a very, very good side IMO.
 
spadge said:
gutted my old favourite the man who is Adrian Heath isnt up there with the best, what a great bloke we think we got it bad now but this bloke was the worst ever.
Click to expand...

Jeez, thanks for reminding me of him.

All is forgiven Blackwell!
 

PeterNdlovu081 said:
Somebody will probably correct me if I am wrong but I think he signed...

Rob Kozluk
Marcus Bent
Shaun Murphy
Paul Devlin
Click to expand...

Funny that. I remember Warnock's first game in charge when we played Portsmouth at home. Murphy headed out for a corner, and all the boo boys were straight up at him. He cleared the danger, and the ball fell kindly for Devlin on the edge of our box.

He then ran 70 yards to slot in for the winner. Oh, and Thompson brought him in.

Kozzy was brought in by Steve Bruce in part exchange for Lee Morris from Derby, and went on to be a players' and fans' favourite, and an integral part of the squad.

Marcus Bent was signed by St Neil (hat-trick v West Brom, and a memorable match for sufclucy ;) )and I also remember him saying that he was a "£300k when bought, but can either be a £3m player, or £3k player."

With the exception of Devlin's hissy fit about wages, he played well enough for us, and once we had a change of manager, all four did really.

Only Shaun Murphy was signed by Heath, and during his appalling reign, he wasn't good. He certainly played well under St Neil.

His brother's missus was something to beheld too. Easily the best bit of the League Cup match v York (4-1) was looking at her.
 
BladesNo9 said:
You,ll have to remind me, i can't remember much about his reign (of TERROR!). Though scientists do say the human mind is very adept at blocking out traumatic events!!.... ;)
Click to expand...

I have admitted to this before, but I actually walked out of the Port Vale match at home at half time. We were winning 1-0 at the time, but it was so poor, and I had other things to do, I left.

The match was so poor it was untrue, and basically I went to the pub. It comes to something when running a quiz in the Carlton Anti-Social Club means more than a United match.

Free beer or not, I still felt like I had no other thing to do than be unfaithful to my true love.

To all those who moan now, think back to 1999 if you can. We were going out of existence.
 
MobileBlade said:
Just a few facts eh:

The top managers by win %

1. Nigel Spackman - Games 43 - 46.51%
2. Kevin Blackwell - 85 - 45.88%
3. John Harris - 158 - 44.68%
4. Jon Wolstinholm - 233 - 44.21%
5. Ian Porterfield - 226 - 43.36%
6. Neil Warnock - 388 - 42.53%
7. Howard Kendall - 82 - 41.46%
8. Teddy Davison - 592 - 41.89%
Click to expand...

I disagree with the listing of top managers based on the win percentage of matches. Some of them high in the list have not managed us in the top divisionWolstinholm was a director not a manager. Davison was our first proper manager in 1932 although his title was secretary-manager. John Harris was our top manager easily as we played in the top division for nine and half seasons out of the nearly 13 years including two promotions. Bassett should be 2nd in the list as we were in the top division for 4 seasons in his nearly 8 years for us including two promotions. Third should be Reg Freeman as he got us promotion in his first season and we stayed in the top division for two seasons under him before his death. Fourth should be Teddy Davison as we had 5 seasons in the top division out of the 13 seasons he managed us
 
Neil warnock should also be given more credit for putting the club in a better position. We regularly averaged 13000 to 15000 crowds which eventually under neil grew and grew.I think the crowds we get now are more than down to what neil did. We think nowt about getting 25000 now and it's not always been that way by a long margin. The anticipation of turning top flight teams over in the cups and being "the annual david giving goliath" a good kicking was legendary. We feared nobody in 2003. The attendances we get now are a snowball effect from sir neils reign as manager.
 
Silent Blade said:
I disagree with the listing of top managers based on the win percentage of matches. Some of them high in the list have not managed us in the top divisionWolstinholm was a director not a manager. Davison was our first proper manager in 1932 although his title was secretary-manager. John Harris was our top manager easily as we played in the top division for nine and half seasons out of the nearly 13 years including two promotions. Bassett should be 2nd in the list as we were in the top division for 4 seasons in his nearly 8 years for us including two promotions. Third should be Reg Freeman as he got us promotion in his first season and we stayed in the top division for two seasons under him before his death. Fourth should be Teddy Davison as we had 5 seasons in the top division out of the 13 seasons he managed us
Click to expand...

Whilst I probably agree with much of what you are saying Silent, does success mean the most divisions in the top flight? For instance, whilst Ian Porterfield was hounded out of the club, we were at our lowest ever ebb when he took over. People say he was given funds, which by the old 4th division standards he was, but in todays terms they were still very small. Certainly pound for pound much less than Notts County, for instance, are paying. When he left, if I recall correctly, we were about 6th in the old second division. Admittedly, the football was awful in the end, but surely this he has earnt his place in the top listing.
 
happyhippy said:
Funny that. I remember Warnock's first game in charge when we played Portsmouth at home. Murphy headed out for a corner, and all the boo boys were straight up at him. He cleared the danger, and the ball fell kindly for Devlin on the edge of our box.

He then ran 70 yards to slot in for the winner. Oh, and Thompson brought him in.

Kozzy was brought in by Steve Bruce in part exchange for Lee Morris from Derby, and went on to be a players' and fans' favourite, and an integral part of the squad.

Marcus Bent was signed by St Neil (hat-trick v West Brom, and a memorable match for sufclucy ;) )and I also remember him saying that he was a "£300k when bought, but can either be a £3m player, or £3k player."

With the exception of Devlin's hissy fit about wages, he played well enough for us, and once we had a change of manager, all four did really.

Only Shaun Murphy was signed by Heath, and during his appalling reign, he wasn't good. He certainly played well under St Neil.

His brother's missus was something to beheld too. Easily the best bit of the League Cup match v York (4-1) was looking at her.
Click to expand...

Nearly - you're right re: Devlin and Murphy. Kozzie though was actually part of the deal that Bruce did for Borbokis with Kozzie and Jonathan Hunt coming our way. Morris was sold by Heath for cash (and loads of it).

Heath also signed Marcus Bent - Warnock did not, though he might as well have done as Bent virtually changed overnight when NW started.
 
LoughboroBlade said:
Nearly - you're right re: Devlin and Murphy. Kozzie though was actually part of the deal that Bruce did for Borbokis with Kozzie and Jonathan Hunt coming our way. Morris was sold by Heath for cash (and loads of it).

Heath also signed Marcus Bent - Warnock did not, though he might as well have done as Bent virtually changed overnight when NW started.
Click to expand...

That'll be it!
 
MobileBlade said:
Whilst I probably agree with much of what you are saying Silent, does success mean the most divisions in the top flight? For instance, whilst Ian Porterfield was hounded out of the club, we were at our lowest ever ebb when he took over. People say he was given funds, which by the old 4th division standards he was, but in todays terms they were still very small. Certainly pound for pound much less than Notts County, for instance, are paying. When he left, if I recall correctly, we were about 6th in the old second division. Admittedly, the football was awful in the end, but surely this he has earnt his place in the top listing.
Click to expand...



In every single season whilst Porterfield was manager we finished in a higher league position than the preceding season. Has anyone else managed to do that?
 
MobileBlade said:
Just a few facts eh:

The top managers by win %

1. Nigel Spackman - Games 43 - 46.51%
2. Kevin Blackwell - 85 - 45.88%
3. John Harris - 158 - 44.68%
4. Jon Wolstinholm - 233 - 44.21%
5. Ian Porterfield - 226 - 43.36%
6. Neil Warnock - 388 - 42.53%
7. Howard Kendall - 82 - 41.46%
8. Teddy Davison - 592 - 41.89%
Click to expand...

Promotions:
Neil Warnock - 6
Kevin Blackwell - 0
 
MobileBlade said:
Whilst I probably agree with much of what you are saying Silent, does success mean the most divisions in the top flight? For instance, whilst Ian Porterfield was hounded out of the club, we were at our lowest ever ebb when he took over. People say he was given funds, which by the old 4th division standards he was, but in todays terms they were still very small. Certainly pound for pound much less than Notts County, for instance, are paying. When he left, if I recall correctly, we were about 6th in the old second division. Admittedly, the football was awful in the end, but surely this he has earnt his place in the top listing.
Click to expand...

Porterfield was given a 10 year contract by a chairman who was very generous when it came to buying players on high wages until he fell into financial problems
 
For me Warnock was the best manager I've ever known, Bassett was up there as well. Steve Bruce was ok but left too soon, Heath was dreadful, Robson was a joke, Thompson was clueless and out of his depth, Blackwell somewhere in the middle of all of it.
 

i would welcome Warnock back tomorrow, him and bassett were the best 2 over the last 30 years for me as the ones in between were never here long enough to do anything.

warnock all ways seemed to get the best out of his team and still seems to be pulling it of with a poor palace team with no money to spend.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

HD8 Blades
What follows after a successful manager leaves?
2
Replies
49
Views
4K
CarlMcBlade
CarlMcBlade
derfblade.3
Blades managers league table last 25 years.
Replies
21
Views
3K
Nicolaus_Copernicus
Nicolaus_Copernicus
BladeFisher
Managers - the facts
Replies
4
Views
868
GRUMPY BLADE
GRUMPY BLADE
BladeFisher
You do the maths
Replies
3
Views
449
BladeFisher
BladeFisher

All advertisments are hidden for logged in members, why not log in/register?

All advertisments are hidden for logged in members, why not log in/register?

Back
Top Bottom