Manchester United F.C.

Managerial history

• A.H. Albut: 1892 - July 1900
• James West: July 1900 - 28 September 1903
• J. Ernest Mangnall: 30 September 1903 – 19 August 1912
• John J Bentley: August 1912 – December 1914
• John 'Jack' R. Robson: 21 December 1914 – October 1921
• John Chapman: 1 November 1921 – 7 October 1926 (suspended by the FA for undisclosed reason)
• Clarence 'Lal' George Hilditch: October 1926 - April 1927 (United’s only ever player-manger)
• Herbert Bamlett: April 1927 – April 1931
• Walter Crickmer: April 1931 – July 1932
• (Adam) Scott Matthewson Duncan: 1 August 1932 – November 1937
• Walter Crickmer: Nov 1937 – 1945
• Sir Matt Busby: 19 February 1945 – June 1969
• Jimmy Murphy: February – August 1958 (caretaker manager while Busby recovered from the Munich air disaster)
• Wilfred McGuinness: June 1969 – 29 December 1970
• Sir Matt Busby: 29 December 1970 – June 1971
• Frank O’Farrell: 9 June 1971 – 19 December 1972
• Tommy Docherty: 30 December 1972 – 4 July 1977
• Dave Sexton: 14 July 1977 – 30 April 1981
• Ron Atkinson: June 1981 – 6 November 1986
• Sir Alex Ferguson: 6 November 1986 - to present