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 Managers ratings are based simply on points scored out of
maximum points available, based on 3 points for a win, 1 for a
draw, none for a defeat, and include all full first team
fixtures. 
|  | Home | Away |  |  
| From | To | Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Score |  
| 1919 | 1920 | Dick Ray | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 33.33% |  
| 1920 | 1927 | Arthur Fairclough | 326 | 85 | 50 | 28 | 278 | 138 | 33 | 31 | 99 | 149 | 287 | 44.48% |  
| 1927 | 1935 | Dick Ray | 342 | 101 | 31 | 38 | 399 | 196 | 42 | 41 | 89 | 223 | 356 | 48.83% |  
| 1935 | 1947 | Billy Hampson | 474 | 124 | 49 | 66 | 512 | 351 | 37 | 42 | 156 | 308 | 643 | 40.37% |  
| 1947 | 1948 | Willis Edwards | 47 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 65 | 33.33% |  
| 1948 | 1953 | Frank Buckley | 224 | 65 | 31 | 15 | 191 | 99 | 22 | 32 | 59 | 133 | 207 | 48.21% |  
| 1953 | 1958 | Raich Carter | 217 | 63 | 28 | 19 | 233 | 119 | 27 | 23 | 57 | 137 | 217 | 49.31% |  
| 1958 | 1959 | Bill Lambton | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 41.11% |  
| 1959 | 1961 | Jack Taylor | 81 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 70 | 91 | 40.33% |  
| 1961 | 1974 | Don Revie | 741 | 256 | 70 | 38 | 783 | 276 | 139 | 127 | 111 | 481 | 428 | 62.17% |  
| 1974 | 1974 | Brian Clough | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 29.17% |  
| 1974 | 1978 | Jimmy Armfield | 199 | 53 | 25 | 21 | 175 | 102 | 37 | 23 | 40 | 117 | 128 | 53.27% |  
| 1978 | 1978 | Jock Stein | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50.00% |  
| 1978 | 1980 | Jimmy Adamson | 106 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 78 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 66 | 91 | 44.97% |  
| 1980 | 1982 | Allan Clarke | 77 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 41.13% |  
| 1982 | 1985 | Eddie Gray | 157 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 113 | 69 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 101 | 124 | 47.98% |  
| 1985 | 1988 | Billy Bremner | 143 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 117 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 75 | 122 | 47.79% |  
| 1988 | 1996 | Howard Wilkinson | 412 | 117 | 48 | 40 | 366 | 198 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 261 | 294 | 52.91% |  
| 1996 | 1998 | George Graham | 95 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 57 | 48.42% |  
| 1998 |  | David O'Leary | 95 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 77 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 76 | 64 | 59.65% |  |