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A caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of team affairs of a football club. This usually happens when the regular manager is sacked or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his usual duties.

Caretaker managers are normally appointed at short notice from within the club, usually a senior coach or experienced player. If a caretaker proves to be particularly successful during their spell in charge, they are sometimes given the manager's job full-time, for example Glenn Roeder after taking over as caretaker at Newcastle United following Graeme Souness's dismissal in 2006.

Famous examples include long-standing Arsenal assistant manager Stewart Houston, who stepped in after George Graham was abruptly sacked in the middle of 1994-95 and guided the club to the 1995 European Cup Winners' Cup final. Glenn Roeder's previous managerial position at West Ham United produced another example, when director Trevor Brooking was appointed as caretaker following Roeder's illness at the end of the 2002-03 season, then again following his dismissal early in the 2003-04 season. In Norway, a notable example occurred in 2006 when Rosenborg manager Per-Mathias Høgmo announced he was taking a leave of absence in midseason, citing health concerns. At the time, Rosenborg were 10 points behind leaders Brann. His assistant Knut Tørum was appointed on an interim basis, and proceeded to lead Rosenborg to a furious comeback, clinching the league title with one match to spare. Høgmo announced his resignation two days after Rosenborg clinched, and Tørum was named permanent manager after the season.

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 Famous examples include long-standing [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] assistant manager [[Stewart Houston]], who stepped in after [[George Graham (footballer)|George Graham]] was abruptly sacked in the middle of [[1994-95 in English football|1994-95]] and guided the club to the [[1995]] [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] final. Glenn Roeder's previous managerial position at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] produced another example, when director [[Trevor Brooking]] was appointed as caretaker following Roeder's illness at the end of the [[2002-03 in English football|2002-03 season]], then again following his dismissal early in the [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04 season]]. In [[Norway]], a notable example occurred in [[Norwegian Premier League 2006|2006]] when [[Rosenborg B.K.|Rosenborg]] manager [[Per-Mathias Høgmo]] announced he was taking a leave of absence in midseason, citing health concerns. At the time, Rosenborg were 10 points behind leaders [[S.K. Brann|Brann]]. His assistant [[Knut Tørum]] was appointed on an interim basis, and proceeded to lead Rosenborg to a furious comeback, clinching the league title with one match to spare. Høgmo announced his resignation two days after Rosenborg clinched, and Tørum was named permanent manager after the season.
-==People who have been caretaker managers==
-{{listdev}}
-*[[Ian Atkins]]: [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay]] (2006) - Guided Torquay to 4 wins from their final 5 League Two fixtures and achieved a 'Great Escape' to avoid relegation to the Conference
-*[[Ron Atkinson]]: [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (1998-99) - In his final managerial occupations, 'Big Ron' was unable to save Forest from dropping out of the Premiership
-*[[Mo Atherton]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1936-37)
-*[[Kevin Ball]]: [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] (2006) - Was unable to prevent Sunderland from finishing the 2005-06 season with the worst record of any Premiership team
-*[[Frank Barlow]]: [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (2006 (alongside [[Ian McParland]])) - Took Forest to the brink of the League One playoffs
-*[[Dave Bassett]]: [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester]] (2004), [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (2005) - Three years after becoming Director of Football, briefly reverted to his managerial duties
-*[[Andy Beattie]]: [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] (1964)
-*[[Steve Bleasdale]]: [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (2006) - His short-lived spell as caretaker was well publicized as a result of it being the subject of the [[Sky One]] documentary Big Ron Manager.
-*[[Bob Booker]]: [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (2001 (alongside [[Martin Hinshelwood]]))
-*[[Tomas Brolin]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (1998 (alongside [[Attilio Lombardo]])) - 28 year old Swede dropped out of football after failing to save Palace from the Premiership drop zone
-*[[Trevor Brooking]]: [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] (2003) - Director of Football who had two brief spells as [[interim manager]], the first during Glenn Roeder's illness and the second before Alan Pardew's appointment
-*[[Terry Bullivant]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (2001 (alongside [[Steve Kember]]), 2003 (alongside [[Steve Kember]]))
-*[[John Carver (football)|John Carver]]: [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]] (2004), [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds]] (2006)
-*[[Gordon Chisholm]]: [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] (2005)
-*[[John Cockerill (footballer)|John Cockerill]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1994, 1996, 2000)
-*[[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]]: [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] (2003) - 32-year-old Welshman received job on a permanent basis after keeping Fulham clear of the Premiership danger zone
-*[[Dick Connor]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1976)
-*[[Bruno Conti]]: [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] (2005)
-*[[Malcolm Crosby]]: [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] (1991-92) - Reached the F.A Cup final
-*[[Liam Daish]]: [[Welling United F.C.|Welling United]] (2004)
-*[[Kenny Dalglish]]: [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] (2000) - Won the Scottish League Cup
-*[[John Deehan]]: [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (2002)
-*[[Kevin Dillon]]: [[Reading F.C.]] (2003)
-*[[Iain Dowie]]: [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] (1998)
-*[[Alex Ferguson]]: [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] (1986)
-*[[John Fraser (footballer)|John Fraser]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] 1975
-*[[John Gorman (footballer)|John Gorman]]: [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe]] (2003), [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] (2004)
-*[[Eddie Gray (footballer)|Eddie Gray]]: [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds]] (2003-04)
-*[[Paul Goddard]]: [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (1994)
-*[[Ted Goodier]]: [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham]] (1944)
-*[[Ron Greenwood]]: [[England national football team|England]] (1977)
-*[[Peter Grotier]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1985)
-*[[Mick Harford]]: [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (2004-05)
-*[[Asa Hartford]]: [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (1996)
-*[[Adrian Heath]]: [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry]] (2005 and 2007)
-*[[George Higgins]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1964, 1969)
-*[[Martin Hinshelwood]]: [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (2001 (alongside [[Bob Booker]]))
-*[[Glyn Hodges]]: [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] (2001, 2002-03)
-*[[Johnny Hore]]: [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
-*[[Stewart Houston]]: [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (1995, 1996)
-*[[Don Howe]]: [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry]] (1992)
-*[[Barry Hunter]]: [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]] (2004)
-*[[Martin Jol]]: [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (2004)
-*[[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]: [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (2004)
-*[[Steve Kember]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (2001, 2001 (alongside [[Terry Bullivant]]), 2003 (alongside [[Terry Bullivant]]))
-*[[Bill Lambton]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1959-60)
-*[[Jim Leishman]]: [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]] (2005)
-*[[Ray Lewington]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (1998 (alongside [[Ron Noades]]))
-*[[Nat Lofthouse]]: [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] (1968)
-*[[Attilio Lombardo]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (1998 (alongside [[Tomas Brolin]]))
-*[[Steve McCall]]: [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth]] (1995)
-*[[Terry McDermott]]: [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]] (1997)
-*[[John McGlynn]]: [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] (2005)
-*[[Sammy McIlroy]]: [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] (2005)
-*[[Ian McParland]]: [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (2006 (alongside [[Frank Barlow]])) - Took Forest to the brink of the League One playoffs
-*[[Jimmy Meadows]]: [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (1970, 1978)
-*[[Gary Megson]]: [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (1995)
-*[[Joe Mercer]]: [[England national football team|England]] (1974)
-*[[Mick Mills]]: [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (2001)
-*[[Tony Mowbray]]: [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich]] (2002)
-*[[Phil Neal]]: [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (1996)
-*[[Roland Nilsson]]: [[Coventry City]] (2001)
-*[[Ron Noades]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (1998 (alongside [[Ray Lewington]]))
-*[[Frank O'Farrell]]: [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]] (1976)
-*[[Garry Parker]]: [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester]] (2001),
-*[[Tony Parkes]]: [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn]] (1987, 1991, 1996-97, 1998, 1999-2000, 2004)
-*[[Stuart Pearce]]: [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (1997), [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (2005)
-*[[David Pleat]]: [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (1998, 2001, 2003-04)
-*[[Alf Ramsey]]: [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham]] (1977-1978)
-*[[Neil Redfearn]]: [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] (2005)
-*[[Peter Reid]]: [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds]] (2003)
-*[[Pat Rice]]: [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (1996)
-*[[Graham Rodger]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (2004)
-*[[Glenn Roeder]]: [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (2006)
-*[[Joseph E. Shaw|Joe Shaw]]: [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (1934)
-*[[John Sheridan (football)|John Sheridan]]: [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham]] (2001, 2003-04)
-*[[Peter Shirtliff]]: [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] (2005)
-*[[Russell Slade]]: [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] (1999)
-*[[Kevin Summerfield]]: [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth]] (2000, 2004)
-*[[Kenny Swain]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1996-97)
-*[[Kit Symons]]: [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (2003)
-*[[Peter John Taylor|Peter Taylor]]: [[England national football team|England]] (2000)
-*[[Tommy Taylor (footballer b. 1951)|Tommy Taylor]] : [[Peterborough United]] (2007-Present)
-*[[Phil Thompson]]: [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (2001-02)
-*[[Knut Tørum]]: [[Rosenborg B.K.|Rosenborg]] (2006)
-*[[Paul Trollope]]: [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (2005)
-*[[George Tweedy]]: [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (1950-51)
-*[[Rudi Völler]]: [[Bayer Leverkusen]] (2005)
-*[[John Ward (football manager)|John Ward]]: [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] (2000-01)
-*[[Dave Watson]]: [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (1997)
-*[[David Wetherall]]: [[Bradford City]] (2007)
-*[[Terry Westley]]: [[Derby County]] (2006)
-*[[Howard Wilkinson]]: [[England national football team|England]] (1999, 2000)
-*[[Dennis Wise]]: [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (2005)
-*[[Nigel Worthington]]: [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]] (2000-01)
-*[[Paul Hegarty]]: [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] (1999), [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] (2002-2003) - Kept a poor Aberdeen side in the [[SPL]] after [[Alex Miller|Alex Miller's]] sacking.
-*[[Sergio Markarian]]: [[Panathinaikos FC]] (December 2001-May 2002, October 2002-June 2003). Markarian led Panathinaikos FC to qualify in the quarter finals of [[UEFA Champions League 2001-02|UEFA Champions League 2001-2002]], after beating teams like [[FC Barcelona]] (1-0, 1-3 lost in Camp Nou), twice [[Schalke 04]] (2-0, 0-2 won in Schalke) and [[RCD Mallorca]]. Although he was sacked, he return again in September 2002 and once again led [[Panathinaikos FC]] to [[UEFA Cup 2002-03]] quarter finals, after beating [[Fenerbahce SK]] (4-1 in Athens), [[RSC Anderlecht]] (3-0) and the powerful [[José Mourinho]]'s [[FC Porto]] in [[Estádio das Antas]] (0-1) (notably this was Porto's last match in this stadium). This was his last term, as his lost 3-0 against Olympiakos in a terror atmosphere at [[Georgios Kamaras Stadium]]. As a result Panathinaikos [[2002-03 in Greek football|lost the championship]] and Markarian was sacked.
-*[[Zé Augusto]]: [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] (2007)
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