Caretaker manager
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 an experienced player or a senior coach.
Famous examples include former West Ham United director Trevor Brooking, who was appointed as caretaker following Glen Roeder's illness at the end of the 2002-03 season, then again following Roeder's dismissal early in the 2003-04 season, and long-standing Arsenal assistant manager Stewart Houston, who stepped in after George Graham was abruptly sacked in the middle of 1994-95 and guided Arsenal to the 1995 European Cup Winners' Cup final.
People who have been caretaker managers
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- Ian Atkins: Torquay (2006)
- Ron Atkinson: Nottingham Forest (1998-99)
- Kevin Ball: Sunderland (2006)
- Frank Barlow and Ian McParland: Nottingham Forest (Current)
- Dave Bassett: Leicester (2004), Southamptom (2005)
- Andy Beattie: Wolves (1964)
- Steve Bleasdale: Peterborough United (2006)
- Trevor Brooking: West Ham (2003)
- Terry Bullivant: Crystal Palace (2001 (alongside Steve Kember))
- John Carver: Newcastle (2004)
- Gordon Chisholm: Dundee United (2005)
- John Cockerill: Grimsby Town(1994, 1996, 2000)
- Chris Coleman: Fulham (2003)
- Bruno Conti: Roma (2005)
- Malcolm Crosby: Sunderland (1991-2)
- Liam Daish: Welling United (2004)
- Kenny Dalglish: Celtic (2000)
- John Deehan: Aston Villa (2002)
- Iain Dowie: QPR (1998)
- Alex Ferguson: Scotland (1986)
- John Gorman: Wycombe (2003), Gillingham (2004)
- Eddie Gray: Leeds (2003-04)
- Paul Goddard: Ipswich Town (1994)
- Ted Goodier: Birmingham (1944)
- Ron Greenwood: England (1977)
- Mick Harford: Nottingham Forest (2004-05)
- Asa Hartford: Manchester City (1996)
- Glyn Hodges: Barnsley (2001, 2002-03)
- Johnny Hore: Exeter City
- Stewart Houston: Arsenal (1995, 1996)
- Don Howe: Coventry (1992)
- Barry Hunter: Rushden & Diamonds (2004)
- Martin Jol: Tottenham Hotspur (2004)
- Joe Jordan: Portsmouth (2004)
- Steve Kember: Crystal Palace (2001 (alongside Terry Bullivant), 2003)
- Jim Leishman: Dunfermline (2005)
- Nat Lofthouse: Bolton (1968)
- Attilio Lombardo: Crystal Palace (1998)
- Steve McCall: Plymouth (1995)
- Terry McDermott: Newcastle (1997)
- John McGlynn: Hearts (2005)
- Sammy McIlroy: Morecambe (2005)
- Mick Mills: Birmingham (2001)
- Gary Megson: Norwich (1995)
- Joe Mercer: England (1974)
- Tony Mowbray: Ipswich (2002)
- Phil Neal: Manchester City (1996)
- Roland Nilsson: Coventry City (2001)
- Frank O'Farrell: Torquay United (1976)
- Garry Parker: Leicester (2001),
- Tony Parkes: Blackburn (1987, 1991, 1996-97, 1998, 1999-2000, 2004)
- Stuart Pearce: Nottingham Forest (1997), Manchester City (2005)
- David Pleat: Tottenham Hotspur (1998, 2001, 2003-04)
- Alf Ramsey: Birmingham (1977-1978)
- Neil Redfearn: Scarborough (2005)
- Peter Reid: Leeds (2003)
- Pat Rice: Arsenal (1996)
- Graham Rodger: Grimsby Town (2004)
- Glenn Roeder: Newcastle United (2006)
- Joe Shaw: Arsenal (1934)
- John Sheridan: Oldham (2001, 2003-04)
- Peter Shirtliff: Mansfield Town (2005)
- Russell Slade: Sheffield United (1999)
- Kevin Summerfield: Plymouth (2000, 2004)
- Kenny Swain: Grimsby Town (1996-97)
- Kit Symons: Crystal Palace (2003)
- Peter Taylor: England (2000)
- Phil Thompson: Liverpool (2001-02)
- Rudi Völler: Bayer Leverkusen (2005)
- John Ward: Wolves (2000-01)
- Dave Watson: Everton (1997)
- Terry Westley: Derby County (2006)
- Howard Wilkinson: England (1999, 2000)
- Dennis Wise: Southamptom (2005)
- Nigel Worthington: Norwich (2000-01)