The manager at Leicester City is currently Russell Martin. Until Peter Hodge was hired after the First World War, Leicester City had no official manager. A nominal role of secretary/manager was employed, though the board and the selection committee took control of most team affairs.
It was Peter Hodge who instated a system at the club for the manager having complete control over player and staff recruitment, team selection and tactics. Though Hodge was also originally titled "secretary/manager", he has retrospectively been named as the club's first official "manager".
Hodge and Nigel Pearson have both had two separate spells at the club. Dave Bassett also had a second spell as caretaker manager after his spell as permanent manager. Listed below is Leicester City's complete managerial history.Part Managers LCFC.com, retrieved 5 April 2011 This list contains dates of tenure and records while at the club.
Key P = Games managed W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost Win% = Percentage of games won
Secretary/Managers NameNat.Dates Frank Gardner 1884–1892 Ernest Marson 1892–1894 J. Lee 1894–1895 Henry Jackson 1895–1897 William Clark 1897–1898 George Johnson 1898–1912 John W. Bartlett 1912–1914 Louis Ford 1914–1915 Harry Linney 1915–1919
Managers The names of caretakers are in italics.
Name Nationality From To P W D L Win % HonoursPeter Hodge6 September 1919May 19263101258410140.32Second Division champions: 1924–25Willie OrrJuly 1926January 1932242102509042.15First Division runners-up: 1928–29BoardJanuary 1932March 19321023520.00Peter HodgeMarch 19321 August 193410034264034.00Board1 August 193417 October 19341024420.00Arthur Lochhead17 October 19342 September 19368133153340.74Board2 September 1936October 1936812512.50Frank WomackOctober 1936May 193912348294639.02Second Division champions: 1936–37Tom BromilowAugust 1939May 19450000n/aTom MatherAugust 1945March 1946201100.00Johnny DuncanMarch 194611 October 194915656425835.90FA Cup runners-up: 1948–49Board11 October 1949December 1949714214.29Norman BullockDecember 1949February 195523291647739.22Second Division champions: 1953–54BoardFebruary 1955May 19551573546.67Dave HallidayJune 1955November 195814664275543.84Second Division champions: 1956–57Matt Gillies8 November 195830 November 196850820112318439.57FA Cup runners-up: 1960–61FA Cup runners-up: 1962–63League Cup winners: 1963–64League Cup runners-up: 1964–65Frank O'FarrellDecember 19686 June 197113462275546.27FA Cup runners-up: 1968–69Second Division champions: 1970–71Jimmy Bloomfield23 June 197123 May 1977285851049629.82FA Charity Shield winners: 1971Frank McLintock9 June 19775 April 1978405122312.50Ian MacFarlane5 April 197824 May 1978510420.00Jock Wallace24 May 197812 July 198218969516937.10Second Division champions: 1979–80Gordon Milne2 August 19823 June 198618464417934.78Second Division promotion: 1982–83Gordon MilneBryan Hamilton June 1986May 1987461392428.26Bryan HamiltonMay 198711 December 1987271061137.04David Pleat24 December 198729 January 199115749456331.21Gordon Lee30 January 199129 May 199120721135.00Brian Little30 May 199122 November 199418881456243.09First Division promotion: 1993–94Kevin MacDonaldTony McAndrew22 November 199414 December 1994301200.00Mark McGhee14 December 19947 December 19955116142131.37David NishChris TurnerGarry ParkerSteve Walsh7 December 199521 December 1995210150.00Martin O'Neill21 December 19951 June 200022285677038.29First Division promotion: 1995–96League Cup winners: 1996–97League Cup runners-up: 1998–99League Cup winners: 1999–2000Peter Taylor12 June 200030 September 2001541992635.19Garry Parker30 September 200110 October 2001100100.00Dave Bassett10 October 20016 April 200228481614.29Micky Adams7 April 200211 October 200411141383236.94First Division promotion: 2002–03Dave BassettHoward Wilkinson11 October 200430 October 2004404000.00Craig Levein1 November 200425 January 20067020252528.57Rob Kelly13 February 200611 April 20076321192333.33Nigel Worthington11 April 20077 May 2007520340.00Martin Allen25 May 200729 August 2007421150.00Jon RudkinSteve BeagleholeMike Stowell30 August 200713 September 2007101000.00Gary Megson13 September 200724 October 2007934233.33Frank BurrowsGerry Taggart 24 October 200722 November 2007512220.00Ian Holloway22 November 200723 May 200832981528.13Nigel Pearson22 June 200829 June 201010755302251.40League One champions: 2008–09Paulo Sousa7 July 20101 October 20101242633.33Chris PowellMike Stowell1 October 20104 October 20101100100.00Sven-Göran Eriksson4 October 201024 October 20115524141743.64Jon RudkinSteve BeagleholeMike Stowell24 October 201115 November 2011310233.33Nigel Pearson15 November 201130 June 201517580375845.71Championship champions: 2013–14Claudio Ranieri13 July 201523 February 20178136222344.44Premier League champions: 2015–16Craig Shakespeare23 February 201717 October 201726116942.31Michael Appleton17 October 201725 October 20172200100.00Claude Puel25 October 201724 February 20196723182634.33Mike StowellAdam Sadler24 February 201926 February 20191100100.00Brendan Rodgers26 February 20192 April 202320492427045.10FA Cup winners: 2020–21FA Community Shield winners: 2021Mike StowellAdam Sadler 2 April 2023 10 April 2023200200.00Dean Smith 10 April 2023 16 June 2023 823325.00Enzo Maresca 16 June 2023 3 June 2024533641367.92Championship champions: 2023–24Steve Cooper 20 June 2024 24 November 20241535720.00Ben Dawson 24 November 2024 1 December 2024100100.00Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 December 2024 27 June 2025 27531918.52Martí Cifuentes 15 July 2025 25 January 2026311191135.48Andy King 25 January 2026 18 February 2026400400.00Gary Rowett 18 February 2026 15 June 20261428414.3Russell Martin 15 June 2026 present933333.3
Notes When the exact dates of the managerial stint are unknown, only the month and the year is given. Tom Bromilow, Tom Mather and Johnny Duncan all took charge of wartime fixtures, which are not counted as "competitive fixtures". Matt Gillies' stint includes a period between January 1968 and March 1968 when Gillies was ill with tuberculosis and Bert Johnson took control of first-team affairs. During the 1986–87 season both Gordon Milne and Bryan Hamilton shared managerial duties, with Milne assuming the title "General Manager" and Hamilton assuming the title "Team Manager".
By nationality This table lists Leicester City managers by nationality.
*Includes permanent managers and the role of secretary/manager only.* Nationality Number 26 13 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
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