, Big Sam’s tenure may have been short – but it doesn’t beat these!

Big Sam’s tenure may have been short – but it doesn’t beat these!

Tuesday evening signalled the end of Sam Allardyce’s time in the hot-seat of the England National Team, however these ten have beaten his 67 day tenure.

10. Brian Clough (44 days) – Leeds United.

Clough hated Leeds – the players, the fans and the Club in general. But the hate was not unrequited as the Whites players also hated him. Clough had constantly bad-mouthed the Leeds players while at Derby County and the players eventually got their wish as he soon departed Elland Road.

9. Jock Stein (44 days) – Leeds United.

Stein is the ninth shortest manager that we managed to found. His tenure with the Yorkshire club lasted just 44 days during 1978. Stein, a former Celtic boss, was the first British manager to win the European Cup and led the Scottish Giants to nine league titles. His time with the Yorkshire side was short-lived however and once the Scotland job became available he resigned to take charge on the other side of the border.

8. Alex McLeish (41 days) – Nottingham Forest.

Glasgow-born McLeish was appointed at Forest on 27th December 2012. However with just one win in seven games, his time in Nottingham was short-lived with him stating he was unable to commit his future to the Reds – whilst it was also believed that his departure was linked to the board’s refusal to sign George Boyd on the final day of the January transfer window.

7. Les Reed (41 days) – Charlton Athletic.

Reed made a return to Charlton, after previously working as a consultant, as Ian Dowie’s assistant manager in the summer of 2006.

Dowie was sacked in November 2006 following his removal Reed was promoted to replace him. However he was only able to scrape one victory during his six-week spell, with the Addicks being knocked out the League Cup by League Two side Wycombe Wanderers. He was replaced by Alan Pardew on Christmas Eve, leaving Valley Parade by mutual consent.

6. Steve Claridge (36 days) – Millwall.

Claridge has managed to sustain a position at Non League Salisbury, but it did not seem to be the case in 2005 as he lasted a mere 36 days in the hot-seat at Millwall. The former BBC Sport Pundit is known as a journeyman after appearing for 21 different teams throughout a career which started in 1983 and ended only four years ago.

Reports in the Guardian at the time of Claridge’s sacking revealed that Steve was sacked during a meeting where he requested that Colin Lee joined him as his assistant – but during this meeting Claridge was removed from his position and Lee took the hot-seat.

We’ve now reached the business end of the list. These are the five managers who spent the shortest amount of time in their respective posts.

5. Darko Milanic (33 days) – Leeds United.

Leeds Owner Massimo Cellino appointed Milanic back in September 2014 on a two-year deal, making the move to Elland Road from Austrian side Sturm Graz.

His time was cut short in Yorkshire, despite becoming the first non-British or Irish manager at Leeds in their entire history, as after six games he was still without a win. He was removed minutes after a 2-1 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers… 32 days after taking over.

4. Paul Hart (28 days) – Queens Park Rangers.

A win percentage of just 20 signalled the end for Hart at Loftus Road, with the former Leeds United defender winning just one out of his five games in charge.

Hart is currently assistant manager at Luton Town, and has been since May 2016. However, his long-term appointments haven’t always come naturally as he lasted just 28 days in London.

Jim Magilton’s departure on 16th December 2009 was a turning point for the R’s and a day later Hart was appointed. However, with one win and two draws to his name from his five opening games, his tenure was cut short.

3. Micky Adams (13 days) – .Swansea City.

Adams made a swift return to management as he teamed up with Swansea City in Division Three.

However a turbulent period of 13 days culminated with the former Leeds United defender quoting broken promises and an unstable financial future was the breaking point that forced him to quit.

2. Dave Bassett (4 days) – Crystal Palace.

Bassett supposedly managed at Selhurst for four days in 1984, but as he had never actually signed a contract with the London side he made a swift return to Wimbledon.

1. Leroy Rosenior (10 minutes) – Torquay.

In 2007 Rosenior became the holder for the shortest spell as manager as he was unfortunately appointed as manager as the Club were in the middle of negotiating the final stages of a takeover.

Once the papers were signed, they wanted their own man in and Rosenior was gone, just 10 minutes into his new job.

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