Harry Redknapp was appointed the Queens Park Rangers manager in November 2012.

The following article is a list of all Queens Park Rangers Football Club managers. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of QPR since they turned professional in 1898. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge. As of the start of Mark Warburton's appointment during the beginning of the 2019–20 season, QPR have had 56 full-time managers, with the unusually high figure of 21 management changes in the last 10 years.

Managers

Information correct as of 28 October 2023. Competitive matches counted only. Permanent managers are only on this list.

Name Nat From To Time in Charge G W D L Win %[A] Honours and/or notes Ref(s)
James Cowan Scotland Scotland 1 August 1906 31 March 1913 6 years, 242 days 296 128 85 83 43.2 Southern Football League champions 1907/08,
FA Charity Shield runners–up 1908, 1912 		[1]
James Howie Scotland Scotland 1 August 1913 1 April 1920 6 years, 244 days 236 85 48 103 36.0 – [2]
Ned Liddle England England 1 April 1920 31 March 1924 3 years, 365 days 177 71 42 64 40.1 – [3]
Bob Hewison England England 1 August 1925 1 May 1930 4 years, 273 days 219 80 53 86 36.5 – [4]
Archie Mitchell England England 1 November 1931 1 May 1933 1 year, 181 days 79 32 18 29 40.5 – [5]
Mick O'Brien Republic of Ireland Ireland 1 May 1933 1 April 1935 1 year, 335 days 84 40 16 28 47.6 – [6]
Billy Birrell Scotland Scotland 1 April 1935 1 May 1939 4 years, 30 days 184 85 42 57 46.2 – [7]
Ted Vizard Wales Wales 1 May 1939 1 April 1944 4 years, 336 days 186 95 29 62 51.1 – [8]
Dave Mangnall England England 1 April 1944 31 May 1952 8 years, 60 days 280 112 74 94 40.0 Football League Third Division South champions 1947/48 [9]
Jack Taylor England England 1 June 1952 1 May 1959 7 years, 0 days 341 118 89 134 34.6 – [10]
Alec Stock England England 1 August 1959 1 August 1968 9 years, 0 days 439 206 104 129 46.9 Football League Third Division champions 1966/67
Football League Cup winners 1966/67 		[11]
Bill Dodgin, Jr. England England 1 August 1968 1 November 1968 92 days 16 2 5 9 12.5 – [12]
Tommy Docherty Scotland Scotland 1 November 1968 30 November 1968 29 days 4 1 0 3 25.0 – [13]
Les Allen England England 1 December 1968 6 January 1971 2 years, 36 days 99 31 23 45 31.3 – [14]
Gordon Jago England England 6 January 1971 27 September 1974 3 years, 264 days 161 71 55 35 44.1 Football League Division Two runners-up 1972/73 [15]
Dave Sexton England England 16 October 1974 9 July 1977 2 years, 266 days 130 57 32 41 43.8 Football League Division One runners-up 1975/76 [16]
Frank Sibley England England 10 July 1977 29 July 1978 1 year, 19 days 45 9 17 19 20.0 – [17]
Alec Stock England England 30 July 1978 1 August 1978 2 days 0 0 0 0 — – [11]
Steve Burtenshaw England England 10 August 1978 10 May 1979 273 days 41 6 13 22 14.6 – [18]
Tommy Docherty Scotland Scotland 11 May 1979 1 October 1980 1 year, 143 days 51 20 16 15 39.2 – [13]
Terry Venables England England 1 October 1980 24 May 1984 3 years, 236 days 179 89 36 54 49.7 FA Cup runners-up 1981/82
Football League Division Two champions 1982/83 		[19]
Gordon Jago England England 28 May 1984 5 June 1984 8 days 0 0 0 0 — – [15]
Alan Mullery England England 20 June 1984 5 December 1984 168 days 26 11 8 7 42.3 – [20]
Frank Sibley England England 5 December 1984 1 June 1985 178 days 28 8 6 14 28.6 – [17]
Jim Smith England England 11 June 1985 4 December 1988 3 years, 176 days 167 67 38 62 40.1 Football League Cup runners-up 1985/86 [21]
Trevor Francis England England 14 December 1988 27 November 1989 348 days 93 31 30 32 33.3 – [22]
Don Howe England England 28 November 1989 21 May 1991 1 year, 174 days 75 27 21 27 36.0 – [23]
Gerry Francis England England 1 June 1991 11 November 1994 3 years, 194 days 158 59 47 52 37.3 – [24]
Ray Wilkins England England 15 November 1994 4 September 1996 1 year, 294 days 80 31 13 36 38.8 – [25]
Stewart Houston Scotland Scotland 16 September 1996 10 November 1997 1 year, 55 days 63 25 15 23 39.7 – [26]
Ray Harford England England 5 December 1997 28 September 1998 297 days 41 5 18 18 12.2 [27]
Gerry Francis England England 16 October 1998 25 February 2001 2 years, 132 days 125 36 42 47 28.8 – [24]
Ian Holloway England England 26 February 2001 2 February 2006 4 years, 341 days 252 100 71 81 39.7 Football League Division Two runners-up 2003/04 [28]
Gary Waddock Republic of Ireland Ireland 6 February 2006 19 September 2006 225 days 23 4 8 11 17.4 – [29][30]
John Gregory England England 20 September 2006 1 October 2007 1 year, 11 days 48 13 12 23 27.1 – [31]
Mick Harford England England 1 October 2007 29 October 2007 28 days 5 2 2 1 40.2 – [32]
Luigi De Canio Italy Italy 29 October 2007 12 May 2008 196 days 35 12 11 12 34.3 First manager from outside UK & Ireland [33]
Iain Dowie Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 14 May 2008 24 October 2008 163 days 15 8 3 4 53.3 Highest win percentage of any QPR manager. [34]
Paulo Sousa Portugal Portugal 19 November 2008 9 April 2009 141 days 26 7 12 7 26.9 – [35]
Jim Magilton Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 June 2009 16 December 2009 227 days 24 9 8 7 37.5 – [36]
Paul Hart England England 17 December 2009 15 January 2010 29 days 5 1 2 2 20.0 – [37]
Mick Harford England England 15 January 2010 2 March 2010 46 days 7 1 0 6 14.3 – [32]
Neil Warnock England England 2 March 2010 8 January 2012 1 year, 312 days 84 33 27 24 39.2 Football League Championship champions [38]
Mark Hughes Wales Wales 10 January 2012 23 November 2012 318 days 32 8 6 18 25.0 – [39][40]
Harry Redknapp England England 24 November 2012 3 February 2015 2 years, 71 days 103 36 26 41 35.0 Championship Play Off winners 2013/14 [41][42]
Chris Ramsey England England 12 February 2015 4 November 2015 206 days 30 8 6 16 26.7 – [43]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Netherlands Netherlands 4 December 2015 5 November 2016 337 days 38 11 15 12 28.9 – [44]
Ian Holloway England England 11 November 2016 10 May 2018 1 year, 180 days 80 26 14 40 32.5 –
Steve McClaren England England 18 May 2018 1 April 2019 318 days 46 16 9 21 34.8 – [45]
Mark Warburton England England 8 May 2019 1 June 2022 3 years, 24 days 150 56 35 59 37.3 – [46]
Michael Beale England England 1 June 2022 28 November 2022 180 days 22 9 5 8 40.9 – [47]
Neil Critchley England England 11 December 2022 19 February 2023 1 year, 48 days 12 1 5 6 8.33 Lowest win percentage of any permanent QPR manager. – [48]
Gareth Ainsworth England England 21 February 2023 Present 341 days 28 5 4 19 17.9 – [49]

Notes

References

Specific

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  4. ^ "Bob Hewison's managerial career". SoccerBase. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Archie Mitchell's managerial career". SoccerBase. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Mick O'Brien's managerial career". SoccerBase. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Billy Birrell's managerial career". SoccerBase. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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  9. ^ "Dave Mangnall's managerial career". SoccerBase. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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  49. ^ "Gareth Ainsworth is back". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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