William Stanley (football manager)

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William Stanley was the first ever manager of Coventry City between 1883 and 1885. Although little is known of him he is credited with being the true founder of the club, which has been going for 125 years. As a player, Stanley was a centre-forward and also acted as club secretary for two years.

Coventry City F.C. – Managers

Stanley (1883–85^s) · Hathaway (1885–87^s) · Morgan (1887–92^s) · Kirk (1893–^s) · Maley (1893–^s) · Collins (1893–95^s) · Cashmore (1895–1900^s) · Newhall (1900–02^s) · O'Shea (1902–05^s) · Beaman (1905–08^s) · Harris (1908–09^s) · Buckle (1909–10) · Wallace (1910–13) · Scott-Walford (1913–15) · Howard (1915–17^c) · Clayton (1919–19) · Pollitt (1919–20) · Evans (1920–24) · Harbourne (1924^c) · Kerr (1924–28) · McIntyre (1928–31) · Slade (1931^c) · Storer (1931–45) · Bayliss (1945–47) · Frith (1947–48) · Storer (1948–53) · Fairbrother (1953–54) · Elliott (1954–55^c) · Carver (1955–56) · Raynor (1956) · Warren (1956–57) · Frith (1957–61) · Hill (1961–67) · Cantwell (1967–72) · Dennison (1972^c) · Mercer (1972–74) · Milne (1974–81) · Sexton (1981–83) · Gould (1983–84) · Mackay (1984–86) · Curtis (1986–87) · Sillett (1987–90) · Butcher (1990–92) · Howe (1992^c) · Gould (1992–93) · Neal (1993–95) · Atkinson (1995–96) · Strachan (1996–01) · Nilsson (2001–02) · Peake (2002^c) · McAllister (2002–03) · Black (2003–04) · Ogrizovic (2004^c) · Reid (2004–05) · Heath (2005^c) · Adams (2005–07) · Heath (2007^c) · Dowie (2007–08) · Harbin & Bunn (2008^c) · Coleman (2008–)