Manager ins and outs - December 2020
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Former Oldham, Barnsley and Bristol City boss Lee Johnson was named Sunderland manager on 5 December
BBC Sport tracks all the manager ins and outs, as well as listing all the current bosses in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, English Football League and National League.
All of the managerial movements for December will appear below, followed by the full list of each club, league by league.
To read the list for November, visit the ins and outs page.
Date | Ins | Outs |
|---|---|---|
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20 December | ||
21 December | ||
23 December | ||
28 December | ||
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31 December |
Premier League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Club | Manager | Appointed | Predecessor |
Arsenal | Mikel Arteta | 20 Dec 2019 | Unai Emery |
Aston Villa | Dean Smith | 10 Oct 2018 | Steve Bruce |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Graham Potter | 20 May 2019 | Chris Hughton |
Burnley | Sean Dyche | 30 Oct 2012 | Eddie Howe |
Chelsea | Frank Lampard | 4 Jul 2019 | Maurizio Sarri |
Crystal Palace | Roy Hodgson | 12 Sep 2017 | Frank de Boer |
Everton | Carlo Ancelotti | 21 Dec 2019 | Marco Silva |
Fulham | Scott Parker | 28 Feb 2018 (as caretaker - 10 May 2019 on permanent basis) | Claudio Ranieri |
Leeds United | Marcelo Bielsa | 15 Jun 2018 | Paul Heckingbottom |
Leicester City | Brendan Rodgers | 26 Feb 2019 | Claude Puel |
Liverpool | Jurgen Klopp | 8 Oct 2015 | Brendan Rodgers |
Manchester City | Pep Guardiola | 1 Jul 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
Manchester United | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | 19 Dec 2018 (as caretaker - 28 Mar 2019 on permanent basis) | Jose Mourinho |
Newcastle United | Steve Bruce | 17 Jul 2019 | Rafael Benitez |
Sheffield United | Chris Wilder | 12 May 2016 | Nigel Adkins |
Southampton | Ralph Hasenhuttl | 5 Dec 2018 | Mark Hughes |
Tottenham Hotspur | Jose Mourinho | 20 Nov 2019 | Mauricio Pochettino |
West Bromwich Albion | Sam Allardyce | 16 Dec 2020 | Slaven Bilic |
West Ham United | David Moyes | 30 Dec 2019 | Manuel Pellegrini |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nuno Espirito Santo | 31 May 2017 | Paul Lambert |
Scottish Premiership | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Club | Manager | Appointed | Predecessor |
Aberdeen | Derek McInnes | 6 Apr 2013 | Craig Brown |
Celtic | Neil Lennon | 26 Feb 2019 | Brendan Rodgers |
Dundee Utd | Micky Mellon | 6 Jun 2020 | Robbie Neilson |
Hamilton | Brian Rice | 31 Jan 2019 | Martin Canning |
Hibernian | Jack Ross | 15 Nov 2019 | Paul Heckingbottom |
Kilmarnock | Alex Dyer | 30 Dec 2019 | Angelo Alessio |
Livingston | David Martindale | 26 Nov 2020 (as interim - 21 Dec 2020 on permanent basis) | Gary Holt |
Motherwell | TBC | Stephen Robinson | |
Rangers | Steven Gerrard | 4 May 2018 | Graeme Murty |
Ross County | John Hughes | 21 Dec 2020 | Stuart Kettlewell |
St Johnstone | Callum Davidson | 18 Jun 2020 | Tommy Wright |
St Mirren | Jim Goodwin | 28 Jun 2019 | Oran Kearney |
Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Club | Manager | Appointed | Predecessor |
Barnsley | Valerien Ismael | 23 Oct 2020 | Gerhard Struber |
Birmingham City | Aitor Karanka | 31 Jul 2020 | Pep Clotet |
Blackburn Rovers | Tony Mowbray | 22 Feb 2017 | Owen Coyle |
Bournemouth | Jason Tindall | 8 Aug 2020 | Eddie Howe |
Brentford | Thomas Frank | 16 Oct 2018 | Dean Smith |
Bristol City | Dean Holden | 10 Aug 2020 | Lee Johnson |
Cardiff City | Neil Harris | 16 Nov 2019 | Neil Warnock |
Coventry City | Mark Robins | 6 Mar 2017 | Russell Slade |
Derby County | TBC | Phillip Cocu | |
Huddersfield Town | Carlos Corberan | 23 Jul 2020 | Danny Cowley |
Luton Town | Nathan Jones | 28 May 2020 | Graeme Jones |
Middlesbrough | Neil Warnock | 23 June 2020 | Jonathan Woodgate |
Millwall | Gary Rowett | 21 Oct 2019 | Neil Harris |
Norwich City | Daniel Farke | 25 May 2017 | Alex Neil |
Nottingham Forest | Chris Hughton | 6 Oct 2020 | Sabri Lamouchi |
Preston North End | Alex Neil | 4 Jul 2017 | Simon Grayson |
Queens Park Rangers | Mark Warburton | 8 May 2019 | Steve McClaren |
Reading | Veljko Paunovic | 29 Aug 2020 | Mark Bowen |
Rotherham United | Paul Warne | 5 Apr 2017 | Kenny Jackett |
Sheffield Wednesday | TBC | Tony Pulis | |
Stoke City | Michael O'Neill | 8 Nov 2019 | Nathan Jones |
Swansea City | Steve Cooper | 13 Jun 2019 | Graham Potter |
Watford | Xisco Munoz | 20 Dec 2020 | Vladimir Ivic |
Wycombe Wanderers | Gareth Ainsworth | 8 Nov 2012 | Gary Waddock |
League One | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Club | Manager | Appointed | Predecessor |
Accrington Stanley | John Coleman | 18 Sep 2014 | James Beattie |
AFC Wimbledon | Glyn Hodges | 23 Oct 2019 | Wally Downes |
Blackpool | Neil Critchley | 2 Mar 2020 | Simon Grayson |
Bristol Rovers | Paul Tisdale | 19 Nov 2020 | Ben Garner |
Burton Albion | TBC | Jake Buxton | |
Charlton Athletic | Lee Bowyer | 6 Sep 2018 | Karl Robinson |
Crewe Alexandra | David Artell | 8 Jan 2017 | Steve Davis |
Doncaster Rovers | Darren Moore | 10 Jul 2019 | Grant McCann |
Fleetwood Town | Joey Barton | 2 Jun 2018 | John Sheridan |
Gillingham | Steve Evans | 21 May 2019 | Steve Lovell |
Hull City | Grant McCann | 21 Jun 2019 | Nigel Adkins |
Ipswich | Paul Lambert | 27 Oct 2018 | Paul Hurst |
Lincoln City | Michael Appleton | 20 Sep 2019 | Danny Cowley |
MK Dons | Russell Martin | 3 Nov 2019 | Paul Tisdale |
Northampton Town | Keith Curle | 1 Oct 2018 | Dean Austin |
Oxford United | Karl Robinson | 22 Mar 2018 | Pep Clotet |
Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | 26 Jan 2019 | Steve Evans |
Plymouth Argyle | Ryan Lowe | 5 Jun 2019 | Derek Adams |
Portsmouth | Kenny Jackett | 2 Jun 2017 | Paul Cook |
Rochdale | Brian Barry-Murphy | 3 Apr 2019 | Keith Hill |
Shrewsbury Town | Steve Cotterill | 27 Nov 2020 | Sam Ricketts |
Sunderland | Lee Johnson | 5 Dec 2020 | Phil Parkinson |
Swindon Town | John Sheridan | 13 Nov 2020 | Richie Wellens |
Wigan Athletic | TBC | John Sheridan | |
League Two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Club | Manager | Appointed | Predecessor |
Barrow | Michael Jolley | 23 Dec 2020 | David Dunn |
Bolton Wanderers | Ian Evatt | 1 Jul 2020 | Keith Hill |
Bradford City | TBC | Stuart McCall | |
Cambridge United | Mark Bonner | 9 Mar 2020 | Colin Calderwood |
Carlisle United | Chris Beech | 26 Nov 2019 | Steven Pressley |
Cheltenham Town | Michael Duff | 10 Sep 2018 | Gary Johnson |
Colchester United | Steve Ball | 28 Jul 2020 | John McGreal |
Crawley Town | John Yems | 5 Dec 2019 | Gabriele Cioffi |
Exeter City | Matt Taylor | 1 Jun 2018 | Paul Tisdale |
Forest Green Rovers | Mark Cooper | 9 May 2016 | Adrian Pennock |
Grimsby Town | TBC | Ian Holloway | |
Harrogate Town | Simon Weaver | 21 May 2009 | Neil Aspin |
Leyton Orient | Ross Embleton | 7 Jan 2020 | Carl Fletcher |
Mansfield Town | Nigel Clough | 6 Nov 2020 | Graham Coughlan |
Morecambe | Derek Adams | 7 Nov 2019 | Jim Bentley |
Newport County | Mike Flynn | 9 May 2017 | Graham Westley |
Oldham Athletic | Harry Kewell | 1 Aug 2020 | Dino Maamria |
Port Vale | John Askey | 4 Feb 2019 | Neil Aspin |
Salford City | Richie Wellens | 4 November 2020 | Graham Alexander |
Scunthorpe United | Neil Cox | 7 Aug 2020 | Paul Hurst |
Southend United | Mark Molesley | 13 Aug 2020 | Sol Campbell |
Stevenage | Alex Revell | 16 Feb 2020 | Graham Westley |
Tranmere Rovers | Keith Hill | 21 Nov 2020 | Mike Jackson |
Walsall | Darrell Clarke | 10 May 2019 | Dean Keates |
National League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Club | Manager | Appointed | Predecessor |
Aldershot Town | Danny Searle | 20 May 2019 | Gary Waddock |
Altrincham | Phil Parkinson | 28 Apr 2017 | Jim Harvey |
Barnet | Tim Flowers | 14 Dec 2020 | Peter Beadle |
Boreham Wood | Luke Garrard | 14 Oct 2015 | Ian Allinson |
Bromley | Neil Smith | 4 Apr 2016 | Mark Goldberg |
Chesterfield | James Rowe | 26 Nov 2020 | John Pemberton |
Dagenham & Redbridge | Daryl McMahon | 3 Jan 2020 | Peter Taylor |
Dover Athletic | Andy Hessenthaler | 8 Oct 2018 | Chris Kinnear |
Eastleigh | Ben Strevens | 5 Nov 2018 | Andy Hessenthaler |
FC Halifax Town | Pete Wild | 25 Jul 2019 | Jamie Fullarton |
Hartlepool United | Dave Challinor | 11 Nov 2019 | Craig Hignett |
King's Lynn Town | Ian Culverhouse | 1 Nov 2018 | Neil Fryatt & Robbie Back |
Macclesfield Town | Tim Flowers | 28 Aug 2020 | Mark Kennedy |
Maidenhead United | Alan Devonshire | 5 May 2015 | Johnson Hippolyte |
Notts County | Neal Ardley | 23 Nov 2018 | Harry Kewell |
Solihull Moors | Jimmy Shan | 12 Feb 2020 | Tim Flowers |
Stockport County | Jim Gannon | 20 Jan 2016 | Michael Flynn |
Sutton United | Matt Gray | 1 May 2019 | Paul Doswell |
Torquay | Gary Johnson | 13 Sep 2018 | Gary Owers |
Yeovil Town | Darren Sarll | 19 Jun 2019 | Darren Way |
Wealdstone | Dean Brennan | 21 May 2019 | Bobby Wilkinson |
Weymouth | Brian Stock | 4 Sep 2020 | Mark Molesley |
Woking | Alan Dowson | 16 May 2018 | Anthony Limbrick |
Wrexham | Dean Keates | 6 Oct 2019 | Bryan Hughes |
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- Published25 November 2020
