Lma end of season statistics 2012 13

LMA End of Season Statistics

Season 2012/13

LMA End of Season Statistics – Season 2012/13

LMA End of Season Statistics 2012/13 2

Contents

1. Summary and key findings

1.1 Movements and dismissals 3

1.2 Dismissals by league 3

2. Tenure 4

2.1 Tenure of dismissed managers 4

2.2 Last season 5

2.3 Over time 6

2.4 Tenure by league 7

2.5 Tenure of first time managers 7

3. Total movements and dismissals 8

3.1 Total movements 8

3.2 By league 8

3.3 By month 9

3.4 Over time 10

3.5 Total dismissals 11

4. Other managerial statistics 12

4.1 Longest serving 12

4.2 First time managers 12



1 Summary and key findings

1.1 Movements and dismissals

This season there have been 63 managerial movements

Of the 63 movements there have been 43 dismissals and 20 resignations

In total there have been in excess of 100 managerial and coaching dismissals in 2012/13 as

over 60 coaches were dismissed

In 2011/12 there were 49 movements - 33 dismissals and 16 resignations

1.2 Dismissals by league

Dismissals by league 2012-2013 compared with 2011-2012

2012-2013 2011-2012

Premier League 8 6

Championship 13 9

League One 11 8

League Two 11 10

Total 43 33

The league with the highest dismissals in 2012-2013 is the Championship with 13 dismissals

7 of these dismissals were between Christmas and the end of the season and the average

tenure of these 7 was 0.67 years

Blackburn dismissed 3 managers and Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 in the course of the

season

In addition to the 13 dismissals there were 6 resignations in the Championship, making the total

number of manager changes in the Championship 19



2 Tenure

2.1 Tenure of dismissed managers

Tenure of dismissed managers by league 2012-2013:

2012-2013

Premier League 2.811

Championship 1.04

League 1 1.37

League 2 2.57

Average 1.84

Average tenure of dismissed managers stood at 1.84 years in 2012-2013

This figure is raised by the dismissal in May 2013 of Tony Pulis after 6.94 years, without this

average tenure for the season would be 1.72 years

Average tenure of dismissed managers in 2011-2012 stood at 1.7 years

As last season, the average tenure of dismissed managers is raised by a small number of

dismissals of managers after lengthy tenure. Accordingly, clearer insights can perhaps be

gained by looking at the distribution of tenure

Figure 1 shows the frequency of the times at which managers were dismissed

Two thirds of the managers are dismissed at below average tenure, the tenure figure being

pulled up by the few who have been dismissed after much lengthy tenure

29 managers were dismissed at below average tenure with 14 above

This is broadly two thirds below and one third above the average tenure line

15 football managers were dismissed within a year in 2012-2013, 5 within 6 months of

appointment

1 The Premier League tenure figure is quite high but this is partly as a result of the dismissal of Tony Pulis,

Stoke after 6.94 years. Without Pulis, the average tenure of dismissed managers in the Premier League is

2.22 years.



Figure 1

2.2 Last season

2012-2013 2011-2012

Premier League 2.812 2.65

Championship 1.04 1.96

League 1 1.37 1.39

League 2 2.573 1.46

Average 1.84 1.7

2 The Premier League tenure figure is quite high but this is partly as a result of the dismissal of Tony Pulis,

Stoke after 6.94 years. Without Pulis, the average tenure of dismissed managers in the Premier League is

2.22 years.

3 The League 2 tenure figure is quite high because of the dismissals of Terry Brown from Wimbledon and

Micky Mellon of Fleetwood. It should be noted that both of these two achieved most of their lengthy tenure

in non-league. After entering the league, Terry Brown remained in post for 1.3 years and Micky Mellon 0.5

years at AFC Wimbledon and Fleetwood Town respectively. Had their management in the league, rather in

total, been used, League 2 average tenure of dismissed managers would stand at 1.68 years and overall

average tenure at 1.66 years.



2.3 Over time The broader football management dismissal trend of average tenure of the dismissed managers looks as follows:

Season Dismissals Resignations Average Tenure

Dismissed

Managers in Years

1994-1995 44 7 2.55

1995-1996 35 8 2.33

1996-1997 40 2 2.42

1997-1998 33 7 1.81

1998-1999 38 5 1.68

1999-2000 37 3 2.04

2000-2001 41 5 2.13

2001-2002 53 10 2.04

2002-2003 31 4 2.02

2003-2004 38 8 2.08

2004-2005 34 5 2.23

2005-2006 40 7 1.84

2006-2007 46 11 1.89

2007-2008 31 10 1.53

2008-2009 33 12 1.47

2009-2010 36 15 1.40

2010-2011 38 18 1.56

2011-12 33 16 1.7

2012-13 43 20 1.84

Overall the average length of time it takes a dismissed manager to get another job is currently 1.63

years



2.4 Tenure by league

If tenure is split by league, the highest average tenure of dismissed football managers is in the

Premier League (2.81 years). If Tony Pulis is not included in this – his 6.94 years pulls up the

average figure - the average tenure of dismissed managers in the Premier League is 2.22

years

Lowest average tenure of dismissed managers is in the Championship which is just above the

one year mark

Leagues 1 and 2 are broadly comparable at around the 1.4 year mark

7 Championship managers were sacked within 1 year of appointment, 5 of them within 6

months of appointment

8 Championship managers were sacked between Christmas and the end of the season. The

average tenure of these managers was 0.67 years

2.5 Tenure of first time managers

8 first time managers have been dismissed compared with 9 last season

The average tenure of first time managers is 1.96 years. This is again raised by the inclusion of

Micky Mellon of Fleetwood, a majority of whose tenure was gained outside of the football

league. If only his time as a league manager is included the average tenure of first time

managers stands at 1.5 years, above the average for the leagues in which they managed

2 first time managers managed in the Championship – Sean Dyche and Steve Kean; 2 in

League 1 – Andy Thorn and Paul Dickov and the remaining four in League 2



3 Total movements and dismissals

3.1 Total movements

Breakdown of changes 2012-2013:

2010-11

Dismissals 43

Resignations 20

Total 63

3.2 By league

Dismissals by League 2012-2013:

2012-13

Premier League 8

Championship 13

L1 11

L2 11

Total 43



3.3 By month

Figure 2

Figure 3(Comparison)



3.4 Over time

This is shown graphically in Figure 4



3.5 Total dismissals

The broader football management dismissal trend in total dismissals looks as follows:

Season Dismissals Resignations Total

1994-1995 44 7 51

1995-1996 35 8 43

1996-1997 40 2 42

1997-1998 33 7 40

1998-1999 38 5 43

1999-2000 37 3 40

2000-2001 41 5 46

2001-2002 53 10 63

2002-2003 31 4 35

2003-2004 38 8 46

2004-2005 34 5 39

2005-2006 40 7 47

2006-2007 46 11 57

2007-2008 31 10 41

2008-2009 33 12 45

2009-2010 36 15 51

2010-2011 38 15 53

2011-2012 33 16 49

2012-2013 43 20 63



4 Other managerial statistics

4.1 Longest serving

The top 10 current longest serving managers up until May 2012-13 included Sir Alex Ferguson (26

seasons), his successor David Moyes of Everton (11.23 seasons) and Tony Pulis who was dismissed by

Stoke City in May (2013) after 6.94 seasons. Without these three, the longest serving Football managers in

England are:

1. Arsène Wenger OBE – Arsenal (16.7 years) 2. Paul Tisdale – Exeter City (7 years) 3. Greg Abbott – Carlisle United (4.58 years) 4. Chris Wilder – Oxford United (4.45 years) 5. Nigel Clough – Derby County (4.4 years) 6. Gus Poyet – Brighton & Hove Albion (4.2 years) 7. Mark Yates – Cheltenham Town (3.45 years) 8. Russell Slade – Leyton Orient (3.16 years) 9. Karl Robinson – MK Dons (3.07 years) 10. Graham Turner – Shrewsbury Town (2.98 years)

4.2 First time managers

Eight of the 43 football managers dismissed this season have been first time managers4.

The average tenure of these eight was 1.96 years

If Micky Mellon’s tenure only as a league manager is counted, the average tenure of dismissed first

time managers is 1.5 years

4 The first time managers were Dyche (Watford), Kean (Blackburn), Thorn (Coventry), Dickov (Oldham),

Smith (Stevenage), Fletcher (Plymouth), Dean Holdsworth (Aldershot), Mellon (Fleetwood). Whilst this was

the first time that they had managed in England, Coyle, McInnes, Solbakken and Berg, are not counted as

first time managers for the purpose of this analysis.

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