Pompey Managers 1974-1998

Who's the best manager Pompey ever had? A check on the stats of Pompey's managers from the total disaster of Ian St John to the return of the messiah, Alan Ball. And who's the best manager Pompey never had? Click here for an exclusive revelation!

Alan Ball (Second spell)
Re-appointed 25th January 1998
Up to and including Bradford (H) 20/10/98
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		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
97/98	Div 1	19	7	5	7	21	18	26	20	-	-
98/99	Div 1	15	4	5	6	23	23	17	-	-	2
										Pts/ game
Total	2nd spell	34	11	10	13	44	41	43		1.26
Total	1st spell	193	82	52	59	268	220	298		1.54
	Total	227	93	62	72	312	261	341		1.5

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
97/98	Div 1	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	24	3	-
										Pts/ game
Total		2	0	0	2	1	3	0	24	0.00

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
97/98	Div 1	25	6	5	14	29	42	23	24	3*	1
96/97	Div 1	46	20	8	18	59	53	68	7	6	2
95/96	Div 1	46	13	13	20	61	69	52	21	3	1
94/95	Div 1	18	8	4	6	25	24	28	18	-	-
										Pts/ game
Total		135	47	30	58	174	188	171		1.27

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
94/95	Div 1	28	7	9	12	28	39	30	-	4	3
93/94	Div 1	46	15	13	18	52	58	58	17	3	5
92/93	Div 1	46	26	10	10	80	46	88	3	3	3
91/92	Div 2	46	19	12	15	65	51	69	9	SF	3
										Pts/ game
Total		120	48	32	40	160	143	176		1.47

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
90/91	Div 2	12	5	2	5	17	14	17	17	-	-
										Pts/ game
Total		12	5	2	5	17	14	17		1.42

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
88/89	Div 2	25	9	8	8	35	33	35	-	3	2
87/88	Div 1	40	7	14	19	36	66	35	19	6	2
86/87	Div 2	42	23	9	10	53	28	78	2	4	3
85/86	Div 2	42	22	7	13	69	41	73	4	3	5
84/85	Div 2	42	20	14	8	69	50	74	4	3	2
83/84	Div 2	1	1	0	0	5	0	3	16	-	-
										Pts/ game
Total		192	82	52	58	267	218	298		1.55

Bobby Campbell
Appointed 31st March 1982
Left 11th May 1984

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
83/84	Div 2	41	13	7	21	68	64	46	-	4	2
82/83	Div 3	46	27	10	9	74	41	91	1	2	1
81/82	Div 3	12	4	5	3	18	13	17	13	-	-
										Pts/ game
Total		99	44	22	33	160	118	154		1.56

Jimmy Dickinson
Appointed 4th May 1977
Left 12th May 1979

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
78/89	Div 4	45	20	11	14	61	47	51	-	2	1
77/78	Div 3	46	7	17	22	41	75	31	24	2	3
76/77	Div 3	3	1	1	1	6	5	3	20	-	-
										Pts/ game
Total		94	28	29	37	108	127	85		1.20*

*Equivalent for 3pts/win

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	FAC	LC
76/77	Div 3	43	10	13	20	47	67	33	-	3	1
75/76	Div 2	42	9	7	26	32	61	25	22	4	2
74/75	Div 2	36	11	12	13	38	43	34	17	3	-
										Pts/ game
Total		121	30	32	59	117	171	92		1.01