Leeds First Season Manager January Update

This is usually a stats article for comparison and interest however I fear McDermott will not get to join the list of managers I am comparing him with here as a first full season survivor unless Haigh & Co ultimately win the takeover battle. It's interesting to hear his remit this season was stabilisation and it's hard to imagine what he's having to deal with right now.

Yes some of the names below are from a different time when football was about the sport but just look where Revie stands in this months ranking. You could argue McDermott is no Revie but who knew what was coming back in 1961. If humans could see the future this club wouldn't have had a manager since David O'Leary.

We've employed the Championship winning managers of 2011 and 2012 in Warnock and McDermott and tied their hands behind their backs and given them a beating. So perhaps next its Chris Hughton or Malky McKay surely one of them will strike gold. There probably isn't a manager out there with the answer under the current conditions.

Anyway enjoy the stats if you can and I hope its still relevant next month.


These are the first FULL season survivors as managers of Leeds United and Neil Warnock for interest and how they fared to the end of January of their respective first seasons.

For more background and the previous months standings check here

December
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/246456

November
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/241512

October
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/236931

September
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/232639

August
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/227587


The first FULL season survivors were
Arthur Fairclough - Second Tier 1921/22
D ick Ray - Second Tier 1927/28
Billy Hampson - First Tier 1935/36
Willis Edwards - Second Tier 1947/48
Major Frank Buckley - Second Tier 1948/49
Raich Carter - Second Tier 1953/54
Jack Taylor - First Tier 1959/60
Don Revie - Second Tier 1961/62
Jimmy Armfield - First Tier 1975/76
Jimmy Adamson - First Tier 1979/80
Allan Clarke - First Tier 1981/82
Eddie Gray - Second Tier 1982/83
Billy Bremner - Second Tier 1986/87
Howard Wilkinson - Second Tier 1989/90
George Graham - First Tier 1997/98
David O'Leary - First Tier 1999/00
Kevin Blackwell - Second Tier 2004/05
Simon Grayson - Third Tier 2009/10

To the end of January; Results best to worst and all converted to 3 points for a win.

Simon Grayson took 60 points from 27 games – 2.22 per game
David O'Leary took 47 points from 22 games – 2.14 per game
Howard Wilkinson took 55 points from 27 games - 2.04 per game
D. Ray took 52 points from 26 games – 2.00 per game
Jimmy Armfield took 50 points from 26 games – 1.92 per game
George Graham took 38 points from 24 games - 1.58 per game
Neil Warnock took 41 points from 28 games - 1.46 per game
Billy Hampson took 35 points from 24 games - 1.46 per game
Billy Bremner took 36 points from 25 games - 1.44 per game
Eddie Gray took 36 points from 25 games - 1.44 per game
Jimmy Adamson took 36 points from 26 games - 1.38 per game
Arthur Fairclough took 35 points from 26 games – 1.35 per game
Brian McDermott has 36 points from 27 games - 1.33 per game
Kevin Blackwell took 41 points from 32 games - 1.28 per game
Raich Carter took took 35 points from 28 games - 1.25 per game
Willis Edwards took 35 points from 28 games - 1.25 per game
Allan Clarke 23 points from 20 games – 1.15 per game
Major Frank Buckley took 27 points from 31 games - 1.15 per game
Jack Taylor took 27 points from 31 games - 1.15 per game
Don Revie took 29 points from 26 games - 1.12 per game



The Warnock verses McDermott comparison in December saw both end on 35 points but now there's a gap of 5 points in favour of Warnock from one game more. The playoff benchmarks of Billy Bremner (4th in his first season) and Eddie Gray (8th in his first season) are still in touching distance both on 36 points as is McDermott but he has played 2 games more.