Managers
West Ham have had only fourteen permanent managers in their history and an additional three caretaker managers. Up until 1989 the club had only had five different managers. Before the appointment of Gianfranco Zola in 2008 the club never had an overseas manager, with the only non-Englishman being the Scot, Lou Macari. Their current manager is Sam Allardyce who was appointed in May 2011. Numerous former Hammers have taken on temporary managerial roles at the club, between permanent managers. Ronnie Boyce briefly took the reins, in February 1990, following Lou Macari's resignation and the appointment of Billy Bonds. Former Hammers player and board member Trevor Brooking was briefly in charge during two separate spells as caretaker manager in 2003, first during the illness of Glenn Roeder and again between Roeder's sacking and the appointment of Alan Pardew. Former player Kevin Keen has been caretaker manager twice; immediately prior to Gianfranco Zola's appointment in 2008 and after the sacking of Avram Grant in 2011.
| Manager | Caretaker Manager | Period | G | W | D | L | Win % | Honours/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd King | 1901–32 | 638 | 248 | 146 | 244 | 38.87 | ||
| Charlie Paynter | 1932–50 | 480 | 198 | 116 | 166 | 41.25 | ||
| Ted Fenton | 1950–61 | 483 | 192 | 107 | 184 | 39.75 | ||
| Ron Greenwood | 1961–74 | 613 | 215 | 165 | 233 | 35.07 | ||
| John Lyall | 1974–89 | 708 | 277 | 176 | 255 | 39.12 | ||
| Lou Macari | 1989–90 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 36.84 | ||
| Ronnie Boyce | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Billy Bonds | 1990–94 | 227 | 99 | 61 | 67 | 43.61 | ||
| Harry Redknapp | 1994–01 | 327 | 121 | 85 | 121 | 37.00 | ||
| Glenn Roeder | 2001–03 | 86 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 31.40 | ||
| Trevor Brooking | 2003 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 69.23 | ||
| Alan Pardew | 2003–06 | 163 | 67 | 38 | 58 | 41.10 | ||
| Alan Curbishley | 2006–08 | 71 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 39.44 | ||
| Kevin Keen | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Gianfranco Zola | 2008–10 | 80 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 28.75 | ||
| Avram Grant | 2010–11 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 31.91 | ||
| Kevin Keen | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Sam Allardyce | 2011– | 66 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 50.00 |
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