List of Bath City F.C. managers

This is a chronological list of Bath City Football Club managers, comprising all those who have held the position of manager for the first team. From the glory days of Ted Davis in the 1930s, to Malcolm Allison in the 1963–1964 season, to the present with former player Jerry Gill. Bath City's history is entirely in non-League football, predominantly in the fourth tier from 1921 to 1959 (before the formation of the Football League Fourth Division in 1959) and then the fifth tier from 1960 to the late 1990s, though being relegated to the sixth on several occasions. Bath have narrowly missed out on election to the Football League by a small margin on multiple occasions, some of which, include 1935, 1978 and in 1985, though the club have been in talks for entry to the English Football League through out their entire history, most notably from the 1930s, to the 1970s. The club have a good history in the FA Cup, reaching the third round six times, and have beaten league sides including Crystal Palace (in 1931), Millwall (in 1959), and Cardiff City (in 1992).

Malcolm Allison
Ted Davis is the clubs most successful manager of all time.

In total, Bath have won two Southern League Western Section (level 4) titles (1929–30, 1930–33), two Southern League (level 5) titles (1959–60, 1977–78), one Conference South (level 6) play off, one Southern Football League (level 7) title (2006–07), one Southern League Cup, one non league championship trophy, one Football League North (1943–44) and twenty-four Somerset Premier Cups. The list shows the clubs 31 managers from 1907 onwards, not including the role of 'caretaker'. Only Ted Davis, Charles pinker and Gary Owers have managed the club on two occasions. The longest serving manager was Ted Davis from 1927–1937 and then 1939–1947, for a total of 17 years, he is also the clubs most successful manager.

List of Managers

Information correct as of 19 October 2022. Only competitive matches are counted.

Caretaker managers are not included.

Key
  Total number of trophies won
Name From To P W D L Win% Tiers Honours No. of honours Refs
EnglandBen Hargett 1907 October 1909 46 13 13 20 28% n/a 0
EnglandCharles Pinker

October 1909 June 1921 250 134 41 75 54% n/a 0
EnglandBilly Tout

July 1921 June 1925 94 34 15 45 36% Tier 4 0
EnglandCharles Pinker June 1925 June 1927 93 23 17 53 25% Tier 4 0
EnglandTed Davis May 1927 May 1937 538 253 98 187 47% Tier 4 2 Southern League Western Sections
4 Somerset Premier Cups		 6 [1]
EnglandAlex Raisbeck June 1938 April 1940 73 23 20 30 32% Tier 4 0 [2]
EnglandTed Davis May 1940 June 1945 152 Tier 4 1 Football League North 1 [3]
England Arthur Mortimer August 1945 January 1947 77 28 10 39 35% Tier 4 0
EnglandVic Woodley June 1947 December 1949 109 38 20 51 35% Tier 4 0 [4]
EnglandEddie Hapgood March 1950 February 1956 313 131 66 116 42% Tier 4 2 Somerset Premier Cups 2 [5]
Republic of IrelandPaddy Sloan May 1956 May 1957 53 20 10 23 38% Tier 4 0 [6]
EnglandBob Hewison May 1957 May 1961 218 112 38 68 51% Tier 4 and 5 1 Southern League

1 Somerset Premier Cup

 2 [7]
EnglandArthur Cole May 1961 January 1963 71 34 11 26 48% Tier 5 0
EnglandMalcolm Allison March 1963 May 1964 71 38 15 18 54% Tier 5 0 [8]
WalesIvor Powell July 1964 January 1967 160 67 32 61 42% Tier 5 and 6 1 Somerset Premier Cup 1 [9]
EnglandArnold Rodgers February 1967 December 1971 217 106 49 62 49% Tier 6 2 Somerset Premier Cups 2 [10]
EnglandDave Burnside December 1971 January 1973 41 13 9 19 32% Tier 6 0 [11]
EnglandBert Head November 1973 January 1975 141 64 32 45 45% Tier 5 and 6 0 [12]
EnglandJack Smith March 1975 May 1976 49 20 14 14 41% Tier 5 0 [13]
WalesBrian Godfrey August 1976 November 1979 157 79 49 29 50% Tier 5 1 Southern League
1 Somerset Premier Cup		 2 [14]
ScotlandBob Boyd December 1979 July 1980 42 14 10 18 33% Tier 5 0 [15]
EnglandStuart Taylor July 1980 August 1982 110 48 29 33 44% Tier 5 3 Somerset Premier Cups 2 [16]
EnglandBobby Jones August 1982 July 1988 330 130 80 120 39% Tier 5 3 Somerset Premier Cups 3 [17]
ScotlandLes Alderman November 1988 June 1989 32 11 10 11 34% Tier 6 1 Somerset Premier Cup 1 [18]
ScotlandGeorge Rooney July 1989 June 1991 105 54 21 30 51% Tier 5 1 Somerset Premier Cup 1 [19]
EnglandTony Ricketts March 1991 July 1996 287 110 79 98 38% Tier 5 2 Somerset Premier Cups 2 [20]
ScotlandSteve Millard April 1996 January 1998 100 39 27 34 39% Tier 6 0 [21]
WalesPaul Bodin April 1998 May 2001 170 76 46 48 45% Tier 6 0 [22]
EnglandAlan Pridham July 2001 November 2003 119 38 32 49 32% Tier 6 0 [23]
EnglandGary Owers July 2003 May 2005 84 38 18 28 45% Tier 7 0 [24]
EnglandJohn Relish June 2005 October 2008 180 95 45 40 53% Tier 6 and 7 2 Somerset Premier Cups 2 [25]
EnglandAdde Britton October 2008 October 2012 206 78 46 82 38% Tier 5 and 6 0 [26]
EnglandLee Howells October 2012 January 2016 172 70 41 61 41% Tier 6 0 [27]
EnglandGary Owers February 2016 September 2017 78 33 18 27 42% Tier 6 0 [28]
EnglandJerry Gill October 2017 Present 249 111 55 82 42% Tier 6 1 Somerset Premier Cup 1 [29]

Most trophies won
As of 23 October 2022
The significance/prestige of the trophy won is also taken into account.
NameL4L5L6L7SCTotal
Managers that have won a 'major' Non League trophy[lower-alpha 1]
England Ted Davis246
Wales Brian Godfrey112
England Bob Hewison112
Managers that have won 'lesser' Non League trophies[lower-alpha 2]
England Bobby Jones33
England Tony Ricketts22
England Eddie Hapgood 2 2
England Arnold Rodgers 2 2
England Stuart Taylor22
England Les Alderman 1 1 2
England John Relish22
England George Rooney11
Wales Ivor Powell 1 1
EnglandJerry Gill 1 1
Total22012530

Average League Position
1909–1971
Manager Average League Position Level
England Pinker 13th 4
England Davis 5th
Scotland Raisbeck 11th
England Davis 10th
England Woodley 17th
England Hapgood 12th
Republic of Ireland Sloan 17th
England Hewison 16th
4th 5
England Cole 6th
England Allison 3rd
England Rodgers 15th
4th 6
1971–1998
Manager Average League Position Level
EnglandBurnside 7th 6
England Head 6th 5
2nd 6
England Smith 16th 5
Wales Godfrey 3rd
England Boyd 16th
England Taylor 9th
England Jones 10th
England Alderman 9th 6
England Rooney 20th 5
2nd 6
Wales Ricketts 12th 5
1998–present
Manager Average League Position Level
England Millard 20th 5
6th 6
Wales Bodin 8th 6
England Pridham 16th
England Owers 16th
6th 7
England Relish 8th 6
2nd 7
England Britton 17th 5
6th 6
Australia Howells 12th
England Owers 9th
England Gill 11th

Footnotes
  1. Major Non League trophies include; The top tier of Non League football; (Third Tier from 1890–1921, Fourth Tier from 1921–1959 and Fifth Tier from 1959–present), the FA Trophy and the now defunct Anglo-Italian Cup
  2. Lesser non league trophies include; Non League titles below the top division; (Fourth Tier or below from 1890–1921, Fifth Tier or below from 1921–1959 and Sixth Tier or below from 1959–present) and The Somerset Cup

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