Here are all the people that have managed Hull City on a full-time basis since the first appointment in April 1905.
The Tigers have also had several caretaker managers over the years, these are listed below the main table – for over 100 games the club’s Directors chose the team with no manager in place.
You can quickly find the page dedicated to an individual manager by entering part of his name in the search box below.
| Code | Name | Tenure | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Ambrose Langley | 26 April 1905 to 6 April 1913 (appointed assistant secretary at Sheffield Wednesday) | 10 March 1870 Horncastle England | 29 January 1937 Sheffield England |
| M2 | Harry Chapman | 7 April 1913 to 6 October 1914 (resigned, absent sick since July 1914) | 23 February 1880 Kiveton Park England | 29 September 1916 Leeds England |
| M3 | Fred Stringer | 6 October 1914 to 7 July 1916 (resigned to join Royal Defence Corps) | 28 July 1875 Sheffield England | 17 January 1940 Hull England |
| M4 | David Menzies | 14 July 1916 to 23 July 1921 (appointed manager at Bradford City) 9 March 1936 to 11 October 1936 (died in post) | 23 June 1873 Kirkcaldy Scotland | 11 October 1936 Hull England |
| M5 | Percy Lewis | 29 July 1921 to 13 January 1923 (resigned) | 11 May 1873 Rotherham England | 1 November 1942 Sheffield England |
| M6 | Bill McCracken | 17 February 1923 to 4 May 1931 (resigned) | 29 January 1883 Belfast Ireland | 20 January 1979 Hull England |
| M7 | Haydn Green | 6 May 1931 to 20 March 1934 (resigned) | 11 March 1887 Kirkby-in-Ashfield England | 8 February 1957 Watford England |
| M8 | Jack Hill | 13 April 1934 to 16 January 1936 (resigned) | 2 March 1897 Hetton-le-Hole England | 16 April 1972 Helensburgh Scotland |
| M9 | Ernest Blackburn | 6 January 1937 to 18 February 1946 (resigned) | 23 April 1893 Crawshawbooth England | 13 July 1964 Birkenhead England |
| M10 | Frank Buckley | 17 May 1946 to 6 April 1948 (resigned) | 3 October 1882 Urmston England | 21 December 1964 Walsall England |
| M11 | Raich Carter | 2 May 1948 to 5 September 1951 (resigned) | 21 December 1913 Sunderland England | 9 October 1994 Willerby England |
| M12 | Bob Jackson | 20 June 1952 to 17 March 1955 (given leave of absence) | 29 April 1896 Farnworth England | 17 May 1968 Blackpool England |
| M13 | Bob Brocklebank | 17 March 1955 to 15 May 1961 (resigned) | 23 May 1908 Finchley England | 6 September 1981 Brixham England |
| M14 | Cliff Britton | 12 July 1961 to 7 November 1969 (appointed General Manager at Hull City) | 27 August 1909 Hanham England | 1 December 1975 Anlaby England |
| M15 | Terry Neill | 15 June 1970 to 11 September 1974 (appointed manager at Tottenham Hotspur) | 8 May 1942 Belfast Northern Ireland | 28 July 2022 Hurstpierpoint England |
| M16 | John Kaye | 13 September 1974 to 1 October 1977 (dismissed) | 3 March 1940 Goole England | |
| M17 | Bobby Collins | 3 October 1977 to 10 February 1978 (dismissed) | 16 February 1931 Govanhill Scotland | 13 January 2014 Leeds England |
| M18 | Ken Houghton | 10 February 1978 to 12 December 1979 (dismissed) | 18 October 1939 Rotherham England | |
| M19 | Mike Smith | 1 January 1980 to 3 March 1982 (dismissed) | 16 August 1936 Hendon England | 21 July 2021 Shrewsbury England |
| M20 | Colin Appleton | 8 June 1982 to 15 May 1984 (appointed manager at Swansea City) 22 May 1989 to 30 October 1989 (dismissed) | 7 March 1936 Scarborough England | 31 May 2021 Scarborough England |
| M21 | Brian Horton | 12 June 1984 to 12 April 1988 (dismissed) | 4 February 1949 Hednesford England | |
| M22 | Eddie Gray | 13 June 1988 to 20 May 1989 (dismissed) | 17 January 1948 Glasgow Scotland | |
| M23 | Stan Ternent | 8 November 1989 to 3 January 1991 (dismissed) | 16 June 1946 Gateshead England | |
| M24 | Terry Dolan | 31 January 1991 to 14 July 1997 (dismissed) | 11 June 1950 Bradford England | |
| M25 | Mark Hateley | 15 July 1997 to 10 November 1998 (dismissed) | 7 November 1961 Derby England | |
| M26 | Warren Joyce | 10 November 1998 to 19 April 2000 (dismissed) | 20 January 1965 Oldham England | |
| M27 | Brian Little | 25 April 2000 to 27 February 2002 (dismissed) | 25 November 1953 Peterlee England | |
| M28 | Jan Molby | 4 April 2002 to 10 October 2002 (dismissed) | 4 July 1963 Kolding Denmark | |
| M29 | Peter Taylor | 14 October 2002 to 29 June 2006 (appointed manager at Crystal Palace) | 3 January 1953 Rochford England | |
| M30 | Phil Parkinson | 29 June 2006 to 4 December 2006 (dismissed) | 1 December 1967 Chorley England | |
| M31 | Phil Brown | 4 December 2006 to 15 March 2010 (placed on gardening leave, left in June 2010) | 30 May 1959 South Shields England | |
| M32 | Iain Dowie | 17 March 2010 to 18 May 2010 (short term contract ended) | 9 January 1965 Hatfield England | |
| M33 | Nigel Pearson | 29 June 2010 to 15 November 2011 (appointed manager at Leicester City) | 21 August 1963 Nottingham England | |
| M34 | Nick Barmby | 15 November 2011 to 8 May 2012 (dismissed) | 11 February 1974 Hull England | |
| M35 | Steve Bruce | 8 June 2012 to 22 July 2016 (resigned) | 31 December 1960 Corbridge England | |
| M36 | Mike Phelan | 22 July 2016 to 3 January 2017 (dismissed) | 24 September 1962 Nelson England | |
| M37 | Marco Silva | 5 January 2017 to 25 May 2017 (short term contract ended) | 12 July 1977 Lisbon Portugal | |
| M38 | Leonid Slutsky | 9 June 2017 to 3 December 2017 (dismissed) | 4 May 1971 Volgograd Russia | |
| M39 | Nigel Adkins | 7 December 2017 to 8 June 2019 (resigned) | 11 March 1965 Birkenhead England | |
| M40 | Grant McCann | 21 June 2019 to 25 January 2022 (dismissed) | 14 April 1980 Belfast Northern Ireland | |
| M41 | Shota Arveladze | 27 January 2022 to 30 September 2022 (dismissed) | 22 February 1973 Tbilisi Georgia | |
| M42 | Liam Rosenior | 3 November 2022 to 7 May 2024 (dismissed) | 9 July 1984 Wandsworth England | |
| M43 | Tim Walter | 31 May 2024 to 27 November 2024 (dismissed) | 8 November 1975 Bruchsal Germany | |
| M44 | Ruben Selles | 6 December 2024 to current | 15 June 1983 Valencia Spain | |
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Caretaker Managers
- Directors, September 1914 to October 1914, 6 matches
- Directors, January 1923 to February 1923, 4 matches
- Directors, March 1934 to April 1934, 5 matches
- Directors, January 1936 to March 1936, 9 matches
- Directors, October 1936 to January 1937, 13 matches
- Directors, April 1948 to May 1948, 5 matches
- Directors, September 1951 to April 1952, 37 matches
- Directors, November 1969 to April 1970, 24 matches
- Chris Chilton, December 1979, 3 matches
- Bobby Brown & Chris Chilton, March 1982 to May 1982, 19 matches
- Chris Chilton, May 1984, 2 matches
- Tom Wilson & Dennis Booth, April 1988 to May 1988, 4 matches
- Tom Wilson, October 1989 to November 1989, 2 matches
- Tom Wilson, January 1991, 3 matches
- Billy Russell, April 2000, 2 matches
- Billy Russell, March 2002 to April 2002, 7 matches
- Billy Russell, October 2002, 1 match
- Andy Dawson, September 2022 to November 2022, 8 matches
- Andy Dawson, November 2024, 2 matches