Elsewhere on this website is the Legends section detailing all the men who have played 200 or more senior matches for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
We are now delighted to take the wraps off our Managers area, in which we list the club’s 11 longest-serving bosses – in other words, the only ones to have overseen 100 or more matches from the hot seat. Again, figures relate only to recognised peace-time competitions, with wartime football excluded, as are friendlies and the various local knock-outs launched in the 19th century.
The number above the individual’s name is his position in the list of longest servants while the number on the same line as his name is the total of Wolves games of which he was in charge. In the listing of ‘other teams managed’, there may be some blurring between posts stated in some record books as coaching positions and others which were very much the top job. We have endeavoured, as ever, to be as accurate as possible but will gladly listen to anyone who begs to differ.

Jack Addenbrooke
Games Managed: 859
Breakdown: 798 League, 61 FA Cup
Birthplace: Wolverhampton
Birth Date: June 6, 1865 Died: September 7, 1922
First Game: Wolves 1 Derby 0; September 1, 1896
Last Game: Hull 2 Wolves 0; May 6, 1922

Stan Cullis
Games Managed: 748
Breakdown: 680 League, 51 FA Cup, 12 Europe, 5 Charity Shield
Birthplace: Ellesmere Port
Birth Date: October 25, 1916 Died: February 27, 2001
First Game: Wolves 2 Birmingham 2; August 21, 1948
Last Game: Wolves 4 West Ham 3; September 14, 1964

Major Frank Buckley
Games Managed: 542
Breakdown: 507 League, 35 FA Cup
Birthplace: Urmston, Manchester
Birth Date: November 9, 1882 Died: December 21, 1964
First Game: Wolves 2 Manchester City 2; August 27, 1927
Last Game: Blackpool 2 Wolves 1; Sept 2, 1939

Graham Turner
Games Managed: 412
Breakdown: 346 League, 17 FA Cup, 19 League Cup, 30 Other
Birthplace: Ellesmere Port
Birth Date: October 5, 1947
First Game: Wolves 2 Tranmere 1; October 11, 1986
Last Game: Portsmouth 3 Wolves 0; March 15, 1994

Bill McGarry
Games Managed: 410
Breakdown: 328 League, 21 FA Cup, 25 League Cup, 18 Europe, 18 Other
Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent
Birth Date: June 10, 1927 Died: March 15, 2005
First Game: Manchester United 2 Wolves 0; November 30, 1968 and Bolton 4 Wolves 1; September 7, 1985
Last Game: Wolves 1 Liverpool 3; May 4, 1976 and Wolves 2 Darlington 1; November 2, 1985

Mick McCarthy
Games Managed: 270
Breakdown: 239 League, 16 FA Cup, 13 League Cup, 2 Other
Birthplace: Barnsley
Birth Date: February 7, 1959
First Game: Plymouth 1 Wolves 1; August 5, 2006
Last Game: Wolves 1 Albion 5; February 12, 2012
