Managers

The role of the manager has changed over the years. At the beginning of the 20th century a manager frequently had other administrative or financial duties and it was quite common for the role to be referred to as the secretary-manager. The manager would often only see his players on a match day, after the board of directors had selected the team at a weekly board meeting.

It was not until the late 1920's that a more 'hands-on' approach was introduced, when the manager became more responsible for training and coaching. It is believed that Peter McWilliam was Boro's first manager to select the team for himself, but Boro's first real manager, in the modern day sense, was Bob Dennison in the 1950's.

During their time at Ayresome Park Boro had 23 full-time managers and a number of caretaker managers. Coincidentally Boro's first and last manager at Ayresome Park were both named Robson, John Robson in the beginning and Bryan Robson at the end.

The dates for many of the managerial records are far from being accurate. For the purposes of compiling the managerial records the 'assumed dates' are noted on the profiles. These dates are not necessarily the the actual dates of appointment or dismissal/resignation, but are the assumed dates of first and last games, and are inclusive of the day or month. Click on a manager to read a short profile and see their managerial records.

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