Fulham F.C. - Managers

• * Frank Osborne was employed continuously by the club from 1948 to 1963, but only spent the above periods as designated manager.
• ** Ian Branfoot continued to be employed by the club after his dismissal as manager.
• † Kevin Keegan was employed by the club as Chief Operating Officer (during which time he essentially acted as an Assistant Manager) during the time of his predecessor (Ray Wilkins) being the actual manager.
• ‡ Lawrie Sanchez took over as caretaker manager after the sacking of Chris Coleman and was named permanent manager after the club's safety from relegation was assured.
• § Lawrie Sanchez was sacked after less than a year by the Fulham board on 21 December 2007

Managerial records:

• Only one man has managed the club through two different spells, Frank Osborne, in 1948–49 and then 1953–56.
• The longest spell as Fulham manager was by Phil Kelso, 15 years (1909–1924)
• Several managers have failed to last more than a year at the club: Bobby Robson, Alan Dicks, Ray Wilkins, Paul Bracewell, Lawrie Sanchez and Mark Hughes. Further to this, Frank Osborne only had a year after his initial arrival at the club during which he was principally in charge of the team (before Dodgin, senior) arrived, although he later took sole charge of the club for an extended period.

Temporary managers at the club have included:

• Johnny Haynes: Took over after Sir Bobby Robson was fired in 1968 for only a handful of matches. The Maestro was offered the role permanently but had no inclination to become a manager.
• Karl-Heinz Riedle: when Paul Bracewell was fired halfway through the 1999–2000 season, there was a temporary period of Fulham being managed by their striker Karl-Heinz Riedle, assisted his old boss at Liverpool, Roy Evans. Riedle injured a lung in the season's penultimate game.
• Chris Coleman: after Tigana resigned four months before planned in 2003, Chris Coleman was soon appointed as caretaker manager, much to the delight of the fans. Having initially denied he wanted the post, Coleman accepted the role of full-time manager that summer.
• Lawrie Sanchez: when Coleman was sacked, Sanchez came in to take control of the club for the remaining five games of the season. (See above)
• Ray Lewington: took temporary charge of Fulham for three games following Lawrie Sanchez's dismissal in December 2007. Lewington also took temporary charge of the club in July 2010 after Roy Hodgson had left the club until the appointment of Mark Hughes.

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