Manager History

United's longest serving Manager

Manager

• Season
• League
• Position
• Comments

Eric Keen

• 1939-40
• Southern League
• N/A
• Only four games played before the outbreak of WWII.

Tom Price (Secretary/Manager)

• 1945-46
• Southern League
• 2nd
• Team selected by committee of board members and Manager/Secretary.

Tom Price (Secretary/Manager)

• 1946-47
• Southern League
• 13th
• Tom Price resigned in December 1946 ti ve replaced by L. B. Watson. The team was selected by committee for the rest of the season.

Fred Turner (Secretary/Manager)

• 1947-48
• Southern League
• Team selected by committee of board members and Secretary/Manager

George Tranter

• 1948-50

Alex Massie

• 1951-53

George Tranter

• 1953-55

Joe Wade

• 1956-62

Ray Daniel

• 1962-63

Bob Dennison

• 1963-67

John Charles

• 1967-71

Colin Addison

• 1972/73
• Football League Division 4
• 2nd

John Sillet

• 1973/74
• Football League Division 3
• 18th

John Sillet

• 1974/75
• Football League Division 3
• 12th

John Sillet

• 1975/76
• Football League Division 3
• 1st

John Sillet

• 1976/77
• Football League Division 2
• 22nd

John Sillet / Tony Ford

• 1977/78
• Football League Division 3
• 23rd

Tony Ford (Caretaker)

• 1978-78

Mike Bailey

• 1978/79
• Football League Division 4
• 14th

Frank Lord

• 1979/80
• Football League Division 4
• 21st

Frank Lord

• 1980/81
• Football League Division 4
• 22nd

Peter Isaac (Caretaker)

• 1980-80

Frank Lord

• 1981/82
• Football League Division 4
• 10th

Tommy Hughes (Caretaker)

• 1982/83
• Football League Division 4
• 24th

John Newman

• 1983/84
• Football League Division 4
• 11th

John Newman

• 1984/85
• Football League Division 4
• 5th

John Newman

• 1985/86
• Football League Division 4
• 10th

John Newman

• 1986/87
• Football League Division 4
• 16th

Ian Bowyer

• 1987/88
• Football League Division 4
• 19th

Ian Bowyer

• 1988/89
• Football League Division 4
• 15th

Ian Bowyer

• 1989/90
• Football League Division 4
• 17th

Colin Addison

• 1990/91
• Football League Division 4
• 17th

John Sillet

• 1991/92
• Football League Division 4
• 17th

Greg Downs

• 1992/93
• Football League Division 3
• 17th

Greg Downs

• 1993/94
• Football League Division 3
• 20th

John Layton

• 1994/95
• Football League Division 3
• 16th

Graham Turner

• 1995/96
• Football League Division 3
• 6th

Graham Turner

• 1996/97
• Football League Division 3
• 24th

Graham Turner

• 1997/98
• Football Conference
• 6th

Graham Turner

• 1998/99
• Football Conference
• 13th

Graham Turner

• 1999/00
• Football Conference
• 8th

Graham Turner

• 2000/01
• Football Conference
• 11th

Graham Turner

• 2001/02
• Football Conference
• 17th

Graham Turner

• 2002/03
• Football Conference
• 6th

Graham Turner

• 2003/04
• Football Conference
• 2nd

Graham Turner

• 2004/05
• Football Conference
• 2nd

Graham Turner

• 2005/06
• Football Conference
• 2nd - Promoted via play-offs

Graham Turner

• 2006/07
• Football League 2
• 16th

Graham Turner

• 2007/08
• Football League 2
• 3rd - Automatic Promotions

Graham Turner

• 2008/09
• Football League 1