Longest serving Championship managers - where Bristol City rank amid Hull City and QPR sack talk

Bristol City and Liam Manning are enjoying their working relationship right now as they make a push to break in to the Championship’s top six.

The Robins find themselves just outside of the play-offs after defeating Norwich City and ending their 21-game unbeaten run at home. City are currently 10th but just three points off of Watford and when things kick off against Burnley, there will be a feeling of confident in the air, as they have a decent home record at Ashton Gate.

Manning was appointed as City boss on a three-and-half-year contract until June 2027 on November 7, 2023. He’s spent over a year in the job, and guided the club to an 11th-placed finish last term.

Giving a manager time is so important as if you can get through a rough patch and not find yourself in an untenable position, then they can turn things around and deliver some success. Manning is one of only nine managers that have been in their job for over a year.

Coventry City sacked Mark Robins last week, and he was the EFL’s third longest serving manager having been in charge for almost eight years. Two more clubs are considering making managerial changes, whilst Cardiff City are still yet to make a decision, having sacked Erol Bulut at the end of September.

QPR find themselves bottom of the league, but in September, Spaniard Marti Cifuentes was given a new long-term deal, though the length wasn’t disclosed. The French media is now reporting that Gregory Vignal is of interest to the West London outfit.

Hull City meanwhile just missed out on the play-offs last season, but decided to part ways with Liam Rosenior. They appointed Tim Walter, but according to TEAMtalk, the Tigers hierarchy are discussing the future of Walter, and a decision should be made this week.

With four managerial changes made already this season, and another two potentially in the pipeline, it’s interesting to look at the duration each manager has spent in their job. Below is a list of each Championship manager and how long they’ve spent in their post.

Longest serving Championship managers

Paul Warne (Derby County) - 2 years and 51 days.

Michael Carrick (Middlesbrough) - 2 years and 19 days.

Carlos Corberan (West Brom) - 2 years, and 18 days.

Rob Edwards (Luton Town)- 1 year, and 361 days.

John Mousinho (Portsmouth) - 1 year, and 297 days.

Daniel Farke (Leeds United) - 1 year, and 131 days.

Danny Rohl (Sheffield Wednesday) - 1 year, and 30 days.

Marti Cifuentes (QPR) - 1 year, and 13 days.

Liam Manning (Bristol City) - 1 year and 5days.

Des Buckingham (Oxford United) - 362 days.

Chris Wilder (Sheffield United) - 343 days.

Luke Williams (Swansea City) - 312 days

John Eustace (Blackburn Rovers) - 277 days.

Neil Harris (Millwall) - 265 days.

Tom Cleverley (Watford) - 248 days.

Wayne Rooney (Plymouth Argyle) - 171 days.

Johannes Hoff Thorup (Norwich City) - 166 days.

Tim Walter (Hull City) - 134 days.

Regis Le Bris (Sunderland) - 134 days.

Scott Parker (Burnley) - 130 days.

Paul Heckingbottom (Preston North End) - 84 days.

Narcis Pelach (Stoke City) - 55 days.

*Omer Riza (Cardiff City) - 50 days.

**Rhys Carr (Coventry City) - Five days.

*Omer Riza is not the permanent manager of Cardiff City. He was appointed as the Bluebirds’ interim boss at the end of September, but has not been confirmed as Erol Bulut’s permanent replacement.

**Rhys Carr is the caretaker manager of Coventry after taking charge following Mark Robins’ sacking.