List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. managers
The following article is a list of all Queens Park Rangers Football Club managers. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of QPR since they turned professional in 1898. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record, honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge. As of the start of Mark Warburton's appointment during the beginning of the 2019–20 season, QPR have had 56 full-time managers, with the unusually high figure of 21 management changes in the last 10 years.
Managers
Information correct as of 7 March 2020. Competitive matches counted only. Caretaker managers are shown in italics.| Name | Nat | From | To | Time in Charge | G | W | D | L | Win %#endnote_A| | Honours and/or notes | Ref |
| James Cowan |  Scotland | 1 August 1906 | 31 March 1913 | 296 | 128 | 85 | 83 | 43.2 | Southern Football League champions 1907/08, FA Charity Shield runners–up 1908, 1912 | ||
| James Howie | Scotland | 1 August 1913 | 1 April 1920 | 236 | 85 | 48 | 103 | 36.0 | – | ||
| Ned Liddell |  England | 1 April 1920 | 31 March 1924 | 177 | 71 | 42 | 64 | 40.1 | – | ||
| Bob Hewison | England | 1 August 1925 | 1 May 1930 | 219 | 80 | 53 | 86 | 36.5 | – | ||
| Archie Mitchell | England | 1 November 1931 | 1 May 1933 | 79 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 40.5 | – | ||
| Mick O'Brien |  Ireland | 1 May 1933 | 1 April 1935 | 84 | 40 | 16 | 28 | 47.6 | – | ||
| Billy Birrell | Scotland | 1 April 1935 | 1 May 1939 | 184 | 85 | 42 | 57 | 46.2 | – | ||
| Ted Vizard |  Wales | 1 May 1939 | 1 April 1944 | 186 | 95 | 29 | 62 | 51.1 | – | ||
| Dave Mangnall | England | 1 April 1944 | 31 May 1952 | 280 | 112 | 74 | 94 | 40.0 | Football League Third Division South champions 1947/48 | ||
| Jack Taylor | England | 1 June 1952 | 1 May 1959 | 341 | 118 | 89 | 134 | 34.6 | – | ||
| Alec Stock | England | 1 August 1959 | 1 August 1968 | 439 | 206 | 104 | 129 | 46.9 | Football League Third Division champions 1966/67 Football League Cup winners 1966/67 | ||
| Bill Dodgin, Jr. | England | 1 August 1968 | 1 November 1968 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12.5 | – | ||
| Tommy Docherty | Scotland | 1 November 1968 | 30 November 1968 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | – | ||
| Les Allen | England | 1 December 1968 | 6 January 1971 | 99 | 31 | 23 | 45 | 31.3 | – | ||
| Gordon Jago | England | 6 January 1971 | 27 September 1974 | 161 | 71 | 55 | 35 | 44.1 | Football League Division Two runners-up 1972/73 | ||
| Dave Sexton | England | 16 October 1974 | 9 July 1977 | 130 | 57 | 32 | 41 | 43.8 | Football League Division One runners-up 1975/76 | ||
| Frank Sibley | England | 10 July 1977 | 29 July 1978 | 45 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 20.0 | – | ||
| Alec Stock | England | 30 July 1978 | 1 August 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | ||
| Steve Burtenshaw | England | 10 August 1978 | 10 May 1979 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 14.6 | – | ||
| Tommy Docherty | Scotland | 11 May 1979 | 1 October 1980 | 51 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 39.2 | – | ||
| Terry Venables | England | 1 October 1980 | 24 May 1984 | 166 | 84 | 33 | 49 | 50.6 | FA Cup runners-up 1981/82 Football League Division Two champions 1982/83 | ||
| Gordon Jago | England | 28 May 1984 | 5 June 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | ||
| Alan Mullery | England | 20 June 1984 | 5 December 1984 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 42.3 | – | ||
| Frank Sibley | England | 5 December 1984 | 1 June 1985 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28.6 | – | ||
| Jim Smith | England | 11 June 1985 | 4 December 1988 | 167 | 67 | 38 | 62 | 40.1 | Football League Cup runners-up 1985/86 | ||
| Trevor Francis | England | 14 December 1988 | 27 November 1989 | 93 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33.3 | – | ||
| Don Howe | England | 28 November 1989 | 21 May 1991 | 75 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 36.0 | – | ||
| Gerry Francis | England | 1 June 1991 | 11 November 1994 | 158 | 59 | 47 | 52 | 37.3 | – | ||
| Ray Wilkins | England | 15 November 1994 | 4 September 1996 | 80 | 31 | 13 | 36 | 38.8 | – | ||
| Stewart Houston | Scotland | 16 September 1996 | 10 November 1997 | 63 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 39.7 | – | ||
| John Hollins | England | 11 November 1997 | 5 December 1997 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | – | ||
| Ray Harford | England | 5 December 1997 | 28 September 1998 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12.2 | Lowest win percentage of any permanent QPR manager. | ||
| Iain Dowie |  Northern Ireland | 28 September 1998 | 16 October 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | – | ||
| Gerry Francis | England | 16 October 1998 | 25 February 2001 | 125 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 28.8 | – | ||
| Ian Holloway | England | 26 February 2001 | 2 February 2006 | 252 | 100 | 71 | 81 | 39.7 | Football League Division Two runners-up 2003/04 | ||
| Gary Waddock | Ireland | 6 February 2006 | 19 September 2006 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17.4 | – | ||
| John Gregory | England | 20 September 2006 | 1 October 2007 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 27.1 | – | ||
| Mick Harford | England | 1 October 2007 | 29 October 2007 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.2 | – | ||
| Luigi De Canio |  Italy | 29 October 2007 | 12 May 2008 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 34.3 | First manager from outside UK & Ireland | ||
| Iain Dowie | Northern Ireland | 14 May 2008 | 24 October 2008 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 53.3 | Highest win percentage of any QPR manager. | ||
| Gareth Ainsworth | England | 24 October 2008 | 19 November 2008 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6 | – | ||
| Paulo Sousa |  Portugal | 19 November 2008 | 9 April 2009 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26.9 | – | ||
| Gareth Ainsworth | England | 9 April 2009 | 3 May 2009 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | – | ||
| Jim Magilton | Northern Ireland | 3 June 2009 | 16 December 2009 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 37.5 | – | ||
| Steve Gallen Marc Bircham | Ireland Canada | 16 December 2009 | 17 December 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | – | ||
| Paul Hart | England | 17 December 2009 | 15 January 2010 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | – | ||
| Mick Harford | England | 15 January 2010 | 2 March 2010 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.3 | – | ||
| Neil Warnock | England | 2 March 2010 | 8 January 2012 | 84 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 39.2 | Football League Championship champions | ||
| Mark Hughes | Wales | 10 January 2012 | 23 November 2012 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25.0 | – | ||
| Mark Bowen Eddie Niedzwiecki | Wales Wales | 23 November 2012 | 24 November 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | – | ||
| Harry Redknapp | England | 24 November 2012 | 03 February 2015 | 103 | 36 | 26 | 41 | 35.0 | Championship Play Off winners 2013/14 | ||
| Kevin Bond Les Ferdinand Chris Ramsey | England England England | 03 February 2015 | 04 February 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | ||
| Chris Ramsey Kevin Bond | England England | 04 February 2015 | 12 February 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | – | ||
| Chris Ramsey | England | 12 February 2015 | 4 November 2015 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26.7 | – | ||
| Neil Warnock | England | 4 November 2015 | 4 December 2015 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | – | ||
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |  Netherlands | 4 December 2015 | 5 November 2016 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 28.9 | – | ||
| Ian Holloway | England | 11 November 2016 | 10 May 2018 | 80 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 32.5 | – | ||
| Steve McClaren | England | 18 May 2018 | 1 April 2019 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 34.8 | – | ||
| John Eustace | England | 1 April 2019 | 8 May 2019 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6 | – | ||
| Mark Warburton | England | 8 May 2019 | present | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 36.6 | – |