SAM ALLARDYCE
After only one game in charge and a managerial spell that lasted a grand total of 67 days, Sam Allardyce was sacked by the FA after comments made to two undercover journalists posing as business men. For a man that was quick to assure the public how pleased he was to get the England job in the first place, many would think that he would have been a lot more careful about he acted while in the position. However, he does leave the job with a 100% win rate thanks to a last minute goal scored by Adam Lallana, but that won’t be the first thing to come to mind when people look back on his short time as manager.
STEVE MCCLAREN
Until Allardyce’s dismissal earlier this week, Steve McClaren held the title for the shortest spell as England manager. Although he got off to a strong start by winning his first three games, he only managed to hold onto the position for 16 months in which they played 18 matches from 2006 to 2007. His tenure came to an end after he failed to win a Euro 2008 against Croatia in which the team only needed to avoid defeat. After failing to qualify for the competition for the first time in 24 years, the FA were forced to act and relieve him of his position.
KEVIN KEEGAN
Kevin Keegan also took charge of England for 18 matches but outlasted McClaren only on the number of months that he was in charge. One of the bright spots of his time in charge came in the shape of a 2-1 win over Scotland that took England into Euro 2000. They enjoyed a bright start to the tournament and even registered a 1-0 win over the reigning champions Germany before being knocked out by Romania before they reached the knock-out stages. He kept his job after the Championships but lost his job after a 1-0 loss to Germany.
TERRY VENABLES
Terry Venables enjoyed quite a successful stint after he won 11 of his 23 games in charge and only registered one loss. During these games, he became the last man to lead England to the semi-final of a major tournament during Euro 1996, but he announced his plans to walk away from the national team before the tournament kicked off due to his upcoming court cases. A lot of speculation surrounded him and he even claimed that there was a “concerted and organised campaign” to discredit him after public reaction to his police clearance over allegations that he paid Brian Clough a £50,000 bung for the transfer of Teddy Sheringham and his public falling out with then-Spurs chairman Alan Sugar which resulted in him being banned from White Hart Lane. All of this was healed by the FA chairman Bert Millichip who showed Venables his support.
GLENN HODDLE
Like Allardyce, Hoddle’s time in charge of England ended with controversy after 28 matches in charge. He won 17 of these matches, which gave him a 60% win rate, leaving him sitting in third on the all-time list and despite a very short World Cup campaign in 1998, it looked like Hoddle would have been kept on in the position if not for a radio interview. In January 1999, he was quoted saying some derogatory comments about people with disabilities which caused outrage amongst disabled people, fans and even MPs. Hoddle claimed that his words had been misinterpreted but after it was found that he had expressed similar thoughts before, the FA were forced to let him go.
