Wolves by the Numbers: Best and worst managers in history

The Portuguese has overseen 56 victories, 20 draws and 24 losses since arriving at Molineux a couple of years ago.

But what are the numbers for some of Wolves’ memorable – for the right reasons, or not – former chiefs? Let’s have a look.

Stan Cullis

It will come as little surprise that Cullis, who has the North Bank at Molineux named in his honour, ranks among the best in Wolves’ history.

After all, he was the man at the helm during their golden age.

Steering the ship from June 1948 until September 1964, Cullis guided Wolves to plenty of honours – two FA Cups, three First Division title wins and a Charity Shield for good measure.

His whopping 748 games – only Jack Addenbrooke, with 1,125, managed more – consisted of 350 wins, 171 draws and 227 losses, giving him a win percentage of 46.8 per cent.

Perhaps the two most memorable victories were in 1949 and 1960 – each sealing FA Cup glory.

In 1949, Wolves were 3-1 winners against Leicester City at Wembley, and in 1960, they beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0.

Kenny Jackett

Wolves’ last chief before Fosun took over the club, Jackett has since been recognised as the man who laid the groundwork for the club’s success under the Chinese owners.

He was the man who led Wolves to League One glory in 2013/14, and while things petered out towards the end of his reign, his win percentage is still pretty impressive.

Jackett won 46 per cent of his 150 matches in charge, while attacking talents Nouha Dicko, Benik Afobe and Bakary Sako shone. Good going.

John Barnwell

Barnwell is the last Wolves’ last cup-winning boss, having guided them to League Cup glory in 1980.

Nottingham Forest were beaten 1-0 at Wembley, with Andy Gray getting the all-important goal.

Wolves also finished sixth in the top flight in that 1979/80 campaign.

Barnwell’s win percentage is maybe a little bit lower than you would expect, though.

A record of 64 wins from 166 games gives him a win percentage of 38.6 per cent.

To put that into perspective a little bit, Mick McCarthy is just behind Barnwell with 38.5 per cent.

Bill McGarry – Wolves’ 1974 League-Cup winning gaffer – comes in with 38.4 per cent from his first spell in charge.

Glenn Hoddle

Hoddle’s reign, it is fair to say, is not remembered all that fondly by Wolves supporters.

The brand of football under him was not the most gripping, and the stats show most of his matches were draws.

At the helm from December 2004 until June 2006, the ex-England boss was in the dugout for 76 matches – and 34 of them were draws.

With 27 victories and 15 losses also coming under his guidance, Hoddle’s win percentage comes in at 35.5 per cent.

Terry Connor

Connor, McCarthy’s right-hand man before taking charge towards the end of the dismal 2011/12 term, has the unwanted distinction of having the worst win percentage in Wolves’ history.

And that is because he failed to steer Wolves to victory in his 13 matches, with the season ending up in relegation to the Championship.

Connor, who went on to link up with McCarthy again at Ipswich, did at least pick up four draws during that time.

McGarry is second-bottom with 16.7 per cent from his second spell.