Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson CBE (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football player and manager who is currently manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace. He was recently Manager of Crystal Palace from September 2017 to May 2021 and then twice from March 2023 onwards. He, along with Larry Barilli, are amongst the oldest active managers in football history.[4]

Roy Hodgson
CBE
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Hodgson in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRoy Hodgson[1]
Date of birth9 August 1947
     (aged 78)
[1]
Place of birthCroydon, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing positionLeft-back[3]
Youth career
1963–1965Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1966Crystal Palace0(0)
1966–1969Tonbridge Angels
1969–1971Gravesend & Northfleet59(1)
1971–1972Maidstone United
1972–1973Ashford Town (Kent)
1973–1974Berea Park
1974–1976Carshalton Athletic
Teams managed
1976–1980Halmstad
1980–1982Bristol City (assistant)
1982Bristol City
1982Oddevold
1983–1984Örebro
1985–1989Malmö
1990–1992Neuchâtel Xamax
1992–1995Switzerland
1995–1997Inter Milan
1997–1998Blackburn Rovers
1999Inter Milan (caretaker)
1999–2000Grasshoppers
2000–2001Copenhagen
2001Udinese
2002–2004United Arab Emirates
2004–2005Viking
2006–2007Finland
2007–2010Fulham
2010–2011Liverpool
2011–2012West Bromwich Albion
2012–2016England
2013England U21 (caretaker)
2017–2021Crystal Palace
2022Watford
2023–2024Crystal Palace
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 23 February 2019, Roy Hodgson became the oldest man to manage a Premier League match, at the age of 71 years and 198 days.[5]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 February 2024[6]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Halmstad 1 January 1976 30 September 1980 130 52 45 33 40.00
Bristol City 3 January 1982 30 April 1982 21 3 5 13 14.29 [7][8]
Örebro 1 January 1983 30 June 1984 48 24 15 9 50.00 [9]
Malmö 14 April 1985 15 November 1989 165 98 38 29 59.39 [10]
Neuchâtel Xamax 1 July 1990 31 December 1991 67 26 24 17 38.81
Switzerland 26 January 1992 15 November 1995 41 21 10 10 51.22 [11]
Inter Milan 16 October 1995 19 May 1997 89 40 26 23 44.94
Blackburn Rovers 1 June 1997 21 November 1998 63 22 18 23 34.92 [12]
Inter Milan 27 April 1999 30 June 1999 6 2 0 4 33.33
Grasshoppers 2 August 1999 30 June 2000 34 14 10 10 41.18
Copenhagen 1 July 2000 30 June 2001 33 17 12 4 51.52 [13]
Udinese 1 July 2001 10 December 2001 17 7 5 5 41.18 [12]
United Arab Emirates 11 April 2002 30 April 2004 2 0 1 1 &00.00
Viking 11 July 2004 20 December 2005 50 23 11 16 46.00 [12]
Finland 1 January 2006 29 November 2007 28 8 13 7 28.57 [12]
Fulham 30 December 2007 1 July 2010 128 50 32 46 39.06 [12]
Liverpool 1 July 2010 8 January 2011 31 13 9 9 41.94 [12]
West Bromwich Albion 14 February 2011 14 May 2012 54 20 13 21 37.04 [12]
England 14 May 2012 27 June 2016 56 33 15 8 58.93 [12][14]
England U21 13 August 2013 13 August 2013 1 1 0 0 100.000 [15]
Crystal Palace 12 September 2017 23 May 2021 162 54 38 70 33.33 [12]
Watford 25 January 2022 22 May 2022 18 2 3 13 11.11 [16]
Crystal Palace 21 March 2023 19 February 2024 38 12 10 16 31.58 [12]
Total 1,269 540 347 382 42.55

Honours

Hodgson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to football.[17]

He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Greenwich in 2019.[18]

Manager

Halmstad

Örebro

Malmö

Neuchâtel Xamax

Inter Milan

Copenhagen

Fulham

Individual

Roy Hodgson Media

References

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  2. biography wearepalace.uk
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  4. Graham Fraser (22 September 2019). "Larry Barilli: Football manager for past 66 years wins SFA award". BBC. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. Simon Stone (23 February 2019). "Roy Hodgson: The Premier League's oldest manager - by those who know him best". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47291607. Retrieved 23 February 2019. 
  6. Roy Hodgson management career statistics at Soccerbase
  7. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1982). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 20, 27. ISBN 978-0-356-07888-5.
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  10. Rikard, Smitt (2009). Ända sedan gamla dagar [Ever since the old days] (in svenska). Malmö: Project Management AB. pp. 296–299. ISBN 978-91-633-5767-1.
  11. Garin, Erik (29 March 2018). "Switzerland – International matches since 1905". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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  15. "England under-21s thrash Scotland 6–0 in friendly". BBC Sport. 13 August 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23690472. Retrieved 30 March 2016. 
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  17. No. 63377. 12 June 2021. p. B9. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/63377/supplement/B9 
  18. "Roy Hodgson Greenwich University Alumunus and Honorary Doctor". Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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  21. Switzerland Super Cup Finals. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitsupcuphist.html. Retrieved 1 March 2022. 
  22. "League Managers Association - ROY HODGSON". leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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  24. "Atletico Madrid 2-1 Fulham (aet)". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8675486.stm. Retrieved 24 October 2017. 
  25. Fulham boss Roy Hodgson voted manager of the year. BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/8673848.stm. Retrieved 19 May 2021. 
  26. "Manager profile: Roy Hodgson". Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  27. London Football Awards 2018 winners in full: Harry Kane, Ryan Sessegnon, Roy Hodgson and more. London. 1 March 2018. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/london-football-awards-2018-winners-tottenham-star-harry-kane-crystal-palace-boss-roy-hodgson-and-more-a3779481.html. Retrieved 26 March 2023.