Top 10 shortest managerial reigns in football

These coaches couldn't have the best time at their jobs.

A list of recent layoffs on your resume would render you utterly unhireable in any typical career. Contrary to popular belief, terminations and exits by "mutual consent" are common in the world of professional football management.

And over half of any and all English managers were in their positions for less than a year, while the average stay of a Premier League manager is 1.7 years, a statistic that has been favourably skewed by Arsene Wenger's 18-season reign.

10.  Claudio Ranieri: Fulham – 106 days (November 14, 2018 – February 28, 2019)

Less than three months after succeeding Slavisa Jokanovic at Craven Cottage, the Italian, a Premier League champion with Leicester, alienated the Fulham supporters. Even though it was unavoidably very amicable, winning just three out of 16 games was enough to turn the table against Ranieri as well. Claudio Ranieri concurred with my judgement that a change was in everyone's best interests, said Shahid Khan. It came as no surprise to me that Claudio was as gentlemanly as always. Rest confident that he is not completely responsible for where we find ourselves right now.

9. Tony Adams: Portsmouth – 106 days: (October 28, 2008 – February 8, 2009)

Adams' reputation, which up until that moment consisted of a stint at Wycombe where he won 12 of 53 games in charge, secured him the opportunity to succeed Harry Redknapp at Pompey more than his record. In 16 games at Fratton Park, he only managed two victories, and Pompey was 16th when he was dismissed. Despite claims that experienced players like David James and Sol Campbell weren't convinced by his appointment, the team has performed well yet numerous points have been lost from winning situations, according to the club.

8. Colin Todd: Derby – 98 days (October 8, 2002 – January 14, 2002)

Todd, another person who moved up from an assistant role, served for just over 3 months, by which time Derby had fallen to League Two underdogs Bristol Rovers and was out of the FA Cup. The Rams desired it understood the move did not involve Fabrizio Ravanelli and the striker's management aspirations but said Colin was aware the chairman was unhappy with the way things had been going.

7. Nathan Jones: Southampton – 95 days (November 10, 2022 – February 12, 2023)

The writing on the wall may have been scrawled there long before the bizarre post-match media briefing after a 3-0 loss to Brentford, but that actually sealed the termination of a Brendan Rodgers reign that we will greatly regret. At Southampton, Nathan Jones's only league victory came against Everton, who fired their own manager nine days later.

6. Terry Connor: Wolves – 91 days (February 24, 2012 – June 30, 2012)

Prior to taking over as the top man during the run-in at the completion of the 2011–12 season, Connor helped Mick McCarthy. Wolves finished last in the Premier League after his 13 matches as manager, winning none of them. Nonetheless, Connor was permitted to stay on, returning to his position as an assistant, until Stale Solbakken fired him over "footballing differences" barely a month into the next season.

5. Quique Sanchez Flores: Watford – 85 days (September 7, 2019 – December 1, 2019)

After Javi Gracia was fired four games into the season, Sanchez Flores was persuaded to return to Vicarage Road, and this was the Spaniard's second stint in charge. The Hornets were at the bottom of the table and six points outside of safety as a result of the returning manager's inability to make an impression, winning just one of his ten games in command. At least they didn't have to point out the location of the door to him.

4. Bob Bradley: Swansea – 84 days: (October 3, 2016 – December 27, 2016)

He managed to live up to every absurd and unfair English prejudice of American SOCCER players, and he caused enormous harm that Jesse Marsch unsuccessfully attempted to remedy. Bradley had just two victories in 11 games during the time between Francesco Guidolin and Paul Clement, and he was fired after a Christmas Day beating by West Ham.

3. Frank de Boer: Crystal Palace – 77 days: (June 26, 2017 -September 11, 2017)

It's difficult to dispute Jose Mourinho's claim that he is "the worst manager in the annals of the Premier League" on this particular occasion. De Boer came to Palace with the intention of implementing a new possession-based strategy and completely changing the club's attitude. He was fired after going winless in all four of his Premier League contests without a goal, and his pitifully brief reign, which lasted only a month and a half, was due to the preseason. De Boer was replaced by Roy Hodgson, and at the end of the season, the former England manager had helped Palace move up to 11th.

2. Rene Meulensteen: Fulham – 75 days (December 1, 2013 – February 14, 2014)

When former Manchester United coach Meulensteen was fired on New Year's Day, Fulham was at the bottom of the standings and had not won a league game since. Have we reached our lowest point? Little over a week before his departure after losing an FA Cup replay to Sheffield United, a team that was languishing second-to-last in League One, the Dutchman made the remark. After that, they drew at Old Trafford, raising expectations for a comeback, but a loss to Liverpool at home put an end to it. Felix Magath, who was unable to keep Fulham in the game and attempted to treat Brede Hangeland's knee injury with cheese, was sent in to replace Meulensteen.

1. Les Reed: Charlton – 41 days (November 14, 2006 – December 24, 2006)

Even Liz Truss managed a longer tenure as PM than Reed did at The Valley, and the former assistant to Iain Dowie claimed it was a mutual decision to part ways the night prior to actually Christmas with his team in last place and seven points from security after just one victory in seven games under the lifelong Charlton supporter. In regards to abandoning his boyhood club, Reed stated that his position had become untenable due to events that were both out of his control and that were not of his own doing. "I didn't back down from this challenge; I did what was right for Charlton."