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Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats!

Chelsea managers who flopped

Who are the Worst Chelsea managers ever? Chelsea managers who flopped? Worst Chelsea managers ever based on stats? Which Chelsea managers have the Worst win ratio ever? Here we look at the Chelsea managers who floppedWho are the Chelsea managers who flopped?

So who are the worst Chelsea managers ever? Who are the Chelsea managers who flopped? Here we will have all of the worst Chelsea managers according to stats. Watch & Bet Football Here =>

Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats!

Chelsea managers who flopped?

Chelsea FC have had 41 managers in their history. So which former Chelsea managers who flopped made those losses? Well we are going to find out. Here are Chelsea managers who flopped.

Worst Chelsea managers ever as of 2024

Chelsea managers who flopped? This table only includes managers who have been in charge for at least 20 games and all Chelsea Managers with a lower win-percentage than 50%.

Name Nationality From To Win%
Danny Blanchflower  Northern Ireland 14 December 1978 11 September 1979 16%
Ken Shellito Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! England 7 July 1977 13 December 1978 23%
Ron Suart[nb 2] Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! England 3 October 1974 16 April 1975 24%
Billy Birrell Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! Scotland 19 April 1939 31 May 1952 33%
Leslie Knighton Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! England 8 May 1933 19 April 1939 34%
Ian Porterfield Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! Scotland 11 June 1991 15 February 1993 34%
Glenn Hoddle[nb 1] Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! England 4 June 1993 10 May 1996 34%
Ted Drake Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! England 1 June 1952 30 September 1961 37%
Guus Hiddink[nb 2] Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! Netherlands 19 December 2015 16 May 2016 37%
Eddie McCreadie Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats! Scotland 16 April 1975 1 July 1977 38%

All Chelsea Managers with a higher win-percentage than 50% are presented in a separate list which is the list with the Best Chelsea managers ever.

Top five Chelsea managers who flopped

Here are the Top 5 Worst Chelsea managers ever based on stats and their win-percentage:

5. Glenn Hoddle has a win percentage of 33.76%

Chelsea managers who flopped

Glenn Hoddle is one of the Chelsea managers who flopped. The former English footballer became player-manager of Chelsea in 1993. Hoddle managed to get Chelsea to the FA Cup final in his first season in charge but they lost 4-0 to Manchester United.

The Englishman’s best season was when he got Chelsea to finish 11th in the Premier League. Hoddle only lasted two seasons at Chelsea and moved on at the end of the 1995/96 season.

His win ratio of 33.76% is the fifth worst in the history of the club.

4. Billy Birrell has a win percentage of 33.10%

Billy Birrell chelsea managers who flopped

It may be a tad harsh on the former Chelsea manager Billy Birrell seeing as he was one of the first managers ever of Chelsea FC.  But Billy Birrell has one of the worst win ratios ever as manager of Chelsea.

The Scotsman arrived as manager of Chelsea in 1939 and managed them until 1952. He was responsible for signing Roy Bentley who went onto become one of the greatest ever Chelsea strikers.  

Unfortunately, Birrell fell out with Bentley among other team stars and a lot of fans too after selling several star players.

His win ratio is one of the worst but to his credit he lasted 13 years at the club.

3. Ron Suart has a win percentage of 25.71%

Ron Suart Top five worst Chelsea managers ever

Ron Suart managed Chelsea from 1974 to 1975. But he lasted less than a season in charge.

Suart won just eight times, drew 12 and lost 14 games during his time there. Under Suart, Chelsea only scored 38 goals and they conceded 62 times in totalHis win percentage of 25.71% is one of the worst in the history of Chelsea. Watch & Bet Football Here =>

Chelsea managers who flopped- worst win percentage & least wins ratio stats!

2. Ken Shellito has a win percentage of 23.08%

Chelsea managers who flopped

Ken Shellito played his entire footballing career at Chelsea and was a legend. However, his management career at Chelsea did not go so well. Shellito only managed Chelsea from 1977 to 1978. He experienced a few embarrassing losses as manager of Cheslea including a 6-0 loss to Everton.

To be fair to him, Shellito had never managed a team before and was given the role as the club were in a dire emergency. Chelsea had financial problems and were making gamble on Shellito as he had experience managing the Chelsea juniors.

Shellito has had a successful career since his disastrous spell as Chelsea boss. He is now the technical director of Chelsea soccer school in Malaysia.

1. Danny Blanchflower has a win percentage of 16.13%

Danny Blanchflower Chelsea managers who flopped

Danny Blanchflower managed Chelsea from 1978 to 1979 but he didn’t even last the season. Following the departure of Ken Shellito, Chelsea were hoping Danny Blanchflower would turn things around. but he didn’t.

Chelsea won just five times, drew eight and lost 19 time from 32 games. From those games, Chelsea scored just 34 goals and conceded 68 times.

Blanchflower has the worst win percentage of any Chelsea managers ever. For that reason, Blanchflower is number one on our list of Chelsea managers who flopped.

Top five Chelsea managers who flopped- Stats

Glenn Hoddle 1993 1996 n/a 53 54 50 157 33.76
Billy Birrell 1939 1952 n/a 96 75 119 290 33.1
Ron Suart 1974 1975 n/a 9 12 14 35 25.71
Ken Shellito 1977 1978 n/a 15 19 31 65 23.08
Danny Blanchflower 1978 1979 n/a 5 7 19 31 16.13

Current scenario:

Frank Lampard was the last Chelsea boss to be sacked. He has won 44 games out of 84 and lost 25! He is a club legend and will be hoping to improve on that record as a manager elsewhere.

The Blues have appointed Enzo Maresca as their new boss of Chelsea. Watch & Bet Football Here =>

Chelsea managers who flopped

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