Sheffield Wednesday may not have got off to the best of starts under Danny Rohl so far this season, but the German has proved a popular appointment and still has plenty of credit in the bank after his exploits last year.
Most of the Owls faithful will have complete faith that he’s able to turn things around at Hillsborough, and it certainly hasn’t reached panic stations just yet, but results will need to improve soon.
Sheffield Wednesday have endured their fair share of managerial failures over the years, and supporters have high standards, as expected from a club of Wednesday’s stature.
With that in mind, using Transfermarkt, we’ve taken a look at Sheffield Wednesday’s worst five managers in terms of points per game.
It must be stressed that only managers who have been in charge of a minimum of ten games have been considered for this list, which ensures it isn’t skewed by any managers who were in caretaker charge for a brief period of time.
Fifth in the list is Jack Marshall, who took charge of the Owls between February 1968 and June 1969, managing 60 games with a PPG of 0.97.
Marshall took charge of the club as a First Division side, leading them to a 15th place finish, explaining his lowly PPG. However, his successor actually got the club relegated the following season, putting his achievements into perspective.
After managing the likes of Rochdale and Blackburn Rovers prior to taking charge at Hillsborough, he had just one job after, managing Bury.
Steve Burtenshaw – 0.82 PPG
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Burtenshaw went into his first managerial role with Wednesday in 1973, having played for Brighton & Hove Albion for the entirety of his professional career as a defender.
He went on to be a coach at the Seagulls and then Arsenal before heading to Hillsborough to become a number one, but it was a less-than successful time in Yorkshire.
Winning just 13 of his 68 games in charge, Burtenshaw departed in 1975, less than two years after his arrival, following an inconsistent start to the Owls’ Division Three season.
Peter Eustace – 0.76
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Peter Eustace took charge of just 17 games between October 1988 and February 1989, and had a PPG of just 0.76, the third worst in Sheffield Wednesday’s history.
The Owls were a First Division side at the time, although they were relegated in the 1990/91 campaign, the season after Eustace departed.
After leaving Hillsborough, Eustace spent three years as Leyton Orient boss between 1991 and 1994.
Tony Pulis – 0.70
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Tony Pulis just about meets the minimum games required to be included in this list after taking charge of just 10 games during the 2020/21 season where he registered a PPG of 0.70.
The Welshman developed a good reputation thanks to spells with Stoke City and West Brom, but he wasn’t able to work the same magic at Hillsborough, and he was sacked after just over a month, winning just one league fixture.
Pulis hasn’t returned to management since, and if his time at Sheffield Wednesday was the final act of his career, then it’s safe to say that he finished on a sour note as the Owls were relegated at the end of the 2020/21 campaign.
