Sheffield Wednesday managers ranked by win percentage, as Danny Rohl lags behind Owls legends
Things are going fairly well for the Owls this season under Danny Rohl. But, is the German coach actually in the top ten when it comes to Sheffield Wednesday managers in terms of win percentages?
Despite a Steel City derby defeat just before the international break, Sheffield Wednesday are still lurking just outside the top six and can still call themselves an outside candidate for the play-offs this season.
Since Danny Rohl’s arrival in S6, the Owls have escaped relegation in spectacular fashion, and have now gone on to push up the Championship table and think about potential promotion to the Premier League.
He’s done a terrific job with Wednesday, so much so that Southampton might steal him in the summer. But, is Rohl even one of the best Sheffield Wednesday managers? Let’s find out.
READ MORE: Sheffield Wednesday fans have a lot to say about Barry Bannan after United loss, it’s the same old story
Who is the best Sheffield Wednesday manager – ranking the top 10 by win percentage
We’ve scoured the history books to look at the long line of Sheffield Wednesday managers over the years to determine who is the best, at least when it comes to the metric of win percentages. Here’s the top ten.
10. Trevor Francis – 41.12%
Ron Atkinson’s 41.53% rate between 1989 and 1991 would have actually put him in the top ten, but he’s let down by a brief 27-game spell in the 1997/98 campaign where he registered a win rate of just 33.33%, leaving his cumulative average at dead on 40% overall.
