The stories behind the shortest managerial reigns in football

8) Micky Adams

When and where: Swansea City, 1997

Duration for which he was manager: 13 days

What happened?

To understand Adams’ short tenure at Swansea, we must look back at Micheal “Micky” Adams’ tenure at Fulham FC. Adams joined the Cottagers in 1996, when they were languishing in the third division of English Football.

With this brilliant management and reliance on youth, free transfers and the players available to him, he got Fulham promoted to Division 2 and was rewarded with a 5-year contract.

He was told by the board that he could be “the Alex Ferguson of Fulham”. 4 months later, he was sacked by the same board.

Adams immediately applied for the vacant seat at Swansea, and after being given assurances about the transfer budget available to him, he set about building his team. Sadly, it turned out that the owners had given false assurances about there being money available, and Adams promptly walked out on the club after 3 matches and 13 days in charge.