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#4 2008-09: 9 changes
The 2008-09 season saw 9 managerial changes, with two clubs being forced to switch manager twice. Those sides were Newcastle United and Portsmouth, with very different circumstances leading them to their switches.
Newcastle saw Kevin Keegan resign just a month into the campaign after clashes with the Magpies’ board, most notably Director of Football Dennis Wise and club owner Mike Ashley. ‘King Kev’ was controversially replaced by Joe Kinnear, but after a shambolic reign, he left the club citing health issues in March 2009, with Alan Shearer taking the reins to avoid relegation.
Portsmouth meanwhile lost longtime boss Harry Redknapp to Tottenham, who became the first club to fire a manager in 2008-09. They dispensed with Juande Ramos – still the last Spurs manager to win a trophy – in October after a disastrous start to the campaign saw them stranded at the bottom of the table. Redknapp turned things around though, and Spurs finished 8th.
Portsmouth didn’t fare too well without Redknapp, though; Arsenal legend Tony Adams was given the manager’s spot in October, but only oversaw two wins until he was dismissed in February. A slight improvement in form under caretaker Paul Hart saw Pompey just about avoid relegation.
Elsewhere, Alan Curbishley and Roy Keane resigned from their jobs at West Ham and Sunderland respectively, while Blackburn dispensed of Paul Ince in December after a run of poor results. Chelsea meanwhile changed boss for the second season in a row, firing Brazil’s Luiz Felipe Scolari in February after it became clear he could not lead them back to the Premier League title.
