41 Jack Charlton

A world cup winning player for England, Jack Charlton's first job in football management came at Middlesbrough. He won the second tier title in his first season by a vast margin and - as a result - became the first ever manager outside of the top flight to win the coveted 'manager of the year' award. Having guided Boro to promotion, he consolidated their place in the top division with an emphasis on negative tactics and a direct, no-nonsense approach. He resigned and unsuccessully applied for the England manager's job before taking over at Sheffield Wednesday and leading them to promotion from the third tier. Brief spells at Middlesbrough and Newcastle United followed before he became Republic of Ireland manager. As Ireland manager, Charlton was considered a major success, guiding them to a number of tournament finals, despite having never before qualified for a major international tournament. He began with the European championship of 1988, beating England in the finals before bowing out in the group stages. He was awarded the runners-up prize in the World Soccer manager of the year awards of 1988. 1990 brought even greater success with qualification for the finals of the world cup, successful qualification in the group and victory over Romania in the second round. The hosts Italy finally knocked out the Irish 1-0 in the quarter finals in what was Jack Charlton's finest hour as Ireland manager. Despite being unbeaten in qualifying for Euro 92, the Irish drew too many games and failed to qualify. World cup 1994 was a success for the Irish, again qualifying and managing to reach the second round - defeating Italy along the way - only to lose to the Dutch in the second round. Charlton was rewarded with the freedom of Dublin in 1994. His side failed to qualify for Euro 96 in England and Charlton resigned, leaving football management for good.

British league champions: 0
Foreign league champions: 0
European cup: 0