Norwich City & Stoke City - Managers

The only man in history to manage both Norwich City and Stoke City is Gary Megson. Having earlier played in the Canaries midfield, he received his first proper appointment as a manager at Carrow Road in 1995 when he replaced Martin O'Neill (he had also temporarily been caretaker after John Deehan had left the previous season). He lasted only six months however. His stay at Stoke City was even shorter. He won nine matches out of twenty two in 1999 but was forced out after four months when the club was taken over by a consortium from Iceland.

Two former Norwich City players have had spells as caretaker managers with the Potters. Graham Paddon was assistant to Alan Ball and took over in 1991 after Ball was sacked. He was in charge for 18 games through to the end of the season in the old Third Division, winning a third of the matches. Asa Hartford, scorer of Norwich's League Cup winning goal in 1985, took over for four games in 1994 after manager Joe Jordan had left the club.

Two former Norwich managers played for Stoke. Nigel Worthington was with them for the 1996-97 season, playing twelve league matches. He left in the summer and was appointed player manager at Blackpool. John Bowman, manager of Norwich in 1905 when the club first turned professional, had played for Stoke (before 'City' was added to their name) at the turn of the century. He made four appearances in the First Division of the Football League and had joined the Potters from nearby rivals Burslem Port Vale.
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