PAUL Lambert's decision to quit as Wycombe Wanderers manager means that Reds boss Simon Davey has broken into the top 40 longest serving managers in English football.

Simon, who was appointed to the Barnsley hot seat in November 2006, is now the 39th longest serving boss in the English game.

The current top 40 are:

 

Name

Club

Appointment

1

Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

November 1986

2

Graham Turner

Hereford United

August 1995

3

Arsene Wenger

Arsenal

September 1996

4

John Coleman

Accrington Stanley

August 1999

5

David Moyes

Everton

March 2002

6

Martin Ling

Leyton Orient

September 2003

7

Steve Coppell

Reading

October 2003

8

Steve Tilson

Southend United

November 2003

9

Paul Fairclough

Barnet

March 2004

10

John Still

Dagenham and Redbridge

April 2004

11

Rafael Benitez

Liverpool

June 2004

12

Mark Hughes

Blackburn Rovers

September 2004

13

Adrian Boothroyd

Watford

March 2005

14

Dave Jones

Cardiff City

May 2005

15

Gary Johnson

Bristol City

September 2005

16

Paul Trollope

Bristol Rovers

November 2005

17

Harry Redknapp

Portsmouth

December 2005

18

Jim Gannon

Stockport County

December 2005

19

Simon Grayson

Blackpool

January 2006

20

Colin Calderwood

Nottingham Forest

May 2006

21

John Sheridan

Oldham Athletic

June 2006

22

Jim Magilton

Ipswich Town

June 2006

23

Gareth Southgate

Middlesbrough

June 2006

24

Russell Slade

Yeovil Town

June 2006

25

Ronnie Moore

Tranmere Rovers

June 2006

26

Danny Wilson

Hartlepool United

June 2006

27

Tony Pulis

Stoke City

June 2006

28

Mick McCarthy

Wolves

July 2006

29

Geraint Williams

Colchester United

July 2006

30

Martin O'Neill

Aston Villa

August 2006

31

Roy Keane

Sunderland

August 2006

32

Sean O'Driscoll

Doncaster Rovers

September 2006

33

Kevin Bond

Bournemouth

October 2006

34

Tony Mowbray

West Bromwich Albion

October 2006

35

Dave Penney

Darlington

October 2006

36

Nigel Adkins

Scunthorpe United

November 2006

37

Brian Laws

Sheffield Wednesday

November 2006

38

Alan Buckley

Grimsby Town

November 2006

39

Simon Davey

Barnsley

November 2006

40

Sammy McIlroy

Morecambe

November 2006

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