Tony Mowbray has been appointed the new head coach of West Bromwich Albion on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
The 61-year-old returns to the Baggies for a second spell having also been the club's gaffer between October 2006 and June 2009.
We’ve crunched some of the numbers from his managerial career. Have a scroll down...
858
Tony has taken charge of 858 professional matches of senior football for nine different football clubs. His first was during a four-game spell as Ipswich Town’s caretaker – a 2-1 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday in Division One on Saturday, October 12 2002. His most recent came in February 2024, guiding Birmingham City to a 2-1 Sky Bet Championship win against one his former clubs Sunderland at St. Andrew's @ KnightheadPark.
1.45
In league matches, Mowbray has an average of 1.45 points won per game. His best points-per-game average came during his time at Celtic, picking up a score of 1.73.
140
The number of games Tony has managed for West Bromwich Albion. His first came on October 22 2006, and boy was it memorable. Mowbray’s Baggies cruised to a 3-0 home triumph over rivals Wolves at The Hawthorns thanks to efforts from Jonathan Greening, Diomansy Kamara and John Hartson. His final match in charge was a 0-0 Premier League draw at Blackburn Rovers in May 2009. His overall record at the Albion reads won 58, lost 52 and 30 draws.
232
The Baggies scored an impressive 232 goals in Tony Mowbray’s 140 games. A total of 184 of those came in the league, 38 in the FA Cup, six in the League Cup and four in the play-offs.
481
Tony has managed 481 Championship fixtures during his career. He took charge of 80 for Albion, 137 for Middlesbrough, 199 for Blackburn Rovers, 59 for Sunderland and six for Birmingham City.
696
Mowbray has won 696 Championship points as a manager. He collected 135 for the Baggies, 192 for Middlesbrough, 271 for Blackburn Rovers, 88 for Sunderland and 10 for Birmingham City.
118
The number of teams Tony has come up against as a manager at senior level. The 61-year-old has faced Hull City the most, going to battle with them 21 times.
262
Tony has gone head-to-head with 262 different managers during his career. Darren Ferguson is the man he’s faced the most, having enjoyed 15 fixtures against the current Peterborough United boss.
7
The biggest winning margin of Tony’s managerial career is seven goals. It has happened twice, with both games ending in 7-0 scorelines. The first time it occurred was during Mowbray’s time at Hibernian in Scotland when they demolished Livingston at Easter Road in an SPL clash in February 2006. The second time was when the Baggies defeated Barnsley on the final day of the 2006/07 Championship season at The Hawthorns.
442
The number of players Tony has used as a manager. He used 56 at West Bromwich Albion during his first spell between 2006 and 2009.
8
Mowbray has won eight Manager of the Month awards in his career. He was Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month four times - in December 2004, May 2005 and November 2005 (all as Hibernian boss) as well as in August 2009 while at Celtic. Tony won the Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month award when he was Blackburn Rovers manager in November 2017. He’s also won the Championship version of the accolade three times – once as Baggies boss in September 2007, once as Middlesbrough manager in October 2012 and once as Blackburn’s gaffer in January 2019.
