Team performance and managerial change in the English Football League
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- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Economic Affairs
- Vol. 17 (3) , 30-36
Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between team performance and managerial change in English football using a data set containing information on all match results and managerial job changes in the English Football League between 1972 and 1993. We find that poor recent form drives many managerial terminations, while managerial turnover is more rapid in the lower divisions.Significantly, managerial change appears to have a harmful effect on team performance immediately following a managerial termination.Keywords
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