THE LIST: Sportsmail's 30-21 of the greatest managers in British football

04 March 2009 12:15
After Sir Alex Ferguson made it a staggering 41 trophies during his long and illustrious managerial career with the Carling Cup triumph against Tottenham on Sunday, Sportsmail pays tribute to British football's outstanding leaders.[LNB]Check out Nos 50-41[LNB]Check out Nos 40-31[LNB] In our latest offering of The List series, we are setting out to find the greatest manager to have graced our game - and today we present numbers 30-21 as selected by our fleet of contributors.[LNB]Do you agree with the nominations in our top 50? [LNB]And who would top your list as the greatest manager of all time in the British game? Make sure you have your say.[LNB]SPORTSMAIL'S greatest managers in British footballing history - numbers 30-21...        HAVE YOUR SAY...     WHO IS THE GREATEST FOOTBALL MANAGER OF ALL TIME? This week's LIST on Sportsmail online runs down the top 50 managers to have coached in Britain. Sir Alex Ferguson is a shoo-in for the No 1 slot, surely? But the rest of the chart will be interesting. Do you agree with the selections?[LNB][LNB]TELL US WHAT YOU THINK[LNB] 30. Jim McLean - Dundee United29. Howard Wilkinson - Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Sunderland[LNB]28. Ted Drake - Reading, Chelsea[LNB]27. Lawrie McMenemy - Doncaster, Grimsby, Southampton, Sunderland[LNB], Northern Ireland26. John Toshack - Swansea, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Wales, Deportivo, Besiktas, St Etienne, Catania, Real Murcia, Wales25. Ron Atkinson -  Cambridge United, West Bromwich Albion[LNB], Manchester United[LNB], Atletico Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa[LNB], Coventry, Nottingham Forest24. Rafa Benitez - Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura, Tenerife, Valencia, Liverpool[LNB]23. Keith Burkinshaw - Tottenham Hotspur[LNB], Gillingham, West Bromwich Albion22. Harry Catterick - Crewe, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton[LNB], Preston21. Jock Wallace - Berwick, Rangers[LNB], Leicester, Motherwell No 30: Jim McLean, first manager then chairman at Tannadice[LNB] No 29: Sgt Wilko[LNB] No 28: Ted Drake (left) welcomes Stan Wicks (right) to the Chelsea fold as skipper Roy Bentley looks on[LNB] [LNB] No 27: Mad as a hatter Lawrie McMenemy[LNB] No 26: Welsh rare bit John Toshack[LNB] No 25: Funny old game - Big Ron (left) leads his United side out at Wembley against Liverpool to face Bob Paisley (centre) and Graeme Souness (right) [LNB] [LNB] No 24: Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez [LNB] No 23: Spurs boss Keith Burkinshaw [LNB] No 22: Everton boss Harry Catterick with the 1970 Championship trophy[LNB] No 21: Jock Wallace[LNB] THE BEST OF THE REST OF THE LISTSportsmail's top 50 goal poachers[LNB]Sportsmail's top 50 footballing traitors[LNB]Sportsmail's top 50 goalkeepers[LNB]Sportsmail's top 50 wingers[LNB]Sportsmail's top 50 FA Cup heroes[LNB] [LNB]  

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