| WEAVERS | Former manager Earl and family |
| DERBYS | English Earl and family |
| SASS | What Orioles manager Earl Weaver often gave to umpire Ron Luciano |
| DAVE | and 28ac, Former manager of Wimbledon, Watford and Sheffield United among others, nicknamed Harry |
| EARLWEAVER | Former manager and loom operator? |
| ALEX | Former manager of Manchester United manager (4,8) |
| FERGUSON | Former manager of Manchester United manager (4,8) |
| SOUNESS | Graeme -, former manager of Rangers and Liverpool (7) |
| BERTI | Vogts, former manager of the national football teams Germany and Scotland (5) |
| WILLIAM | Voice UK judge and 8A's former manager (4.1.2) |
| GRAEMESOUNESS | TV pundit and former manager who made a cameo appearance in Boys From The Blackstuff when a Liverpool player |
| HOULLIER | Gerald _, late footballer and former manager of Liverpool FC who passed away in December (8) |
| LOUISVANGAAL | Former manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United who has had three spells in charge of the Netherlands national team |
| RAFA | ____ Benitez, Spanish former manager of Liverpool and Newcastle United football clubs (4) |
| PENNY | Jack Branning's daughter, and former manager of the Walford nightclub, Peggy's (5) |
| BASSETT | see 45ac, Former manager of Wimbledon, Watford and Sheffield United among others, nicknamed Harry |
| LIPPI | Marcello ..... , former manager of the China and Italy national teams (5) |
| ROYLE | Joe ___, former manager of football clubs including Oldham Athletic and Everton, born in 1949 (5) |
| ELIA | Phillies' former manager |
| ALOU | Former manager Felipe |
