| GIRARDI | He succeeded Torre as manager of the Yankees |
| MEL | Leo succeeded him as manager of the New York Giants |
| ALOU | Bochy replaced him as manager of the San Francisco Giants |
| MILLEROGINS | Manager of the Yankees during the Murderers' Row years |
| TORRE | Manager of the Yankees for four World Series championships |
| BINGHAM | Whose last game as manager of Northern Ireland was a tempestuous game versus the Republic in 1993? (7) |
| HODGSON | Roy ___, football manager who took over as manager of his boyhood club, Crystal Palace, in 2017 |
| STEVEBRUCE | Former Manchester United centre back sacked as manager of Newcastle United in October 2021 after their takeover by a consortium led by the Saudi Arabian government's sovereign wealth fund |
| WILFMCGUINNESS | Successor to Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United in 1969 |
| RAN | Served as manager of |
| ARNESLOT | Dutch coach appointed as manager of Liverpool in 2024 (4,4) |
| LEEBOWYER | Former player who took over as manager of Charlton Athletic in 2018 (3,6) |
| KEVINKEEGAN | Former England footballer twice appointed as manager of Newcastle United FC (5, 6) |
| FACUP | Matt Busby twice won this trophy as manager of Manchester United (1,1,3) |
| PRIAM | In Greek mythology, he is the last king of Troy. He succeeded his father, Laomedon, and extended Troy's dominion. In All's Well That Ends Well (act 1, scene 3), Lavatch says, "Why the Grecians sacked |
| ETEOCLES | In Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus, whom he succeeded as king of Thebes along with his brother Polynices (8) |
| BREZHNEV | He succeeded Kruschev as leader of the Soviet Union (8) |
| JONSTEWART | He succeeded Craig Kilborn as host of "The Daily Show" (2 wds.) |
| RUN | Act as manager for the period of a play (3) |
| MBEKI | He succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa |
