Liam Manning — Manager stats & performance
Liam Manning
Norwich City· EFL Championship · 
England · Age 40
73/ 100
Solid
51st percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
40
4 NOV 1985
Appointed
2 NOV 2025
Tenure
11M
11 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2029
Three-and-a-half-year agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
6 years, 2 months
Since 6 JAN 2020
In coaching
11 years, 8 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Career record
Data not yet available
GafferLens has not yet verified a match-by-match record for Liam Manning. Rather than publish estimated figures, performance statistics stay empty until a licensed data source is connected. The tactical profile on this page is a provisional editorial reading.
Strengths
Territorial control
Sustained possession in the opposition half limits how often the team has to defend.
Rehearsed build-up
Progression patterns are drilled rather than improvised, which travels between squads.
Considerations
Space in behind
A high line and committed full-backs leave room for direct opponents to attack.
Squad specificity
The model needs technically secure profiles in every unit to function properly.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Norwich City shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Liam Manning (status: PLACEHOLDER).