Caretaker managers who get the job on a permanent basis last an average of 594 days in the job.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been given the Manchester United job permanently after his successful stint as caretaker manager.
The move has seemed inevitable for many weeks given the transformation United have undergone since Solskjaer arrived on a caretaker basis following the sacking of Jose Mourinho in December.
Solksjaer has won 14 of his 19 games in charge, reviving hopes of a top-four finish and unexpectedly guiding United to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
But giving the caretaker the job permanently doesn’t always work out.
A trawl through the League Managers Association’s records suggests that 62 caretakers have been given the job permanently at current EFL and Premier League clubs in the Premier League era, which begun in 1992.
Those managers lasted an average of 594 days in the job.
They’ve been less successful at current top-flight clubs, however - just 352 days.
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Based on these stats, Solskjaer could well be looking for a new job next year.
Tim Sherwood lasted just 141 days after getting the Tottenham job permanently.
Roberto Di Matteo only lasted 161 days despite having won Chelsea the Champions League while he was caretaker.
Lawrie Sanchez lasted 224 days as permanent Fulham manager, while Kenny Dalglish lasted 370 days at Liverpool .
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The longest tenure of any caretaker-turned-manager in the Premier League era is that of Gareth Ainsworth at League One outfit Wycombe.
He’s still with the Chairboys some 2,331 days after taking over on a permanent basis.
Paul Trollope lasted 1,864 days after making the move from caretaker to permanent manager at Bristol Rovers back in 2005.
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Dean Smith was at Walsall for 1,774 days, Greg Abbott was at Carlisle for 1,739 days, and Keith Hill was at Rochdale for 1,610 days.
The shortest stint was that of Mike Jackson at Shrewsbury Town - 80 days.
That’s followed by Peter Jackson at Bradford City (92 days), Scott Fitzgerald at Brentford (110 days), Paul Holland at Mansfield (115 days) and Nick Barmby at Hull (119 days).
