In a busy week of comings and goings, Steve Evans made a return to EFL management after being named as the new Mansfield Town boss.
The 54-year-old, who left Leeds United in May, has replaced Adam Murray at the One Call Stadium with the Stags sitting 18th Sky Bet League Two.But they're only three points off the Play-Off places and it's fair to say Evans has a history of getting teams out of divisions at the right end, with no fewer than nine promotions on his CV, including three in the EFL.
Evans' EFL promotions
2011/12: Guides Crawley Town to promotion from Sky Bet League Two
2012/13: Leads Rotherham United out of Sky Bet League Two as runners-up
2013/14: Wins the Sky Bet League One Play-Offs with Rotherham United
And it's those credentials that Stags chairman John Radford highlighted when revealing Evans, who will be joined by long-serving assistant Paul Raynor.
Radford told mansfieldtown.net: “Steve’s resume is among the best in the English Football League and his appointment underlines the club’s high ambitions.
“The club is geared for success from top to bottom and we have every confidence in Steve to fulfil the club’s potential.”
Evans' first task as Mansfield Town manager? A home game against none other than his former club Crawley Town!
Here's the updated EFL managers table, ordered by date of appointment:
| Rank | Manager | Club | Appointed | Division |
| 1 | Paul Tisdale | Exeter City | 06/06 | League Two |
| 2
| Jim Bentley
| Morecambe
| 05/11 | League Two
|
| 3
| Steve Davis | Crewe Alexandra | 11/11 | League Two
|
| 4
| Gareth Ainsworth
| Wycombe Wanderers
| 09/12 | League Two
|
| 5
| Neal Ardley
| AFC Wimbledon
| 10/12 | League One
|
| 6
| Mick McCarthy
| Ipswich Town
| 11/12 | Championship
|
| 7
| Keith Hill
| Rochdale
| 01/13 | League One
|
| 8
| Simon Grayson
| Preston North End
| 02/13 | Championship |
| 9
| Phil Brown
| Southend United
| 03/13 | League One
|
| 10 | Martin Allen
| Barnet
| 03/14 | League Two
|
| 11 | Darrell Clarke
| Bristol Rovers
| 03/14 | League One
|
| 12 | Michael Appleton
| Oxford United
| 07/14 | League One
|
| 13 | John Coleman
| Accrington Stanley
| 09/14 | League Two
|
| 14
| Keith Curle
| Carlisle United
| 09/14 | League Two
|
| 15
| Gary Rowett
| Birmingham City
| 10/14 | Championship
|
| 16
| Chris Hughton
| Brighton & Hove Albion
| 12/14 | Championship
|
| 17
| Alex Neil
| Norwich City
| 01/15 | Championship
|
| 18
| Justin Edinburgh
| Gillingham
| 02/15
| League One
|
| 19
| Neil Harris
| Millwall
| 03/15 | League One
|
| 20 | Gary Johnson
| Cheltenham Town
| 03/15
| League Two
|
| 21 | Paul Cook
| Portsmouth
| 05/15 | League Two
|
| 22
| Derek Adams
| Plymouth Argyle
| 06/15
| League Two
|
| 23
| Carlos Carvalhal
| Sheffield Wednesday
| 06/15 | Championship
|
| 24
| Darren Ferguson
| Doncaster Rovers
| 10/15 | League Two
|
| 25
| David Wagner
| Huddersfield Town
| 11/15 | Championship
|
| 26
| Shaun Derry
| Cambridge United
| 11/15 | League Two
|
| 27
| Dean Smith
| Brentford
| 11/15 | Championship |
| 28
| Darren Way
| Yeovil Town
| 12/15 | League Two
|
| 29
| Nigel Clough
| Burton Albion
| 12/15 | Championship |
| 30
| Danny Wilson
| Chesterfield
| 12/15 | League One
|
| 31
| Slavisa Jokanovic
| Fulham
| 12/15 | Championship
|
| 32
| Luke Williams
| Swindon Town
| 12/15 | League One
|
| 33
| Nathan Jones
| Luton Town
| 01/16 | League Two
|
| 34
| Darren Sarll
| Stevenage
| 02/16 | League Two
|
| 35
| Lee Johnson
| Bristol City
| 02/16 | Championship
|
| 36
| Paul Heckingbottom
| Barnsley
| 02/16 | Championship
|
| 37
| Craig Hignett
| Hartlepool United
| 02/16 | League Two
|
| 38
| Jon Whitney
| Walsall
| 03/16
| League One
|
| 39
| Rafael Benitez
| Newcastle United
| 03/16
| Championship
|
| 40
| Graham Alexander
| Scunthorpe United
| 03/16
| League One
|
| 41
| Grant McCann
| Peterborough United
| 04/16
| League One
|
| 42
| Dermot Drummy
| Crawley Town
| 04/16
| League Two
|
| 43
| John McGreal
| Colchester United
| 05/16
| League Two
|
| 44
| Chris Wilder
| Sheffield United
| 05/16
| League One
|
| 45
| Rob Page
| Northampton Town
| 05/16
| League One
|
| 46
| John Sheridan
| Notts County
| 05/16
| League Two
|
| 47
| Gary Bowyer
| Blackpool
| 06/16 | League Two
|
| 48
| Garry Monk
| Leeds United
| 06/16
| Championship
|
| 49
| Owen Coyle
| Blackburn Rovers
| 06/16
| Championship |
| 50
| Phil Parkinson
| Bolton Wanderers
| 06/16
| League One
|
| 51
| Jaap Stam
| Reading
| 06/16
| Championship |
| 52
| Stuart McCall
| Bradford City
| 06/16
| League One
|
| 53
| Bruno Ribeiro
| Port Vale
| 06/16
| League One
|
| 54
| Philippe Montanier
| Nottingham Forest
| 06/16
| Championship |
| 55
| Steve Robinson
| Oldham Athletic
| 07/16
| League One
|
| 56
| Uwe Rosler
| Fleetwood Town
| 07/16
| League One
|
| 57
| Mark Venus*
| Coventry City
| 09/16
| League One
|
| 58
| Alberto Cavasin
| Leyton Orient
| 10/16
| League Two
|
| 59
| Neil Warnock
| Cardiff City
| 10/16
| Championship
|
| 60
| Graham Westley
| Newport County | 10/16
| League Two
|
| 61
| Steve Bruce
| Aston Villa
| 10/16
| Championship
|
| 62
| Steve McClaren
| Derby County
| 10/16
| Championship
|
| 63
| Kenny Jackett
| Rotherham United
| 10/16 | Championship |
| 64
| Richie Barker*
| Milton Keynes Dons | 10/16 | League One
|
| 65
| Paul Hurst
| Shrewsbury Town
| 10/16 | League One
|
| 66
| Warren Joyce
| Wigan Athletic
| 11/16 | Championship
|
| 67
| Paul Lambert
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 11/16 | Championship |
| 68
| Marcus Bignot
| Grimsby Town
| 11/16 | League Two
|
| 69
| Ian Holloway
| Queens Park Rangers
| 11/16 | Championship |
| 70
| Steve Evans
| Mansfield Town
| 11/16 | League Two
|
| 71
| Kevin Nugent*
| Charlton Athletic
| 11/16
| League One
|
| 72
| Vacant
| Bury
| TBC
| League One
|
*Caretakers