100 Owners: Graham Westley (Farnborough Town & Kingstonian)

The former lower league manager had a patchy record when it came to trying to run clubs.

There were few people in lower division football for whom more vituperation was reserved than Graham Westley. The former Stevenage manager had a reputation for management-speak and self-aggrandisement that was well known, but such character flaws are hardly unfamiliar in football management, even at its lower levels. 

But Westley’s unpopularity ran deeper than that, tapping into the sort of raw nerve amongst the supporters of other clubs which can render even the most placid and level-headed amongst us incandescent with dumb, impotent rage. 

As the manager of Stevenage Borough, he took the club into the Football League and then into League One whilst also beating Newcastle United in the FA Cup before moving on to join Preston North End. There would follow further spells with Peterborough United, Barnet and Stevenage, the third of which turned out to be his last as a manager, as of 2023.