**[Tottenham Hotspur have parted ways with Thomas Frank](https://whiteheartlane.com/tottenham-sack-thomas-frank-after-newcastle-defeat-john-heitinga-among-potential-replacements/), and the numbers leave little room for debate.**
His spell in North London will go down as one of the most underwhelming and disappointing by a permanent manager at a so-called “Big Six” club in Premier League history.
Frank was dismissed on Wednesday morning after a 2–1 home defeat to Newcastle United, a result that summed up a worrying trend.
The Danish manager picked up just 29 points from 26 Premier League games, leaving Spurs rotting in the bottom half of the table and glancing nervously over their shoulders rather than looking up.
Tottenham are only five points ahead of 18th-placed West Ham United.
Leeds United and Crystal Palace have already moved above Tottenham, while Nottingham Forest trail by just two points after their goalless stalemate with basement club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tottenham’s recent form has been nothing to write home about. The defeat to Newcastle made it eight Premier League games without a win (D4, L4).
In fact, Frank’s side had only won one of their last 11 league games. Stretch that further and it is two wins in 17, which is abysmal for a club intent on competing on all fronts.
When compared to other struggling spells at Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham, Frank comes out worst.
His average points per game (PPG) and win percentage are the lowest of any permanent Big Six manager with at least 10 matches, having won just 26% of his Premier League games in charge.
Even managers who were heavily criticised fared better. Frank’s predecessor, Ange Postecoglou, averaged more points per match and won 40% of his games despite leading Spurs to a 17th-place finish.
Former United manager Ruben Amorim had better numbers despite his own well-documented ill-fated spell at the Theatre of Dreams.
Roy Hodgson at Liverpool and Graham Potter at Chelsea also produced better returns than Frank.
However, there are a few positives that Tottenham can draw from despite going through the worst managerial spell in the club’s history.
Manchester City won the league after replacing an underwhelming Mark Hughes with Roberto Mancini, and Tottenham will hope another managerial change gets them back on track.
Here are the worst Big Six managers in Premier League history in order of their PPG.
* Ralf Rangnick – 1.54
* Frank Lampard – 1.52
* Kenny Dalglish – 1.51
* Nuno Espirito Santo – 1.50
* Mark Hughes – 1.44
* Ange Postecoglou – 1.37
* Graham Potter – 1.27
* Roy Hodgson – 1.25
* Ruben Amorim – 1.23
* Thomas Frank – 1.12