Burnley & Everton After the war, Britton was made manager of
Burnley in October 1945. However, in the summer of 1951, the board refused any more money for transfer fees and so Britton had to rely heavily on a policy of youth rather than on big money buys. Consequently, Everton spent three seasons in the Second Division finishing 7th and a worrying 16th before being promoted as runners-up in
1953–54. The board continued to refuse transfer funds and Britton had disagreements with them. While Britton was abroad with the team the board wanted to appoint an acting manager. The board had also interfered with other decisions, but Britton had also made several mistakes such as dropping and then selling the talismanic
Dave Hickson. Eventually Britton resigned from Everton in 1956 saying that "I want all managers to have the freedom to do the job for which they were appointed." A sub-committee of the board unsuccessfully ran the Everton team for the remainder of the season until
Ian Buchan was appointed.
Preston North End After a six-month gap Britton became manager of
Preston North End. Again he relied on youth rather than the transfer market until an injection of cash in 1964 allowed him to bring in new players such as
Ken Wagstaff. Consequently, Hull eventually won the
Third Division championship in the
1965–66 season. He continued to trust the same group of players instead of bringing in new talent and so Hull's challenge for promotion to the First Division faltered. He became general manager of Hull City in 1970 and was instrumental in the recruitment of
Terry Neill as his successor. ==Managerial statistics==