List of Premier League managers


The Premier League is a professional football league in England which is the top tier of the English football league system. The league was formed in 1992 as a replacement for the original First Division.
Arsène Wenger holds the record for most games managed in the Premier League with 828 games, all with Arsenal. He broke the record set by Alex Ferguson, who had managed 810 games with Manchester United from the Premier League's inception to his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season. Ferguson, however, remains the most successful manager in the Premier League, having won thirteen titles, more than four times as many as any other manager.
Sam Allardyce has managed the most teams in the Premier League, having taken charge of seven different clubs: Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Everton.
Many of the managers listed below served as caretaker managers in the period between a managerial departure and appointment. Several of these, however, went on to secure a permanent managerial post.

Managers

The list of managers includes everyone who has managed clubs while they were in the Premier League, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Caretaker managers are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.
The dates of appointment and departure may fall outside the club's period in the Premier League, for example, Ron Atkinson was appointed as Aston Villa manager in 1991 and remained in his position through the Premier League's establishment. Similarly, Wolverhampton Wanderers' first spell in the Premier League lasted for only one season but manager Dave Jones remained in his position until November 2004.
Incumbent manager
Caretaker manager
§Incumbent but no longer in Premier League
*Present up to date as of 1 August 2020

NameClubFromUntilDuration
Years in
League
Arsenal14 5 198621 2 19953205
Arsenal22 2 19958 6 19951061995
Arsenal8 6 199512 8 19964311995–1996
Arsenal12 8 199613 9 1996321996
Arsenal13 9 199630 9 1996171996
Arsenal1 10 199613 05 20181996–2018
Arsenal23 05 201829 11 20192018–2019
Arsenal29 11 201921 12 20192019
Arsenal22 12 2019Present*2019–
Aston Villa7 6 199110 11 199412521992–1994
Aston Villa25 11 199424 2 199811871994–1998
Aston Villa25 2 199824 1 200214291998–2002
Aston Villa24 1 20025 2 2002122002
Aston Villa24 1 20025 2 2002122002
Aston Villa5 2 200214 5 20034632002–2003
Aston Villa20 5 200319 7 200611562003–2006
Aston Villa5 8 20069 8 201014652006–2010
Aston Villa9 8 20108 9 2010302010
Aston Villa8 9 20101 6 20112662010–2011
Aston Villa23 4 201122 5 2011292011
Aston Villa17 6 201114 5 20123322011–2012
Aston Villa2 6 201211 2 20159852012–2015
Aston Villa11 2 201514 2 201532015
Aston Villa14 2 201525 10 20152015
Aston Villa25 10 201502 11 20152015
Aston Villa02 11 201529 03 20162015–2016
Aston Villa29 03 201602 06 20162016
Aston Villa10 10 2018Present*2019–
Barnsley2 6 19947 7 199814961997–1998
Birmingham City12 12 200123 11 200721722002–2006
2007
Birmingham City23 11 200727 11 200742007
Birmingham City28 11 200712 6 201114962007–2008
2009–2011
Blackburn Rovers12 10 199121 6 199513481992–1995
Blackburn Rovers25 6 199525 10 19964881995–1996
Blackburn Rovers25 10 19961 6 19972191996–1997
Blackburn Rovers1 6 199721 11 19985381997
Blackburn Rovers4 12 19983 11 19993341998–1999
Blackburn Rovers14 3 20006 9 200416372001–2004
Blackburn Rovers15 9 20043 6 200813572004–2008
Blackburn Rovers22 6 200816 12 20081772008
Blackburn Rovers17 12 200813 12 20107262008–2010
Blackburn Rovers13 12 201028 9 20126552010–2012
Blackpool21 5 20093 11 201212622010–2011
Bolton Wanderers20 6 19952 1 19962271995–1996
Bolton Wanderers2 1 199622 9 199913281996
1997–1998
Bolton Wanderers19 10 199929 4 200727492001–2007
Bolton Wanderers30 4 20077 10 20071602007
Bolton Wanderers17 10 200725 10 200782007
Bolton Wanderers25 10 200730 12 20097972007–2009
Bolton Wanderers8 1 20109 10 201210052010–2012
Bournemouth12 10 20121 8 20202015–2020
Bradford City6 1 199818 6 20008941999–2000
Bradford City18 6 20006 11 20001412000
Bradford City6 11 200020 11 2000142000
Bradford City20 11 200024 12 20013992000–2001
Brighton & Hove Albion31 12 201413 5 20192017–2019
Brighton & Hove Albion20 5 2019Present*2019–
Burnley27 11 20075 1 20107702009–2010
Burnley13 1 201029 12 20103502010
Burnley30 10 2012Present*2014–2015
2016–
Cardiff City17 6 201127 12 20139242013
Cardiff City27 12 20132 1 201462013–2014
Cardiff City2 1 201418 9 20142592014
Cardiff City5 10 201611 11 20192018–2019
Charlton Athletic24 7 19918 5 200654021998–1999
2000–2006
Charlton Athletic30 5 200613 11 20061672006
Charlton Athletic14 11 200624 12 2006402006
Charlton Athletic24 12 200622 11 20086992006–2007
Chelsea11 6 199115 2 19936151992–1993
Chelsea15 2 199311 5 1993851993
Chelsea4 6 199310 5 199610711993–1996
Chelsea10 5 199612 2 19986431996–1998
Chelsea12 2 199812 9 20009431998–2000
Chelsea13 9 200017 9 200042000
Chelsea13 9 200017 9 200042000
Chelsea18 9 200031 5 200413512000–2004
Chelsea2 6 200420 9 200712052004–2007
Chelsea20 9 200724 5 20082382007–2008
Chelsea1 7 20089 2 20092232008–2009
Chelsea9 2 200916 2 200972009
Chelsea16 2 200931 5 20091042009
Chelsea1 7 200922 5 20117202009–2011
Chelsea22 6 20114 3 20122562011–2012
Chelsea4 3 201221 11 20122622012
Chelsea21 11 201227 5 20131872012–2013
Chelsea03 06 201317 12 20152013–2015
Chelsea19 12 201515 05 20162015–2016
Chelsea03 07 201613 07 20182016–2018
Chelsea14 07 201816 06 20192018–2019
Chelsea4 7 2019Present*2019–
Coventry City24 6 199223 10 19934861992–1993
Coventry City23 10 199314 2 19954791993–1995
Coventry City15 2 19955 11 19966291995–1996
Coventry City5 11 199610 9 200117701996–2001
Crystal Palace3 6 198417 5 199332701992–1993
Crystal Palace3 6 199315 5 19957111994–1995
Crystal Palace27 2 199713 3 19983791997–1998
Crystal Palace13 3 199829 4 1998471998
Crystal Palace13 3 199829 4 1998471998
Crystal Palace29 4 199810 5 1998111998
Crystal Palace29 4 199810 5 1998111998
Crystal Palace22 12 200322 5 20068822004–2005
Crystal Palace3 11 201223 10 20133542013
Crystal Palace23 10 201323 11 2013312013
Crystal Palace23 11 201314 8 20142642013–2014
Crystal Palace14 8 201427 8 2014132014
Crystal Palace27 8 201427 12 20141222014
Crystal Palace27 12 20142 1 201552014–2015
Crystal Palace2 1 201522 12 20167202015–2016
Crystal Palace23 12 201623 05 20172016–2017
Crystal Palace26 06 201711 09 20172017
Crystal Palace12 09 2017Present*2017–
Derby County15 6 19957 10 200123061996–2001
Derby County8 10 200114 1 2002982001–2002
Derby County14 1 200230 1 2002162002
Derby County30 1 200221 3 20034152002
Derby County2 6 200626 11 20075422007
Derby County28 11 200729 12 20083972007–2008
Everton5 11 19904 12 199311251992–1993
Everton4 12 19937 1 1994351993–1994
Everton7 1 19948 11 19943051994
Everton10 11 199427 3 19978681994–1997
Everton1 4 199731 5 1997601997
Everton27 6 199725 6 19983631997–1998
Everton1 7 199813 3 200213511998–2002
Everton15 3 20021 6 201340962002–2013
Everton5 6 201312 5 20162013–2016
Everton12 5 201614 6 20162016
Everton14 6 201623 10 20172016–2017
Everton23 10 201730 11 20172017
Everton30 11 201716 05 20182017–2018
Everton31 05 20185 12 20192018–2019
Everton5 12 201921 12 20192019
Everton22 12 2019Present*2019–
Fulham1 7 200017 4 200310202001–2003
Fulham17 4 200311 4 200714552003–2007
Fulham11 4 200721 12 20072542007
Fulham21 12 200730 12 200792007
Fulham30 12 200730 6 20109132007–2010
Fulham1 7 201029 7 2010282010
Fulham29 7 20101 6 20113072010–2011
Fulham7 6 20111 12 20139082011–2013
Fulham1 12 201314 2 2014752013–2014
Fulham14 2 201418 9 20142162014
Fulham27 12 201514 11 201810522018
Fulham14 11 201828 2 20192018–2019
§Fulham28 2 2019Present*2019
Huddersfield Town09 11 201514 1 20192017–2019
Huddersfield Town14 1 201921 1 20192019
Huddersfield Town21 1 201916 8 20192019
Hull City4 12 200615 3 201011972008–2009
Hull City17 3 20109 5 2010532010
Hull City8 6 201222 7 20162013–2015
Hull City22 7 201603 01 20172016–2017
Hull City05 01 201725 05 20172017
Ipswich Town11 5 19905 12 199416691992–1994
Ipswich Town6 12 199427 12 1994211994
Ipswich Town6 12 199427 12 1994211994
Ipswich Town28 12 199411 10 200228441994–1995
2000–2002
Leeds United10 10 198810 9 199628921992–1996
Leeds United10 9 19961 10 19987511996–1998
Leeds United1 10 199827 6 200213651998–2002
Leeds United8 7 200221 3 20032562002–2003
Leeds United21 3 200310 11 20032342003
Leeds United10 11 200321 5 20041932003–2004
Leeds United15 6 2018Present*2020–
Leicester City30 5 199122 11 199412721994–1995
Leicester City22 11 199414 12 1994221994
Leicester City14 12 19947 12 19953581994–1995
Leicester City21 12 19951 6 200016241996–2000
Leicester City12 6 200030 9 20014752000–2001
Leicester City10 10 20016 4 20021782001–2002
Leicester City7 4 200211 10 20049182002
2003–2004
Leicester City15 11 201130 06 20152014–2015
Leicester City13 07 201523 02 20172015–2017
Leicester City23 02 201717 10 20172017
Leicester City17 10 201725 10 20172017
Leicester City25 10 201724 2 20192017–2019
Leicester City24 2 201926 2 20192019
Leicester City24 2 201926 2 20192019
Leicester City27 2 2019Present*2019–
Liverpool16 4 199128 1 199410181992–1994
Liverpool28 1 199412 11 199817491994–1998
Liverpool1 7 199814 10 200112011998–2001
Liverpool14 10 200116 3 20021532001–2002
Liverpool17 3 200224 5 20047992002–2004
Liverpool16 6 20043 6 201021782004–2010
Liverpool1 7 20108 1 20111912010–2011
Liverpool8 1 201116 5 20124942011–2012
Liverpool1 6 20124 10 20152012–2015
Liverpool8 10 2015Present*2015–
Manchester City11 11 199026 8 199310191992–1993
Manchester City26 8 199328 8 199321993
Manchester City28 8 199316 5 19956261993–1995
Manchester City30 6 199526 8 19964231995–1996
Manchester City18 2 199821 5 200111882000–2001
Manchester City24 5 200111 3 200513872002–2005
Manchester City21 3 200514 5 20077842005–2007
Manchester City6 7 20072 6 20083322007–2008
Manchester City4 6 200819 12 20095632008–2009
Manchester City19 12 200913 5 201312412009–2013
Manchester City13 5 201314 6 2013322013
Manchester City14 6 201330 6 20162013–2016
Manchester City01 07 2016Present*2016–
Manchester United6 11 19861 6 201397041992–2013
Manchester United1 7 201322 4 20143252013–2014
Manchester United22 4 201411 5 2014192014
Manchester United14 7 201423 5 20166792014–2016
Manchester United27 5 201618 12 20182016–2018
Manchester United19 12 2018Present*2018–
Middlesbrough10 7 199119 5 199410441992–1993
Middlesbrough31 5 19946 12 200023811994–1997
1998–2000
Middlesbrough6 12 200012 6 20011882000–2001
Middlesbrough12 6 200111 5 200617942001–2006
Middlesbrough7 6 200620 10 200912312006–2009
Middlesbrough13 11 201316 03 20172016–2017
Middlesbrough16 03 201709 06 20172017
Newcastle United5 2 19928 1 199717991993–1997
Newcastle United8 1 199714 1 199761997
Newcastle United14 1 199727 8 19985901997–1998
Newcastle United28 8 199828 8 19993651998–1999
Newcastle United28 8 19992 9 199951999
Newcastle United2 9 199930 8 200418241999–2004
Newcastle United11 9 200413 9 200422004
Newcastle United13 9 20042 2 20065072004–2006
Newcastle United2 2 20066 5 20074582006–2007
Newcastle United6 5 200715 5 200792007
Newcastle United15 5 20079 1 20082392007–2008
Newcastle United9 1 200816 1 200872008
Newcastle United16 1 20084 9 20082322008
Newcastle United8 9 200828 9 2008202008
Newcastle United29 9 20081 4 20092008–2009
Newcastle United1 4 200924 5 2009532009
Newcastle United1 6 20096 12 20105532010
Newcastle United9 12 20102 1 201514842010–2015
Newcastle United02 01 201526 01 20152015
Newcastle United26 01 201510 06 20152015
Newcastle United10 06 201511 03 20162015–2016
Newcastle United11 03 201630 06 20192016
2017–2019
Newcastle United17 7 2019Present*2019–
Norwich City1 6 19926 1 19945841992–1994
Norwich City12 1 199431 7 19955651994–1995
Norwich City4 12 20002 10 200621282004–2005
Norwich City18 8 20092 6 201210192011–2012
Norwich City7 6 20126 4 20146682012–2014
Norwich City6 4 20145 1 20152132014
Norwich City09 01 201510 03 20172015–2016
§Norwich City25 5 2017Present*2019–2020
Nottingham Forest6 1 19758 5 199366971992–1993
Nottingham Forest12 5 199319 12 199613171994–1996
Nottingham Forest20 12 19968 5 19971391996–1997
Nottingham Forest8 5 19975 1 19996071997
1998–1999
Nottingham Forest5 1 199911 1 199961999
Nottingham Forest11 1 199916 5 19991251999
Oldham Athletic14 7 198210 11 199445021992–1994
Portsmouth25 3 200224 11 20049752003–2004
Portsmouth24 12 20047 4 20051042004–2005
Portsmouth7 4 200524 11 20052312005
Portsmouth24 11 20057 12 2005132005
Portsmouth7 12 200525 10 200810532005–2008
Portsmouth25 10 200828 10 200832008
Portsmouth25 10 20089 2 20091072008–2009
Portsmouth9 2 200924 11 20092882009
Portsmouth26 11 200921 5 20101762009–2010
Queens Park Rangers1 6 199111 11 199412591992–1994
Queens Park Rangers15 11 19944 9 19966591994–1996
Queens Park Rangers1 3 20108 1 20126782011–2012
Queens Park Rangers10 1 201223 11 20123182012
Queens Park Rangers23 11 201224 11 201212012
Queens Park Rangers24 11 20123 2 20158022012–2013
2014–2015
Queens Park Rangers3 2 201512 2 201592015
Queens Park Rangers03 02 201504 11 20152015
Reading9 10 200312 5 200920422006–2008
Reading17 12 200911 3 201311802009–2013
Reading26 3 201315 12 20146292013
Sheffield United2 1 198812 12 199529011992–1994
Sheffield United2 12 199916 5 200727222006–2007
Sheffield United12 5 2016Present*2019–
Sheffield Wednesday7 6 199120 5 199514431992–1995
Sheffield Wednesday14 6 19953 11 19978731995–1997
Sheffield Wednesday3 11 199714 11 1997111997
Sheffield Wednesday14 11 199717 5 19981841997–1998
Sheffield Wednesday6 7 199821 3 20006241998–2000
Sheffield Wednesday21 3 200021 6 2000922000
Southampton11 6 199110 1 19949441992–1994
Southampton20 1 19942 7 19955281994–1995
Southampton14 7 199514 6 19963361995–1996
Southampton3 7 19961 6 19973331996–1997
Southampton23 6 199727 1 20009481997–2000
Southampton28 1 200028 3 20014252000–2001
Southampton30 3 200121 10 20012052001
Southampton22 10 200113 2 20048442001–2004
Southampton13 2 20044 3 2004202004
Southampton4 3 200423 8 20041722004
Southampton23 8 200410 12 20041092004
Southampton8 12 20042 12 20053592004–2005
Southampton12 9 201018 1 20138592012–2013
Southampton18 1 201327 5 20144942013–2014
Southampton16 6 201414 6 20162014–2016
Southampton30 6 201614 6 20172016–2017
Southampton23 6 201712 3 20182017–2018
Southampton14 3 20183 12 20182018
Southampton3 12 20185 12 20182018
Southampton6 12 2018Present*2018–
Stoke City15 6 200621 5 201325322008–2013
Stoke City30 5 20136 1 20182013–2018
Stoke City8 1 201815 1 20182018
Stoke City15 1 201818 5 20182018
Sunderland29 3 19957 10 200227491996–1997
1999–2002
Sunderland10 10 200210 3 20031512002–2003
Sunderland12 3 20036 3 200610902003
2005–2006
Sunderland7 3 200631 5 2006852006
Sunderland30 8 20064 12 20088272007–2008
Sunderland4 12 200824 5 20091712008–2009
Sunderland3 6 200930 11 20119102009–2011
Sunderland3 12 201130 3 20134832011–2013
Sunderland31 3 201322 9 20131752013
Sunderland22 9 20138 10 2013162013
Sunderland08 10 201316 03 20152013–2015
Sunderland17 03 201504 10 20152015
Sunderland09 10 201522 7 20162015–2016
Sunderland23 7 201622 5 20172016–2017
Swansea City16 7 20101 6 20126862011–2012
Swansea City15 6 20124 2 20145992012–2014
Swansea City04 02 201409 12 20152014–2015
Swansea City09 12 201518 01 20162015–2016
Swansea City18 1 20163 10 20162016
Swansea City3 10 201627 12 20162016
Swansea City27 12 201603 01 20172016–2017
Swansea City03 01 201720 12 20172017
Swansea City20 12 201728 12 20172017
Swansea City28 12 201718 05 20182017–2018
Swindon Town4 6 199321 11 19945351993–1994
Tottenham Hotspur27 5 199219 6 19933881992–1993
Tottenham Hotspur19 6 19931 11 19945001993–1994
Tottenham Hotspur1 11 199415 11 1994141994
Tottenham Hotspur15 11 199419 11 199711001994–1997
Tottenham Hotspur25 11 19975 9 19982841997–1998
Tottenham Hotspur30 8 19983 10 1998241998
Tottenham Hotspur7 9 19981 10 1998341998
Tottenham Hotspur5 10 199816 3 20018931998–2001
Tottenham Hotspur16 3 20012 4 2001172001
Tottenham Hotspur2 4 200121 9 20039022001–2003
Tottenham Hotspur21 9 20033 6 20042562003–2004
Tottenham Hotspur3 6 20045 11 20041552004
Tottenham Hotspur5 11 200425 10 200710842004–2007
Tottenham Hotspur25 10 200729 10 200742007
Tottenham Hotspur25 10 200729 10 200742007
Tottenham Hotspur27 10 200725 10 20083642007–2008
Tottenham Hotspur25 10 200826 10 200812008
Tottenham Hotspur26 10 200813 6 201213262008–2012
Tottenham Hotspur6 7 201216 12 20135282012–2013
Tottenham Hotspur16 12 201313 5 20141482013–2014
Tottenham Hotspur27 5 201419 11 20192014–2019
Tottenham Hotspur20 11 2019Present*2019–
Watford21 2 19961 6 200119271999–2000
Watford29 3 20053 11 200813152006–2007
Watford5 6 201515 5 20163452015–2016
Watford1 7 201621 5 20172016–2017
Watford27 5 201721 1 20182017–2018
Watford21 1 20187 9 20192018–2019
Watford7 9 20191 12 20192019
Watford2 12 20197 12 20192019
Watford8 12 201919 7 20202019–2020
Watford19 7 2020Present*2020
West Bromwich Albion9 3 200026 10 200416922002–2003
2004
West Bromwich Albion27 10 20048 11 2004122004
West Bromwich Albion9 11 200418 9 20066782004–2006
West Bromwich Albion18 10 200616 6 20099722008–2009
West Bromwich Albion30 6 20096 2 20115862010–2011
West Bromwich Albion6 2 201114 2 201182011
West Bromwich Albion14 2 201113 5 20124542011–2012
West Bromwich Albion8 6 201214 12 20135542012–2013
West Bromwich Albion14 12 20139 1 2014262013–2014
West Bromwich Albion9 1 201412 5 20141232014
West Bromwich Albion14 6 201429 12 20141992014
West Bromwich Albion29 12 20141 1 201532014–2015
West Bromwich Albion1 1 201520 11 20172015–2017
West Bromwich Albion20 11 201729 11 20172017
West Bromwich Albion29 11 20172 4 20182017–2018
West Bromwich Albion2 4 20189 3 20192018
West Bromwich Albion13 6 2019Present*2020–
West Ham United23 2 199010 8 199416291993–1994
West Ham United10 8 19949 5 200124641994–2001
West Ham United9 5 200124 4 20037152001–2003
West Ham United24 4 200312 5 2003182003
West Ham United20 10 200311 12 200611482005–2006
West Ham United13 12 20063 9 20086302006–2008
West Ham United3 9 200815 9 2008122008
West Ham United15 9 200811 5 20106032008–2010
West Ham United3 6 201015 5 20113462010–2011
West Ham United15 5 20111 6 2011172011
West Ham United01 06 201124 05 20152012–2015
West Ham United09 06 201506 11 20172015–2017
West Ham United07 11 201716 05 20182017–2018
West Ham United22 05 201828 12 20192018–2019
West Ham United29 12 2019Present*2019–
Wigan Athletic12 6 200114 5 200721622005–2007
Wigan Athletic14 5 20075 11 20071752007
Wigan Athletic5 11 200726 11 2007212007
Wigan Athletic26 11 20073 6 20095552007–2009
Wigan Athletic15 6 200928 5 201314432009–2013
Wimbledon19 1 19929 6 199926981992–1999
Wimbledon9 6 19991 5 20003271999–2000
Wimbledon1 5 200025 4 20027242000
Wolverhampton Wanderers3 1 200111 11 200414082003–2004
Wolverhampton Wanderers5 8 200614 2 201220192009–2012
Wolverhampton Wanderers24 2 201230 6 20121272012
Wolverhampton Wanderers31 05 2017Present*2018–

By club

By nationality

Most games managed in the Premier League

Premier League title-winning managers

RankManagerClubNo. of titles wonSeasons
1 Alex FergusonManchester United131992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99,
1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07,
2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
2 José MourinhoChelsea32004–05, 2005–06, 2014–15
2 Arsène WengerArsenal31997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
4 Pep GuardiolaManchester City22017–18, 2018–19
5 Carlo AncelottiChelsea12009–10
5 Antonio ConteChelsea12016–17
5 Kenny DalglishBlackburn Rovers11994–95
5 Jürgen KloppLiverpool12019–20
5 Roberto ManciniManchester City12011–12
5 Manuel PellegriniManchester City12013–14
5 Claudio RanieriLeicester City12015–16