There are 92 association football teams in the top four divisions of English football, all of which have a manager (sometimes given the title of head coach) unless the position is currently vacant or a caretaker manager is in place. The Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) are the only fully professional football leagues in England. The Premier League is the top tier, and consists of 20 clubs at the top of the English football league system, while the remaining 72 clubs are split into three 24 team divisions of the EFL: the Championship, League One and League Two.

A 2020 study by broadcaster Sky Sports showed the average reign for departing managers in the 2019–20 season was an all-time low of 423 days.[1] Simon Weaver is currently the longest-serving manager in the top four divisions,[2] having managed Harrogate Town since May 2009, though eleven of those years were outside the EFL.[N 1] Following Jürgen Klopp's exit from Liverpool in May 2024, Pep Guardiola of Manchester City is the longest-serving current manager in the Premier League and the second-longest serving in the top four divisions after Weaver.[3]

This list includes every manager currently managing a club in the Premier League and the EFL[4][5] in order of the date that they took up the role. Some managers may have had more than one spell in charge at their current club: in such cases it is the start date of the current tenure that is applied.

Managers

Manager Nation Date of birth Club Division From Time as manager Ref(s)
Simon Weaver  England 20 December 1977 Harrogate Town League Two 21 May 2009 16 years, 301 days [6]
Pep Guardiola  Spain 18 January 1971 Manchester City Premier League 1 July 2016 9 years, 260 days [7]
Mikel Arteta  Spain 26 March 1982 Arsenal Premier League 22 December 2019 6 years, 86 days [8]
Nigel Clough  England 19 March 1966 Mansfield Town League One 6 November 2020 5 years, 132 days [9]
Andy Woodman  England 11 August 1971 Bromley League Two 29 March 2021 4 years, 354 days [10]
Marco Silva  Portugal 12 July 1977 Fulham Premier League 1 July 2021 4 years, 260 days [11]
Phil Parkinson  England 1 December 1967 Wrexham Championship 1 July 2021 4 years, 260 days [12]
Dean Brennan  Ireland 17 June 1980 Barnet League Two 20 September 2021 4 years, 179 days [13]
Dave Challinor  England 2 October 1975 Stockport County League One 2 November 2021 4 years, 136 days [14]
Eddie Howe  England 29 November 1977 Newcastle United Premier League 8 November 2021 4 years, 130 days [15]
Kieran McKenna  Northern Ireland 14 May 1986 Ipswich Town Championship 16 December 2021 4 years, 92 days [16]
Paul Cook  England 22 February 1967 Chesterfield League Two 10 February 2022 4 years, 36 days [17]
Richie Wellens  England 26 March 1980 Leyton Orient League One 9 March 2022 4 years, 9 days [18]
Johnnie Jackson  England 15 August 1982 AFC Wimbledon League One 16 May 2022 3 years, 306 days [19]
Unai Emery  Spain 3 November 1971 Aston Villa Premier League 1 November 2022 3 years, 137 days [20]
Lee Bell  England 26 January 1983 Crewe Alexandra League Two 4 November 2022 3 years, 134 days [21]
John Mousinho  England 30 April 1986 Portsmouth Championship 20 January 2023 3 years, 57 days [22]
Grant McCann  Northern Ireland 14 April 1980 Doncaster Rovers League One 12 May 2023 2 years, 310 days [23]
Andoni Iraola  Spain 22 June 1982 Bournemouth Premier League 19 June 2023 2 years, 272 days [24]
Daniel Farke  Germany 30 October 1976 Leeds United Premier League 4 July 2023 2 years, 257 days [25]
Micky Mellon  Scotland 18 March 1972 Oldham Athletic League Two 13 October 2023 2 years, 156 days [26]
Graham Alexander  Scotland 10 October 1971 Bradford City League One 6 November 2023 2 years, 132 days [27]
Michael Skubala  England 31 October 1982 Lincoln City League One 13 November 2023 2 years, 125 days [28]
David Artell  Gibraltar 22 November 1980 Grimsby Town League Two 27 November 2023 2 years, 111 days [29]
Danny Cowley  England 22 October 1978 Colchester United League Two 4 January 2024 2 years, 73 days [30]
Karl Robinson  England 13 September 1980 Salford City League Two 5 January 2024 2 years, 72 days [31]
Nathan Jones  Wales 28 May 1973 Charlton Athletic Championship 4 February 2024 2 years, 42 days [32]
Oliver Glasner  Austria 28 August 1974 Crystal Palace Premier League 19 February 2024 2 years, 27 days [33]
John Doolan  England 10 November 1968 Accrington Stanley League Two 4 March 2024 2 years, 14 days [34]
Alex Revell  England 7 July 1983 Stevenage League One 17 April 2024 1 year, 335 days [35]
Arne Slot  Netherlands 17 September 1978 Liverpool Premier League 1 June 2024 1 year, 290 days [36]
Chris Davies  Wales 27 March 1985 Birmingham City Championship 6 June 2024 1 year, 285 days [37]
Régis Le Bris  France 6 December 1975 Sunderland Premier League 1 July 2024 1 year, 260 days [38]
Fabian Hürzeler  Germany 26 February 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League 2 July 2024 1 year, 259 days [39]
Scott Parker  England 13 October 1980 Burnley Premier League 5 July 2024 1 year, 256 days [40]
Paul Heckingbottom  England 17 July 1977 Preston North End Championship 20 August 2024 1 year, 210 days [41]
Ian Holloway  England 12 March 1963 Swindon Town League Two 25 October 2024 1 year, 144 days [42]
Frank Lampard  England 20 June 1978 Coventry City Championship 28 November 2024 1 year, 110 days [43]
Gary Bowyer  England 22 June 1971 Burton Albion League One 17 December 2024 1 year, 91 days [44]
Alex Neil  Scotland 9 June 1981 Millwall Championship 30 December 2024 1 year, 78 days [45]
Mark Robins  England 22 December 1969 Stoke City Championship 1 January 2025 1 year, 76 days [46]
David Moyes  Scotland 25 April 1963 Everton Premier League 11 January 2025 1 year, 66 days [47]
Steven Schumacher  England 30 April 1984 Bolton Wanderers League One 30 January 2025 1 year, 47 days [48]
John Eustace  England 3 November 1979 Derby County Championship 13 February 2025 1 year, 33 days [49]
Neil Harris  England 12 July 1977 Cambridge United League Two 19 February 2025 1 year, 27 days [50]
Conor Hourihane  Ireland 2 February 1991 Barnsley League One 12 March 2025 1 year, 6 days [51]
Scott Lindsey  England 4 May 1972 Crawley Town League Two 21 March 2025 362 days [52]
Gareth Ainsworth  England 10 May 1973 Gillingham League Two 25 March 2025 358 days [53]
Matt Hamshaw  England 1 January 1982 Rotherham United League One 30 March 2025 353 days [54]
Paul Warne  England 8 May 1973 Milton Keynes Dons League Two 15 April 2025 337 days [55]
Sergej Jakirović  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 December 1976 Hull City Championship 11 June 2025 280 days [56]
Tom Cleverley  England 12 August 1989 Plymouth Argyle League One 13 June 2025 278 days [57]
Brian Barry-Murphy  Ireland 27 July 1978 Cardiff City League One 16 June 2025 275 days [58]
Gerhard Struber  Austria 24 January 1977 Bristol City Championship 19 June 2025 272 days [59]
Martin Paterson  Northern Ireland 10 May 1987 Notts County League Two 22 June 2025 269 days [60]
Julien Stéphan  France 18 September 1980 Queens Park Rangers Championship 25 June 2025 266 days [61]
Keith Andrews  Ireland 13 September 1980 Brentford Premier League 27 June 2025 264 days [62]
Henrik Pedersen  Denmark 2 January 1978 Sheffield Wednesday Championship 31 July 2025 230 days [63]
Chris Wilder  England 23 September 1967 Sheffield United Championship 15 September 2025 184 days [64]
Michael Duff  Northern Ireland 11 January 1978 Wycombe Wanderers League One 18 September 2025 181 days [65]
Nuno Espírito Santo  Portugal 25 January 1974 West Ham United Premier League 27 September 2025 172 days [66]
Steve Cotterill  England 20 July 1964 Cheltenham Town League Two 30 September 2025 169 days [67]
Jack Wilshere  England 1 January 1992 Luton Town League One 13 October 2025 156 days [68]
Ian Evatt  England 5 December 1982 Blackpool League One 21 October 2025 148 days [69]
Leam Richardson  England 19 November 1979 Reading League One 28 October 2025 141 days [70]
Luke Williams  England 1 May 1981 Peterborough United League One 29 October 2025 140 days [71]
Tonda Eckert  Germany 31 January 1993 Southampton Championship 2 November 2025 136 days [72]
Rob Edwards  Wales 25 December 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 12 November 2025 126 days [73]
Philippe Clement  Belgium 22 March 1974 Norwich City Championship 18 November 2025 120 days [74]
Christian Fuchs  Austria 7 April 1986 Newport County League Two 20 November 2025 118 days [75]
Vítor Matos  Portugal 28 March 1988 Swansea City Championship 24 November 2025 114 days [76]
Kim Hellberg  Sweden 1 February 1988 Middlesbrough Championship 27 November 2025 111 days [77]
Steve Evans  Scotland 30 October 1962 Bristol Rovers League Two 16 December 2025 92 days [78]
Jon Brady  Australia 14 January 1975 Port Vale League One 6 January 2026 71 days [79]
Liam Rosenior  England 9 July 1984 Chelsea Premier League 8 January 2026 69 days [80]
Matt Bloomfield  England 8 February 1984 Oxford United Championship 9 January 2026 68 days [81]
Michael Carrick  England 28 July 1981 Manchester United Premier League 13 January 2026 64 days [82]
Liam Manning  England 20 October 1985 Huddersfield Town League One 20 January 2026 57 days [83]
Matt Lawlor  England 20 August 1988 Fleetwood Town League Two 26 January 2026 51 days [84]
Gavin Cowan  England 24 May 1981 Shrewsbury Town League Two 29 January 2026 48 days [85]
Edward Still  England 30 December 1990 Watford Championship 9 February 2026 37 days [86]
Michael O'Neill  Northern Ireland 5 July 1969 Blackburn Rovers Championship 13 February 2026 33 days [87]
Igor Tudor  Croatia 16 April 1978 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 14 February 2026 32 days [88]
Vítor Pereira  Portugal 26 July 1968 Nottingham Forest Premier League 15 February 2026 31 days [89]
Gary Caldwell  Scotland 12 April 1982 Wigan Athletic League One 16 February 2026 30 days [90]
Gary Rowett  England 6 March 1974 Leicester City Championship 18 February 2026 28 days [91]
James Morrison  Scotland 25 May 1986 West Bromwich Albion Championship 24 February 2026 22 days [92]
Matt Taylor  England 30 January 1982 Exeter City League One 3 March 2026 15 days [93]
Colin Calderwood  Scotland 20 January 1965 Northampton Town League One 9 March 2026 9 days [94]
Pete Wild  England 20 July 1984 Tranmere Rovers League Two 10 March 2026 8 days [95]
Darren Byfield  England 29 September 1976 Walsall League Two 11 March 2026 7 days [96]
Sam Foley  Ireland 17 October 1986 Barrow League Two 11 March 2026 7 days [97]

See also

Notes

  1. Harrogate Town were promoted from the National League in 2020

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