Manager Statistics

Premiership

All current Premiership managers combined have won 2251 drawn 1105 and lost 1118 games.

Championship

All current Championship managers combined have won 910 drawn 553 and lost 702 games.

League One

All current League One managers combined have won 1328 drawn 836 and lost 1055 games.

League Two

All current League One managers combined have won 1029 drawn 724 and lost 811 games.

Combining all game statistics across the 4 divisions, a managerial career averages at 48.12 wins, 31.44 draws and 45.24 losses. Which equals an average of 124.80 total games for a club.

Top 10 Managers by Win% (min 20 games)

1. (59.67%) Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United
2. (59.16%) Roberto Mancini Manchester City
3. (58.33%) Rafael Benitez Chelsea
4. (57.35%) Arsene Wenger Arsenal
5. (53.57%) Eddie Howe AFC Bournemouth
6. (52.38%) Brian Flynn Doncaster Rovers
7. (51.51%) Gary Johnson Yeovil Town
8. (50.00%) Andre Villas Boas Tottenham Hotspur
9. (50.00%) Micky Mellon Fleetwood Town
10. (49.20%) Graham Westley Stevenage

Bottom 10 Managers by Win% (min 20 games)

1. (16.67%) Guy Whittingham Portsmouth
2. (17.86%) Harry Redknapp Queens Park Rangers
3. (23.26%) Kevin Blackwell Bury
4. (27.16%) Carl Fletcher Plymouth Argyle
5. (27.59%) John Hughes Hartlepool United
6. (28.68%) Dean Smith Walsall
7. (28.74%) Roberto Martinez Wigan Athletic
8. (29.73%) Leam Richardson Accrington Stanley
9. (30.16%) John Coleman Rochdale
10. (31.82%) Chris Hughton Norwich City

Of the 345,200 managerial stats recorded, there have been a combined total of 133,107 Wins, 86,957 Draws & 125,136 Losses.

Top 10 Longest Serving Managers

1. (1520) Fred Everiss West Bromwich Albion
2. (1500) Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United
3. (1354) Dario Gradi Crewe Alexandra
4. (1327) George Ramsay Aston Villa
5. (1264) Frank Watt Newcastle United
6. (1216) John Nicholson Sheffield United
7. (1159) Matt Busby Manchester United
8. (1125) Jack Addenbrooke Wolverhampton Wanderers
9. (966) David Calderhead Chelsea
10. (919) Arthur Dickinson Sheffield Wednesday

Top 10 Manager Stats by Games Won

1. (895) Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United
2. (658) George Ramsay Aston Villa
3. (656) Fred Everiss West Bromwich Albion
4. (581) Matt Busby Manchester United
5. (575) Frank Watt Newcastle United
6. (523) Arsene Wenger Arsenal
7. (502) Dario Gradi Crewe Alexandra
8. (486) John Nicholson Sheffield United
9. (455) Jack Addenbrooke Wolverhampton Wanderers
10. (411) Brian Clough Nottingham Forest

Current managers: 5,518 Wins, 3,218 Draws & 3,686 Losses (12,422) total games.

Top 10 Manager Stats by Games Drawn

1. (338) Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United
2. (217) Arsene Wenger Arsenal
3. (143) Brian Laws Scunthorpe United
4. (139) David Moyes Everton
5. (130) Tony Pulis Stoke City
6. (123) Paul Tisdale Exeter City
7. (114) Graham Turner Shrewsbury Town
8. (88) Graham Westley Stevenage
9. (73) Kenny Jackett Millwall
10. (73) Greg Abbott Carlisle United

Top 10 Manager Stats by Games Lost

1. (267) Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United
2. (196) Brian Laws Scunthorpe United
3. (172) Arsene Wenger Arsenal
4. (165) Tony Pulis Stoke City
5. (161) David Moyes Everton
6. (131) Graham Turner Shrewsbury Town
7. (103) Kenny Jackett Millwall
8. (102) Graham Westley Stevenage
9. (101) Paul Tisdale Exeter City
10. (97) Nigel Clough Derby County

There have been 1,613 managers in the top 4 divisions of English football.

Most Managers by Club Top 10

1. Notts County (52) managers
2. Walsall (52) managers
3. Coventry City (48) managers
4. Queens Park Rangers (46) managers
5. Bradford City (46) managers
6. Leicester City (44) managers
7. Carlisle United (43) managers
8. Hartlepool United (42) managers
9. West Bromwich Albion (41) managers
10. Northampton Town (41) managers

Most Appointed Managers Top 10

1. Micky Adams (9) Clubs
2. Neil Warnock (9) Clubs
3. John Ward (8) Clubs
4. Tommy Docherty (8) Clubs
5. Jim Smith (8) Clubs
6. Gary Megson (8) Clubs
7. Steve Bruce (7) Clubs
8. Martin Allen (7) Clubs
9. Bruce Rioch (7) Clubs
10. Brian Little (7) Clubs