Premier League: Managers

Managers in the Premier League are involved in the day to day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the ownership of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro License which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences. The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Premier League on a permanent basis (i.e. more than 12 weeks – the amount of time an unqualified caretaker manager is allowed to take control). Caretaker appointments are managers that fill the gap between a managerial departure and a new appointment. Several caretaker managers have gone on to secure a permanent managerial post after performing well as a caretaker; examples include Paul Hart at Portsmouth and David Pleat at Tottenham Hotspur.
Only one manager, Alex Ferguson, has remained in his position since the formation of the Premier League in 1992. Arsène Wenger has been in charge of Arsenal in the Premier League since 1996, while David Moyes has been Everton's manager since 2002. The most recent appointment was Martin Jol as manager of Fulham. No English manager has won the Premier League; the five managers to have won the title comprise two Scots Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United, twelve wins) and Kenny Dalglish (Blackburn Rovers, one win), a Frenchman (Arsène Wenger, Arsenal, three wins), a Portuguese (José Mourinho, Chelsea, two wins) and an Italian (Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea, one win). Currently 14 of the managers are from Britain or Ireland, with six of them coming from Glasgow and five from England. Two teams are currently without a manager (Aston Villa and Chelsea).


Name Club Appointed
Scotland Ferguson, Sir AlexSir Alex Ferguson Manchester United 01986-11-06 6 November 1986
France Wenger, ArsèneArsène Wenger Arsenal 01996-10-01 1 October 1996
Scotland Moyes, DavidDavid Moyes Everton 02002-03-15 15 March 2002
Wales Pulis, TonyTony Pulis Stoke City 02006-06-15 15 June 2006
Republic of Ireland McCarthy, MickMick McCarthy Wolverhampton Wanderers 02006-08-05 5 August 2006
England Redknapp, HarryHarry Redknapp Tottenham Hotspur 02008-10-26 26 October 2008
England Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce Sunderland 02009-06-05 5 June 2009
Spain Martínez, RobertoRoberto Martínez Wigan Athletic 02009-06-15 15 June 2009
Scotland Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert Norwich City 02009-08-18 18 August 2009
Italy Mancini, RobertoRoberto Mancini Manchester City 02009-12-19 19 December 2009
Scotland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle Bolton Wanderers 02010-01-08 8 January 2010
England Warnock, NeilNeil Warnock Queens Park Rangers 02010-03-01 1 March 2010
Northern Ireland Rogers, BrendanBrendan Rogers Swansea City 02010-07-16 16 July 2010
England Pardew, AlanAlan Pardew Newcastle United 02010-12-09 9 December 2010
Scotland Kean, SteveSteve Kean Blackburn Rovers 02010-12-13 13 December 2010
Scotland Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish Liverpool 02011-01-08 8 January 2011
England Hodgson, RoyRoy Hodgson West Bromwich Albion 02011-02-11 11 February 2011
Netherlands Jol, MartinMartin Jol Fulham 02011-06-07 7 June 2011