List of longest managerial reigns in association football
Fred Everiss managed West Bromwich Albion from 1902 to 1948—the second longest managerial reign of all time.
The longest managerial reign in association football belongs to Englishman Jimmy Davies who was manager of Waterloo Dock for 50 years. Second to this, Fred Everiss was manager of Football League team West Bromwich Albion for over 45 years, starting his reign in 1902 and ending when he retired in 1948.[ 1] [ a] The longest post-war reign belongs to Frenchman Guy Roux , who managed Auxerre in three separate reigns totalling 44 years, taking them from France's fifth division to become Division 1 champions in 1996.[ 3] [ 4]
Managerial reigns in football have decreased since the 1960s, and by 2015, the average spell in England's top four divisions was 1.23 years.[ 5] [ 6] Managers such as Pep Guardiola and Béla Guttmann have been proponents of a "three-year rule",[ 7] [ 8] as has football journalist and author Jonathan Wilson , who writes that managers can succumb to a "fatalistic idealism" beyond this period, describing it as similar to a Greek tragedy .[ 9]
Longest reigns
In the early decades of organised football, team selection was often conducted by committee among the club directors, with an appointed 'secretary-manager' dealing with player contracts and other administrative tasks, assisted by 'trainers' dealing with coaching and fitness matters.[ 10] [ 11] As the secretary role was largely clerical and often occupied by one of the directors, they tended to remain in post for many years regardless of results in the short term. Until after World War I , some clubs never had a manager by name.
As demands and expectations on officials increased both on and off the field, gradually specialist roles became commonplace, and by the end of the 1930s, it was common for clubs in the British Isles to have an official manager as a figurehead dealing with most or all team matters, but with less long-term job security than the secretary-managers of old. Elsewhere, the separation between the office and pitchside functions persisted: the head coach in charge of training and match tactics became increasingly respected and prominent, but meanwhile while a figure closer to the ownership in the role of general manager , sporting director [ 12] [ 13] or director of football [ 14] [ 15] maintained control over financial and commercial aspects, with the levels of influence and balance of power between the coach and director varying between clubs and nations.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] As in the earlier era, the director would often have a tenure of several years to oversee the overall progress of the club, while the head coach would typically keep their job only for as long as the on-field results were positive.
For the purpose of this list, a separation has been made between pre-World War II reigns, which includes many secretary-managers, and the period after the conflict ended when regular competitions resumed in most countries, and longer managerial/head coach appointments became far less commonplace. For those whose terms spanned World War II, they have been placed in the section covering the majority of their reign. Long serving head coaches in international football are also recorded separately below.
Clubs
Pre-1946
Longest managerial reigns (pre-1946)
Rank
Manager
Club
From
To
Length
Reference
1
Fred Everiss
West Bromwich Albion
1 August 1902
31 May 1948
45 years, 304 days
[ 1] [ 20] [ 21]
2
Willie Maley
Celtic
1 September 1897
1 February 1940
42 years, 153 days
[ 20] [ 22] [ 23]
3
George Ramsay
Aston Villa
1 August 1884
31 May 1926
41 years, 303 days
[ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
4
Jack Addenbrooke
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 August 1885
1 June 1922
36 years, 304 days
[ 27] [ 28]
5
John Hunter
Motherwell
30 April 1911
1 May 1946
35 years, 1 day
[ 29]
6
Frank Watt
Newcastle United
1 August 1895
1 January 1930
34 years, 153 days
[ 30]
7
Bill Struth
Rangers
20 May 1920
15 June 1954
34 years, 26 days
[ 20] [ 23] [ 31]
8
John Nicholson
Sheffield United
1 May 1899
1 April 1932
32 years, 336 days
[ 32]
9
Sam Allen
Swindon Town
1 July 1902
1 April 1933
30 years, 274 days
[ 33]
10
Syd King
West Ham United
1 April 1902
1 November 1932
30 years, 214 days
[ 34]
11
Arthur Dickinson
Sheffield Wednesday
1 August 1891
31 May 1920
28 years, 304 days
[ 35]
12
Bob Jack
Plymouth Argyle
1 August 1910
1 April 1938
27 years, 243 days
[ 36]
13
David Calderhead
Chelsea
1 August 1907
1 June 1933
25 years, 304 days
[ 37]
14
Bob Cochrane
Greenock Morton
15 August 1908
21 April 1934
25 years, 249 days
[ 38]
15
George Easton
Partick Thistle
15 August 1903
1 April 1929
25 years, 229 days
[ 39] [ 40]
16
Johnny Madden
Slavia Prague
15 February 1905
1 June 1930
25 years, 106 days
[ 41]
17
Charles Foweraker
Bolton Wanderers
1 July 1919
1 August 1944
25 years, 31 days
[ 42]
18
Bob Masters
Nottingham Forest
1 August 1912
31 May 1935
22 years, 303 days
[ 43]
19
Bob Kyle
Sunderland
1 August 1905
5 May 1928
22 years, 278 days
[ 44]
20
Harry Curtis
Brentford
1 May 1926
1 February 1949
22 years, 276 days
[ 45]
21
Alfred Jones
Birmingham City
1 August 1892
31 May 1908
22 years, 276 days
[ 46]
22
Fred Stewart
Cardiff City
1 May 1911
1 May 1933
22 years, 0 days
[ 47]
23
Willie Nicol
Falkirk
16 August 1902
9 February 1924
21 years, 177 days
[ 48] [ 49]
24
William Wilton
Rangers
19 August 1899
2 May 1920
20 years, 257 days
[ 50]
25
Willie McAndrew
Hamilton Academical
3 October 1925
26 January 1946
20 years, 115 days
[ 51]
26
Jimmy Philip
Aberdeen
20 August 1904
19 April 1924
19 years, 243 days
[ 52] [ 53]
27
Bob McGlashan
Arbroath
1 June 1927
1 June 1946
19 years, 0 days
[ 54]
28
Tom Watson
Liverpool
26 July 1896
16 May 1915
18 years, 294 days
[ 55]
29
Edmund Goodman
Crystal Palace
1 April 1907
1 November 1925
18 years, 214 days
[ 56]
30
Hugh Spence
Kilmarnock
15 August 1919
11 December 1937
18 years, 118 days
[ 57]
31
Charlie Paynter
West Ham United
1 November 1932
1 August 1950
17 years, 273 days
[ 58]
32
Donald Turner
Partick Thistle
10 August 1929
3 May 1947
17 years, 266 days
[ 59]
33
Cosme Damião
Benfica
17 October 1908
28 March 1926
17 years, 162 days
[ 60]
34
Sandy Paterson
Cowdenbeath
22 December 1906
24 April 1924
17 years, 124 days
[ 61]
35
Will Cuff
Everton
1 August 1901
31 May 1918
16 years, 303 days
[ 62]
36
Frank Buckley
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 July 1927
31 March 1944
16 years, 274 days
[ 28] [ 63]
37
Jimmy Methven
Derby County
1 August 1906
30 June 1922
15 years, 333 days
[ 64]
38
Thomas H. McIntosh
Everton
1 August 1919
31 May 1935
15 years, 303 days
[ 65]
39
Harry Kent
Watford
1 August 1910
31 May 1926
15 years, 303 days
[ 66]
40
George Jobey
Derby County
1 August 1925
1 May 1941
15 years, 273 days
[ 67]
41
Peter O'Rourke
Bradford City
1 November 1905
30 June 1921
15 years, 241 days
[ 68]
42
Willie McCartney
Heart of Midlothian
22 November 1919
27 April 1935
15 years, 156 days
[ 69]
43
Elisha Scott
Belfast Celtic
1 May 1934
30 May 1949
15 years, 29 days
[ 70] [ 71]
44
Tully Craig
Falkirk
27 April 1935
1 May 1950
15 years, 4 days
[ 72] [ 73]
45
Dionys Schönecker
Rapid Wien
1 September 1910
30 June 1925
14 years, 302 days
46
Wilf Wild
Manchester City
1 March 1932
1 November 1946
14 years, 245 days
[ 74]
47
John Haworth
Burnley
31 July 1910
4 December 1924
14 years, 183 days
[ 75]
48
Dan McMichael
Hibernian
20 August 1904
1 February 1919
14 years, 165 days
[ 76]
49
Peter McWilliam
Tottenham Hotspur
1 January 1913
1 February 1927
14 years, 31 days
[ 77]
50
Robert Brown
Sheffield Wednesday
1 June 1920
1 December 1933
13 years, 183 days
[ 78]
51
Paddy Travers
Aberdeen
1 August 1924
20 November 1937
13 years, 111 days
[ 79] [ 80]
Post-1946
Longest managerial reigns (post-1946)
Rank
Manager
Club
From
To
Length
Reference
1
Jimmy Davies
Waterloo Dock
1 January 1963
1 January 2013
50 years, 0 days
[ 81]
2
Guy Roux
Auxerre
1 July 1961
30 June 2005
43 years, 364 days
[ 23] [ 82] [ 83]
3
Jock Finlayson
Hill of Beath Hawthorn
1 June 1975
1 June 2015
40 years, 0 days
[ 84]
4
Roly Howard
Marine
12 August 1972
1 June 2005
32 years, 293 days
[ 85]
5
Ronnie McFall
Portadown
1 December 1986
5 March 2016
29 years, 95 days
[ 23] [ 86]
6
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
6 November 1986
19 May 2013
26 years, 194 days
[ 23] [ 82]
7
Michel Le Millinaire
Laval
1 July 1968
27 October 1992
24 years, 118 days
[ 82] [ 87]
8
Dario Gradi
Crewe Alexandra
9 June 1983
1 July 2007
24 years, 22 days
[ 82]
9
Mickey Evans
Caersws
1 August 1983
1 June 2007
23 years, 304 days
[ 23]
10
Matt Busby
Manchester United
1 October 1945
4 June 1969
23 years, 246 days
[ 88]
11
Jimmy Seed
Charlton Athletic
16 May 1933
1 October 1956
23 years, 138 days
[ 89]
12
Joe Smith
Blackpool
19 August 1935
30 April 1958
22 years, 254 days
[ 90]
13
Arsène Wenger
Arsenal
1 October 1996
13 May 2018
21 years, 224 days
[ 82]
14
Jim McLean
Dundee United
6 December 1971
15 May 1993
21 years, 160 days
[ 91] [ 92]
15
Bruno Luzi
Chambly
1 July 2001
2 April 2022
20 years, 275 days
[ 93]
16
Teddy Davison
Sheffield United
1 June 1932
1 August 1952
20 years, 61 days
[ 94]
17
Jimmy McGrory
Celtic
11 August 1945
6 March 1965
19 years, 207 days
[ 95] [ 96]
18
Stephen Baxter
Crusaders
23 February 2005
17 July 2024
19 years, 145 days
[ 97]
19
Paddy Travers
Clyde
27 November 1937
28 April 1956
18 years, 153 days
[ 98]
20
Brian Clough
Nottingham Forest
3 January 1975
8 May 1993
18 years, 125 days
[ 82]
21
Ted Bates
Southampton
1 September 1955
18 November 1973
18 years, 78 days
[ 99]
22
Bill Murray
Sunderland
1 April 1939
1 June 1957
18 years, 61 days
[ 100]
23
Eddie Hunter
Queen's Park
30 April 1979
10 December 1994
17 years, 124 days
[ 101] [ 102]
24
Dave Halliday
Aberdeen
25 December 1937
23 April 1955
17 years, 119 days
[ 103] [ 104]
25
David Jeffrey
Linfield
4 January 1997
30 April 2014
17 years, 116 days
[ 105]
26
Bert Henderson
Arbroath
6 October 1962
19 January 1980
17 years, 105 days
[ 106]
27
Michael Anhaeuser
Charleston Battery
1 September 2004
1 November 2021
17 years, 61 days
[ 107] [ 108]
28
Frank Schmidt
Heidenheim
17 September 2007
Present
17 years, 121 days
[ 109]
29
Vegard Hansen
Mjøndalen
10 October 2005
18 August 2022
16 years, 312 days
[ 110] [ 111]
30
Bill Ridding
Bolton Wanderers
1 October 1951
1 August 1968
16 years, 305 days
[ 112]
31
Tony Waddington
Stoke City
1 June 1960
22 March 1977
16 years, 294 days
[ 82]
32
Ionuţ Vintilă
F.C. Romania
1 August 2006
31 December 2022
16 years, 152 days
[ 113]
33
Eric Taylor
Sheffield Wednesday
1 April 1942
31 July 1958
16 years, 121 days
[ 114]
—
Antonio Toledo
Sporting de Huelva
1 August 2004
1 November 2020
16 years, 92 days
[ 115]
34
Stan Cullis
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 June 1948
1 August 1964
16 years, 61 days
[ 28] [ 116]
35
Gurban Gurbanov
Qarabağ
4 August 2008
Present
16 years, 165 days
[ 117]
36
Iurii Hodîchin
Dinamo Bender
1 January 1999
1 January 2015
16 years, 0 days
[ 118]
37
José Arribas
Nantes
14 July 1960
30 June 1976
15 years, 352 days
[ 82]
38
Francky Dury
Zultse VV /Zulte Waregem [ b]
1 July 1994
9 June 2010
15 years, 343 days
[ 23]
39
Volker Finke
Freiburg
1 July 1991
27 May 2007
15 years, 330 days
[ 82]
40
Bill Nicholson
Tottenham Hotspur
11 October 1958
29 August 1974
15 years, 322 days
[ 119] [ 120]
41
Bert Herdman
Raith Rovers
23 February 1946
14 October 1961
15 years, 233 days
[ 121]
42
Tommy Walker
Heart of Midlothian
17 February 1951
24 September 1966
15 years, 219 days
[ 122]
43
Simon Weaver
Harrogate Town
20 May 2009
Present
15 years, 241 days
[ 123]
44
Jimmy Davies
Greenock Morton
28 October 1939
29 January 1955
15 years, 93 days
[ 124]
45
John Rudge
Port Vale
5 December 1983
18 January 1999
15 years, 44 days
[ 125] [ 126]
46
Pablo Vicó
Club Atlético Brown
21 March 2009
3 May 2024
15 years, 43 days
[ 127]
47
Peter Vermes
Sporting Kansas City
4 August 2009
Present
15 years, 165 days
[ 128]
48
Jimmy McKinnell Jr.
Queen of the South
20 April 1946
29 April 1961
15 years, 9 days
[ 129]
49
Eugène Gerards
OFI
1 July 1985
30 June 2000
14 years, 365 days
[ 130]
50
George Kay
Liverpool
1 May 1936
28 February 1951
14 years, 303 days
[ 131]
51
John Lyall
West Ham United
16 August 1974
5 June 1989
14 years, 293 days
[ 82]
52
Bill Shankly
Liverpool
14 December 1959
12 July 1974
14 years, 210 days
[ 132]
53
Otto Rehhagel
Werder Bremen
2 April 1981
30 June 1995
14 years, 89 days
[ 133]
54
Thomas Schaaf
Werder Bremen
10 May 1999
18 May 2013
14 years, 8 days
[ 133] [ 134]
55
Hugh Shaw
Hibernian
31 January 1948
4 November 1961
13 years, 277 days
[ 135]
56
Miguel Muñoz
Real Madrid
17 April 1960
15 January 1974
13 years, 273 days
[ 136]
National teams
Guillermo Stábile managed Argentina for almost 19 years, the longest reign in international football
Oscar Tabárez was Uruguay manager for 16 years, the longest streak in the 21st century
Longest managerial reigns in international football[ 137]
Rank
Manager
National team
From
To
Length
Reference
—
Ignacio Quereda
Spain women
1 January 1988
30 July 2015
27 years, 210 days
[ 138]
1
Guillermo Stábile
Argentina
13 August 1939
15 June 1958
18 years, 306 days
[ 139]
2
Vittorio Pozzo
Italy
1 December 1929
5 August 1948
18 years, 248 days
[ 20] [ 23] [ 140]
3
Mohammad Anwar Elahee
Mauritius
1 January 1970
1 January 1988
18 years, 0 days
4
Hugo Meisl
Austria
5 October 1919 [ c]
17 February 1937
17 years, 135 days
[ 140] [ 141]
5
Walter Winterbottom
England
28 September 1946
21 November 1962
16 years, 54 days
[ 140] [ 142]
6
Paul Philipp
Luxembourg
25 September 1985
10 June 2001
15 years, 258 days
[ 140] [ 143]
7
Óscar Tabárez
Uruguay
7 March 2006
19 November 2021
15 years, 257 days
[ 144]
8
John Pettersson
Sweden
26 March 1921
27 September 1936
15 years, 185 days
[ 145]
9
Morten Olsen
Denmark
1 July 2000
17 November 2015
15 years, 139 days
[ 140] [ 146]
10
Bob Glendenning
Netherlands
15 March 1925
21 April 1940
15 years, 37 days
[ 140] [ 147]
11
Giampaolo Mazza
San Marino
10 October 1998
15 October 2013
15 years, 5 days
[ 140] [ 148]
12
Joachim Löw
Germany
12 July 2006
29 June 2021
14 years, 352 days
[ 149]
13
Koldo Álvarez
Andorra
2 February 2010
Present
14 years, 349 days
[ 150]
14
Luc Holtz
Luxembourg
4 August 2010
Present
14 years, 165 days
[ 151]
15
Billy Bingham
Northern Ireland
26 March 1980
17 November 1993
13 years, 236 days
[ 140] [ 152]
16
Helmut Schön
West Germany
4 November 1964
21 June 1978
13 years, 229 days
[ 140] [ 153]
17
Sepp Herberger
West Germany
22 November 1950
7 June 1964
13 years, 198 days
[ 140] [ 154]
18
Guy Thys
Belgium
22 May 1976
8 June 1989
13 years, 17 days
[ 140] [ 155]
19
Didier Deschamps
France
8 July 2012
Present
12 years, 192 days
[ 156]
20
Olavi Laaksonen
Finland
19 June 1962
9 October 1974
12 years, 112 days
[ 157]
21
Alf Ramsey
England
27 February 1963
3 April 1974
11 years, 35 days
[ 158]
22
Georg Buschner
East Germany
1 May 1970
31 May 1981
11 years, 30 days
[ 159]
23
José María Mateos
Spain
1 January 1922
1 January 1933
11 years, 0 days
[ 160]
24
David Rodrigo
Andorra
1 May 1999
1 February 2010
10 years, 276 days
[ 161]
25
Sepp Piontek
Denmark
1 July 1979
1 April 1990
10 years, 274 days
[ 162]
26
Enzo Bearzot
Italy
27 September 1975
17 June 1986
10 years, 263 days
[ 163]
27
Peter Doherty
Northern Ireland
6 October 1951
9 May 1962
10 years, 215 days
[ 164]
28
Dave Bowen
Wales
1 September 1964
30 June 1974
9 years, 302 days
[ 165]
29
Aliou Cisse
Senegal
5 March 2015
2 October 2024
9 years, 211 days
[ 166]
30
Ignacio Trelles
Mexico
5 March 1960
1 July 1969
9 years, 118 days
See also
Notes
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