List of Chelsea F.C. managers

The first manager of Chelsea Football Club was John Robertson, appointed player-manager in 1905.

Chelsea have had 33 permanent managers/head coaches (four of whom also served as player-manager), six interim managers and seven caretakers. Ron Suart has served as both caretaker and interim manager. José Mourinho has served two different spells as permanent manager, while Guus Hiddink has been interim manager twice. Roberto Di Matteo was first interim manager, but was later appointed permanent manager, while Frank Lampard was first permanent manager, and later interim manager.

Chelsea's first ever manager was Scottish wing-half John Tait Robertson, who continued to play for the club until he resigned a year later. David Calderhead is Chelsea's longest-serving manager, holding the position from 1907 to 1933, spanning 966 matches. Chelsea's shortest reigning permanent manager is Graham Potter, who was in charge for 31 games. Statistically, Chelsea's least successful manager is Frank Lampard during his second stint.

The first manager under whom Chelsea won a major trophy was Ted Drake, who guided the club to the league championship in the 1954–55 season, while Dave Sexton managed the club to their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1971, and Gianluca Vialli guided Chelsea to win the 1998 UEFA Super Cup. Mourinho has won the most domestic titles, and total titles with the club (in fact, all titles won with Mourinho were domestic titles – eight in total), Vialli second most titles with five, whereas Carlo Ancelotti led Chelsea to their first league and FA Cup "Double" in 2010.

Di Matteo led Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League title in 2012. A year later, Rafael Benítez led the club to the UEFA Europa League, and so Chelsea became the first club to hold two major European titles simultaneously and one of five clubs, and the first British club, to have won all three of UEFA's major club competitions. In February 2022, Thomas Tuchel led Chelsea to its first FIFA Club World Cup. He is also the coach who have won the most international titles with the club; all three of his titles were international.

List of managers

Statistics correct as of 21 March 2026.

Key

  • Includes competitive matches only.
  • This table of all managers includes performance records and honours.
  • M = matches managed; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; GD = goal difference; Win% = percentage of total matches won.
Picture Name Nationality From To Days M W D L GF GA GD Win% Honours Notes Ref.
John Tait Robertson  Scotland 1 August 1905 27 November 1906 483 54 33 10 11 126 57 +69 061.11 – [a][b] [1]
William Lewis  England 27 November 1906 1 August 1907 247 27 17 5 5 54 25 +29 062.96 – [c] [1]
David Calderhead  Scotland 1 August 1907 8 May 1933 9,412 966 385 239 342 1,378 1,304 +74 039.86 – [a] [1]
Leslie Knighton  England 8 May 1933 19 April 1939 2,172 269 92 69 108 413 442 −29 034.20 – [a] [1]
Billy Birrell  Scotland 19 April 1939 31 May 1952 4,791 293 97 77 119 416 465 −49 033.11 – [a] [1]
Ted Drake  England 1 June 1952 30 September 1961 3,408 426 156 103 167 774 780 −6 036.62 [a] [1][2]
Tommy Docherty  Scotland 1 October 1961 6 October 1967 2,196 303 142 65 96 527 424 +103 046.86 [a] [1]
Ron Suart  England 6 October 1967 23 October 1967 17 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 000.00 – [d] [1]
Dave Sexton  England 23 October 1967 3 October 1974 2,537 371 164 107 100 568 432 +136 044.20 [a] [1]
Ron Suart (2)  England 3 October 1974 16 April 1975 195 34 8 12 14 38 62 −24 023.53 – [c] [1]
Eddie McCreadie  Scotland 16 April 1975 1 July 1977 807 97 37 33 27 141 123 +18 038.14 – [a] [1][3]
Ken Shellito  England 7 July 1977 13 December 1978 524 66 15 19 32 77 115 −38 022.73 – [a] [1]
Danny Blanchflower  Northern Ireland 14 December 1978 11 September 1979 271 32 5 8 19 34 68 −34 015.63 – [a] [1]
Geoff Hurst  England 13 September 1979 23 April 1981 588 81 35 19 27 108 89 +19 043.21 – [a] [1]
Bobby Gould  England 23 April 1981 28 May 1981 35 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00 – [d] [1]
John Neal  England 28 May 1981 11 June 1985 1,475 203 84 61 58 326 253 +73 041.38 [a][e] [1]
John Hollins  England 11 June 1985 6 March 1988 999 145 56 38 51 199 217 −18 038.62 [a][f] [1]
Bobby Campbell  England 6 March 1988 12 May 1991 1,162 165 77 47 41 287 233 +54 046.67 [a][g] [1]
Ian Porterfield  Scotland 11 June 1991 15 February 1993 615 90 31 28 31 106 118 −12 034.44 – [a][h] [1]
David Webb  England 15 February 1993 11 May 1993 85 13 5 4 4 19 18 +1 038.46 – [c] [1][4]
Glenn Hoddle  England 4 June 1993 10 May 1996 1,071 157 53 54 50 192 183 +9 033.76 – [a][b][i] [1][5]
Ruud Gullit  Netherlands 10 May 1996 12 February 1998 643 83 41 18 24 158 109 +49 049.40 [a][b][j] [1][6][7]
Gianluca Vialli  Italy 12 February 1998 12 September 2000 943 143 76 38 29 224 123 +101 053.15 [a][b] [1][8][9]
Graham Rix  England 13 September 2000 17 September 2000 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00 – [d] [1][8][10]
Claudio Ranieri  Italy 18 September 2000 31 May 2004 1,351 199 107 46 46 358 197 +161 053.77 – [a] [11][12][13]
José Mourinho  Portugal 2 June 2004 20 September 2007 1,205 185 124 40 21 330 119 +211 067.03 [a][k] [14][15][16]
Avram Grant  Israel 20 September 2007 24 May 2008 247 54 36 13 5 97 36 +61 066.67 – [a][l] [1][17][18][19]
Luiz Felipe Scolari  Brazil 1 July 2008 9 February 2009 223 36 20 11 5 66 24 +42 055.56 – [a][m] [1][20][21]
Ray Wilkins  England 9 February 2009 16 February 2009 7 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 – [d] [22][23]
Guus Hiddink  Netherlands 16 February 2009 31 May 2009 104 22 16 5 1 41 19 +22 072.73 [c] [24]
Carlo Ancelotti  Italy 1 July 2009 22 May 2011 690 109 67 20 22 241 94 +147 061.47 [a][n] [1][25][26]
André Villas-Boas  Portugal 22 June 2011 4 March 2012 256 40 19 11 10 69 43 +26 047.50 – [a][o] [1][27][28]
Roberto Di Matteo  Italy 4 March 2012 21 November 2012 262 42 24 9 9 91 56 +35 057.14 [a][p] [1][29]
Rafael Benítez  Spain 21 November 2012 29 May 2013 189 48 28 10 10 99 49 +50 058.33 [c] [30]
José Mourinho (2)  Portugal 3 June 2013 17 December 2015 927 136 80 29 27 245 121 +124 058.82 [a][q] [16]
Steve Holland  England 18 December 2015 20 December 2015 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 – [d] [31]
Guus Hiddink (2)  Netherlands 20 December 2015 3 July 2016 196 27 10 11 6 52 34 +18 037.04 – [c] [24]
Antonio Conte  Italy 3 July 2016 13 July 2018 740 106 69 17 20 212 102 +110 065.09 [a][r] [32]
Maurizio Sarri  Italy 14 July 2018 16 June 2019 337 63 39 13 11 112 58 +54 061.90 [a][s] [1][33]
Frank Lampard  England 4 July 2019 25 January 2021 571 84 44 17 23 163 106 +57 052.38 – [a][t] [1][34]
Thomas Tuchel  Germany 26 January 2021 7 September 2022 589 100 60 24 16 168 77 +91 060.00 [a][u] [1][35]
Graham Potter  England 8 September 2022 2 April 2023 206 31 12 8 11 33 31 +2 038.71 – [a] [1]
Bruno Saltor  Spain 2 April 2023 6 April 2023 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00 – [d] [1]
Frank Lampard (2)  England 6 April 2023 30 June 2023 85 11 1 2 8 9 21 −12 009.09 – [c] [1][34]
Mauricio Pochettino  Argentina 1 July 2023 21 May 2024 325 51 26 11 14 103 74 +29 050.98 – [a] [1][36]
Enzo Maresca  Italy 1 July 2024 1 January 2026 549 92 55 16 21 191 98 +93 059.78 [a] [37][38]
Calum McFarlane  England 1 January 2026 8 January 2026 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00 – [d] [39][40]
Liam Rosenior  England 8 January 2026 Present 76 19 10 2 7 40 31 +9 052.63 – [a] [41][42]
Total 1 August 1905 Present 43,824 5,484 2,459 1,372 1,653 8,895 7,050 +1845 044.84 38 trophies – –

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Permanent manager.
  2. ^ a b c d Player-manager.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Interim manager.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Caretaker manager.
  5. ^ Win percentage includes one Football League Cup two-legged round won on penalties.
  6. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn Full Members' Cup match won on penalties.
  7. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn Full Members' Cup match lost on penalties.
  8. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn Full Members' Cup match won on penalties.
  9. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn FA Cup match lost on penalties, and one drawn FA Cup match won on penalties.
  10. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn FA Charity Shield match lost on penalties, and two drawn Football League Cup matches won on penalties.
  11. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn Football League Cup match lost on penalties, one UEFA Champions League two-legged round lost on penalties, and one drawn FA Community Shield match lost on penalties.
  12. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn UEFA Champions League final lost on penalties.
  13. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn Football League Cup match lost on penalties.
  14. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn FA Community Shield match won on penalties, one drawn Football League Cup match lost on penalties, and one drawn FA Cup match lost on penalties.
  15. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn Football League Cup match won on penalties.
  16. ^ Win percentage includes one drawn UEFA Champions League final won on penalties.
  17. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn UEFA Super Cup match lost on penalties, and one drawn Football League Cup match lost on penalties.
  18. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn FA Community Shield match lost on penalties, and one drawn FA Cup match won on penalties.
  19. ^ Win percentage includes: one EFL Cup two-legged round won on penalties, one drawn EFL Cup final lost on penalties, and one UEFA Europa League two-legged round won on penalties.
  20. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn UEFA Super Cup match lost on penalties, and one drawn EFL Cup match lost on penalties.
  21. ^ Win percentage includes: one drawn UEFA Super Cup match won on penalties, one drawn EFL Cup match won on penalties, one drawn EFL Cup final lost on penalties, and one drawn FA Cup final lost on penalties.

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