List of current Premier League and English Football League managers

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] Mikel Arteta is currently the longest-serving manager in the top four divisions, having managed Arsenal since December 2019.

This list includes every manager currently managing a club in the Premier League and the EFL[2][3] 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)
Mikel Arteta  Spain 26 March 1982 Arsenal Premier League 22 December 2019 6 years, 183 days [4]
Nigel Clough  England 19 March 1966 Mansfield Town League One 6 November 2020 5 years, 229 days [5]
Andy Woodman  England 11 August 1971 Bromley League One 29 March 2021 5 years, 86 days [6]
Phil Parkinson  England 1 December 1967 Wrexham Championship 1 July 2021 4 years, 357 days [7]
Dean Brennan  Ireland 17 June 1980 Barnet League Two 20 September 2021 4 years, 276 days [8]
Eddie Howe  England 29 November 1977 Newcastle United Premier League 8 November 2021 4 years, 227 days [9]
Paul Cook  England 22 February 1967 Chesterfield League Two 10 February 2022 4 years, 133 days [10]
Richie Wellens  England 26 March 1980 Leyton Orient League One 9 March 2022 4 years, 106 days [11]
Johnnie Jackson  England 15 August 1982 AFC Wimbledon League One 16 May 2022 4 years, 38 days [12]
Unai Emery  Spain 3 November 1971 Aston Villa Premier League 1 November 2022 3 years, 234 days [13]
Lee Bell  England 26 January 1983 Crewe Alexandra League Two 4 November 2022 3 years, 231 days [14]
John Mousinho  England 30 April 1986 Portsmouth Championship 20 January 2023 3 years, 154 days [15]
Grant McCann  Northern Ireland 14 April 1980 Doncaster Rovers League One 12 May 2023 3 years, 42 days [16]
Daniel Farke  Germany 30 October 1976 Leeds United Premier League 4 July 2023 2 years, 354 days [17]
Micky Mellon  Scotland 18 March 1972 Oldham Athletic League Two 13 October 2023 2 years, 253 days [18]
Graham Alexander  Scotland 10 October 1971 Bradford City League One 6 November 2023 2 years, 229 days [19]
David Artell  Gibraltar 22 November 1980 Grimsby Town League Two 27 November 2023 2 years, 208 days [20]
Danny Cowley  England 22 October 1978 Colchester United League Two 4 January 2024 2 years, 170 days [21]
Nathan Jones  Wales 28 May 1973 Charlton Athletic Championship 4 February 2024 2 years, 139 days [22]
John Doolan  England 10 November 1968 Accrington Stanley League Two 4 March 2024 2 years, 111 days [23]
Alex Revell  England 7 July 1983 Stevenage League One 17 April 2024 2 years, 67 days [24]
Chris Davies  Wales 27 March 1985 Birmingham City Championship 6 June 2024 2 years, 17 days [25]
Régis Le Bris  France 6 December 1975 Sunderland Premier League 1 July 2024 1 year, 357 days [26]
Fabian Hürzeler  Germany 26 February 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League 2 July 2024 1 year, 356 days [27]
Paul Heckingbottom  England 17 July 1977 Preston North End Championship 20 August 2024 1 year, 307 days [28]
Ian Holloway  England 12 March 1963 Swindon Town League Two 25 October 2024 1 year, 241 days [29]
Frank Lampard  England 20 June 1978 Coventry City Premier League 28 November 2024 1 year, 207 days [30]
Gary Bowyer  England 22 June 1971 Burton Albion League One 17 December 2024 1 year, 188 days [31]
Alex Neil  Scotland 9 June 1981 Millwall Championship 30 December 2024 1 year, 175 days [32]
Mark Robins  England 22 December 1969 Stoke City Championship 1 January 2025 1 year, 173 days [33]
David Moyes  Scotland 25 April 1963 Everton Premier League 11 January 2025 1 year, 163 days [34]
Steven Schumacher  England 30 April 1984 Bolton Wanderers Championship 30 January 2025 1 year, 144 days [35]
John Eustace  England 3 November 1979 Derby County Championship 13 February 2025 1 year, 130 days [36]
Neil Harris  England 12 July 1977 Cambridge United League One 19 February 2025 1 year, 124 days [37]
Gareth Ainsworth  England 10 May 1973 Gillingham League Two 25 March 2025 1 year, 90 days [38]
Paul Warne  England 8 May 1973 Milton Keynes Dons League One 15 April 2025 1 year, 69 days [39]
Sergej Jakirović  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 December 1976 Hull City Premier League 11 June 2025 1 year, 12 days [40]
Tom Cleverley  England 12 August 1989 Plymouth Argyle League One 13 June 2025 1 year, 10 days [41]
Brian Barry-Murphy  Ireland 27 July 1978 Cardiff City Championship 16 June 2025 1 year, 7 days [42]
Martin Paterson  Northern Ireland 10 May 1987 Notts County League One 22 June 2025 1 year, 1 day [43]
Julien Stéphan  France 18 September 1980 Queens Park Rangers Championship 25 June 2025 363 days [44]
Keith Andrews  Ireland 13 September 1980 Brentford Premier League 27 June 2025 361 days [45]
Henrik Pedersen  Denmark 2 January 1978 Sheffield Wednesday League One 31 July 2025 327 days [46]
Stuart Maynard  England 18 October 1980 York City League Two 28 August 2025 302 days [47]
Chris Wilder  England 23 September 1967 Sheffield United Championship 15 September 2025 281 days [48]
Michael Duff  Northern Ireland 11 January 1978 Wycombe Wanderers League One 18 September 2025 278 days [49]
Nuno Espírito Santo  Portugal 25 January 1974 West Ham United Championship 27 September 2025 269 days [50]
Steve Cotterill  England 20 July 1964 Cheltenham Town League Two 30 September 2025 266 days [51]
Jack Wilshere  England 1 January 1992 Luton Town League One 13 October 2025 253 days [52]
Ian Evatt  England 5 December 1982 Blackpool League One 21 October 2025 245 days [53]
Leam Richardson  England 19 November 1979 Reading League One 28 October 2025 238 days [54]
Luke Williams  England 1 May 1981 Peterborough United League One 29 October 2025 237 days [55]
Tonda Eckert  Germany 31 January 1993 Southampton Championship 2 November 2025 233 days [56]
Philippe Clement  Belgium 22 March 1974 Norwich City Championship 18 November 2025 217 days [57]
Christian Fuchs  Austria 7 April 1986 Newport County League Two 20 November 2025 215 days [58]
Vítor Matos  Portugal 28 March 1988 Swansea City Championship 24 November 2025 211 days [59]
Kim Hellberg  Sweden 1 February 1988 Middlesbrough Championship 27 November 2025 208 days [60]
Steve Evans  Scotland 30 October 1962 Bristol Rovers League Two 16 December 2025 189 days [61]
Jon Brady  Australia 14 January 1975 Port Vale League Two 6 January 2026 168 days [62]
Michael Carrick  England 28 July 1981 Manchester United Premier League 13 January 2026 161 days [63]
Matt Lawlor  England 20 August 1988 Fleetwood Town League Two 26 January 2026 148 days [64]
Gavin Cowan  England 24 May 1981 Shrewsbury Town League Two 29 January 2026 145 days [65]
Vítor Pereira  Portugal 26 July 1968 Nottingham Forest Premier League 15 February 2026 128 days [66]
Gary Caldwell  Scotland 12 April 1982 Wigan Athletic League One 16 February 2026 127 days [67]
James Morrison  Scotland 25 May 1986 West Bromwich Albion Championship 24 February 2026 119 days [68]
Matt Taylor  England 30 January 1982 Exeter City League Two 3 March 2026 112 days [69]
Colin Kazim-Richards  Turkey 26 August 1986 Crawley Town League Two 24 March 2026 91 days [70]
Roberto De Zerbi  Italy 6 June 1979 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 31 March 2026 84 days [71]
Calum McFarlane  England 13 November 1985 Chelsea Premier League 22 April 2026 62 days [72]
Mike Jackson  England 4 December 1973 Burnley Championship 30 April 2026 54 days [73]
Daniel Stendel  Germany 4 April 1974 Barnsley League One 12 May 2026 42 days [74]
Lee Grant  England 27 January 1983 Walsall League Two 14 May 2026 40 days [75]
Chris Hogg  England 12 March 1985 Northampton Town League Two 18 May 2026 36 days [76]
Darrell Clarke  England 16 December 1977 Tranmere Rovers League Two 26 May 2026 28 days [77]
Martin Drury  England 10 April 1986 Huddersfield Town League One 27 May 2026 27 days [78]
Michael Skubala  England 31 October 1982 Bristol City Championship 29 May 2026 25 days [79]
Chris Cohen  England 5 March 1987 Lincoln City Championship 29 May 2026 25 days [80]
Tom Shaw  England 1 December 1986
Marco Rose  Germany 11 September 1976 Bournemouth Premier League 1 June 2026 22 days [81]
Andoni Iraola  Spain 22 June 1982 Liverpool Premier League 4 June 2026 19 days [82]
Jimmy McNulty  Scotland 13 February 1985 Stockport County League One 5 June 2026 18 days [83]
Tony Mowbray  England 22 November 1963 Blackburn Rovers Championship 5 June 2026 18 days [84]
Ian Watson  England 30 December 1985 Rochdale League Two 9 June 2026 14 days [85]
Pierre Sage  France 5 May 1979 Crystal Palace Premier League 15 June 2026 8 days [86]
Russell Martin  Scotland 4 January 1986 Leicester City League One 15 June 2026 8 days [87]
Alessio Dionisi  Italy 1 April 1980 Watford Championship 15 June 2026 8 days [88]
César Peixoto  Portugal 12 May 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship 15 June 2026 8 days [89]
Peter Cklamovski  Australia 16 October 1978 Salford City League Two 18 June 2026 5 days [90]
Vacant Rotherham United League Two 14 May 2026 40 days [91]
Vacant Manchester City Premier League 24 May 2026 30 days [92]
Vacant Fulham Premier League 2 June 2026 21 days [93]
Vacant Ipswich Town Premier League 10 June 2026 13 days [94]
Vacant Oxford United League One 20 June 2026 3 days [95]

See also

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