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List of current Premier League and English Football League managers

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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. Simon Weaver is currently the longest-serving manager in the top four divisions, having managed Harrogate Town since May 2009, though eleven of those years were outside the EFL. Following Jürgen Klopp's exit from Liverpool in May 2024, Pep Guardiola of Manchester City is the longest-serving current manager in the Premier League and the second-longest serving in the top four divisions after Weaver.

This list includes every manager currently managing a club in the Premier League and the EFL 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	Date of birth	Club	Time as manager	Ref(s)	Vacant
England	Harrogate Town	League Two
Spain	Manchester City	Premier League
Spain	Arsenal	Premier League
England	Mansfield Town	League One
England	Bromley	League Two
Portugal	Fulham	Premier League
England	Wrexham	Championship
Republic of Ireland	Barnet	League Two
England	Stockport County	League One
England	Newcastle United	Premier League
Northern Ireland	Ipswich Town	Championship
England	Chesterfield	League Two
England	Leyton Orient	League One
England	AFC Wimbledon	League One
Scotland	Exeter City	League One
Spain	Aston Villa	Premier League
England	Crewe Alexandra	League Two
England	Portsmouth	Championship
England	Walsall	League Two
Northern Ireland	Doncaster Rovers	League One
Spain	Bournemouth	Premier League
Germany	Leeds United	Premier League
Scotland	Oldham Athletic	League Two
Scotland	Bradford City	League One
England	Lincoln City	League One
Gibraltar	Grimsby Town	League Two
England	Colchester United	League Two
England	Salford City	League Two
Wales	Charlton Athletic	Championship
Austria	Crystal Palace	Premier League
England	Accrington Stanley	League Two
England	Stevenage	League One
Netherlands	Liverpool	Premier League
Wales	Birmingham City	Championship
France	Sunderland	Premier League
Germany	Brighton & Hove Albion	Premier League
England	Burnley	Premier League
England	Preston North End	Championship
England	Swindon Town	League Two
England	Coventry City	Championship
England	Burton Albion	League One
England	Northampton Town	League One
Scotland	Millwall	Championship
England	Stoke City	Championship
Scotland	Everton	Premier League
England	Bolton Wanderers	League One
England	Derby County	Championship
England	Cambridge United	League Two
France	Blackburn Rovers	Championship
England	Tranmere Rovers	League Two
Republic of Ireland	Barnsley	League One
England	Wigan Athletic	League One
England	Crawley Town	League Two
England	Gillingham	League Two
England	Rotherham United	League One
England	Milton Keynes Dons	League Two
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hull City	Championship
Denmark	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c15n8wv2yq8o	title=Frank replaces Postecoglou as Tottenham head coach	work=BBC Sport	date=12 June 2025	access-date=12 June 2025}}
England	Plymouth Argyle	League One
Ireland	Cardiff City	League One
Austria	Bristol City	Championship
Northern Ireland	Notts County	League Two
France	Queens Park Rangers	Championship
Ireland	Brentford	Premier League
Denmark	Sheffield Wednesday	Championship
England	Sheffield United	Championship
Northern Ireland	Wycombe Wanderers	League One
Portugal	West Ham United	Premier League
England	Cheltenham Town	League Two
England	Luton Town	League One
England	Nottingham Forest	Premier League
England	Blackpool	League One
England	Reading	League One
England	Peterborough United	League One
Germany	Southampton	Championship
Wales	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Premier League
Belgium	Norwich City	Championship
Austria	Newport County	League Two
Portugal	Swansea City	Championship
Sweden	Middlesbrough	Championship
Scotland	Bristol Rovers	League Two
Scotland	Barrow	League Two
Australia	Port Vale	League One
England	Chelsea	Premier League
England	Oxford United	Championship
Wales	West Bromwich Albion	Championship
England	Manchester United	Premier League
England	Huddersfield Town	League One
Wales	Leicester City	Championship
England	Fleetwood Town	League Two
England	Shrewsbury Town	League Two
	Watford	Championship

Notes

References

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(21 May 2009). "Weaver named new Harrogate boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(1 February 2016). "Manchester City confirm Pep Guardiola appointment on three-year contract". [[Eurosport]].
Jones, Harry. (20 December 2019). "Mikel Arteta appointed new Arsenal manager on three-and-a-half year contract". [[i (British newspaper).
(6 November 2020). "Nigel Clough is named new Mansfield Town manager". Mansfield Chad.
(29 March 2021). "Andy Woodman: Arsenal head of goalkeeping appointed as new Bromley manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(1 July 2021). "Fulham appoint Marco Silva as head coach on three-year contract". [[Sky Sports]].
(1 July 2021). "Phil Parkinson: Wrexham announce new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(20 September 2021). "Harry Kewell: Barnet sack manager after seven winless games in charge". [[BBC Sport]].
(2 November 2021). "Dave Challinor takes over as Stockport County manager after Hartlepool United exit". [[BBC Sport]].
(8 November 2021). "Eddie Howe appointed Newcastle head coach". [[The Athletic]].
Ward, Andy. (16 December 2021). "Ipswich Town confirm appointment of Kieran McKenna as new manager". [[ITV News]].
(10 February 2022). "Paul Cook: Chesterfield re-appoint ex-Portsmouth & Wigan boss for second spell". [[BBC Sport]].
(9 March 2022). "Leyton Orient name Richie Wellens as new head coach". [[FourFourTwo]].
Mayo, Marc. (16 May 2022). "AFC Wimbledon appoint former Charlton boss Johnnie Jackson as new manager". [[Yahoo! Sports]].
(24 October 2022). "Gary Caldwell: Exeter City appoint former Celtic and Scotland defender as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(24 October 2022). "Unai Emery: Aston Villa appoint Villarreal manager as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(4 November 2022). "Alex Morris: Crewe Alexandra boss steps down to be assistant, Lee Bell becomes interim manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(20 January 2023). "John Mousinho: Portsmouth appoint Oxford United player-coach as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(19 April 2023). "Michael Flynn: Walsall sack head coach after one league win in 20 games". [[BBC Sport]].
(12 May 2023). "Grant McCann: Doncaster Rovers reappoint ex-Peterborough boss as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(19 June 2023). "Bournemouth: Premier League club name Spaniard Andoni Iraola as new head coach on two-year deal". [[BBC Sport]].
(4 July 2023). "Daniel Farke: Leeds United appoint former Norwich City boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(13 October 2023). "Micky Mellon: Oldham Athletic appoint former Tranmere Rovers boss as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(6 November 2023). "Graham Alexander: Bradford City appoint former MK Dons boss as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(13 November 2023). "Michael Skubala: Lincoln City name Leeds United Under-21 boss as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(27 November 2023). "David Artell: Grimsby Town appoint ex-Crewe Alexandra boss as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(4 January 2024). "Danny Cowley: Colchester United appoint ex-Lincoln, Huddersfield & Portsmouth boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(5 January 2024). "Karl Robinson: Salford City appoint ex-Oxford United boss as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(4 February 2024). "Nathan Jones: Charlton Athletic appoint former Southampton and Luton manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(19 February 2024). "Oliver Glasner: Crystal Palace appoint former Eintracht Frankfurt boss as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(4 March 2024). "John Doolan: Accrington Stanley first-team coach appointed interim manager". [[BBC Sport]].
Davis, Paul. (17 April 2024). "Rotherham United's financial outlay in taking Steve Evans from Stevenage". Rotherham Advertiser.
(20 May 2024). "Liverpool appoint Slot as manager to replace Klopp". [[BBC Sport]].
(6 June 2024). "Birmingham appoint Spurs' Davies as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(22 June 2024). "Sunderland appoint Le Bris as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(2 July 2024). "Fabian Hürzeler: Brighton's new 31-year-old head coach looking to 'challenge establishment' as Brighton boss". [[Sky Sports]].
(5 May 2024). "Burnley appoint Parker as new head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(20 August 2024). "Preston appoint Heckingbottom as boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(25 October 2024). "Swindon Town appoint Holloway as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(28 November 2024). "Lampard appointed Coventry head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(17 December 2024). "Ex-Dundee boss Bowyer named Burton head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(23 December 2024). "Northampton name Nolan as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(30 December 2024). "Millwall appoint ex-Preston and Stoke boss Neil". [[BBC Sport]].
(1 January 2025). "Stoke appoint ex-Coventry boss Robins as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(11 January 2025). "Everton appoint Moyes as manager for second time". [[BBC Sport]].
(30 January 2025). "Bolton appoint ex-Plymouth and Stoke boss Schumacher". [[BBC Sport]].
(13 February 2025). "Eustace leaves Blackburn to become Derby boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(25 February 2025). "Blackburn appoint Ismael as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(26 February 2025). "Club Update". Tranmere Rovers FC.
(9 March 2025). "Mid-table Barnsley sack boss Clarke". [[BBC Sport]].
(12 March 2025). "Wigan appoint ex-Preston boss Lowe as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(21 March 2025). "Crawley reappoint Lindsey six months after he left". [[BBC Sport]].
(25 March 2025). "Ainsworth leaves Shrewsbury to become Gills boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(30 March 2025). "Rotherham sack manager Evans after Crawley defeat". [[BBC Sport]].
(15 April 2025). "MK Dons appoint Warne as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(11 June 2025). "Hull City appoint Jakirovic as new head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(12 June 2025). "Frank replaces Postecoglou as Tottenham head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(13 June 2025). "Cleverley appointed as new Plymouth Argyle boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(16 June 2025). "Barry-Murphy named new Cardiff City boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(19 June 2025). "Bristol City appoint Struber as new head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(22 June 2025). "Notts appoint ex-Burton boss Paterson as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(25 June 2025). "Frenchman Stephan takes over at QPR". [[BBC Sport]].
(27 June 2025). "Brentford appoint Andrews as Frank's successor". [[BBC Sport]].
(31 July 2025). "Pedersen appointed Sheffield Wednesday manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(15 September 2025). "Wilder replaces Selles for third Sheff Utd stint". [[BBC Sport]].
(18 September 2025). "Wycombe Wanderers confirm Michael Duff as new manager". [[Bucks Free Press]].
(27 September 2025). "West Ham appoint Nuno after sacking Potter". [[BBC Sport]].
(30 September 2025). "Cotterill makes Cheltenham return as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(13 October 2025). "Ex-England midfielder Wilshere named Luton manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(21 October 2025). "Nottingham Forest appoint Dyche as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(21 October 2025). "Blackpool appoint ex-Bolton boss Evatt as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(28 October 2025). "Reading appoint Richardson as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(29 October 2025). "Peterborough name ex-Swans boss Williams as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(5 December 2025). "Eckert gets Southampton job and eyes Premier League". [[BBC Sport]].
(12 November 2025). "Wolves appoint ex-defender Edwards as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(18 November 2025). "Norwich name ex-Rangers boss Clement as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(20 November 2025). "Former Leicester defender Fuchs named Newport boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(24 November 2025). "Middlesbrough appoint Swede Hellberg as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(16 December 2025). "Bristol Rovers appoint Evans as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
(2 January 2026). "Barrow appoint Gallagher as new head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(6 January 2026). "Port Vale name ex-Cobblers boss Brady as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(6 January 2026). "'It means the world to me' - Chelsea appoint Rosenior". BBC Sport.
(9 January 2026). "Oxford United appoint Bloomfield as new head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(11 January 2026). "West Brom appoint ex-Man Utd coach Ramsay as boss". [[BBC Sport]].
(13 January 2026). "Carrick confirmed as Man Utd caretaker head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(20 January 2026). "Huddersfield appoint Manning as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(25 January 2026). "Leicester City sack boss Cifuentes". [[BBC Sport]].
(26 January 2026). "Fleetwood hand Lawlor interim role to end of season". [[BBC Sport]].
(29 January 2026). "Brackley boss Cowan named Shrewsbury head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
(1 February 2026). "Watford boss Gracia resigns after three months". [[BBC Sport]].

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