List of English football championship-winning managers

This is a list of English football championship-winning managers.

Winning managers

Season		Winning manager	Club	Ref^[1]
1888–89		Selection committee	Preston North End
1889–90		Selection committee	Preston North End
1890–91		Dick Molyneux	Everton	First football manager to win a league title
1891–92		Tom Watson	Sunderland
1892–93		Tom Watson	Sunderland	First manager to win two titles, and first manager to win two consecutive titles.
1893–94		George Ramsay	Aston Villa	First non-English manager to win a league title
1894–95		Tom Watson	Sunderland	First manager to win three titles
1895–96		George Ramsay	Aston Villa
1896–97		George Ramsay	Aston Villa	Equalled Tom Watson's record total of three titles
1897–98		Joseph Wostinholm	Sheffield United
1898–99		George Ramsay	Aston Villa	First manager to win four titles
1899–1900		George Ramsay	Aston Villa	First manager to win five titles
1900–01		Tom Watson	Liverpool	First manager to win the league title with two different clubs
1901–02		Alex Mackie	Sunderland
1902–03		Arthur Dickinson	The Wednesday
1903–04		Arthur Dickinson	The Wednesday
1904–05		Selection committee	Newcastle United
1905–06		Tom Watson	Liverpool	First club to win a league title after being First Division promoters Equalled George Ramsey's record of five titles
1906–07		Selection committee	Newcastle United
1907–08		Ernest Mangnall	Manchester United
1908–09		Selection committee	Newcastle United
1909–10		George Ramsay	Aston Villa	First manager to win six titles
1910–11		Ernest Mangnall	Manchester United
1911–12		Robert Middleton	Blackburn Rovers
1912–13		Bob Kyle	Sunderland
1913–14		Robert Middleton	Blackburn Rovers
1914–15		William C. Cuff	Everton
1915/16–1918/19	League suspended due to the First World War
1919–20		Fred Everiss	West Bromwich Albion
1920–21		John Haworth	Burnley
1921–22		David Ashworth	Liverpool
1922–23		Matt McQueen	Liverpool
1923–24		Herbert Chapman	Huddersfield Town
1924–25		Herbert Chapman	Huddersfield Town
1925–26		Cecil Potter	Huddersfield Town
1926–27		Selection committee	Newcastle United
1927–28		Thomas H. McIntosh	Everton
1928–29		Robert Brown	The Wednesday
1929–30		Robert Brown	Sheffield Wednesday
1930–31		Herbert Chapman	Arsenal
1931–32		Thomas H. McIntosh	Everton
1932–33		Herbert Chapman	Arsenal
1933–34		Joe Shaw (caretaker)	Arsenal	The only caretaker manager to win a league title
1934–35		George Allison	Arsenal
1935–36		Johnny Cochrane	Sunderland
1936–37		Wilf Wild	Manchester City
1937–38		George Allison	Arsenal
1938–39		Selection committee	Everton
1939/40–1945/46	League suspended due to the Second World War
1946–47		George Kay	Liverpool
1947–48		Tom Whittaker	Arsenal
1948–49		Bob Jackson	Portsmouth
1949–50		Bob Jackson	Portsmouth
1950–51		Arthur Rowe	Tottenham Hotspur
1951–52		Matt Busby	Manchester United
1952–53		Tom Whittaker	Arsenal
1953–54		Stan Cullis	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1954–55		Ted Drake	Chelsea	First individual to win a league title as both a player and a manager.
1955–56		Matt Busby	Manchester United
1956–57		Matt Busby	Manchester United
1957–58		Stan Cullis	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1958–59		Stan Cullis	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1959–60		Harry Potts	Burnley
1960–61		Bill Nicholson	Tottenham Hotspur
1961–62		Alf Ramsey	Ipswich Town
1962–63		Harry Catterick	Everton
1963–64		Bill Shankly	Liverpool
1964–65		Matt Busby	Manchester United
1965–66		Bill Shankly	Liverpool
1966–67		Matt Busby	Manchester United
1967–68		Joe Mercer	Manchester City
1968–69		Don Revie	Leeds United
1969–70		Harry Catterick	Everton
1970–71		Bertie Mee	Arsenal
1971–72		Brian Clough	Derby County
1972–73		Bill Shankly	Liverpool
1973–74		Don Revie	Leeds United
1974–75		Dave Mackay	Derby County
1975–76		Bob Paisley	Liverpool
1976–77		Bob Paisley	Liverpool
1977–78		Brian Clough	Nottingham Forest
1978–79		Bob Paisley	Liverpool
1979–80		Bob Paisley	Liverpool
1980–81		Ron Saunders	Aston Villa
1981–82		Bob Paisley	Liverpool
1982–83		Bob Paisley	Liverpool	Equalled George Ramsey's record of six titles
1983–84		Joe Fagan	Liverpool
1984–85		Howard Kendall	Everton
1985–86		Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool	First time a player-manager wins a league title
1986–87		Howard Kendall	Everton
1987–88		Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool
1988–89		George Graham	Arsenal
1989–90		Kenny Dalglish	Liverpool
1990–91		George Graham	Arsenal
1991–92		Howard Wilkinson	Leeds United	Last English manager to win English league title
1992–93		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United
1993–94		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United
1994–95		Kenny Dalglish	Blackburn Rovers
1995–96		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United
1996–97		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United
1997–98		Arsène Wenger	Arsenal	First manager from outside Britain or Ireland to win a league title
1998–99		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United
1999–2000		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	Equalled George Ramsay's and Bob Paisley's record of six league titles
2000–01		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win seven league titles First manager to win three consecutive league titles
2001–02		Arsène Wenger	Arsenal
2002–03		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win eight league titles
2003–04		Arsène Wenger	Arsenal	First manager in the modern era to go through an entire league season without a single defeat.
2004–05		José Mourinho	Chelsea	Record points tally in Premier League History (95 Points).
2005–06		José Mourinho	Chelsea
2006–07		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win nine league titles
2007–08		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win ten league titles
2008–09		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win eleven league titles
2009–10		Carlo Ancelotti	Chelsea
2010–11		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win twelve league titles
2011–12		Roberto Mancini	Manchester City
2012–13		Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	First manager to win thirteen league titles
2013–14		Manuel Pellegrini	Manchester City	First manager from outside Europe to win a league title
2014–15		José Mourinho	Chelsea
2015–16		Claudio Ranieri	Leicester City

Performance by individual

Rank	Name	Winners	Club(s)	Winning seasons
1	Alex Ferguson	13	Manchester United	1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
2	George Ramsay	6	Aston Villa	1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10
=	Bob Paisley	6	Liverpool	1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83
4	Tom Watson	5	Sunderland, Liverpool	1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1900–01, 1905–06
=	Matt Busby	5	Manchester United	1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67
6	Herbert Chapman	4	Huddersfield Town, Arsenal	1923–24, 1924–25, 1930–31, 1932–33
=	Kenny Dalglish	4	Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers	1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1994–95
8	Stan Cullis	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
=	Bill Shankly	3	Liverpool	1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73
=	Arsène Wenger	3	Arsenal	1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
=	José Mourinho	3	Chelsea	2004–05, 2005–06, 2014–15
12	Arthur Dickinson	2	The Wednesday	1902–03, 1903–04
=	Ernest Mangnall	2	Manchester United	1907–08, 1910–11
=	Robert Middleton	2	Blackburn Rovers	1911–12, 1913–14
=	Thomas H. McIntosh	2	Everton	1927–28, 1931–32
=	Robert Brown	2	Sheffield Wednesday	1928–29, 1929–30
=	George Allison	2	Arsenal	1934–35, 1937–38
=	Tom Whittaker	2	Arsenal	1947–48, 1952–53
=	Bob Jackson	2	Portsmouth	1948–49, 1949–50
=	Harry Catterick	2	Everton	1962–63, 1969–70
=	Don Revie	2	Leeds United	1968–69, 1973–74
=	Brian Clough	2	Derby County, Nottingham Forest	1971–72, 1977–78
=	Howard Kendall	2	Everton	1984–85, 1986–87
=	George Graham	2	Arsenal	1988–89, 1990–91

Bold: Manager is still active.

By nationality

Country	Managers	Total
England	36	61
Scotland	10	36
Italy	3	3
France	1	3
Portugal	1	3
Ireland	1	1
Chile	1	1

Bob Kyle was an Irish manager. His victory with Sunderland in 1912, however, preceded the partition of Ireland.

References

↑ http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Top_Flight_Winning_Managers.html

[1] ttp://www.myfootballfacts.com/Top_Flight_Winning_Managers.html

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v t e Second level English football league seasons
Football League Second Division	1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Football League First Division	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Football League Championship	2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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