LONGEST SERVING MANAGERS

In an everchanging environment, with more and more pressures put upon club managers, we salute the long serving stalwarts - below you can see which managers have the longest staying power - with an all time list and a current list, see if it matches your expectations (click on the photos for a detailed profile of the manager).

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Average Duration - Overall
Current Season 2.05
Last 5 Seasons 1.96
Average Duration - Overall (Sorted by League)
Barclays Premier League 3.68
Football League Championship 1.30
Football League One 1.72
Football League Two 6.67

1. Sir Alex Ferguson CBE

appointed
Nov 1986

duration
24 seasons

club
Manchester United

2. Arsène Wenger OBE

appointed
Sep 1996

duration
14 seasons

club
Arsenal

3. John Coleman

appointed
Aug 1999

duration
11 seasons

club
Accrington Stanley

4. David Moyes

appointed
Mar 2002

duration
8 seasons

club
Everton

5. John Still

appointed
Apr 2004

duration
6 seasons

club
Dagenham & Redbridge

6. Dave Jones

appointed
May 2005

duration
5 seasons

club
Cardiff City

7. Paul Trollope

appointed
Nov 2005

duration
5 seasons

club
Bristol Rovers

8. Tony Pulis

appointed
Jun 2006

duration
4 seasons

club
Stoke City

9. Paul Tisdale

appointed
Jun 2006

duration
4 seasons

club
Exeter City

10. Mick McCarthy

appointed
Jul 2006

duration
4 seasons

club
Wolverhampton Wanderers

11. Sean O'Driscoll

appointed
Sep 2006

duration
4 seasons

club
Doncaster Rovers

12. Nigel Adkins

appointed
Nov 2006

duration
4 seasons

club
Scunthorpe United

13. Sammy McIlroy

appointed
Nov 2006

duration
4 seasons

club
Morecambe

14. Keith Hill

appointed
Jan 2007

duration
3 seasons

club
Rochdale

15. Paul Buckle

appointed
Jun 2007

duration
3 seasons

club
Torquay United

16. Kenny Jackett

appointed
Nov 2007

duration
3 seasons

club
Millwall

17. Alex McLeish

appointed
Nov 2007

duration
3 seasons

club
Birmingham City

18. Andy Scott

appointed
Jan 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Brentford

19. Alan Knill

appointed
Feb 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Bury

20. Graham Westley

appointed
May 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Stevenage

21. Harry Redknapp

appointed
Oct 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Tottenham Hotspur

22. Greg Abbott

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Carlisle United

23. Lee Clark

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Huddersfield Town

24. Sam Allardyce

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Blackburn Rovers

25. Chris Wilder

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Oxford United

26. Simon Grayson

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Leeds United

27. Danny Wilson

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Swindon Town

28. Phil Parkinson

appointed
Dec 2008

duration
2 seasons

club
Charlton Athletic

29. Billy Davies

appointed
Jan 2009

duration
1 season

club
Nottingham Forest

30. Nigel Clough

appointed
Jan 2009

duration
1 season

club
Derby County

31. Eddie Howe

appointed
Jan 2009

duration
1 season

club
Bournemouth

32. Chris Hutchings

appointed
Jan 2009

duration
1 season

club
Walsall

33. Terry Skiverton

appointed
Feb 2009

duration
1 season

club
Yeovil Town

34. Roy Keane

appointed
Apr 2009

duration
1 season

club
Ipswich Town

35. Paul Peschisolido

appointed
May 2009

duration
1 season

club
Burton Albion

36. Ian Holloway

appointed
May 2009

duration
1 season

club
Blackpool

37. Carlo Ancelotti

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
Chelsea

38. Steve Bruce

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
Sunderland

39. Micky Adams

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
Port Vale

40. John Sheridan

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
Chesterfield

41. Roberto Martinez

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
Wigan Athletic

42. Malky Mackay

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
Watford

43. Roberto Di Matteo

appointed
Jun 2009

duration
1 season

club
West Bromwich Albion

44. Paul Lambert

appointed
Aug 2009

duration
1 season

club
Norwich City

45. Mark Robins

appointed
Sep 2009

duration
1 season

club
Barnsley

46. Ronnie Moore

appointed
Sep 2009

duration
1 season

club
Rotherham United

47. Chris Sutton

appointed
Sep 2009

duration
1 season

club
Lincoln City

48. Ian Sampson

appointed
Oct 2009

duration
1 season

club
Northampton Town

49. Gary Waddock

appointed
Oct 2009

duration
1 season

club
Wycombe Wanderers

50. Gordon Strachan OBE

appointed
Oct 2009

duration
1 season

club
Middlesbrough

51. Chris Hughton

appointed
Oct 2009

duration
1 season

club
Newcastle United

52. Kevin Dillon

appointed
Nov 2009

duration
1 season

club
Aldershot Town

53. Gus Poyet

appointed
Nov 2009

duration
1 season

club
Brighton & Hove Albion

54. Les Parry

appointed
Dec 2009

duration
1 season

club
Tranmere Rovers

55. Roberto Mancini

appointed
Dec 2009

duration
1 season

club
Manchester City

56. Mark Yates

appointed
Dec 2009

duration
1 season

club
Cheltenham Town

57. Darren Ferguson

appointed
Jan 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Preston North End

58. Owen Coyle

appointed
Jan 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Bolton Wanderers

59. Alan Irvine

appointed
Jan 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Sheffield Wednesday

60. Brian Laws

appointed
Jan 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Burnley

61. Brian McDermott

appointed
Jan 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Reading

62. Peter Taylor

appointed
Feb 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Bradford City

63. Neil Warnock

appointed
Mar 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Queens Park Rangers

64. Gary Johnson

appointed
Apr 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Peterborough United

65. Russell Slade

appointed
Apr 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Leyton Orient

66. Gary Simpson

appointed
Apr 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Macclesfield Town

67. Karl Robinson

appointed
May 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
MK Dons (Formerly Wimbledon)

68. Aidy Boothroyd

appointed
May 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Coventry City

69. Andy Hessenthaler

appointed
May 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Gillingham

70. John Ward

appointed
May 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Colchester United

71. Mark Stimson

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Barnet

72. Avram Grant

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
West Ham United

73. Craig Short

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Notts County

74. Paul Dickov

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Oldham Athletic

75. Graham Turner

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Shrewsbury Town

76. George Burley

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Crystal Palace

77. Steve Cotterill

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Portsmouth

78. Simon Davey

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Hereford United

79. Peter Reid

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Plymouth Argyle

80. Nigel Pearson

appointed
Jun 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Hull City

81. Roy Hodgson

appointed
Jul 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Liverpool

82. Paul Sturrock

appointed
Jul 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Southend United

83. Paulo Sousa

appointed
Jul 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Leicester City

84. Paul Simpson

appointed
Jul 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Stockport County

85. Brendan Rodgers

appointed
Jul 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Swansea City

86. Mark Hughes OBE

appointed
Jul 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Fulham

87. Keith Millen

appointed
Aug 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Bristol City

88. Gary Speed MBE

appointed
Aug 2010

duration
0 seasons

club
Sheffield United

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