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Best ManagersThe 20 best managers in English Football history, as ranked by our panel.
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Managed: Northampton Town, Leeds City, Huddersfield Town, Arsenal Honours: Football League Division 1 (4), FA Cup (2) His on-field achievements only tell half the story. One of the game's great innovators, whose influence is still felt today.
Managed: East Stirlingshire, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Manchester United Honours: Premier League (11), FA Cup (5), League Cup (4) UEFA Champions League (2), Cup Winners Cup (2), Scottish Premier League (3), Scottish Cup (4), Scottish League Cup (1), Scottish First Division (1) The most successful manager in the history of British football. You can't argue with that.
Managed: Hartlepool, Derby, Brighton, Leeds, Nottingham Forest Honours: Football League Division 1 (2), League Cup (4), European Cup (2), Football League Division 2 (1) Others on the list have won more - but with bigger clubs. To win the league with both Derby and Forest takes some doing, back-to-back European titles with Forest borders on genius.
Managed: Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Workington, Huddersfield Town, Liverpool Honours: Football League Division 1 (3), FA Cup (2), UEFA Cup (1), Football League Division 2 (1) Paisley won more, but he inherited the finest football side in England. Shankly inherited a club fighting relegation from the Second Division, and turned them into the most feared team in the land.
Managed: Liverpool Honours: Football League Division 1 (6), League Cup (3), European Cup (3), UEFA Cup (1) Bill Shankly was a hard act to follow, and you couldn't imagine anyone but Paisley succeeding. Six League Titles, three European Cups, one UEFA Cup, three League Cups, and a UEFA Super Cup tell their own story.
Managed: Manchester United Honours: Football League Division 1 (5), FA Cup (2), European Cup (1) Builder of two great United sides - the Busby Babes and the great side featuring Best, Charlton and Law. Five league titles, two FA Cups and the European Cup are outstanding and, but for Munich, who knows how much more he might have achieved.
Managed: Ipswich Town, England, Birmingham City Honours: World Cup (1), Football League Division 1 (1), Football League Division 2 (1), Football League Division 3 South (1) Achieved the near impossible by winning the World Cup with England. No-one since has come close.
Managed: Tottenham Hotspur Honours: Football League Division 1 (1), FA Cup (3), Cup Winners Cup (1), UEFA Cup (1) Took Spurs to the first 'Double' of the 20th century playing an innovative brand of attacking football. Also the first British manager to win a European trophy.
Managed: Benfica, Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid Honours: Premier League (2), FA Cup (1) League Cup (2), Champions League (2), UEFA Cup (1) Serie A (2), Italian Cup (1), Portuguese Liga (2), Portuguese Cup (1) A European champion with Porto, back-to-back titles with Chelsea, Serie A and another European title with Inter. Who would bet against the "Special One" going on to become the most successful manager in the history of the game? Certainly not us.
Managed: Nancy, Monaco, Grampus Eight, Arsenal Honours: Premier League (3), FA Cup (4), Ligue 1 (1), French Cup (1) Transformed 'boring, boring Arsenal' into the most attractive footballing side in the land. Two 'Doubles' and the 'Invincibles' season are stand-outs and, but for a dogmatic streak, especially regarding transfer policy, he might have won more.
Clubs: Fulham, Ipswich, England, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Barcelona, Newcastle. Honours: FA Cup (1), UEFA Cup (1), Cup Winners Cup (1), Dutch Eredivisie (2), Portuguese Liga (2), Portuguese Cup (1), Copa del Rey (1) One of the true gentlemen of the game, the much travelled Sir Bobby left us with some indelible memories - his brilliant Ipswich side, Italia 90 and, of course, all those wonderful quotes.
Managed: Leeds United, England, UAE, Al Nasr, Al Ahly Honours: Football League Division 1 (2), FA Cup (1), League Cup (1), Fairs Cup (2) Football League Division 2 (1) His Leeds side are often remembered as aggressive and defensive but they also played some wonderful football. And but for their unfortunate habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, could have gone down as one of the greatest teams ever.
Managed: Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Celtic Honours: Football League Division 1 (4), FA Cup (2), Scottish League Cup (1) 'King Kenny' followed up his glittering playing career with more success as a manager. The 'Double' with Liverpool and the league title with Blackburn mark him down as one of the greats - although Newcastle may disagree.
Managed: Arsenal Honours: Football League Division 1 (1), FA Cup (1), Fairs Cup (1) Dave Sexton and Don Howe may have provided the tactical know-how, but Mee was still the man in the driving seat when Arsenal won their first 'Double'
Managed: Wolverhampton Wanderers Honours: Football League Division 1 (3), FA Cup (2), Wolves had won nothing since 1908 when they took a gamble on a young Stan Cullis. Three league titles and two FA Cups followed and, but for a poor run-in in 1939, they could have done the double.
Clubs: Reggiana, Parma, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea Honours: Premier League (1), FA Cup (1), UEFA Champions League (2), Serie A (1), Coppa Italia (1) The Double in his first season at 'money-bags' Chelsea - achieved without spending a cent.
Managed: Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester City, Xanthi, Notts County, Sheffield United Honours: Football League Division 1 (2), FA Cup (1), Cup Winners Cup (1) A league champion as a player with Everton, Kendall returned to become the club's most successful manager, delivering two league titles, the FA Cup, and their first European triumph - the Cup Winners Cup.
Managed: Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Crewe Alexandra Honours: None A man much admired by his fellow managers, Gradi spent most of his career in the lower leagues with Crewe but is credited with launching the careers of many top flight players including David Platt, Geoff Thomas, Danny Murphy, Dean Ashton and Neil Lennon.
Clubs: West Ham United, England Honours: FA Cup (1), Cup Winners Cup (1) As West Ham manager Greenwood was a pivotal figure in the development of England's World Cup trio of Moore, Hurst and Peters. He also won the Hammers their first trophies - the FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup. His tenure as England coach saw him lead the team to the 1982 World Cup finals - their first in 12 years.
Managed: Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, Preston North End Honours: Football League Division 1 (2), FA Cup (1) A proponent of cultured, attacking football, with an astute eye in the transfer market. Catterick won two league titles and the FA Cup during a decade when Everton played some of the best football in the country. Submit your own "Best Managers" List.No-one said you have to agree with us! Here's your chance to comment on our selections, or submit a list of your own. Return from Best Managers to English Football Lists Return from Best Managers to The Football Club Home Page or Search the site
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1. Herbert Chapman
2. Alex Ferguson
3. Brian Clough
4. Bill Shankly
5. Bob Paisley
6. Matt Busby
7. Alf Ramsey
8. Bill Nicholson
9. Jose Mourinho
10. Arsene Wenger
11. Bobby Robson
12. Don Revie
13. Kenny Dalglish
14. Bertie Mee
15. Stan Cullis
16. Carlo Ancelotti
17. Howard Kendall
18. Dario Gradi
19. Ron Greenwood
20. Harry Catterick
