List of Chelsea F.C. managers
The first manager of Chelsea Football Club was John Robertson, appointed player-manager in 1905. The current head coach is Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea have had 31 permanent managers/head coaches (of whom four also served as
Chelsea's first ever manager was Scottish wing-half John Tait Robertson, who continued to play for the club until he resigned a year later. David Calderhead is Chelsea's longest-serving manager, holding the position from 1907 to 1933, spanning 966 matches. Chelsea's shortest reigning permanent manager is Graham Potter, who was in charge for 31 games. Statistically, Chelsea's least successful manager is Frank Lampard.
The first manager under whom Chelsea won a major trophy was
Di Matteo led Chelsea to their first
List of managers
Statistics correct as of 15 April 2024.
Key
- Includes competitive matches only.
- This table of all managers includes performance records and honours.
- M = matches managed; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; GD = goal difference; Win% = percentage of total matches won.
Picture | Name | Nationality | From | To | Days | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Honours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Tait Robertson[nb 1][1] | Scotland | 1 August 1905 | 27 November 1906 | 483 | 54 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 126 | 57 | +69 | 61.11 | – | |
William Lewis[nb 2][1] | England | 27 November 1906 | 1 August 1907 | 247 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 62.96 | – | |
David Calderhead[1] | Scotland | 1 August 1907 | 8 May 1933 | 9,412 | 966 | 385 | 239 | 342 | 1,377 | 1,303 | +74 | 39.86 | – | |
Leslie Knighton[1] | England | 8 May 1933 | 19 April 1939 | 2,172 | 269 | 92 | 69 | 108 | 413 | 442 | −29 | 34.20 | – | |
Billy Birrell[1] | Scotland | 19 April 1939 | 31 May 1952 | 4,791 | 293 | 97 | 77 | 119 | 416 | 465 | −49 | 33.11 | – | |
Ted Drake[1] | England | 1 June 1952 | 30 September 1961 | 3,408 | 426 | 156 | 103 | 167 | 774 | 780 | −6 | 36.62 | see below | |
Tommy Docherty[1] | Scotland | 1 October 1961 | 6 October 1967 | 2,196 | 303 | 142 | 65 | 96 | 526 | 422 | +104 | 46.86 | see below | |
Ron Suart[nb 3][1] | England | 6 October 1967 | 23 October 1967 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0.00 | – | |
Dave Sexton[1] | England | 23 October 1967 | 3 October 1974 | 2,537 | 371 | 164 | 107 | 100 | 568 | 434 | +134 | 44.20 | see below | |
Ron Suart (2)[nb 2][1] | England | 3 October 1974 | 16 April 1975 | 195 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 23.53 | – | |
Eddie McCreadie[1] | Scotland | 16 April 1975 | 1 July 1977 | 807 | 97 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 141 | 124 | +17 | 38.14 | – | |
Ken Shellito[1] | England | 7 July 1977 | 13 December 1978 | 524 | 66 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 77 | 115 | −38 | 22.73 | – | |
Danny Blanchflower[1] | Northern Ireland | 14 December 1978 | 11 September 1979 | 271 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 15.63 | – | |
Geoff Hurst[1] | England | 13 September 1979 | 23 April 1981 | 588 | 81 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 108 | 89 | +19 | 43.21 | – | |
Bobby Gould[nb 3][1] | England | 23 April 1981 | 28 May 1981 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | – | |
John Neal[1] | England | 28 May 1981 | 11 June 1985 | 1,475 | 203 | 84 | 61 | 58 | 326 | 253 | +73 | 41.38[nb 4] | see below | |
John Hollins[1] | England | 11 June 1985 | 6 March 1988 | 999 | 145 | 56 | 38 | 51 | 199 | 217 | −18 | 38.62[nb 5] | see below | |
Bobby Campbell[1] | England | 6 March 1988 | 12 May 1991 | 1,162 | 165 | 77 | 47 | 41 | 287 | 233 | +54 | 46.67[nb 6] | see below | |
Ian Porterfield[1] | Scotland | 11 June 1991 | 15 February 1993 | 615 | 90 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 106 | 119 | −13 | 34.44[nb 7] | – | |
David Webb[nb 2][1] | England | 15 February 1993 | 11 May 1993 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 38.46 | – | |
Glenn Hoddle[nb 1][1] | England | 4 June 1993 | 10 May 1996 | 1,071 | 157 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 192 | 182 | +10 | 33.76[nb 8] | – | |
Ruud Gullit[nb 1][1][2] | Netherlands | 10 May 1996 | 12 February 1998 | 643 | 83 | 41 | 18 | 24 | 157 | 109 | +48 | 49.40[nb 9] | see below | |
Gianluca Vialli[nb 1][1][3] | Italy | 12 February 1998 | 12 September 2000 | 943 | 143 | 76 | 38 | 29 | 223 | 123 | +100 | 53.15 | see below | |
Graham Rix[nb 3][1][3] | England | 13 September 2000 | 17 September 2000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 | – | |
Claudio Ranieri[1][4][5] | Italy | 17 September 2000 | 31 May 2004 | 1,352 | 199 | 107 | 46 | 46 | 358 | 197 | +161 | 53.77 | – | |
José Mourinho[1][6][7] | Portugal | 2 June 2004 | 19 September 2007 | 1,204 | 185 | 124 | 40 | 21 | 330 | 119 | +211 | 67.03[nb 10] | see below | |
Avram Grant[1][8][9] | Israel | 20 September 2007 | 24 May 2008 | 247 | 54 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 97 | 36 | +61 | 66.67[nb 11] | – | |
Luiz Felipe Scolari[1][10][11] | Brazil | 1 July 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 223 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 55.56[nb 12] | – | |
Ray Wilkins[nb 3][12][13] | England | 9 February 2009 | 11 February 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | – | |
Guus Hiddink[nb 2][1][14] | Netherlands | 11 February 2009 | 30 May 2009 | 108 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 73.91 | see below | |
Carlo Ancelotti[1][15][16] | Italy | 1 July 2009 | 22 May 2011 | 690 | 109 | 67 | 20 | 22 | 241 | 94 | +147 | 61.47[nb 13] | see below | |
André Villas-Boas[1][17] | Portugal | 22 June 2011 | 4 March 2012 | 256 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 47.50[nb 14] | – | |
Roberto Di Matteo[1] | Italy | 4 March 2012 | 21 November 2012 | 262 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 57.14[nb 15] | see below | |
Rafael Benítez[nb 2][1] | Spain | 21 November 2012 | 27 May 2013 | 187 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 58.33 | see below | |
José Mourinho (2)[1] | Portugal | 3 June 2013 | 17 December 2015 | 927 | 136 | 80 | 29 | 27 | 245 | 121 | +124 | 58.82[nb 16] | see below | |
Steve Holland[nb 3][18] | England | 18 December 2015 | 19 December 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 | – | |
Guus Hiddink (2)[nb 2][1][14] | Netherlands | 19 December 2015 | 30 June 2016 | 194 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 39.29 | – | |
Antonio Conte[1] | Italy | 1 July 2016 | 12 July 2018 | 741 | 106 | 69 | 17 | 20 | 212 | 102 | +110 | 65.09[nb 17] | see below | |
Maurizio Sarri[1] | Italy | 14 July 2018 | 16 June 2019 | 337 | 63 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 112 | 58 | +54 | 61.90[nb 18] | see below | |
Frank Lampard[1] | England | 4 July 2019 | 25 January 2021 | 571 | 84 | 44 | 17 | 23 | 163 | 106 | +57 | 52.38[nb 19] | – | |
Thomas Tuchel[1] | Germany | 26 January 2021 | 7 September 2022 | 589 | 100 | 60 | 24 | 16 | 168 | 77 | +91 | 60.00[nb 20] | see below | |
Graham Potter[1] | England | 8 September 2022 | 2 April 2023 | 206 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 38.71 | – | |
Bruno Saltor[nb 3][1] | Spain | 2 April 2023 | 6 April 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | – | |
Frank Lampard (2)[nb 2][1] | England | 6 April 2023 | 30 June 2023 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 9.09 | – | |
Mauricio Pochettino[1] | Argentina | 1 July 2023 | Present | 289 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 48.84 | – | |
Total | 1 August 1905 | Present | 43,155 | 5,365 | 2,391 | 1,352 | 1,622 | 8,594 | 6,872 | +1722 | 44.57 | see below |
Managers with honours
Name | Nationality | Tenure | Honours |
---|---|---|---|
Ted Drake | England | 1952–1961 | 1955 First Division 1955 FA Charity Shield |
Tommy Docherty | Scotland | 1961–1967 | 1965 Football League Cup
|
Dave Sexton | England | 1967–1974 | 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup
|
John Neal | England | 1981–1985 | 1984 Second Division |
John Hollins | England | 1985–1988 | 1986 Full Members Cup
|
Bobby Campbell
|
England | 1988–1991 | 1990 Full Members Cup
|
Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | 1996–1998 | 1997 FA Cup
|
Gianluca Vialli | Italy | 1998–2000 | 2000 FA Cup
2000 FA Charity Shield |
José Mourinho | Portugal | 2004–2007 2013–2015 |
2015 Football League Cup
2015 Premier League |
Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 2009 2015–2016 |
2009 FA Cup
|
Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | 2009–2011 | 2010 FA Cup
|
Roberto Di Matteo | Italy | 2012 | 2012 UEFA Champions League
|
Rafael Benítez | Spain | 2012–2013 | 2013 UEFA Europa League
|
Antonio Conte | Italy | 2016–2018 | 2018 FA Cup
|
Maurizio Sarri | Italy | 2018–2019 | 2019 UEFA Europa League
|
Thomas Tuchel | Germany | 2021–2022 |
Notes
- ^ a b c d Player-manager
- ^ a b c d e f g Interim manager
- ^ a b c d e f Caretaker
- ^ One drawn League Cup game won on penalties
- Full Members Cup gamewon on penalties
- Full Members Cup gamelost on penalties
- Full Members Cup gamewon on penalties
- ^ One drawn FA Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup game won on penalties
- ^ One drawn Charity Shield game lost on penalties; two drawn League Cup games won on penalties
- ^ One drawn League Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn Champions League game lost on penalties; one drawn Community Shield game lost on penalties
- UEFA Champions League finallost on penalties
- ^ One drawn League Cup game lost on penalties
- ^ One drawn Community Shield game won on penalties; one drawn League Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup game lost on penalties
- ^ One drawn League Cup game won on penalties
- UEFA Champions League finalwon on penalties
- ^ One drawn UEFA Super Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn League Cup game lost on penalties
- ^ One drawn Community Shield game lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup game won on penalties
- League Cup Final lost on penalties; one drawn UEFA Europa League gamewon on penalties
- ^ One drawn UEFA Super Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn League Cup game lost on penalties
- FA Cup finallost on penalties.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq "Chelsea Managers". Bounder Friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Gullit 'astounded' by Chelsea sacking". The Independent. 13 February 1998.
- ^ a b "Vialli sacked as Chelsea boss". BBC Sport. 12 September 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Chelsea set to appoint Ranieri". The Guardian. 15 September 2000.
- ^ "Chelsea sack Ranieri". BBC Sport. 31 May 2004.
- ^ "Chelsea appoint Mourinho". BBC Sport. 2 June 2004.
- ^ "Mourinho severs his ties with Chelsea". The Guardian. 20 September 2007.
- ^ "Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit". BBC Sport. 20 September 2007.
- ^ "Grant sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008.
- ^ "Scolari named as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Scolari sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 9 February 2009.
- ^ "Don't write off Chelsea - Wilkins". BBC Sport. 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Ray Wilkins's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Guus Hiddink's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Ancelotti appointed Chelsea boss". BBC Sport. 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Chelsea sack Carlo Ancelotti within an hour of defeat by Everton". The Guardian. 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Andre Villas-Boas confirmed as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Steve Holland's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 July 2017.