List of Liverpool F.C. managers
Liverpool have had 21 full-time managers. The most successful person to manage Liverpool is
This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Liverpool since their foundation in 1892. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge.
Managerial history
1892–1959
The first Liverpool managers,
1959–1991
On 1 December 1959,
1991–2015
First-team coach
In Benítez's first season in charge, Liverpool reached the
Rodgers led them in the
2015–present
On 8 October 2015, Brendan Rodgers was replaced by former
Key
Key to record:
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Key to honours:
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Managers
Information correct as of 26 April 2024[update]. Only competitive matches are counted.
* | Caretaker manager |
Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Honours | Ref. | |||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | L1 | L2 | FA | LC | CS | EC | UC | US | WC | Total | |||||
William Edward Barclay John McKenna[a] |
IRE IRE |
15 February 1892 | 16 August 1896 | 127 | 77 | 20 | 30 | 337 | 155 | 60.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [40] |
Tom Watson | ENG | 17 August 1896 | 6 May 1915 | 742 | 329 | 141 | 272 | 1,226 | 1,056 | 44.34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [41] |
David Ashworth | ENG | 18 December 1919 | 12 February 1923 | 139 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 220 | 118 | 50.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [42] |
Matt McQueen | SCO | 13 February 1923 | 15 February 1928 | 229 | 93 | 60 | 76 | 354 | 307 | 40.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [43] |
George Patterson | ENG | 7 March 1928 | 6 August 1936 | 366 | 137 | 85 | 144 | 688 | 726 | 37.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [44] |
George Kay | ENG | 6 August 1936 | January 1951 | 357 | 142 | 93 | 122 | 545 | 508 | 39.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [45] |
Don Welsh | ENG | 23 March 1951 | 4 May 1956 | 232 | 81 | 58 | 93 | 387 | 423 | 34.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [46] |
Phil Taylor | ENG | May 1956 | 17 November 1959 | 150 | 76 | 32 | 42 | 294 | 211 | 50.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [47] |
Bill Shankly | SCO | 1 December 1959 | 12 July 1974 | 783 | 407 | 198 | 178 | 1,307 | 766 | 51.98 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | [48] |
Bob Paisley | ENG | 26 August 1974 | 1 July 1983 | 535 | 308 | 131 | 96 | 955 | 406 | 57.57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | [49] |
Joe Fagan | ENG | 2 July 1983 | 29 May 1985 | 131 | 71 | 36 | 24 | 225 | 97 | 54.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [50] |
Kenny Dalglish[b] | SCO | 30 May 1985 | 21 February 1991 | 307 | 187 | 78 | 42 | 732 | 332 | 60.91 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | [51] |
Ronnie Moran* | ENG | 22 February 1991 | 15 April 1991 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [52] |
Graeme Souness[c] | SCO | 16 April 1991 | 28 January 1994 | 157 | 66 | 45 | 46 | 248 | 186 | 42.04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [53] |
Roy Evans | ENG | 31 January 1994 | 12 November 1998 | 226 | 117 | 56 | 53 | 375 | 216 | 51.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [54] |
Roy Evans Gérard Houllier |
ENG FRA |
16 July 1998 | 12 November 1998 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [55] |
Gérard Houllier[d] | FRA | 16 July 1998 | 24 May 2004 | 307 | 160 | 73 | 74 | 516 | 298 | 52.12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | [56] |
Rafael Benítez | ESP | 16 June 2004 | 3 June 2010 | 350 | 194 | 77 | 79 | 585 | 302 | 55.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [57] |
Roy Hodgson | ENG | 1 July 2010 | 8 January 2011 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [58] |
Kenny Dalglish[b] | SCO | 8 January 2011 | 16 May 2012 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 22 | 115 | 74 | 47.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [59] |
Brendan Rodgers | NIR | 1 June 2012 | 4 October 2015 | 166 | 83 | 41 | 42 | 293 | 201 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [60] |
Jürgen Klopp | GER | 8 October 2015 | 487 | 297 | 107 | 83 | 1,024 | 495 | 60.99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | [61] |
Notes
- ^ The official Liverpool website lists Barclay and McKenna as joint managers. Barclay held the post of "secretary-manager" and McKenna held the post of "coach-manager".
- ^ a b Kenny Dalglish served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P381 W222 D95 L64 F847 A406 W%58.27) – Honours (L13 L20 FA2 LC1 CS4 EC0 UC0 US0 WC0 Total10).
- 1992 FA Cup Final.
- ^ Houllier was absent from October 2001 to February 2002, due to illness. During this time, Phil Thompson stepped in as temporary manager (P33 W16 D12 L5). These matches are included in Houllier's record.
References
General
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Specific
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- ^ "Gerard Houllier manager profile". LFC History. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
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- ^ "John McKenna". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Tom Watson". LFC History. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "David Ashworth". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Matt McQueen". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "George Patterson". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "George Kay". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Don Welsh". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Phil Taylor". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Bill Shankly". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Bob Paisley". LFC History. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Joe Fagan". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Kenny Dalglish". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Ronnie Moran". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
- ^ "Graeme Souness". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Roy Evans". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Evans/Houllier". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Gérard Houllier". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Rafael Benitez". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Roy Hodgson". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Kenny Dalglish (2nd term)". LFC History. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Brendan Rodgers". LFC History. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Managers: Jürgen Klopp". LFC History. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
Bibliography
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- Pead, Brian (1986). Liverpool A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-15-1.