List of football managers with most games

This is a list of football (soccer) managers with 1,000 or more games.

Alex Ferguson, who took charge of a total of 2,155 competitive games between 1974 and 2013, holds the world record for the most games as a manager, starting with East Stirlingshire in Scotland and finishing with an enormously successful 27-year spell as manager of Manchester United, also including an interim spell as manager of the Scotland national football team during the mid 1980s.

Dario Gradi, of dual English and Italian heritage, took charge of 1,557 Football League matches in a 33-year career which took in spells with Wimbledon, Crystal Palace and three spells - totalling 1,359 games - in 28 years at Crewe Alexandra.

Other managers on the list include former England managers Bobby Robson and Graham Taylor, the former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, former Manchester United manager Matt Busby, and former Derby County and Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough.

Ignacio Trelles is the only manager of 1,000 or more club games (1,083 in first level on pyramid) and 100 or more national team games.

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#	Name	Team(s) (years)	P	W	D	L	Win%	Refs
1	Alex Ferguson	• East Stirlingshire (1974)  • St Mirren (1974-1978)  • Scotland (1985-1986)  • Aberdeen (1978-1986)  • Manchester United (1986-2013)	2,155	1,253	490	412	58.1	?
2	Arsène Wenger	• Nancy (1984-1987)  • Monaco (1987-1994)  • Nagoya Grampus Eight (1995-1996)  • Arsenal (1996-2018)	1,701	918	367	416	54.0	?
3	Graham Turner	• Shrewsbury Town (1978-1984)  • Aston Villa (1984-1986)  • Wolverhampton Wanderers (1986-1994)  • Hereford United (1995-2009)  • Shrewsbury Town (2010-2014)	1,659	656	443	560	39.5	?
4	Alec Stock	• Yeovil Town (1946-1949)  • Leyton Orient (1949–1959)  • AS Roma (1957-1958)  • Queens Park Rangers (1959–1968)  • Luton Town (1968–1972)  • Fulham (1972–1976)  • Bournemouth (1979–1980)	1,618	679	408	531	42	?
5	Willie Maley	• Celtic (1897-1940)	1,611	1,039	314	258	64.5	?
6	Dario Gradi	• Sutton United (1976-1977)  • Wimbledon (1978-1981)  • Crystal Palace (1981)  • Crewe Alexandra (1983-2007, 2008, 2009-2011)	1,557	574	375	608	36.9	?
7	Fred Everiss	• West Bromwich Albion (secretary-manager) (1902-1948)	1,520	656	331	532	43.16	?
8	Jim Smith	• Boston United (player-manager) (1969–1972)  • Colchester United (player-manager) (1972–1975)  • Blackburn Rovers (1975–1978)  • Birmingham City (1978–1982)  • Oxford United (1982–1985, 2006–2007, 2008)  • Queens Park Rangers (1985–1988)  • Newcastle United (1988–1991)  • Portsmouth (1991–1995)  • Derby County (1995–2001)	1,475	577	495	403	39.2	?
9	Brian Clough	• Hartlepools United (1965-1967)  • Derby County (1967-1973)  • Brighton & Hove Albion (1973-1974)  • Leeds United (1974)  • Nottingham Forest (1975-1993)	1,453	675	368	410	46.5	?
10	Bobby Robson	• Fulham (1968)  • Ipswich Town (1969–1982)  • England (1982–1990)  • PSV Eindhoven (1990–1992, 1998–1999)  • Sporting CP (1992–1994)  • Porto (1994–1996)  • Barcelona (1996–1997)  • Newcastle United (1999–2004)	1,446	718	351	377	49.7	?
11	Harry Redknapp	• Bournemouth (1983–1992)  • West Ham United (1994–2001)  • Portsmouth (2002–2004, 2005–2008)  • Southampton (2004–2005)  • Tottenham Hotspur (2008–2012)  • Queens Park Rangers (2012–2015)  • Jordan (2016)  • Birmingham City (2017)	1,391	561	345	485	40.3	?
12	Graham Taylor	• Lincoln City (1972-1977)  • Watford (1977-1987, 1996-2001)  • Aston Villa (1987-1990, 2002-2003)  • England (1990-1993)  • Wolverhampton Wanderers (1994-1995)	1,384	596	370	418	43.1	?
13	Giovanni Trapattoni	• A.C. Milan (1974, 1975–1976)  • Juventus (1976–1986, 1991–1994)  • Inter Milan (1986–1991)  • Bayern Munich (1994–1995, 1996–1998)  • Cagliari (1995–1996)  • Fiorentina (1998–2000)  • Italy (2000–2004)  • Benfica (2004–2005)  • VfB Stuttgart (2005–2006)  • Red Bull Salzburg (2006–2008)  • Republic of Ireland (2008–2013)  • Vatican City (2010)	1,382	716	399	267	51.8	?
14	Neil Warnock	• Scarborough (1986–1989)  • Notts County (1989–1993)  • Torquay United (1993)  • Huddersfield Town (1993–1995)  • Plymouth Argyle (1995–1997)  • Oldham Athletic (1997–1998)  • Bury (1998–1999)  • Sheffield United (1999–2007)  • Crystal Palace (2007–2010, 2014)  • Queens Park Rangers (2010–2012, 2015)  • Leeds United (2012–2013)  • Rotherham United (2016)  • Cardiff City (2016–2019)	1,379	556	389	434	40.3	?
15	Yuri Semin	• FC Kuban Krasnodar (1982)  • Pamir Dushanbe (1983-1985)  • FC Lokomotiv Moscow (1986-1990, 1992-2005, 2009-2010, 2016-present)  • Russia (2005)  • FC Dynamo Moscow (2005-2006, 2009-2010)  • Dinamo Kyiv (2007-2009, 2010-2012)  • FC Gabala (2013-14)  • FC Mordovia Saransk (2014-15)  • FC Anzhi Makhachkala (2015)	1,353	681	310	362	?	?
16	George Ramsay	• Aston Villa (1884-1926)	1,327	?	?	?	?	?
17	Carlo Mazzone	• Ascoli (1968–1975, 1980–1985)  • Fiorentina (1975–1978)  • Catanzaro (1978–1980)  • Bologna (1985–1986, 1998–1999, 2003–2005)  • Lecce (1986–1990)  • Pescara (1990–1991)  • Cagliari (1991–1993, 1996–1997)  • Roma (1993–1996)  • Napoli (1997–1998)  • Perugia (1999–2000)  • Brescia (2000–2003)  • Livorno (2006)	1,278	?	?	?	?	?
18	Otto Rehhagel	• 1. FC Saarbrücken (1972–1973)  • Kickers Offenbach (1974–1975)  • Werder Bremen (1976, 1981–1995)  • Borussia Dortmund (1976–1978)  • Arminia Bielefeld (1978–1979)  • Fortuna Düsseldorf (1979–1980)  • Bayern Munich (1995–1996)  • 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1996–2000)  • Greece (2001–2010)  • Hertha BSC (2012)	1,225	606	278	341	49.5	?
19	Jupp Heynckes	• Borussia Mönchengladbach (1979–1987, 2006–2007)  • Bayern Munich (1987–1991, 2009, 2011–2013, 2017-2018)  • Athletic Bilbao (1992–1994, 2001–2003)  • Eintracht Frankfurt (1994–1995)  • Tenerife (1995–1997)  • Real Madrid (1997–1998)  • Benfica (1999–2000)  • Schalke 04 (2003–2004)  • Bayer Leverkusen (2009–2011)	1,224	625	282	317	51.1	?
20	Denis Smith	• York City (1982–1987)  • Sunderland (1987–1991)  • Bristol City (1992–19939  • Oxford United (1993–1997, 2000)  • West Bromwich Albion (1997–1999)  • Wrexham (2001–2007)	1,195	464	290	441	38.8
21	Ignacio Trelles	• Zacatepec (1950–1951, 1954–1958)  • C.D. Cuautla (1953)  • C.D. Marte (1953–1954)  • Club America(1958–1960, 1975–1976)  • Mexico (1957, 1960–1962, 1965–1969, 1975–1976, 1990-1991)  • Toluca (1966–1968)  • Cruz Azul (1976–1982)  • Atlante F.C. (1983–1985)  • Leones Negros U de G (1986–1989)  • Puebla (1990–1991)	1,189	513	346	330	43.1
22	Bill Struth	• Rangers (1920-1954)	1,179	788	228	163	66.83
23	Lennie Lawrence	• Plymouth Argyle (1978)  • Charlton Athletic (1982–1991)  • Middlesbrough (1991–1994)  • Bradford City (1994–1995)  • Luton Town (1995–2000)  • Grimsby Town 2000–2001)  • Cardiff City (2002–2005)  • Crystal Palace (joint caretaker) (2012)	1,163	408	436	319	35.1	?
24	Willie McCartney	• Heart of Midlothian (1919–1935)  • Hibernian (1936–1948)	1,158	?	?	?	?	?
25	Luis Aragonés	• Atlético Madrid (1974–1980, 1982–1987, 1991–1993, 2001–2003)  • Betis (1981, 1997–1998)  • Barcelona (1987–1988)  • Espanyol (1990–1991)  • Sevilla (1993–1995)  • Valencia (1995–1997)  • Oviedo (1999–2000)  • Mallorca (2000–2001, 2003–2004)  • Spain (2004–2008)  • Fenerbahçe (2008–2009)	1,151	567	262	322	49.26	?
26	Matt Busby	• Manchester United (1945–1969, 1970–1971)  • Scotland (1958)	1,147	577	268	302	50.3	?
27	Dušan Bajević	• Velež Mostar (1983–1987)  • AEK Athens (1988–1996, 2002–2004, 2008–2010)  • Olympiacos (1996–1999, 2004–2005)  • PAOK (2000–2002)  • Red Star Belgrade (2006–2007)  • Aris Thessaloniki (2007–2008)  • Omonia (2010–2011)  • Atromitos (2012)  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019–present)	1,140	638	260	242	55.96	?
28	Ricardo Ferretti	• Pumas UNAM (1995–1996, 2006–2010)  • Mexico (1993, 2015)  • Guadalajara (1996–2000)  • Tigres UANL (2000–2003, 2006, 2010–present)  • Toluca (2003–2004)  • Morelia (2005)	1,136	?	?	?	?	?
29	Alan Buckley	• Walsall (1978, 1979–1981, 1981–1982 [joint], 1982–1986)  • Kettering Town (1986–1988)  • Grimsby Town (1988–1994, 1997–2000, 2006–2008)  • West Bromwich Albion (1994–1997)  • Lincoln City (2001–2002)  • Rochdale (2003)	1,126	425	396	305	37.7	?
30	Jack Addenbrooke	• Wolverhampton Wanderers (1885-1922)	1,125	?	?	?	?	?
31	Jim Jefferies	• Hawick Royal Albert (1983)  • Gala Fairydean (1983–1988)  • Berwick Rangers (1988–1990)  • Falkirk (1990–1995)  • Heart of Midlothian (1995–2000, 2010–2011)  • Bradford City (2000–2001)  • Kilmarnock (2002–2010)  • Dunfermline Athletic (2012–2014)	1,116	?	?	?	?	?
32	Brian Horton	• Hull City (1984–1988)  • Oxford United (1988–1993)  • Manchester City (1993–1995)  • Huddersfield Town (1995–1997)  • Brighton & Hove Albion (1998–1999)  • Port Vale (1999–2004)  • Macclesfield Town (2004–2006, 2012)	1,098	367	305	426	33.4	?
33	Joe Royle	• Oldham Athletic (1982-1994, 2009)  • Everton (1994-1997)  • Manchester City (1998-2001)  • Ipswich Town (2002-2006)	1,096	428	300	368	39.2	?
34	Jim McLean	• Dundee United (1971-1993)	1,094	?	?	?	?	?
35	John Toshack	• Swansea City Player/Manager (1978–1983)  • Sporting CP (1984–1985)  • Real Sociedad (1985–1989, 1991–1994, 2001–2002)  • Real Madrid (1989–1990, 1999)  • Wales (1994, 2004–2010)  • Deportivo (1995–1997)  • Beşiktaş (1997–1999)  • Saint-Étienne (2000–2001)  • Catania (2002–2003)  • Real Murcia (2004)  • Macedonia (2011–2012)  • Khazar Lankaran (2013)  • Wydad Casablanca (2014–2016)	1,090	?	?	?	?	?
36	Sven-Göran Eriksson	• Degerfors IF (1977–1978)  • IFK Göteborg (1979–1982)  • Benfica (1982–1984)  • Roma (1984–1987)  • Fiorentina (1987–1989)  • Benfica (1989–1992)  • Sampdoria (1992–1997)  • Lazio (1997–2001)  • England (2001–2006)  • Manchester City (2007–2008)  • Mexico (2008–2009)  • Ivory Coast (2010)  • Leicester City (2010–2011)  • Guangzhou R&F (2013–2014)  • Shanghai SIPG (2014–2016)  • Shenzhen FC (2016–2017)	1,082	?	?	?	?	?
37	Ron Atkinson	• Kettering Town (1971–1974)  • Cambridge United (1974–1978)  • West Bromwich Albion (1978–1981, 1987–1988)  • Manchester United (1981–1986)  • Atlético Madrid (1988–1989)  • Sheffield Wednesday (1989–1991)  • Aston Villa (1991–1994)  • Coventry City (1995–1996)  • Sheffield Wednesday (1997–1998)  • Nottingham Forest (1999)	1,078	464	306	308	43.0	?
38	Danny Wilson	• Barnsley (1994–1998, 2013–2015)  • Sheffield Wednesday (1998–2000)  • Bristol City (2000–2004)  • Milton Keynes Dons (2004–2006)  • Hartlepool United (2006–2008)  • Swindon Town (2008–2011)  • Sheffield United (2011–2013)  • Chesterfield (2015–2017)	1,067	422	276	368	39.6	?
39	Ottmar Hitzfeld	• Zug 94 (1983–1984)  • Aarau (1984–1988)  • Grasshoppers (1988–1991)  • Borussia Dortmund (1991–1997)  • Bayern Munich (1998–2004, 2007–2008)  • Switzerland (2008–2014)	1,039	562	256	221	54.1	?
40	Jock Stein	• Dunfermline Athletic (1960–1964)  • Hibernian (1964–1965)  • Scotland (1965, 1978–1985)  • Celtic (1965–1978)  • Leeds United (1978)	1,038	660	174	204	63.6	?
41	Tony Pulis	• Bournemouth (1992–1994)  • Gillingham (1995–1999)  • Bristol City (1999–2000)  • Portsmouth (2000)  • Stoke City (2002–2005, 2006–2013)  • Plymouth Argyle (2005–2006)  • Crystal Palace (2013–2014)  • West Bromwich Albion (2015–2017)	1,036	374	308	354	36.1	?
42	John Coleman	• Ashton United (1997–1999)  • Accrington Stanley (1999–2012, 2014-Present)  • Rochdale (2012-2013)  • Southport (2013-2014)  • Sligo Rovers (2014)	1,026	428	257	341	43	?

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