List of Chelsea F.C. managers
Encyclopedia
This is a list of all managers of Chelsea Football Club
, including performance records and honours.
* Player-manager
+ Caretaker manager
M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, including performance records and honours.
Managers
- Figures correct as of 5 November 2011. Includes all competitive matches
+ Caretaker manager
Caretaker manager
In association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...
M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against
| Name | Nat | From | |Honours | John Robertson* | May 1905 | October 1906 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 121 | 54 | 60% | |
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| William Lewis+ | October 1906 | April 1907 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 28 | 65% | see below | - | |||
| David Calderhead David Calderhead David Calderhead was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager, notably of Chelsea.-Playing career:... |
July 1907 | June 1933 | 966 | 384 | 239 | 343 | 1376 | 1305 | 40% | see below | ||||
| Leslie Knighton Leslie Knighton Albert Leslie Knighton was an English football manager.Knighton was born in Church Gresley, Derbyshire. His own playing career was cut short by injury, after which he moved into coaching and management... |
274 | 93 | 72 | 109 | 419 | 446 | 34% | |||||||
| Billy Birrell Billy Birrell William "Billy" Birrell was a Scottish football player and manager.He played for Raith Rovers and Middlesbrough, winning the Second Division title with the latter in 1927, before moving into management. He returned to Raith to become manager before leaving for Bournemouth in 1930 and then Queens... |
July 1939 | June 1952 | 289 | 95 | 74 | 120 | 410 | 462 | 33% | |||||
| Ted Drake Ted Drake Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake was an English football player and manager. As a player, he first played for Southampton but made his name playing for Arsenal in the 1930s, winning two league titles and an FA Cup, as well as five caps for England. He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly... |
July 1952 | September 1961 | 424 | 156 | 103 | 165 | 771 | 772 | 37% | see below | ||||
| Tommy Docherty Tommy Docherty Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty , commonly known as "The Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.-Playing career:... |
October 1961 | September 1967 | 302 | 143 | 64 | 95 | 526 | 422 | 47% | see below | ||||
| Dave Sexton Dave Sexton David "Dave" Sexton OBE is an English former football manager and player.-Playing career:Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient,... |
October 1967 | September 1974 | 373 | 165 | 108 | 100 | 570 | 438 | 44% | see below | ||||
| Ron Suart Ron Suart Ronald Suart is an English former football player and manager.-Playing days:Suart was a full-back at Blackpool, playing alongside fellow defenders George Farrow and Harry Johnston in a team which also included Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. Blackpool reached the 1948 FA Cup Final, but Suart... + |
October 1974 | March 1975 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 58 | 26% | |||||
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| Eddie McCreadie Eddie McCreadie Edward Graham "Eddie" McCreadie is a former Scottish footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea. He later became a manager.... |
April 1975 | June 1977 | 99 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 141 | 128 | 37% | see below | ||||
| Ken Shellito Ken Shellito Kenneth John Shellito is a former English football player and manager who now works in a coaching role for the Asian Football Confederation, based in Kuala Lumpur... |
July 1977 | December 1978 | 66 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 77 | 114 | 24% | |||||
| Danny Blanchflower Danny Blanchflower Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower was a former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager, and journalist who captained Tottenham Hotspur F.C. during its double-winning season of 1961. He was ranked as the greatest player in Spurs history by The Times in 2009... |
December 1978 | September 1979 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 68 | 16% | |||||
| Geoff Hurst Geoff Hurst Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West... |
September 1979 | April 1981 | 83 | 35 | 19 | 29 | 108 | 94 | 42% | |||||
| Bobby Gould Bobby Gould Robert Anthony "Bobby" Gould is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Coventry, Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. He did not sign professional until June 1964... + |
April 1981 | May 1981 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0% | |||||
| John Neal John Neal (footballer) John Neal is a former English football player and manager.Neal was a full-back whose playing career included numerous clubs, including Hull City, Southend United and Swindon Town... |
July 1981 | June 1985 | 204 | 84 | 62 | 58 | 326 | 253 | 41% | see below | ||||
| John Hollins John Hollins John William Hollins MBE is a retired English footballer and manager. He was initially a midfielder who, later in his career, became an effective centre back.Hollins' son, Chris Hollins is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast.... |
July 1985 | March 1988 | 144 | 56 | 371 | 51 | 196 | 214 | 39% | see below | ||||
| Bobby Campbell | March 1988 | June 1991 | 161 | 74 | 47 | 40 | 280 | 230 | 46% | see below | ||||
| Ian Porterfield | July 1991 | February 1993 | 89 | 32 | 282 | 29 | 106 | 115 | 36% | |||||
| David Webb David Webb (footballer) David James Webb is an English former professional footballer who made 555 appearances in the Football League playing for Leyton Orient, Southampton, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Derby County, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Torquay United. He became a manager, taking charge of A.F.C... + |
February 1993 | June 1993 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 38% | |||||
| Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.... * |
June 1993 | May 1996 | 157 | 53 | 543 | 50 | 192 | 182 | 34% | see below | ||||
| Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the... * |
May 1996 | February 1998 | 82 | 41 | 174 | 24 | 157 | 109 | 50% | see below | ||||
| Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia.... * |
February 1998 | September 2000 | 142 | 75 | 38 | 29 | 222 | 123 | 53% | see below | ||||
| Graham Rix Graham Rix Graham Cyril Rix is an English former football player and coach. He was fired by Heart of Midlothian in March 2006, which was his most recent role in professional football... + |
September 2000 | September 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | |||||
| Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St... |
September 2000 | May 2004 | 200 | 107 | 46 | 47 | 358 | 199 | 54% | see below | ||||
| José Mourinho José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football.... |
June 2004 | September 2007 | 185 | 124 | 405 | 21 | 330 | 119 | 67% | see below | ||||
| Avram Grant | September 2007 | May 2008 | 54 | 36 | 136 | 5 | 97 | 36 | 67% | see below | ||||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008... |
July 2008 | February 2009 | 36 | 20 | 117 | 5 | 66 | 24 | 56% | |||||
| Ray Wilkins Ray Wilkins Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE , often known as "Butch" Wilkins, is an English former footballer and at present a television pundit... + |
February 2009 | February 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | |||||
| Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009... + |
February 2009 | May 2009 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 73% | see below | ||||
| Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian football manager, Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and 4 Coppa Italia and was part of the legendary late 80's Milan team, with whom he won two Scudetti and... |
June 2009 | May 2011 | 109 | 67 | 208 | 22 | 241 | 94 | 61% | see below | ||||
| Andre Villas-Boas | June 2011 | present | 17 | 10 | 49 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 59% | see below |
- 1 One drawn cup game won on penaltiesPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
. - 2 One drawn cup game won on penaltiesPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
. - 3 One drawn cup game won on penalties; one drawn cup game lost on penalties.
- 4 Two drawn cup games won on penalties; one drawn Charity Shield game lost on penalties.
- 5 One drawn cup game lost on penalties; one drawn Community Shield game lost on penalties.
- 6 One drawn cup game lost on penalties.
- 7 One drawn cup game lost on penalties.
- 8 One drawn Community Shield game won on penalties; one drawn cup game lost on penalties.
- 9 One drawn cup game won on penaltiesPenalty shootout (football)A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
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Managers with Honours
| Name | Nat | Tenure | Honours |
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| Ted Drake Ted Drake Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake was an English football player and manager. As a player, he first played for Southampton but made his name playing for Arsenal in the 1930s, winning two league titles and an FA Cup, as well as five caps for England. He was also a cricketer, but only ever played sparingly... |
1952–1961 | 1955 First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... champions 1955 FA Charity Shield 1955 FA Charity Shield The 1955 FA Charity Shield was the 33rd FA Charity Shield, the annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. It was contested between Chelsea, the reigning First Division champions, and Newcastle United, holders of the FA Cup... |
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| Tommy Docherty Tommy Docherty Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty , commonly known as "The Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.-Playing career:... |
1961–1967 | 1965 Football League Cup 1965 Football League Cup Final The 1965 Football League Cup Final, the fifth to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between Leicester City and Chelsea over two legs. Leicester, the holders, were aiming to become the first side to retain the trophy while Chelsea were seeking to become the first London side... |
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| Dave Sexton Dave Sexton David "Dave" Sexton OBE is an English former football manager and player.-Playing career:Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient,... |
1967–1974 | 1970 FA Cup 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup |
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| John Neal John Neal (footballer) John Neal is a former English football player and manager.Neal was a full-back whose playing career included numerous clubs, including Hull City, Southend United and Swindon Town... |
1981–1985 | 1984 Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... champions |
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| John Hollins John Hollins John William Hollins MBE is a retired English footballer and manager. He was initially a midfielder who, later in his career, became an effective centre back.Hollins' son, Chris Hollins is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast.... |
1985–1988 | 1986 Full Members Cup Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... |
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| Bobby Campbell | 1988–1991 | 1989 Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... champions 1990 Full Members Cup Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... |
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| Ruud Gullit Ruud Gullit OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the... |
1996–1998 | 1997 FA Cup | |
| Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia.... |
1998–2000 | 1998 Football League Cup 1998 Football League Cup Final The 1998 Coca-Cola Cup Final was a football match played between Chelsea and Middlesbrough on 29 March 1998 at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea, under new manager Gianluca Vialli, won with two extra time goals and would go on to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup later that season... 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998 UEFA Super Cup 1998 UEFA Super Cup The 1998 UEFA Super Cup was a match that was played on 28 August 1998 at Stade Louis II, Monaco, contested between Cup Winners' Cup holders Chelsea and Champions League winners Real Madrid. Chelsea won the match 1–0. Guus Hiddink manager of Real Madrid went on to manage Chelsea to win the... 2000 FA Cup 2000 FA Charity Shield 2000 FA Charity Shield The 2000 FA Charity Shield was the 78th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played between Manchester United, who won the 1999–2000 Premier League, and Chelsea, who won the 1999–2000 FA... |
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| José Mourinho José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football.... |
2004–2007 | 2005 Football League Cup 2005 Premier League champions 2005 FA Community Shield 2005 FA Community Shield The 2005 FA Community Shield was a football match held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 7 August 2005. It contested by Arsenal, who were FA Cup winners in 2005, and Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Premier League. Chelsea won the match 2–1.... 2006 Premier League champions 2007 Football League Cup 2007 Football League Cup Final The 2007 Carling Cup Final was played on Sunday, 25 February 2007 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was contested between Arsenal and Chelsea, making it the first all-London final in the competition's history; the two sides had previously met in Cardiff for the 2002 FA Cup Final. The game... 2007 FA Cup 2007 FA Cup Final The 2007 FA Cup Final was played on Saturday, 19 May 2007 between Chelsea and Manchester United, who had come up against Premier League opposition in every round. It was the 126th FA Cup Final and the first to be played at the new Wembley Stadium... |
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| Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009... |
2009 | 2009 FA Cup 2009 FA Cup Final The 2009 FA Cup Final was the 128th final of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 May 2009 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt... |
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| Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian football manager, Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and 4 Coppa Italia and was part of the legendary late 80's Milan team, with whom he won two Scudetti and... |
2009–2011 | 2009 FA Community Shield 2009 FA Community Shield The 2009 FA Community Shield was the 87th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions... 2010 Premier League champions 2010 FA Cup 2010 FA Cup Final The 2010 FA Cup Final was the 129th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The match took place on 15 May 2010, at Wembley Stadium, London... |
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