List of football managers with most games

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Alex Ferguson, who took charge of a total of 2,131 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.

Second on the list is John Still, currently manager of English Football League Two side Luton Town, who by the end of the 2014–15 season had overseen no less than 1,654 games in the English Football League and non-league divisions since 1976.

Dario Gradi, of dual English and Italian heritage, took charge of 1,560 Football League matches in a 33-year career which took in spells with Wimbledon, Crystal Palace and three spells in 28 years at Crewe Alexandra.

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

Name Age From To Span (years) Games
Scotland Alex Ferguson 82 1974 2013 39 2,131
England John Still 73 1976 present 40 1,706
England Graham Turner 76 1978 present 36 1,647
Scotland Willie Maley 89 1897 1940 43 1,614
Italy Dario Gradi 82 1978 2011 33 1,560
England Jim Smith 83 1969 2008 39 1,475
France Arsène Wenger 74 1984 present 32 1,538
England Bobby Robson 75 1968 2004 36 1,446
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni 85 1974 present 40 1,382
England Harry Redknapp 77 1983 present 33 1,381
England Alec Stock 84 1949 1980 31 1,352
England Neil Warnock 75 1980 present 36 1,330
Scotland George Ramsay 80 1884 1926 42 1,327
England Brian Clough 69 1965 1993 28 1,319
England Graham Taylor 79 1972 2003 31 1,279
Italy Carlo Mazzone 87 1968 2006 38 1,278
Germany Otto Rehhagel 85 1972 2012 40 1,216
Scotland Bill Struth 80 1920 1954 34 1,179
Germany Jupp Heynckes 78 1979 2013 34 1,175
England Lennie Lawrence 76 1978 2013 35 1,161
Scotland Willie McCartney Unknown 1919 1948 29 1,158
England Denis Smith 76 1982 2007 25 1,155
Scotland Matt Busby 84 1945 1971 26 1,151
England Alan Buckley 72 1978 2008 30 1,126
England Jack Addenbrooke 57 1885 1922 37 1,125
England Joe Royle 74 1982 2009 27 1,096
Scotland Jim McLean 86 1971 1993 22 1,094
Scotland Jim Jefferies 73 1983 present 31 1,090
England Brian Horton 75 1984 2006 22 1,090
England Ron Atkinson 85 1971 1999 29 1,078
Spain Luis Aragonés 85 1974 2008 34 1,048
England Danny Wilson 56 1994 present 22 1,034
Bold = Still active as manager


List of Football (soccer) National Team Managers With 100 or More Games

Name Age From To Span (years) Games
Germany Berti Vogts 77 1990 2014 24 230
Sweden Lars Lagerback 75 2000 2016 16 172
Germany Sepp Herberger 79 1936 1964 28 167
Denmark Morten Olsen 74 2000 2015 15 163
Uruguay Óscar Tabárez 77 1988 present 28 162
England Walter Winterbottom 88 1946 1962 16 139
Germany Helmut Schon 80 1964 1978 14 139
United States Bruce Arena 72 1998 2006 8 130
Germany Joachim Low 64 2006 present 10 128
England Roy Hodgson 76 1992 present 24 128
Argentina Guillermo Stábile 61 1939 1960 21 127
Brazil Mario Zagallo 92 1967 1974 7 124
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 81 1967 2010 43 +100
Spain Vicente del Bosque 73 2008 present 8 108
England Alf Ramsey 79 1963 1974 11 113
Austria Hugo Meisl 55 1919 1937 18 131

See also

List of English Football League managers List of Premier League managers