League Managers Association Awards

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The League Managers Association Awards is an annual award ceremony in English football, awarded by the League Managers Association. The most prestigious award is the LMA Manager of the Year award. It is presented to a manager from any division for his achievements in the prior season. The award is voted by fellow professional managers and as a result consideration is also given to managers who inherit poor sides or financial difficulties and not only those managers who do not have such financial constraints and have won trophies. On only five occasions has the Premier League winning manager won the award compared with the Premier League Manager of the Year award which has been won on all but four occasions by the manager of the team who were league champions. Trophies for the event are hand-crafted by silversmith Thomas Lyte, which also makes trophies for the LG Performance of the Week Award throughout the league season. [1] [2]

LMA Manager of the Year[]

The LMA Manager of the Year Award is voted by fellow managers and the winner can come from any of the four professional leagues. To date only six have come from outside the Premier League: 1996 winner Peter Reid, who led Sunderland to the Division One title; 1997 winner Danny Wilson, who guided Barnsley into the Premier League; 2000 winner Alan Curbishley who led Charlton to the Division One title; 2006 winner Steve Coppell, who led Reading to win the Championship; 2015 winner Eddie Howe, who guided Bournemouth into the Premier League; and 2019 winner Chris Wilder, who took Sheffield United up from the Championship.[3]

Year Manager Nationality Club Ref
1993 Alex Ferguson  Scotland Manchester United [4]
1994 Joe Kinnear  Republic of Ireland Wimbledon
1995 Frank Clark  England Nottingham Forest
1996 Peter Reid  England Sunderland
1997 Danny Wilson  Northern Ireland Barnsley
1998 Dave Jones  England Southampton
1999 Alex Ferguson  Scotland Manchester United
2000 Alan Curbishley  England Charlton Athletic
2001 George Burley  Scotland Ipswich Town [5]
2002 Arsène Wenger  France Arsenal [6]
2003 David Moyes  Scotland Everton [7]
2004 Arsène Wenger  France Arsenal [8]
2005 David Moyes  Scotland Everton [9]
2006 Steve Coppell  England Reading [10]
2007 Steve Coppell  England Reading [11]
2008 Alex Ferguson  Scotland Manchester United [12]
2009 David Moyes  Scotland Everton [13]
2010 Roy Hodgson  England Fulham [14]
2011 Alex Ferguson  Scotland Manchester United [15]
2012 Alan Pardew  England Newcastle United [16]
2013 Alex Ferguson  Scotland Manchester United [17]
2014 Brendan Rodgers  Northern Ireland Liverpool [18]
2015 Eddie Howe  England Bournemouth [19]
2016 Claudio Ranieri  Italy Leicester City [20]
2017 Antonio Conte  Italy Chelsea [21]
2018 Pep Guardiola  Spain Manchester City [22]
2019 Chris Wilder  England Sheffield United [23]
2020 Jürgen Klopp  Germany Liverpool [24]
2021 Pep Guardiola  Spain Manchester City [25]

Breakdown of winners[]

Winners by individual[]

Manager Name Wins Winning Years
Scotland Alex Ferguson 5 1993, 1999, 2008, 2011, 2013
Scotland David Moyes 3 2003, 2005, 2009
Spain Pep Guardiola 2 2018, 2021
France Arsène Wenger 2 2002, 2004
England Steve Coppell 2 2006, 2007
Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear 1 1994
England Frank Clark 1 1995
England Peter Reid 1 1996
Northern Ireland Danny Wilson 1 1997
England Dave Jones 1 1998
England Alan Curbishley 1 2000
Scotland George Burley 1 2001
England Roy Hodgson 1 2010
England Alan Pardew 1 2012
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers 1 2014
England Eddie Howe 1 2015
Italy Claudio Ranieri 1 2016
Italy Antonio Conte 1 2017
England Chris Wilder 1 2019
Germany Jürgen Klopp 1 2020

Winners by nationality[]

Country Individuals Total Wins
 England 9 10
 Scotland 3 9
 Italy 2 2
 Northern Ireland 2 2
 France 1 2
 Spain 1 2
 Republic of Ireland 1 1
 Germany 1 1

Divisional Award Winners[]

The divisional award winners are voted by a panel.

Year Premier League / Premiership Championship / Division One League One / Division Two League Two / Division Three
Manager Club Manager Club Manager Club Manager Club
1994 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Wycombe Wanderers
1995 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Blackburn Rovers Scotland Bruce Rioch Bolton Wanderers England Barry Fry Birmingham City Scotland John Duncan Chesterfield
1996 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Leicester City England Steve McMahon Swindon Town Wales Tony Pulis Gillingham
1997 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United
1998 France Arsène Wenger Arsenal
1999 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United England Peter Reid Sunderland Scotland David Moyes Preston North End England Ray Graydon Walsall
2000 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United England Alan Curbishley Charlton Athletic Scotland David Moyes Preston North End England John Hollins Swansea City
2001 Scotland George Burley Ipswich Town France Jean Tigana Fulham England Ronnie Moore Rotherham United England Mickey Adams Brighton & Hove Albion
2002 France Arsène Wenger Arsenal England Gary Megson West Bromwich Albion England Peter Taylor Brighton & Hove Albion Scotland Paul Sturrock Plymouth Argyle
2003 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United England Harry Redknapp Portsmouth England Paul Jewell Wigan Athletic England Denis Smith Wrexham
2004 France Arsène Wenger Arsenal Northern Ireland Nigel Worthington Norwich Scotland Paul Sturrock Plymouth Argyle England Dave Penney Doncaster Rovers
2005 Portugal José Mourinho Chelsea Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy Sunderland England Mike Newell Luton Town England Steve Tilson Southend United
2006 PortugalJosé Mourinho Chelsea England Steve Coppell Reading England Steve Tilson Southend United England Paul Simpson Carlisle United
2007 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Sunderland England Russell Slade Yeovil Town Northern Ireland Danny Wilson Hartlepool United
2008 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United England Tony Mowbray West Bromwich Albion Spain Roberto Martínez Swansea City England Graham Turner Hereford United
2009 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy Wolverhampton Wanderers Scotland Darren Ferguson Peterborough United England Paul Tisdale Exeter City
2010 England Harry Redknapp Tottenham Hotspur Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Newcastle United Scotland Paul Lambert Norwich City England Keith Hill Rochdale
2011 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Scotland Paul Lambert Norwich City Uruguay Gus Poyet Brighton & Hove Albion Republic of Ireland John Sheridan Chesterfield
2012 England Alan Pardew Newcastle United England Brian McDermott Reading England Chris Powell Charlton Athletic Italy Paolo Di Canio Swindon Town
2013 Scotland Alex Ferguson Manchester United Scotland Malky Mackay Cardiff City England Gary Johnson Yeovil Town England Martin Allen Gillingham
2014 Wales Tony Pulis Crystal Palace England Nigel Pearson Leicester City Wales Kenny Jackett
England Russell Slade 		Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leyton Orient 		England Russ Wilcox Scunthorpe United
2015 Portugal José Mourinho Chelsea England Eddie Howe Bournemouth England Steve Cotterill Bristol City England Gareth Ainsworth Wycombe Wanderers
2016 Italy Claudio Ranieri Leicester City Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Brighton and Hove Albion Scotland Gary Caldwell Wigan Athletic England Chris Wilder Northampton Town
2017 Italy Antonio Conte Chelsea Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Brighton and Hove Albion England Chris Wilder Sheffield United England Paul Cook Portsmouth
2018 Spain Pep Guardiola Manchester City Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo Wolverhampton Wanderers England Paul Hurst Shrewsbury Town England John Coleman Accrington Stanley
2019 Spain Pep Guardiola Manchester City England Chris Wilder Sheffield United England Mick Harford Luton Town England Danny Cowley Lincoln City
2020 Germany Jürgen Klopp Liverpool Argentina Marcelo Bielsa Leeds United England Mark Robins Coventry City Gibraltar David Artell Crewe Alexandra
2021 Spain Pep Guardiola Manchester City Germany Daniel Farke Norwich City Northern Ireland Grant McCann Hull City Northern Ireland Michael Duff Cheltenham Town

FA Cup Manager of the Year[]

Year Manager Nationality Club Ref
2012 Roberto Di Matteo  Italy Chelsea [26]
2013 Roberto Martínez  Spain Wigan Athletic [27]
2014 Nigel Clough  England Sheffield United [28]
2015 Phil Parkinson  England Bradford City [29]

Winners by individual[]

The following managers have won two or more awards.

Manager Name Total Wins LMA Manager of the Year Premier League
/ Premiership 		Championship
/ Division One 		League One
/ Division Two 		League Two
/ Division Three 		FA Cup
Scotland Alex Ferguson 15 5 11
Scotland David Moyes 5 3 2
France Arsène Wenger 5 2 3
England Chris Wilder 4 1 1 1 1
England Steve Coppell 3 2 1
Spain Pep Guardiola 3 1 2
Portugal José Mourinho 3 3
Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton 3 3
Scotland George Burley 2 1 1
England Alan Pardew 2 1 1
Italy Claudio Ranieri 2 1 1
Italy Antonio Conte 2 1 1
Germany Jürgen Klopp 2 1 1
England Eddie Howe 2 1 1
England Peter Reid 2 1 1
England Alan Curbishley 2 1 1
Northern Ireland Danny Wilson 2 1 1
England Harry Redknapp 2 1 1
Wales Tony Pulis 2 1 1
Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy 2 2
Scotland Paul Lambert 2 1 1
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill 2 1 1
England Russell Slade 2 2
Scotland Paul Sturrock 2 1 1
England Steve Tilson 2 1 1
Spain Roberto Martínez 2 1 1

Wins by country[]

Total country wins Wins by Managers LMA Manager of the Year Premier League
/ Premiership 		Championship
/ Division One 		League One
/ Division Two 		League Two
/ Division Three 		FA Cup
England England 55 45 10 2 10 16 18 2
Scotland Scotland 32 11 8 13 3 6 2
Republic of Ireland Ireland 8 6 1 6 1
France France 6 2 2 3 1
Italy Italy 6 4 2 2 1 1
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 6 4 2 2 2
Spain Spain 5 2 1 2 1 1
Portugal Portugal 4 2 3 1
Wales Wales 3 2 1 1 1
Germany Germany 2 2 1 1
Argentina Argentina 1 1 1
Uruguay Uruguay 1 1 1
Gibraltar Gibraltar 1 1 1

Special Merit Award[]

Also referred to as Service to Football Award.

Year Nationality Name Notes
2002  England Bobby Robson
2004  England Don Howe[30] Service to youth coaching.
2006  Spain Rafael Benítez Champions League win in first season at Liverpool.
2007  England Dario Gradi Long service to Crewe Alexandra.
2009  Scotland Alex Ferguson[13] Champions League win, Club World Cup win and third league title in a row.
2010  England Steve McClaren[14] Winning the Eredivisie with FC Twente, their first championship in their 45-year history.
2011  Scotland Alex Ferguson[15] Surpassing 2,000 competitive games and becoming Manchester United's longest serving manager.
2012  England Lee Clark[31]
2013  Italy Roberto Di Matteo[32]
2013  England Phil Parkinson[33] Taking Bradford to League Two play-off promotion and the League Cup Final.

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