List of FA Cup winning managers
This is a list of FA Cup winning football managers.
Arsène Wenger has won the tournament on seven occasions as Arsenal manager. George Ramsay won the tournament on six occasions with Aston Villa. Two other managers have won the title on five occasions.
led Blackburn Rovers to success three consecutive seasons in 1884, 1885 and 1886.[1]
Eighteen men have won the tournament both as a player and as a manager: John Cameron as player-manager in 1901, Peter McWilliam, Billy Walker, Jimmy Seed, Matt Busby, Stan Seymour, Joe Smith, Bill Shankly, Joe Mercer, Don Revie, Bob Stokoe, Kenny Dalglish, Bobby Gould, Terry Venables, George Graham, Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Di Matteo and Mikel Arteta. Cameron and Dalglish are the only two people who have guided their clubs to the title as player-managers, in 1901 and 1986 respectively.
Two managers have won the title with multiple sides: Billy Walker won as manager of Sheffield Wednesday in 1935 and Nottingham Forest in 1959, and Herbert Chapman won as manager of Huddersfield Town in 1922 and Arsenal in 1930.
Winning managers[]
Final | Manager | Nationality | Club | Ref |
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1872 | C. W. Alcock | England | Wanderers | |
1873 | C. W. Alcock | England | Wanderers | |
1874 | Oxford University | |||
1875 | Royal Engineers | |||
1876 | Jarvis Kenrick | England | Wanderers | |
1877 | Jarvis Kenrick | England | Wanderers | |
1878 | Jarvis Kenrick | England | Wanderers | |
1879 | Old Etonians | |||
1880 | Clapham Rovers | |||
1881 | Old Carthusians | |||
1882 | Old Etonians | |||
1883 | Jack Hunter | England | Blackburn Olympic | |
1884 | Blackburn Rovers | [1] | ||
1885 | Blackburn Rovers | [1] | ||
1886 | Blackburn Rovers | [1] | ||
1887 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa | |
1888 | Louis Ford | England | West Bromwich Albion | |
1889 | William Sudell | England | Preston North End | |
1890 | Thomas Mitchell | Scotland | Blackburn Rovers | |
1891 | Thomas Mitchell | Scotland | Blackburn Rovers | |
1892 | Louis Ford | England | West Bromwich Albion | |
1893 | Jack Addenbrooke | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
1894 | Tom Harris | England | Notts County | |
1895 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa | |
1896 | Arthur Dickinson | England | The Wednesday | |
1897 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa | |
1898 | Harry Haslam | England | Nottingham Forest | |
1899 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United | |
1900 | England | Bury | ||
1901 | John Cameron | Scotland | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1902 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United | |
1903 | England | Bury | ||
1904 | Tom Maley | Scotland | Manchester City | |
1905 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa | |
1906 | Will Cuff | England | Everton | |
1907 | Arthur Dickinson | England | The Wednesday | |
1908 | Jack Addenbrooke | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
1909 | Ernest Mangnall | England | Manchester United | |
1910 | Frank Watt | Scotland | Newcastle United | |
1911 | Peter O'Rourke | Scotland | Bradford City | |
1912 | Arthur Fairclough | England | Barnsley | |
1913 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa | |
1914 | John Haworth | England | Burnley | |
1915 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United | |
1920 | George Ramsay | Scotland | Aston Villa | |
1921 | Peter McWilliam | Scotland | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1922 | Herbert Chapman | England | Huddersfield Town | |
1923 | Charles Foweraker | England | Bolton Wanderers | |
1924 | Frank Watt | Scotland | Newcastle United | |
1925 | John Nicholson | England | Sheffield United | |
1926 | Charles Foweraker | England | Bolton Wanderers | |
1927 | Fred Stewart | England | Cardiff City | |
1928 | Bob Crompton | England | Blackburn Rovers | |
1929 | Charles Foweraker | England | Bolton Wanderers | |
1930 | Herbert Chapman | England | Arsenal | |
1931 | Fred Everiss | England | West Bromwich Albion | |
1932 | Andy Cunningham | Scotland | Newcastle United | |
1933 | Thomas H. McIntosh | England | Everton | |
1934 | Wilf Wild | England | Manchester City | |
1935 | Billy Walker | England | Sheffield Wednesday | |
1936 | George Allison | England | Arsenal | |
1937 | Johnny Cochrane | Scotland | Sunderland | |
1938 | England | Preston North End | ||
1939 | Jack Tinn | England | Portsmouth | |
1946 | Stuart McMillan | England | Derby County | |
1947 | Jimmy Seed | England | Charlton Athletic | |
1948 | Matt Busby | Scotland | Manchester United | |
1949 | Stan Cullis | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
1950 | Tom Whittaker | England | Arsenal | |
1951 | Stan Seymour | England | Newcastle United | |
1952 | Stan Seymour | England | Newcastle United | |
1953 | Joe Smith | England | Blackpool | |
1954 | Vic Buckingham | England | West Bromwich Albion | |
1955 | Doug Livingstone | Scotland | Newcastle United | |
1956 | Les McDowall | Scotland | Manchester City | |
1957 | Eric Houghton | England | Aston Villa | |
1958 | Bill Ridding | England | Bolton Wanderers | |
1959 | Billy Walker | England | Nottingham Forest | |
1960 | Stan Cullis | England | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
1961 | Bill Nicholson | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1962 | Bill Nicholson | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1963 | Matt Busby | Scotland | Manchester United | |
1964 | Ron Greenwood | England | West Ham United | |
1965 | Bill Shankly | Scotland | Liverpool | |
1966 | Harry Catterick | England | Everton | |
1967 | Bill Nicholson | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1968 | Alan Ashman | England | West Bromwich Albion | |
1969 | Joe Mercer | England | Manchester City | |
1970 | Dave Sexton | England | Chelsea | |
1971 | Bertie Mee | England | Arsenal | |
1972 | Don Revie | England | Leeds United | |
1973 | Bob Stokoe | England | Sunderland | |
1974 | Bill Shankly | Scotland | Liverpool | |
1975 | John Lyall | England | West Ham United | |
1976 | Lawrie McMenemy | England | Southampton | |
1977 | Tommy Docherty | Scotland | Manchester United | |
1978 | Bobby Robson | England | Ipswich Town | |
1979 | Terry Neill | Northern Ireland | Arsenal | |
1980 | John Lyall | England | West Ham United | |
1981 | Keith Burkinshaw | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1982 | Keith Burkinshaw | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1983 | Ron Atkinson | England | Manchester United | |
1984 | Howard Kendall | England | Everton | |
1985 | Ron Atkinson | England | Manchester United | |
1986 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | Liverpool | [2] |
1987 | John Sillett | England | Coventry City | |
1988 | Bobby Gould | England | Wimbledon | |
1989 | Kenny Dalglish | Scotland | Liverpool | [2] |
1990 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United | [3] |
1991 | Terry Venables | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
1992 | Graeme Souness | Scotland | Liverpool | [4] |
1993 | George Graham | Scotland | Arsenal | |
1994 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United | [3] |
1995 | Joe Royle | England | Everton | |
1996 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United | [3] |
1997 | Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | Chelsea | |
1998 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | [5] |
1999 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United | [3] |
2000 | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | Chelsea | |
2001 | Gérard Houllier | France | Liverpool | [6] |
2002 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | [5] |
2003 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | [5] |
2004 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland | Manchester United | [3] |
2005 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | [5] |
2006 | Rafael Benítez | Spain | Liverpool | [7] |
2007 | José Mourinho | Portugal | Chelsea | |
2008 | Harry Redknapp | England | Portsmouth | |
2009 | Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | Chelsea | |
2010 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy | Chelsea | |
2011 | Roberto Mancini | Italy | Manchester City | |
2012 | Roberto Di Matteo | Italy | Chelsea | |
2013 | Roberto Martínez | Spain | Wigan Athletic | |
2014 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | [5] |
2015 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | [5] |
2016 | Louis van Gaal | Netherlands | Manchester United | |
2017 | Arsène Wenger | France | Arsenal | |
2018 | Antonio Conte | Italy | Chelsea | |
2019 | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Manchester City | |
2020 | Mikel Arteta | Spain | Arsenal | |
2021 | Brendan Rodgers | Northern Ireland | Leicester City |
By individual[]
Rank | Name | Winners | Club(s) | Winning Years |
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1 | Arsène Wenger | Arsenal | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017 | |
2 | George Ramsay | Aston Villa | 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920 | |
3 | Alex Ferguson | Manchester United | 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 | |
4 | John Nicholson | Sheffield United | 1899, 1902, 1915, 1925 | |
5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1884, 1885, 1886 | ||
= | Charles Foweraker | Bolton Wanderers | 1923, 1926, 1929 | |
= | Bill Nicholson | Tottenham Hotspur | 1961, 1962, 1967 | |
6 | Thomas Mitchell | Blackburn Rovers | 1890, 1891 | |
= | Jack Addenbrooke | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1893, 1908 | |
= | Arthur Dickinson | The Wednesday | 1896, 1907 | |
= | H. Hamer | Bury | 1900, 1903 | |
= | Frank Watt | Newcastle United | 1910, 1924 | |
= | Herbert Chapman | Huddersfield Town, Arsenal | 1922, 1930 | |
= | Billy Walker | Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest | 1935, 1959 | |
= | Matt Busby | Manchester United | 1948, 1963 | |
= | Stan Cullis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1949, 1960 | |
= | Bill Shankly | Liverpool | 1965, 1974 | |
= | John Lyall | West Ham United | 1975, 1980 | |
= | Keith Burkinshaw | Tottenham Hotspur | 1981, 1982 | |
= | Ron Atkinson | Manchester United | 1983, 1985 | |
= | Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | 1986, 1989 |
By nationality[]
Country | Managers | Total |
---|---|---|
England | 50 | 76 |
Scotland | 17 | 32 |
France | 2 | 8 |
Italy | 5 | 5 |
Spain | 4 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 3 |
Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 |
Portugal | 1 | 1 |
References[]
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- ^ a b "Kenny Dalglish – Liverpool FC". Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool Football Club. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Sir Alex Ferguson". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Graeme Souness – Liverpool FC". Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Arsène Wenger". Arsenal.com. Arsenal Football Club. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Gerard Houllier – Liverpool FC". Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Rafael Benitez – Liverpool FC". Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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