ManagersLegends
Manager legends
Top 30 English-football managers by lifetime trophy haul. Career stats compiled from Wikipedia and cross-checked against our own match record where dates overlap.
| # | Manager | Trophies | Clubs | Longest spell | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Guardiola i Sala | 42 | 4 | 10y | Manchester City 2016-26 |
| 2 | Sir Alex Ferguson | 39 | 5 | 27y | Manchester United 1986-13 |
| 3 | Carlo Ancelotti | 22 | 12 | 8y | Brazil 2025-now |
| 4 | Bob Paisley | 20 | 1 | 9y | Liverpool 1974-83 |
| 5 | Roberto Mancini | 14 | 9 | 5y | Al-Sadd 2023-now |
| 6 | Kenny Dalglish | 14 | 5 | 6y | Liverpool 2011-12 |
| 7 | Jürgen Klopp | 14 | 3 | 9y | Liverpool 2015-24 |
| 8 | Dave Mackay | 14 | 9 | 7y | Qatar national football team 1994-97 |
| 9 | Brendan Rodgers | 14 | 8 | 4y | Al Qadsiah 2025-now |
| 10 | Ange Postecoglou | 14 | 11 | 4y | Nottingham Forest 2025-25 |
| 11 | Matt Busby | 13 | 2 | 24y | Manchester United 1970-71 |
| 12 | Peter Taylor | 12 | 5 | 6y | Derby County 1982-84 |
| 13 | Paul Fairclough | 12 | 4 | 1990y | Barnet 2004-08 |
| 14 | Bill Nicholson | 12 | 1 | 16y | Tottenham Hotspur 1958-74 |
| 15 | Unai Emery Etxegoien | 12 | 9 | 4y | Aston Villa 2022-now |
| 16 | Nigel Clough | 12 | 5 | 11y | Mansfield Town 2020-now |
| 17 | Jock Wallace | 11 | 8 | 6y | Colchester United 1988-90 |
| 18 | George Graham | 11 | 4 | 9y | Tottenham Hotspur 1998-01 |
| 19 | Bill Shankly | 11 | 5 | 15y | Liverpool 1959-74 |
| 20 | Antonio Conte | 11 | 10 | 3y | Napoli 2024-26 |
| 21 | Roy Hodgson | 11 | 17 | 5y | Liverpool 2010-11 |
| 22 | Thomas Tuchel | 10 | 6 | 5y | England 2025-now |
| 23 | Rafael Benítez | 10 | 14 | 6y | Celta Vigo 2023-24 |
| 24 | Neil Warnock | 10 | 20 | 8y | Aberdeen 2024-24 |
| 25 | John Toshack | 10 | 18 | 6y | Tractor 2018-18 |
| 26 | Graeme Souness | 10 | 8 | 5y | Newcastle United 2004-06 |
| 27 | Claudio Ranieri | 10 | 22 | 4y | Roma 2024-25 |
| 28 | Ronald Koeman | 9 | 12 | 4y | Netherlands 2023-now |
| 29 | Ron Atkinson | 9 | 11 | 5y | Nottingham Forest 1999-99 |
| 30 | Larry Lloyd | 9 | 4 | 6y | Derby County 1982-84 |
How this list is built
Every Dragon Football manager profile has a `career_history` JSON blob extracted from their Wikipedia article. The blob records every senior club they managed, the dates, and the trophies won at each. Sum the trophies, sort descending, take the top 30.
Trophy count covers domestic league titles, major domestic cups, and continental trophies won at any senior club worldwide. Individual awards (Manager of the Year etc.) and youth-team honours don't count. Where Wikipedia disagrees on totals, we use the figure stated in the manager's infobox.