List of Chelsea F.C. managers

Roberto Di Matteo is the first manager to have won the UEFA Champions League for Chelsea.

The first manager of Chelsea Football Club was John Robertson, appointed player-manager in 1905. The current head coach is Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea have had 32 permanent managers/head coaches (of whom four also served as player-manager), six interim managers and six caretakers. Ron Suart has served as both caretaker and interim manager. José Mourinho has served two different periods as permanent manager, while Guus Hiddink has been interim manager twice. Roberto Di Matteo was first interim manager, but was later appointed permanent manager, while Frank Lampard was first permanent manager, and later interim manager.

Chelsea's first ever manager was Scottish wing-half John Tait Robertson, who continued to play for the club until he resigned a year later. David Calderhead is Chelsea's longest-serving manager, holding the position from 1907 to 1933, spanning 966 matches. Chelsea's shortest reigning permanent manager is Graham Potter, who was in charge for 31 games. Statistically, Chelsea's least successful manager is Frank Lampard during his second stint.

The first manager under whom Chelsea won a major trophy was Ted Drake, who guided the club to the league championship in the 1954–55 season, while Dave Sexton managed the club to their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1971, and Gianluca Vialli guided Chelsea to win the 1998 UEFA Super Cup. Mourinho has won the most domestic titles, and total titles with the club (in fact, all titles won with Mourinho were domestic titles – eight in total), Vialli second most titles with five, whereas Carlo Ancelotti led Chelsea to their first league and FA Cup "Double" in 2010.

Di Matteo led Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League for Chelsea in 2012. A year after, Rafael Benítez led the club to win the UEFA Europa League, becoming the first club to hold two major European titles simultaneously and one of five clubs, and the first British club, to have won all three of UEFA's major club competitions. In February 2022, Thomas Tuchel led Chelsea to its first FIFA Club World Cup. He is also the coach who have won the most international titles with the club; all three of his titles were international.

## List of managers

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Statistics correct as of 23 November 2024.

Key

* Includes competitive matches only.
* This table of all managers includes performance records and honours.
* M = matches managed; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; GD = goal difference; Win% = percentage of total matches won.

Picture | Name | Nationality | From | To | Days | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Honours

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| John Tait Robertson[nb 1][1] |  Scotland | 1 August 1905 | 27 November 1906 | 483 | 54 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 126 | 57 | +69  | 061.11 | –
| William Lewis[nb 2][1] |  England | 27 November 1906 | 1 August 1907 | 247 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 25 | +29  | 062.96 | –
| David Calderhead[1] |  Scotland | 1 August 1907 | 8 May 1933 | 9,412 | 966 | 385 | 239 | 342 | 1,377 | 1,303 | +74  | 039.86 | –
| Leslie Knighton[1] |  England | 8 May 1933 | 19 April 1939 | 2,172 | 269 | 92 | 69 | 108 | 413 | 442 | −29  | 034.20 | –
| Billy Birrell[1] |  Scotland | 19 April 1939 | 31 May 1952 | 4,791 | 293 | 97 | 77 | 119 | 416 | 465 | −49  | 033.11 | –
| Ted Drake[1] |  England | 1 June 1952 | 30 September 1961 | 3,408 | 426 | 156 | 103 | 167 | 774 | 780 | −6  | 036.62 | see below
| Tommy Docherty[1] |  Scotland | 1 October 1961 | 6 October 1967 | 2,196 | 303 | 142 | 65 | 96 | 526 | 422 | +104  | 046.86 | see below
| Ron Suart[nb 3][1] |  England | 6 October 1967 | 23 October 1967 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7  | 000.00 | –
| Dave Sexton[1] |  England | 23 October 1967 | 3 October 1974 | 2,537 | 371 | 164 | 107 | 100 | 568 | 434 | +134  | 044.20 | see below
| Ron Suart (2)[nb 2][1] |  England | 3 October 1974 | 16 April 1975 | 195 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 62 | −24  | 023.53 | –
| Eddie McCreadie[1] |  Scotland | 16 April 1975 | 1 July 1977 | 807 | 97 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 141 | 124 | +17  | 038.14 | –
| Ken Shellito[1] |  England | 7 July 1977 | 13 December 1978 | 524 | 66 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 77 | 115 | −38  | 022.73 | –
| Danny Blanchflower[1] |  Northern Ireland | 14 December 1978 | 11 September 1979 | 271 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 68 | −34  | 015.63 | –
| Geoff Hurst[1] |  England | 13 September 1979 | 23 April 1981 | 588 | 81 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 108 | 89 | +19  | 043.21 | –
| Bobby Gould[nb 3][1] |  England | 23 April 1981 | 28 May 1981 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5  | 000.00 | –
| John Neal[1] |  England | 28 May 1981 | 11 June 1985 | 1,475 | 203 | 84 | 61 | 58 | 326 | 253 | +73  | 041.38[nb 4] | see below
| John Hollins[1] |  England | 11 June 1985 | 6 March 1988 | 999 | 145 | 56 | 38 | 51 | 199 | 217 | −18  | 038.62[nb 5] | see below
| Bobby Campbell[1] |  England | 6 March 1988 | 12 May 1991 | 1,162 | 165 | 77 | 47 | 41 | 287 | 233 | +54  | 046.67[nb 6] | see below
| Ian Porterfield[1] |  Scotland | 11 June 1991 | 15 February 1993 | 615 | 90 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 106 | 119 | −13  | 034.44[nb 7] | –
| David Webb[nb 2][1] |  England | 15 February 1993 | 11 May 1993 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1  | 038.46 | –
| Glenn Hoddle[nb 1][1] |  England | 4 June 1993 | 10 May 1996 | 1,071 | 157 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 192 | 182 | +10  | 033.76[nb 8] | –
| Ruud Gullit[nb 1][1][2] |  Netherlands | 10 May 1996 | 12 February 1998 | 643 | 83 | 41 | 18 | 24 | 157 | 109 | +48  | 049.40[nb 9] | see below
| Gianluca Vialli[nb 1][1][3] |  Italy | 12 February 1998 | 12 September 2000 | 943 | 143 | 76 | 38 | 29 | 223 | 123 | +100  | 053.15 | see below
| Graham Rix[nb 3][1][3] |  England | 13 September 2000 | 17 September 2000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 050.00 | –
| Claudio Ranieri[1][4][5] |  Italy | 17 September 2000 | 31 May 2004 | 1,352 | 199 | 107 | 46 | 46 | 358 | 197 | +161  | 053.77 | –
| José Mourinho[1][6][7] |  Portugal | 2 June 2004 | 19 September 2007 | 1,204 | 185 | 124 | 40 | 21 | 330 | 119 | +211  | 067.03[nb 10] | see below
| Avram Grant[1][8][9] |  Israel | 20 September 2007 | 24 May 2008 | 247 | 54 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 97 | 36 | +61  | 066.67[nb 11] | –
| Luiz Felipe Scolari[1][10][11] |  Brazil | 1 July 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 223 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 24 | +42  | 055.56[nb 12] | –
| Ray Wilkins[nb 3][12][13] |  England | 9 February 2009 | 11 February 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2  | 100.00 | –
| Guus Hiddink[nb 2][1][14] |  Netherlands | 11 February 2009 | 30 May 2009 | 108 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 19 | +22  | 073.91 | see below
| Carlo Ancelotti[1][15][16] |  Italy | 1 July 2009 | 22 May 2011 | 690 | 109 | 67 | 20 | 22 | 241 | 94 | +147  | 061.47[nb 13] | see below
| André Villas-Boas[1][17] |  Portugal | 22 June 2011 | 4 March 2012 | 256 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 43 | +26  | 047.50[nb 14] | –
| Roberto Di Matteo[1] |  Italy | 4 March 2012 | 21 November 2012 | 262 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 23 | +20  | 057.14[nb 15] | see below
| Rafael Benítez[nb 2][1] |  Spain | 21 November 2012 | 27 May 2013 | 187 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 99 | 48 | +51  | 058.33 | see below
| José Mourinho (2)[1] |  Portugal | 3 June 2013 | 17 December 2015 | 927 | 136 | 80 | 29 | 27 | 245 | 121 | +124  | 058.82[nb 16] | see below
| Steve Holland[nb 3][18] |  England | 18 December 2015 | 19 December 2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2  | 100.00 | –
| Guus Hiddink (2)[nb 2][1][14] |  Netherlands | 19 December 2015 | 30 June 2016 | 194 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 34 | +18  | 039.29 | –
| Antonio Conte[1] |  Italy | 1 July 2016 | 12 July 2018 | 741 | 106 | 69 | 17 | 20 | 212 | 102 | +110  | 065.09[nb 17] | see below
| Maurizio Sarri[1] |  Italy | 14 July 2018 | 16 June 2019 | 337 | 63 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 112 | 58 | +54  | 061.90[nb 18] | see below
| Frank Lampard[1] |  England | 4 July 2019 | 25 January 2021 | 571 | 84 | 44 | 17 | 23 | 163 | 106 | +57  | 052.38[nb 19] | –
| Thomas Tuchel[1] |  Germany | 26 January 2021 | 7 September 2022 | 589 | 100 | 60 | 24 | 16 | 168 | 77 | +91  | 060.00[nb 20] | see below
| Graham Potter[1] |  England | 8 September 2022 | 2 April 2023 | 206 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 31 | +2  | 038.71 | –
| Bruno Saltor[nb 3][1] |  Spain | 2 April 2023 | 6 April 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | 000.00 | –
| Frank Lampard (2)[nb 2][1] |  England | 6 April 2023 | 30 June 2023 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | −12  | 009.09 | –
| Mauricio Pochettino[1] |  Argentina | 1 July 2023 | 21 May 2024 | 325 | 51 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 103 | 74 | +29  | 050.98 | –
| Enzo Maresca[1] |  Italy | 1 July 2024 | Present | 145 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 21 | +26  | 057.89 | –
Total | 1 August 1905 | Present | 43,336 | 5,392 | 2,407 | 1,357 | 1,628 | 8,657 | 6,905 | +1752  | 044.64 | see below

## Managers with honours

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Name  | Nationality  | Tenure  | Honours

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Ted Drake |  England | 1952–1961  | 1955 First Division
1955 FA Charity Shield
Tommy Docherty |  Scotland | 1961–1967  | 1965 Football League Cup
Dave Sexton |  England | 1967–1974  | 1970 FA Cup
1971 European Cup Winners' Cup
John Neal |  England | 1981–1985  | 1984 Second Division
John Hollins |  England | 1985–1988  | 1986 Full Members Cup
Bobby Campbell |  England | 1988–1991  | 1989 Second Division
1990 Full Members Cup
Ruud Gullit |  Netherlands | 1996–1998  | 1997 FA Cup
Gianluca Vialli |  Italy | 1998–2000  | 1998 Football League Cup
1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1998 UEFA Super Cup
2000 FA Cup
2000 FA Charity Shield
José Mourinho |  Portugal | 2004–2007
2013–2015 | 2005 Football League Cup
2005 Premier League
2005 FA Community Shield
2006 Premier League
2007 Football League Cup
2007 FA Cup
2015 Football League Cup
2015 Premier League
Guus Hiddink |  Netherlands | 2009
2015–2016  | 2009 FA Cup
Carlo Ancelotti |  Italy | 2009–2011  | 2009 FA Community Shield
2010 Premier League
2010 FA Cup
Roberto Di Matteo |  Italy | 2012  | 2012 FA Cup
2012 UEFA Champions League
Rafael Benítez |  Spain | 2012–2013  | 2013 UEFA Europa League
Antonio Conte |  Italy | 2016–2018  | 2017 Premier League
2018 FA Cup
Maurizio Sarri |  Italy | 2018–2019  | 2019 UEFA Europa League
Thomas Tuchel |  Germany | 2021–2022  | 2021 UEFA Champions League
2021 UEFA Super Cup
2021 FIFA Club World Cup

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d Player-manager
2. ^ a b c d e f g Interim manager
3. ^ a b c d e f Caretaker
4. ^ One drawn League Cup game won on penalties
5. ^ One drawn Full Members Cup game won on penalties
6. ^ One drawn Full Members Cup game lost on penalties
7. ^ One drawn Full Members Cup game won on penalties
8. ^ One drawn FA Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup game won on penalties
9. ^ One drawn Charity Shield game lost on penalties; two drawn League Cup games won on penalties
10. ^ One drawn League Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn Champions League game lost on penalties; one drawn Community Shield game lost on penalties
11. ^ One drawn UEFA Champions League final lost on penalties
12. ^ One drawn League Cup game lost on penalties
13. ^ One drawn Community Shield game won on penalties; one drawn League Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup game lost on penalties
14. ^ One drawn League Cup game won on penalties
15. ^ One drawn UEFA Champions League final won on penalties
16. ^ One drawn UEFA Super Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn League Cup game lost on penalties
17. ^ One drawn Community Shield game lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup game won on penalties
18. ^ One drawn League Cup game won on penalties; one drawn League Cup Final lost on penalties; one drawn UEFA Europa League game won on penalties
19. ^ One drawn UEFA Super Cup game lost on penalties; one drawn League Cup game lost on penalties
20. ^ One drawn UEFA Super Cup game won on penalties; two drawn League Cup games won on penalties; one drawn League Cup final lost on penalties; one drawn FA Cup final lost on penalties.

## References

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4. ^ "Chelsea set to appoint Ranieri". The Guardian. 15 September 2000.
5. ^ "Chelsea sack Ranieri". BBC Sport. 31 May 2004.
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7. ^ "Mourinho severs his ties with Chelsea". The Guardian. 20 September 2007.
8. ^ "Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit". BBC Sport. 20 September 2007.
9. ^ "Grant sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008.
10. ^ "Scolari named as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 11 June 2008.
11. ^ "Scolari sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 9 February 2009.
12. ^ "Don't write off Chelsea - Wilkins". BBC Sport. 14 February 2009.
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