List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. managers

The following is a table of managers and coaches that have been in charge of Tottenham Hotspur in date ascending order from past to present.[1]

Managers

  • Listed according to when they became managers for Tottenham Hotspur:
  • (A) – acting
  • (C) – caretaker
  • (I) – interim
Year Nat Name Year Nat Name Year Nat Name
1898 Frank Brettell 1994 Steve Perryman (C) 2023 Ange Postecoglou[2]
1899 John Cameron 1994 Gerry Francis 2025 Thomas Frank[3]
1907 Fred Kirkham 1997 Chris Hughton (C)
1912 Peter McWilliam 1997 Christian Gross
1927 Billy Minter 1998 David Pleat (C)
1930 Percy Smith 1998 George Graham
1935 Wally Hardinge (C) 2001 David Pleat (C)
1935 Jack Tresadern 2001 Glenn Hoddle
1938 Peter McWilliam 2003 David Pleat (C)
1942 Arthur Turner 2004 Jacques Santini
1946 Joe Hulme 2004 Martin Jol
1949 Arthur Rowe 2007 Clive Allen & Alex Inglethorpe (C)
1955 Jimmy Anderson 2007 Juande Ramos
1958 Bill Nicholson 2008 Clive Allen & Alex Inglethorpe (C)
1974 Terry Neill 2008 Harry Redknapp
1976 Keith Burkinshaw 2012 André Villas-Boas
1984 Peter Shreeves 2013 Tim Sherwood
1986 David Pleat 2014 Mauricio Pochettino[4]
1987 Trevor Hartley (C) 2019 José Mourinho[5]
1987 Doug Livermore 2021 Ryan Mason (I)[6]
1987 Terry Venables 2021 Nuno Espírito Santo[7]
1991 Peter Shreeves 2021 Antonio Conte[8]
1992 Doug Livermore & Ray Clemence 2023 Cristian Stellini (A)[9]
1993 Osvaldo Ardiles 2023 Ryan Mason (A)[10]

Managers with the highest win percentage

Based on win percentage in all competitive competitions
  • Stats correct as of 13 April 2025
Rank Manager Years Played Won Win % Ref
1 Frank Brettell 1898–1899 52 34 65.38 [11][12]
2 Arthur Turner 1942–1946 49 27 55.10
3 André Villas-Boas 2012–2013 80 44 55.00 [13]
4 Mauricio Pochettino 2014–2019 293 159 54.27 [14]
5 Antonio Conte 2021–2023 76 41 53.95 [15]
6 John Cameron 1899–1907 570 296 51.93
7 José Mourinho 2019–2021 86 44 51.16 [16]
8 David Pleat
  • 1986–1987,
  • 1998,
  • 2001,
  • 2003–2004 [nb 2]
118 59 50.00 [17]
9 Tim Sherwood 2013–2014 28 14 50.00 [18]
10 Harry Redknapp 2008–2012 198 98 49.49 [19]
11 Bill Nicholson 1958–1974 823 401 48.72 [20][21]
12 Arthur Rowe 1949–1955 278 135 48.56 [22][23]

Notes

  1. ^ Does not include 0–3 loss in forfeited match in the UEFA Europa Conference League against Rennes on 9th December 2021.
  2. ^ David Pleat was permanent manager for the period 1986–1987 and caretaker manager for the periods 1998, 2001 and 2003–2004. Statistics are for Pleat's combined total of games for all four periods.

Honours

Manager Honours Total
John Cameron Southern League: 1899–1900
FA Cup: 1900–01
Western League: 1903–04
3
Peter McWilliam Second Division: 1919–20
FA Cup: 1920–21
FA Charity Shield: 1921
3
Arthur Rowe First Division: 1950–51
Second Division: 1949–50
FA Charity Shield: 1951
3
Bill Nicholson First Division: 1960–61
FA Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67
League Cup: 1970–71, 1972–73
FA Charity Shield: 1961, 1962, 1967 (shared)
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63
UEFA Cup: 1971–72
11
Keith Burkinshaw FA Cup: 1980–81, 1981–82
FA Charity Shield: 1981 (shared)
UEFA Cup: 1983–84
4
Terry Venables FA Cup: 1990–91 1
Peter Shreeves FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared) 1
George Graham League Cup: 1998–99 1
Juande Ramos League Cup: 2007–08 1
Ange Postecoglou UEFA Europa League: 2024–25 1

References

  1. ^ "Manager list". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 8 November 2004.
  2. ^ "Club announcement – Appointment of Ange Postecoglou as Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Club announcement – Thomas Frank Joins as Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham appoint Southampton boss". BBC Sport. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ Aarons, Ed (20 November 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur: José Mourinho named new manager of Spurs". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Coaching update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Nuno Espírito Santo appointed new Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Antonio Conte appointed new Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Club Announcement – Antonio Departs". Tottenham Hotspur. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Coaching Update". Tottenham Hotspur. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  11. ^ Soar, Phil (1997). The Official Illustrated History: Tottenham Hotspur 1882–1997. London: Hamlyn. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-60059-265-5.
  12. ^ "Frank Brettell". TopSpurs. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Andre Villas-Boas". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Mauricio Pochettino". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Antonio Conte". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Jose Mourinho". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – David Pleat". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Tim Sherwood". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Harry Redknapp". SoccerBase. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Bill Nicholson". SoccerBase. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Bill Nicholson Manager Statistics". ManagerStats. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  22. ^ "Tottenham – Managers – Arthur Rowe". SoccerBase. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  23. ^ "Arthur Rowe Manager Statistics". ManagerStats. Retrieved 15 April 2025.