List of Chelsea F.C. managers

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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

Statistics correct as of 29 June 2025.

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.

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Picture Name Nationality From To Days M W D L GF GA GD Win% Honours
John Tait Robertson[nb 1][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 August 1905 27 November 1906 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
William Lewis[nb 2][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 27 November 1906 1 August 1907 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
David Calderhead[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 August 1907 8 May 1933 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Leslie Knighton[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 8 May 1933 19 April 1939 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Billy Birrell[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 19 April 1939 31 May 1952 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Ted Drake[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 June 1952 30 September 1961 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
Tommy Docherty[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 October 1961 6 October 1967 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
Ron Suart[nb 3][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 6 October 1967 23 October 1967 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Dave Sexton[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 23 October 1967 3 October 1974 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
Ron Suart (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[nb 2][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 3 October 1974 16 April 1975 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Eddie McCreadie[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 16 April 1975 1 July 1977 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Ken Shellito[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 7 July 1977 13 December 1978 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Blanchflower (cropped2).jpg Danny Blanchflower[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 14 December 1978 11 September 1979 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Geoff Hurst (2).jpg Geoff Hurst[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 13 September 1979 23 April 1981 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
Bobby Gould[nb 3][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 23 April 1981 28 May 1981 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
John Neal[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 28 May 1981 11 June 1985 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 4] see below
John Hollins[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 11 June 1985 6 March 1988 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 5] see below
Bobby Campbell[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 6 March 1988 12 May 1991 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 6] see below
Ian Porterfield[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 11 June 1991 15 February 1993 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 7] –
David Webb[nb 2][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 15 February 1993 11 May 1993 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Glenn Hoddle van Tottenham Hotspur, Bestanddeelnr 932-7577.jpg Glenn Hoddle[nb 1][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 4 June 1993 10 May 1996 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 8] –
File:Ruud Gullit 1988.jpg Ruud Gullit[nb 1][1][2] Script error: No such module "flag". 10 May 1996 12 February 1998 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 9] see below
File:Vialli 2018 (cropped).jpg Gianluca Vialli[nb 1][1][3] Script error: No such module "flag". 12 February 1998 12 September 2000 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
Graham Rix[nb 3][1][3] Script error: No such module "flag". 13 September 2000 17 September 2000 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Claudio Ranieri Inter.jpg Claudio Ranieri[1][4][5] Script error: No such module "flag". 17 September 2000 31 May 2004 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:JoseMourinho.jpg José Mourinho[1][6][7] Script error: No such module "flag". 2 June 2004 19 September 2007 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 10] see below
File:Avram Grant (2008).jpg Avram Grant[1][8][9] Script error: No such module "flag". 20 September 2007 24 May 2008 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 11] –
File:LuizFelipeScolari.jpg Luiz Felipe Scolari[1][10][11] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 July 2008 9 February 2009 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 12] –
File:Ray Wilkins 18-10-2008 1.jpg Ray Wilkins[nb 3][12][13] Script error: No such module "flag". 9 February 2009 11 February 2009 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Hiddink Guus.jpg Guus Hiddink[nb 2][1][14] Script error: No such module "flag". 11 February 2009 30 May 2009 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
File:Carlo Ancelotti in Moscow.jpg Carlo Ancelotti[1][15][16] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 July 2009 22 May 2011 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 13] see below
File:Avb2.jpg André Villas-Boas[1][17] Script error: No such module "flag". 22 June 2011 4 March 2012 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 14] –
File:Dimatteo2.jpg Roberto Di Matteo[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 4 March 2012 21 November 2012 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 15] see below
File:Rafael Benitez.jpg Rafael Benítez[nb 2][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 21 November 2012 27 May 2013 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
File:JoseMourinho.jpg José Mourinho (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 3 June 2013 17 December 2015 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 16] see below
File:Steve Holland 2015.jpg Steve Holland[nb 3][18] Script error: No such module "flag". 18 December 2015 19 December 2015 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Hiddink Guus.jpg Guus Hiddink (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[nb 2][1][14] Script error: No such module "flag". 19 December 2015 30 June 2016 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:20150616 Antonio Conte.jpg Antonio Conte[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 July 2016 12 July 2018 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 17] see below
File:Maurizio Sarri at Baku before 2019 UEFA Europe League Final.jpg Maurizio Sarri[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 14 July 2018 16 June 2019 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 18] see below
File:Frank Lampard 2019.jpg Frank Lampard[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 4 July 2019 25 January 2021 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 19] –
File:2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank–175.jpg Thomas Tuchel[1] Template:GER 26 January 2021 7 September 2022 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL[nb 20] see below
File:Graham Potter, Brighton & Hove Albion vs RCD Espanyol, 30 July 2022 (1) (cropped).jpg Graham Potter[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 8 September 2022 2 April 2023 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Bruno Saltor Grau BHA v FC Nantes pre season 2018 (cropped).jpg Bruno Saltor[nb 3][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 2 April 2023 6 April 2023 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Frank Lampard 2019.jpg Frank Lampard (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[nb 2][1] Script error: No such module "flag". 6 April 2023 30 June 2023 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Mauricio Pochettino 2016 (cropped).jpg Mauricio Pochettino[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 July 2023 21 May 2024 Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL –
File:Enzo maresca (cropped).jpg Enzo Maresca[1] Script error: No such module "flag". 1 July 2024 Present Template:Age in days nts|Template:WDL see below
Total 1 August 1905 Present Template:WDLtot see below

Managers with cups

Name Nationality Tenure Honours
Ted Drake Template:Country data England 1952–1961 1955 First Division
1955 FA Charity Shield
Tommy Docherty Template:Country data Scotland 1961–1967 1965 Football League Cup
Dave Sexton Template:Country data England 1967–1974 1970 FA Cup
1971 European Cup Winners' Cup
John Neal Template:Country data England 1981–1985 1984 Second Division
John Hollins Template:Country data England 1985–1988 1986 Full Members Cup
Bobby Campbell Template:Country data England 1988–1991 1989 Second Division
1990 Full Members Cup
Ruud Gullit Template:Country data Netherlands 1996–1998 1997 FA Cup
Gianluca Vialli Template:Country data 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 Template:Country data 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 Template:Country data Netherlands 2009
2015–2016 		2009 FA Cup
Carlo Ancelotti Template:Country data Italy 2009–2011 2009 FA Community Shield
2010 Premier League
2010 FA Cup
Roberto Di Matteo Template:Country data Italy 2012 2012 FA Cup
2012 UEFA Champions League
Rafael Benítez Template:Country data Spain 2012–2013 2013 UEFA Europa League
Antonio Conte Template:Country data Italy 2016–2018 2017 Premier League
2018 FA Cup
Maurizio Sarri Template:Country data Italy 2018–2019 2019 UEFA Europa League
Thomas Tuchel Template:Country data Germany 2021–2022 2021 UEFA Champions League
2021 UEFA Super Cup
2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Enzo Maresca Template:Country data Italy 2024– 2025 UEFA Conference League

Notes

  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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